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Java Socket Interface for Linux Infrared Communication
(Last updated: Jul. 11, 2000)

This Java Infrared Socket API provides a way of communicating through infrared medium on a Linux computer using the Java language. Thus, Java application developers can develop applications involving infrared access much easily.
  • The API is very similar to java.net.Socket API and has been implemented using the Linux-IrDA stack (version 2.2.14-irda1 or in kernel 2.3.48).
  • The API is also interoperable with Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 2000 and Windows CE IrSock, and with Linux-IrDA IrSock. Hence, the peer for this API could be an application running on a WinCE device such as HP Jornada 430/690/820 or on a Windows/Linux workstation.
  • The specification of the API is not Linux-specific, so it would be possible to offer the same API on a variety of platforms, and have Java-IrDA applications run anywhere. However, the present package is implemented on top of Linux-IrDA IrSock and uses some Linux-specific features, so the low level part of the package would need to be adapted to other platforms.
  • Both connection oriented streams (IrSocket and IrServerSocket) and connectionless Ultra (UltraSocket and UltraPacket) interfaces are available. Sequenced packets and datagrams sockets are not implemented, because rarely used, but would be easy to add if needed.
  • The API has been tested out on Linux RedHat 6.1 running Blackdown JDK 1.2 and GNU/Linux Debian 2.2 running Blackdown JDK 1.1.7v3, both using a serial to Infrared dongle.
  • This API is defined directly on top of the Linux kernel, but of course you will need a few other essential tools such as GNU GCC and GNU Libc to make use of it. Some people may insist loudly on calling the whole system GNU/Linux, while some other carefully respect the choice of the various software authors and packagers. What does matter the most, a name or a philosophy?
This package is an offshoot of the Cooltown Appliance Computing project of Hewlett Packard Laboratories and is distributed under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License.

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