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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://post.lurk.org/@despens" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>despens</span></a></span> <em>EMBRACE <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IrDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrDA</span></a> INSTEAD!</em></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@stman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stman</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cathode.church/@50htz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>50htz</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.solarpunk.au/users/vidak" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>vidak</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.hackers.town/@theruran" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>theruran</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.net2o.de/@forthy42" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>forthy42</span></a></span> Yet somehow we've to deal with changing conditions and pretty shure you too have to admit that having a link that may throttle due to weather is better than having no link or poor reliability because it needs perfect conditions.</p><p>Optical PtP links outside of laboratories have to deal with changing and adverse conditions and somehow you gotta have to communicate between the units if they loose contact or that the error rate is too high so they need to renegotiate a lower link width.</p><ul><li>Espechally since this ain't like EuroDOCSIS where interference is minimal unless people actively sabotage things.</li></ul><p>I'm also referencing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IrDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrDA</span></a> because they did already do some fundamental research.</p><ul><li>And whilst I was looking I found out that there's also a lack of newly-made IrDA transciever chips like the <a href="http://datasheet.elcodis.com/pdf2/92/37/923747/stir4220.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">STIR4220</a> so designing a new one (even if it's just an FPGA reimplementation) is desireable for a lot of <em>"legacy"</em> applications as well as secure data exchange on short distance.</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@stman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stman</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cathode.church/@50htz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>50htz</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.solarpunk.au/users/vidak" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>vidak</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.hackers.town/@theruran" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>theruran</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.net2o.de/@forthy42" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>forthy42</span></a></span> merely doubling the baudrate per wavelenght compared to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RONJA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RONJA</span></a> can yield 100MBit/s at 5 wavelenghts, whilst offering us better link budget &amp; range.<br><a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114719599251092905" translate="no" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">infosec.space/@kkarhan/1147195</span><span class="invisible">99251092905</span></a></p><p>Not to mention <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IrDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrDA</span></a> as a protocol could be repurposed as a diagnostics / link renegotiation channel and even as ultra-long-range / <a href="https://irdroid.eu/product/irdroid-usb-irda-transceiver-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">narrowband</a> &amp; broadcasting (PtMP) solution (see <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IrLAN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrLAN</span></a>)… </p><p>Note that the maximum possible range achieveable under lab conditions will be way better than the real-world outputs, simply because not only does humidity and rain exist, but where it doesn't (i.e. deserts) thermal stress and expansion is moving things out of optimal alignment over the day...</p><ul><li>And in a lab you don't have things potentially disturbing it.</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.cat/@riley" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>riley</span></a></span> Oh, you'd be surprised where I've found <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WiFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WiFi</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/deauthers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deauthers</span></a>... </p><p>Espechally since even quality ones are <a href="https://maltronics.com/products/wifi-deauther" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">cheap</a>...</p><p>Plus I'm shure I could easily 4x the bandwith of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IrDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrDA</span></a> if I were to use 4 different transciever pairs with different colour filters at the same time, which is basically <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wavelength-division_multiplexing#Coarse_WDM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>"CWDM at home"</em></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.cat/@riley" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>riley</span></a></span> Case in point, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IrDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrDA</span></a> on optical bandwiths would work excellent for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DataExchange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataExchange</span></a> on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/airgapped" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airgapped</span></a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_gap_(networking)#Examples" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">systems</a> with minimal risk of violating <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TEMPEST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TEMPEST</span></a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempest_(codename)#Shielding_standards" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">or similar standards</a>, thus making <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red/black_concept" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RED/BLACK</a> seperation in various projects on mine simpler.</p><ul><li>Not to mention it's trivial to spoof or merely jam <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/wireless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wireless</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RF</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NFC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NFC</span></a>]<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near-field_communication" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">*</a> and thus denying the ability to use these, whereas it's harder to block a line-of-sight without being identified as root cause of it.</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.cat/@riley" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>riley</span></a></span> Also using <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visible_light_communication" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">visible light</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-space_optical_communication" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FSOC</a> avoids all the <em>"spectrum compliance"</em> and <em>"licensing"</em> issues whilst making it impossible to ban, unless one were to ban colour filters and lights!</p><p>Having access to said <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/specification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>specification</span></a> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IrDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrDA</span></a> is also beneficial for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> as IrDA was a modestly successful tech and could thus be used for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/bridging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bridging</span></a>...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.cat/@riley" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>riley</span></a></span> it's not just about being able to <a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114732579658800635" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>reimplement</em> the spec</a> which in terms of SIR is a trivial way to make <code>9600/8/N/1</code> half-duplex connections but also to read the <em>rationale</em> behind their decisions.