At 09:45 PM 6/15/00 -0400, you wrote: >I wanted to create an application that continually broadcasts infrared >data packets from one Palm to several. This is not a formal data >transfer but a continuous communication link. > >I assume I wouldn't be able to use the higher level Palm Exchange >library, but I'm not sure how to use the low level Ir libraries for this >kind of thing. > >Has anyone attempted using lower level Ir APIs? >Any advice would be appreciated. >- Jeff
Jeff, Exchange uses OBEX, a higher level IR protocol which is not generally available on devices other than Palm, but if you want to go Palm to Palm, it should be fine. More to the point though, your idea of broadcasting IR to several Palms (presumably at once?) is not likely to work, because IR is a highly directional mechanism - devices have to be (more or less) in a straight line of sight with one another, somewhere between 6 inches and 3 feet apart. A "broadcast" might be possible if three devices were stacked on top of one another. On the other hand maybe I misunderstand your question. We (and others on this forum) have developed successfully to the lower level Ir API's, its possible, but not the easiest thing in the world to learn. There have been some articles written on the topic, and there are books out there that cover the subject with sample code. Hope this helps, Glenn Bachmann Bachmann Software and Services, LLC http://www.bachmannsoftware.com Software for Handheld & Wireless Computing, Windows and the Internet Authors of "Palm Programming", published by Macmillan/Sams, and home of Bachmann Print Manager, the only graphical printing solution for the Palm Computing Platform -- For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/
