IR port for desktop

[Crash893]

hey i was sitting here trying to figure out how to network my laptop to my desktop with out having to go get a network card for the laptop

when i relized this mobo has a little set of pins on saying IR

is there some sort of ir port thing you can plug in there?
if so where do you get it?

[XprincoX]

yea theres like ir devices likea irda, which u can use with a cell phone, pda, etc. U can find one probably at ur local electronic store, or ebay :D

[Crash893]

this is kina what im after is that what your talking about

[XprincoX]

yea that would be a irDA:

Heres a demo of how it works http://www.jdresearch.com/irdrive/demosony.html

And heres what the port looks like :D

[Crash893]

good lord 67 bucks

do you know any place to find plans to make one?

[XprincoX]

well actually u can get em really cheap on ebay, something like $25 probably. :D

[loweric]

With only few resistor, capacitor and a chip, u can build it with less than few bucks, goto http://www.siliconchip.com.au/, but it didn't teach u how to bulid it, because of copy right I cannot publish it here, u can try to access this australian magazine Dec issus, or u can mail me personally, I can give u the circuit diagram....

[Crash893]

yea sure email it to me

( would email you but it says i cant send you anything becuase you turned off board email)

[loweric]

Because my new Win Xp does not allow me to use my Brother MFC Printer/scanner, therefore I cannot send u the schematic that I got in my magazine, but I found a site that is as good as the circuit in my magazine, goto
http://www.infraredport.com/ir-modul_en.HTML
The heart of this transceiver is the TFCS4500 chip, u can search a lot of information about this chip in any search engine. The circuit I got is a bit different to the site I provide to u, the only different is, the circuit I got require 1 more resistor and 2 more capactors which purpose is for filter out the noise, anyway, I think both of the circuits should work well.
If u want to discuss any think about electronic, feel feel to reply me. Good luck :>

[dyzio]

ive got this http://12345dyzio.tripod.com/picture_42.jpg AND i wanna use it on a epox 8k3a any ideas guys?

ive been struggling for ages.

dyz

[lazerin]

I have this/ (http://www.jdresearch.com/irdrive/) in the 3.5" model. It plugs into your IR header and you can also get a FIR cable if your header supports it and get up to 4mbps transfer.

Got it for AUD$38, around US$18.
I use mine for my pda.

[dyzio]

any idea how u can make it work as a remote control reciever to change tracks in ur winamp while u lying in bed :S

[SinsFeelNatural]

just a FYI IR networking in lousy and it using a point of site communications which means you have to have both IRs pointing directly at one another for it to work and if anything gets in the way your cut off.

We use to use this for printing at school at it was a nightmare!