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Infrared Data Association
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The Infrared Data 
Association (IrDA) is an industry-driven interest group that was 
founded in 1993 by around 50 companies. IrDA provides specifications for a 
complete set of protocols for wireless infrared communications, and the name 
"IrDA" also refers to that set of protocols. The main reason for using IrDA had 
been wireless data transfer over the “last one meter” using point-and-shoot 
principles. Thus, it has been implemented in portable devices such as mobile 
telephones, laptops, cameras, printers, and medical devices. Main 
characteristics of this kind of wireless 
optical communication is physically secure data transfer, 
line-of-sight (LOS) and 
very low bit error rate (BER) that makes it 
very efficient.
Contents
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- 1Specifications
 - 1.1IrPHY
 - 1.2IrLAP
 - 1.3IrLMP
 - 1.4Tiny TP
 - 1.5IrCOMM
 - 1.6OBEX
 - 1.7IrLAN
 - 1.8IrSimple
 - 1.9IrSimpleShot
 - 1.10Infrared Financial Messaging
 - 2Reception
 - 3See also
 - 4References
 - 5Further reading
 - 6External links
 
Specifications
IrDA protocol stack
IrPHY
The mandatory IrPHY (Infrared Physical Layer Specification) 
is the physical layer of the IrDA specifications. It comprises optical link 
definitions, modulation, coding, cyclic redundancy check (CRC) 
and the framer. Different data rates use different modulation/coding schemes:
- SIR: 9.6–115.2 kbit/s, asynchronous, RZI, UART-like, 3/16 pulse
 - MIR: 0.576–1.152 Mbit/s, RZI, 1/4 pulse, HDLC bit stuffing
 - FIR: 4 Mbit/s, 4PPM
 - VFIR: 16 Mbit/s, NRZ, HHH(1,13)
 - UFIR: 96 Mbit/s, NRZI, 8b/10b
 - 
 GigaIR: 512 
 Mbit/s – 1 Gbit/s, NRZI, 2-ASK, 4-ASK, 8b/10b
 
Further 
characteristics are:
- Range:
 - 
  standard: 1 m;
 - 
  low-power to low-power: 0.2 m;
 - 
  standard to 
  low-power: 0.3 m.
 - The 10
      GigaIR also define new usage models that 
  supports higher link distances up to several meters.
 - Angle: minimum cone ±15°
 - Speed: 2.4 kbit/s to 1 Gbit/s
 - Modulation: baseband, no carrier
 - Infrared window (part of the 
 device body transparent to infrared light beam)
 - Wavelength: 850–900 nm
 
The frame size depends 
on the data rate mostly and varies between 64 B and 
64 kB. Additionally, bigger blocks of data can be 
transferred by sending multiple frames consecutively. This can be adjusted with 
a parameter called "window size" (1–127). Finally, data blocks up to 8 MB can be 
sent at once. Combined with a low bit error rate of generally <10−9, that communication could be very efficient compared to other wireless 
solutions.
IrDA transceivers 
communicate with infrared pulses (samples) in a cone that extends at least 15 
degrees half angle off center. The IrDA physical specifications require the 
lower and upper limits of irradiance such that a signal is visible up to one 
meter away, but a receiver is not overwhelmed with brightness when a device 
comes close. In practice, there are some devices on the market that do not reach 
one meter, while other devices may reach up to several meters. There are also 
devices that do not tolerate extreme closeness. The typical sweet spot for IrDA 
communications is from 5 to 60 cm (2.0 to 23.6 in) away from a transceiver, in 
the center of the cone. IrDA data communications operate in half-duplex mode because while transmitting, a 
device’s receiver is blinded by the light of its own transmitter, and thus full-duplex communication is not feasible. The two 
devices that communicate simulate full-duplex communication by quickly turning 
the link around. The primary device controls the timing of the link, but both 
sides are bound to certain hard constraints and are encouraged to turn the link 
around as fast as possible.
IrLAP
The mandatory IrLAP (Infrared Link Access Protocol) is the 
second layer of the IrDA specifications. It lies on top of the IrPHY layer and below the IrLMP
layer. It represents the data link layer of the OSI model.
The most important 
specifications are:
- Access control
 - Discovery of potential 
 communication partners
 - Establishing of a reliable 
 bidirectional connection
 - Distribution of the 
 primary/secondary device roles
 - Negotiation of QoS parameters
 
On the IrLAP layer the communicating devices are divided into a 
"primary device" and one or more "secondary devices". The primary device 
controls the secondary devices. Only if the primary device requests a secondary 
device to send, is it allowed to do so.
IrLMP
The mandatory IrLMP (Infrared Link Management Protocol) is 
the third layer of the IrDA specifications. It can be broken down into two 
parts. First, the LM-MUX (Link Management Multiplexer), which 
lies on top of the IrLAP layer. Its most 
important achievements are:
- Provides multiple logical 
 channels
 - Allows change of 
 primary/secondary devices
 
Second, the LM-IAS 
(Link Management Information Access Service), which provides a list, where 
service providers can register their services so other devices can access these 
services by querying the LM-IAS.
Tiny TP
The optional Tiny 
TP (Tiny Transport Protocol) lies on top of the IrLMP layer. It provides:
- Transportation of large 
 messages by SAR (Segmentation and Reassembly)
 - Flow control by giving 
 credits to every logical channel
 
IrCOMM
The optional IrCOMM (Infrared Communications Protocol) lets 
the infrared device act like either a serial or parallel port. It lies on top of the IrLMP layer.
OBEX
The optional OBEX (Object Exchange) provides the exchange of arbitrary data objects (e.g., vCard, vCalendar
or even applications) between infrared devices. It lies on top of the Tiny TP protocol, so Tiny TP is mandatory for OBEX to work.1.      [1] IrDA IrSimple
Specifications (Infrared Data Association - irda.org)
- Linux Infrared HOWTO
 - Linux Infrared Remote Control
 - Linux status of infrared devices (IrDA, ConsumerIR, 
 Remote Control)
 - Latest IRDA developments including
     IrSimple, VFIR and UFIR (2005)
 - IrDA project of Universidad Nacional de Colombia SIE 
 board
 
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