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What is a typical range of an infra red serial port?
15-20 feet it needs to be in view of the infrared
Is an infrared port faster then a serial usb or firewire port?
Depending on what speed your infrared port is. It is normally faster to use a fire-wire port.
How many pins in typical serial port?
9
How would you disable a typical serial port on a motherboard?
The port can be enabled or disabled through the CMOS setup.
How does the IR port in the mobile device communicate with the computer?
Essentially IR port on PDAs or a computer is a serial port with physical connection in form of Infrared light instead of electrical wires. These ports have infrared LED transmitter and Infrared photo diode receivers. You have to have IR built-in to your computer or you have to buy an adapter for it
What is the maximum range for using the infrared wireless port when updating a PDA from a laptop?
100 meters
If you need to use a legacy termional application that communicates through a COM or a serial port what IrDA spec is likely to be involved?
None. The IrDA is only important if you are using an infrared transceiver on the serial port. This is seldom found in most computers.
Which type of port is used by an infrared mouse?
A USB port is the type of port that is used by an infrared mouse. This type of mouse does not require batteries and uses infrared light in order to operate.
Want to download mp3 songs through infrared port from internet connected PC. I have an infrared port phone Sony Ericsson K220i but havn't any infrared port in my PC?
Sorry, but it is impossible to download something through Infrared if only one device has Infrared capability.
Will an infrared port pick up bluetooth?
No, infrared port uses IR radiation and bluetooth uses radio frequency radiation.
How many pins on a typical serial port?
Standard serial ports have either 5 pins or 25 pins. Although are also serial ports, USB and PS/2 ports do not obey this rule.
What is infrared port for laptop computer?
Infrared or IRDA port is a wireless serial port which uses Infrared (invisible) light for transmission and reception of data. (Infrared light is also used in TV remote controls). Infrared port on a laptop computer can be used to transfer data to and from another computer or a mobile device like a PDA or mobile phone without wires over short distance. Infrared port will need a line of sight communication path i.e. to establish a connection and for reliable communication Infrared ports of two devices should face each other. Not all laptops have Infrared ports. Some have these built in the machine and for some if needed you will have to add an Infrared port device on USB port. - Neeraj Sharma
