standard, body (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.
(https://irda.org).
IrDA Serial Infrared Interface (https://cesdis1.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/misc/irda.html).
Linux-IrDA support (https://cs.uit.no/linux-irda/).
(1999-10-14)