How to use the IrDA protocol module

IrDA support is provided by the IrDA protocol module ircomm.csy. Using this module is simply a matter of providing a different filename and port name as parameters to RCommServ::LoadCommModule(). Achieving this with the example code is a matter of replacing the call which loads ecuart.csy with the following code fragment.

RCommServ server;
server.Connect ();
server.LoadCommModule (_L ("IRCOMM"));
RComm commPort;
commPort.Open (server, _L ("IrCOMM::0"), ECommExclusive);

A program that wants to provide the ability to use an infra-red as well as a cabled connection should provide the facility for loading either of these .csy files, depending on the wishes of the user. The exact name used for the port can either be hard-coded or else looked up through GetPortInfo() as needed.

Note that the serial port defaults for ircomm.csy are different to those used by ecuart.csy, and changing these defaults can change the way the IrDA protocol module behaves. We recommend that no change be made to the default settings unless you fully understand the implications of such changes.

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