Apple Newton Programmer’s Newton 2.0 (for Newton 2.0) - Manual (Page 866)

C H A P T E R 2 4
Built-in Communications Tools
24-8 Infrared Tool
Infrared Tool 24
You use the infrared (IR) communications tool to perform half-duplex infrared
communications. Since the infrared tool does not support full-duplex communica-
tions, you cannot activate an input specification and expect to output data.
The infrared tool supports packetized data, which means that an endpoint can
include
kPacket , kEOP , and kMore flags to control sending and receiving framed
(packetized) data. For more information on these flags, see “Sending Data”
(page 23-11).
The following is an example of how to create an endpoint that uses the infrared
communications tool:
myIrEP := {_proto:protoBasicEndpoint};
myOptions := [
{ label: kCMSSlowIR,
type: 'service,
opCode: opSetRequired }
];
returnedoptions:= myIrEP:Instantiate(myIrEP, myOptions);
The infrared tool supports three options, which are summarized in Table 24-5.
These options are described in detail in “Options for the Infrared Tool”
(page 21-65) in Newton Programmer’s Reference.
Table 24-5 Summary of Infrared Options
Label Value Use when Description
kCMOSlowIRConnect “irco” When initiating,
connecting, or
listening Controls how the
connection is made
kCMOSlowIRProtocolType “irpt” After connecting
or accepting Read-only option returns
the protocol and speed of
the connection
kCMOSlowIRStats “irst” After connecting
or accepting Read-only option returns
statistics about the data
received and sent