</p><ul><li>Also being able to overcome the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RONJA#Limitations" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">limitations</a> of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RONJA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RONJA</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IrDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrDA</span></a> as systems (as far as possible) is desireable. </li></ul><p>(i.e. there are less sources of green and blue light in nature and water doesn't attenuate blue light even remotely as much as red, so there's that benefit)...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.cat/@riley" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>riley</span></a></span> The <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IrOBEX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrOBEX</span></a> standard is part of <em>the whole <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IrDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrDA</span></a> specification</em>...</p><p>The most interesting part is the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LowLevel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowLevel</span></a> stuff, cuz theoretically one could just apply that to any optical system ranging from consumer LEDs to Laser pointers to fiberoptical assemblies.</p><ul><li>But most importantly I do think that IrDA would work great at a diagnostics / negotiation system for the revised <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RONJA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RONJA</span></a> PtP link that <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@stman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stman</span></a></span> is working on, aiming to do 100 Mbit/s Ethernet with cheap COTS parts. </li></ul><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RONJA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RONJA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>As IR will be extremely quickly attenuated by the slightest amount of atmospheric moisture (aka. rain and fog) using visible light spectrum is an easier workaround.</p><ul><li>Plus that tech he's working on could yield a better short-range, contactless data exchange protocol where WiFi, and Bluetooth are not desireable and where passive security-by-design is desireable.</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@stman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stman</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.solarpunk.au/users/vidak" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>vidak</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cathode.church/@50htz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>50htz</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.hackers.town/@theruran" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>theruran</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.net2o.de/@forthy42" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>forthy42</span></a></span> as for <em>"protocol"</em> I'd recommend to take a closer look at <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IrDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrDA</span></a> since there are a shitton of cheap transcievers and implementations available <em>and</em> it would allow this to be reused for a secure P2P data exchange and secure contactless networking solution that is inherently harder (if not basically impossible) to eavesdrop on compared to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Bluetooth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluetooth</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WiFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WiFi</span></a>.</p><ul><li>Plus it'll be a potentially better alternative to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LiFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LiFi</span></a> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Broadcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Broadcast</span></a> useage.</li></ul><p>Not to mention I've not seen any IrDA devices &gt;4MBit/s in the wild, with most being 9600bit/s <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/serial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>serial</span></a> links fir the most part, and having a direct optical data exchange that takes literal seconds instead of minutes would really have a lot of good use cases i.e. in medical fields, where having a fully sterilizeable computer is kibda important and having a docking cradle with a charging coil and optical <em>"port"</em> would really be appreciated.</p><p>In fact ITU G.9991 (G.vlc) &amp; IEEE 802.11bb are worth looking into as well just to see advantages and disadvantages... </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IrDA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IrDA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://en.mikipedia.org/wiki/Li-Fi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">en.mikipedia.org/wiki/Li-Fi</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
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Judeau (EatTheRich)<p>[5/6]<br>I then went to Gearmo’s webpage and downloaded their MCS7780 driver at <a href="https://www.gearmo.com/shop/fast-usb2-infrared-adapter/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gearmo.com/shop/fast-usb2-infr</span><span class="invisible">ared-adapter/</span></a></p><p>I plugged in the Gearmo <a href="https://mas.to/tags/IrDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrDA</span></a> dongle and opened Device Manager. I found it listed under “Other Devices.” I right clicked on it and selected “Properties.” I navigated to the “Driver” tab and clicked “Update Drivers.” </p><p>I then selected the driver I had just downloaded and a moment later the device was up and running!</p><p>Success!!!</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PC</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WindowsMobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsMobile</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WindowsCE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsCE</span></a></p>
Judeau (EatTheRich)<p>[4/6]<br>Finding a compatible <a href="https://mas.to/tags/IrDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrDA</span></a> dongle at a reasonable price is quite a challenge and most of them no longer have current working drivers.</p><p>Fortunately SCUBA divers use IrDA for a lot of their old devices and on the Scubaboard forum I learned at the heart of some IrDA dongles was a Moschip or Asix chip MCS7780 and there is a working driver for these.</p><p>I searched for a list of dongles that used this chip and found an old one by Gearmo for only 40 bucks on Ebay.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PC</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a></p>
Judeau (EatTheRich)<p>[3/6]<br>We have two objectives to get this going:<br>- Install the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/IrDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrDA</span></a> stack.<br>- Find a compatible dongle with working drivers.</p><p>Let’s begin by installing the stack. It’s the easiest part and only takes a few minutes.</p><p>In <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> 10 open Settings and select System &gt; Optional Features &gt; Add a Feature. Now scroll down the list and select “IrDA Infrared” to install it.</p><p>After a few minutes it should be installed! Awesome! We are half way there!</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PC</span></a></p>
Judeau (EatTheRich)<p>[2/6]<br>There is a lot of old and outdated information concerning <a href="https://mas.to/tags/IrDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrDA</span></a> on Windows 10. It also does not help that the information is spread across all parts of the web. </p><p>For someone like me who had no experience with IrDA it was a massive amount of scattered information the sift through. </p><p>I want to thank everyone that helped me out and offered advice.</p><p>Hopefully having all of this info consolidated here will help others and ease efforts to keep these devices fully functional.</p>
