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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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