(IrDA) A non-profit trade association
providing standards to ensure the quality and interoperability
of
infrared (IR) hardware.
The association currently has a membership of over 160
companies from around the world, representing computer and
telecommunications hardware, software, components and
adapters.
IrDA typically uses direct infrared i.e.
point-to-point,
line-of-sight, one-to-one communications. The standards
include:
IrDA Data (
SIR,
FIR, VFIR),
IrDA Control,
and
AIR.
Ports built to the above standards can be found in products
such as PDAs,
Palm devices, printers, desktop adapters,
notebooks, and digital cameras.
http://irda.org.
IrDA Serial Infrared Interface.
Linux-IrDA support.