Judeau (EatTheRich)<p>[1/6]<br>At the beginning of this year I set out with a goal to restore FULL <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PocketPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PocketPC</span></a> compatibility on a current <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> 10 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PC</span></a>.</p><p>We outlined how to both establish a connection AND Sync here… <a href="https://mas.to/@Judeau/112678025590638375" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mas.to/@Judeau/112678025590638</span><span class="invisible">375</span></a></p><p>We looked at different keyboards and how to transfer Word files while preserving formatting here… <a href="https://mas.to/@Judeau/112689361744308651" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mas.to/@Judeau/112689361744308</span><span class="invisible">651</span></a></p><p>The last piece of the puzzle was restoring wireless <a href="https://mas.to/tags/IrDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrDA</span></a> connectivity. </p><p>Spoiler alert: I got it!</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/PDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PDA</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WindowsCE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsCE</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Handheld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Handheld</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WindowsMobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsMobile</span></a></p>
Judeau (EatTheRich)<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://urusai.social/@nazokiyoubinbou" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nazokiyoubinbou</span></a></span> I am currently transferring files between my <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PocketPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PocketPC</span></a> and an old laptop running <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> XP that has <a href="https://mas.to/tags/IrDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrDA</span></a> built in.</p><p>I can get everything else with my Pocket PC working on a modern Win 10 setup.</p><p>So I really want to get IrDA working on it as well. It's the last piece of the puzzle.</p><p>I'm trying to get full Pocket PC functionality on a modern PC.</p><p>I do not yet have a USB IrDA dongle. That's kind of what I am trying to figure out. One that will work with Windows 10 or 11.</p>
Judeau (EatTheRich)<p>Lately I have been playing around with <a href="https://mas.to/tags/IrDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrDA</span></a> due to my current <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PocketPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PocketPC</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Palm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palm</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PDA</span></a> obsession.</p><p>It's so cool doing wireless file transfers between devices. It's like pre-Bluetooth.</p><p>Is there ANY way to get IrDA working on a current <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> 10 or 11 PC with a USB IrDA dongel?</p><p>I have heard conflicting info on this. I want to say the answer is no but then projects like Irdroid muddy the waters for me.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/WindowsMobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsMobile</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WindowsCE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsCE</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/RetroTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroTech</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PC</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AskFedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AskFedi</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AskMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AskMastodon</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@georgetakei" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>georgetakei</span></a></span> In fact, I want <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Payphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Payphones</span></a> to return, but better...</p><p>Like add some <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a>, make the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PhoneBooth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneBooth</span></a> sound &amp; <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RF</span></a> insulated and have a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Terminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Terminal</span></a> just with <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WebCall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WebCall</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/JitsiMeet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JitsiMeet</span></a> on and maybe some <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/IrDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrDA</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Bluetooth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluetooth</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WiFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WiFi</span></a> as option to transfer files...</p><p><a href="https://timur.mobi/webcall/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">timur.mobi/webcall/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://jitsi.org/jitsi-meet/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">jitsi.org/jitsi-meet/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared_Data_Association" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared</span><span class="invisible">_Data_Association</span></a></p>
Malaysia Public Transport<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Johor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Johor</span></a> has identified three <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LightRailTransit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LightRailTransit</span></a> (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LRT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LRT</span></a>) lines that stretches for 30km in and around <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JohorBaru" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohorBaru</span></a>.</p><p>A development study had been previously conducted by the Iskandar Regional Development Authority (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IRDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRDA</span></a>) and Johor Public Transport Corporation (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PAJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PAJ</span></a>).</p><p>The study proposed that the LRT should be developed to complement the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RTSLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RTSLink</span></a> which is slated to be completed by early 2027.</p><p>The system will also complement the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EDTP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EDTP</span></a> and the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BRT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BRT</span></a>.</p><p>Read more: <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/11/27/state-identifies-three-lrt-lines-for-johor-baru" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thestar.com.my/news/nation/202</span><span class="invisible">3/11/27/state-identifies-three-lrt-lines-for-johor-baru</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JohorBahru" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohorBahru</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rail</span></a></p>
Malaysia Public Transport<p>On 6 September 2023, there was signing ceremony for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MoU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoU</span></a> between <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Iskandar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iskandar</span></a> Regional Development Authority (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IRDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRDA</span></a>) &amp; Korea Railroad Research Institute (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KRRI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KRRI</span></a>).</p><p>The MoU is to carry out Proof of Concept (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/POC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POC</span></a>) for Traffic Signal Prioritization System (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TSPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TSPS</span></a>) related to the Iskandar Rapid Transit (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IRT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRT</span></a>) project.</p><p>The POC will help IRT in terms of efficient operation &amp; smooth traffic along the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tebrau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tebrau</span></a> IRT Main Trunk at Jalan Tebrau when it is implemented soon.</p><p>(Photos by IRT)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IskandarRapidTransit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IskandarRapidTransit</span></a></p>