IR Ping - This program allows to check the communication between a Palm III or a PalmPilot Professional with IrDA extension and other IrDA devices or another PalmPilot. The current version tries to access a IrCOMM port. This is present in most printers and Palm devices with PalmOS >= 3.3.
IR Ping uses the built-in IrDA stack of these devices and allows to play around with various IrDA functions and commands:
Discover - This command starts a discovery on the IrDA medium. All devices within the range are displayed with hardware address, hint bits and device name. The first device discovered will be used for the connect/test commands.
Connect IrLap - With 'Connect IrLap' a IrLap connection is set up to the first device discovered during the discovery.
Discon Irlap - Disconnect a running IrLap connection
Connect TP - Tries to set up a TinyTP connection. Therefore requests the receivers TinyTP-Lsap from the IAS data base of the receiver and on receipt requests the TinyTP connection.
Connect LMP - Sets up a IrLMP session. Requests the receivers IrLMP-Lsap from its IAS data base and requests a IrLMP connection. Some devices (e.g. the windows95 ir stack) have a short timeout between setup of the IrLap connection and the TP/LMP connection has to be set up shortly after the IrLap connection is established. Otherwise the device sends a disconnect.
TestReq - With this function a IrDA test is requested.
SendReq - The transmission of a data packet is requested. IR Ping sends 16 bytes (0x00, 0x01, 0x02 ... 0x0f) to the connected machine.
RxSize - The command displays the maximum packet size, the connected machine will transmit.
TxSize - This command displays the maximum paket size that can be transmitted.
DeviceName - This command requests the DeviceName from the receiver IAS data base. The answer is displayed with the next IAS callback.
All feedback, error and status information is displayed in a scrollable 80 lines buffer display.
What to do with this program?
This program is intended as a base for real IrDA applications. Just use IR Ping to check if your printer, cellular phone, notebook or PDA really talks the IrDA protocol and start writing an application like:
* printer driver for IR printer
* interactive (action) games
* internet communication over cellular phones
* backup, restore or HotSync to IrDA notebooks
* or just code segments like a selector box showing all IrDA devices in range and let the user select one
* ...
Like it? Share with your friends!
Supported operating systems:
Palm OS 3.x, Palm OS 4.x, Palm OS 5.x
Similar Software:
UIColorTheme UIColorTheme - UIColorTheme creates color theme resources for use in PDA ToolBox generated applications and in C/C++ projects that support importing .BIN resources or PilRC scripts. The resource is comprised of a Palette Table type ('tclt') table that provides User Interface objects with color information
JToDoHTML JToDoHTML - View your data from the build-in ToDo App in a Browser.
This is a Desktop Application for Mac, Windows Linux and all Plattforms supporting Java 1.2.
This Application exports all records of the ToDoDB.pdb to HTML Files.
It is not the File used by the PalmDesktop; use Pilo-xfer or other tools
to export the database from your palm to the platform you prefer
Pocket Toolbox Library Pocket Toolbox Library - Pocket Toolbox is a native library for PocketC targeted for game development.
The library extends PocketC with the following features: multi-buffered graphics, fast resource bitmaps, 2 & 4 bit grayscale and color graphics, IR comm, custom font importing, and much more
Dragon FORTH build Dragon FORTH is a fast 32-bit FORTH system for PalmOS 2.x-6.x. It allows programming directly on the PalmOS device
Pinger (Palm OS) Pinger (Palm OS) - lets you trade voice messages with anyone's mobile phone in over 20 countries. It's better than voicemail because there's no ringing or lengthy instructions. It's more personal than text because it's your own voice so there's no room to be misunderstood. Plus you can send a Pinger message to a group of people with just one call
TealInfoDB: Palm OS Developer Reference TealInfoDB: Palm OS Developer Reference is a Palm OS reference for Palm developers. Lists Palm OS function traps with trap number, OS version, include file where it's defined, and function c-style prototype
TealInfoDB: Integral Data Types This folio lists integral data type information. It currently includes VB, C/C++, Java, and C#
Waba Waba is a development platform that allows developers to write programs using Java development tools and run the resulting programs on a small device
FastBasic FastBasic is a BASIC very fast interpreter
Other Software by developer «Till Harbaum»:
Mulg Mulg - Guide the marble through the maze and to the cross. Along the way you'll encounter stones blocking your passage, flipper bumpers, slippery ice, and several other obstacles. Be sure to visit Till's web site for hundreds of additional levels
Step Counter Step Counter - This program needs the tilt sensor modification to work, it uses the acceleration sensor to count your steps while walking or jogging.
Just start the step counter application and put the pilot into your pant pocket or whatever you like. The sensitivity can be adjusted to match the different accelerations while walking, jogging or running
The Grayscale Hack The Grayscale Hack - This is a utility for the Bodos PalmBoy and Phoinix Gameboy emulators. It may be useful for other applications as well.
This is a Hackmaster hack and requires the hackmaster application or a compatible replacement to be installed in order to work.
This hack allows the systems grayscale settings to be modified
PBrick PBrick - The PBrick library provides a API for bidirectional IR communication between the palm computing platform and the lego mindstorms RCX controller
No Streak Hack No Streak Hack - Some Palm IIIx displays have the 'streaking' problem. They tend to extend vertical lines (can be seen in the datebook month view) . Sometimes this can be adjusted by reducing the contrast using the contrast adjustment wheel.
This problem can sometimes be solved with software by changing the display refresh frequency. The PalmOS 3.1
BlueBlocks BlueBlocks - BlueBlocks is the first real multiplayer Bluetooth game for PalmOS. It uses a so-called piconet to connect up to four palm PDAs into a bluetooth network. These four palms can then join each other in a multiplayer session of BlueBlocks.
The game has been developed and tested with a PalmOne M515 and a PalmOne Tungsten T
Real Freedom Real Freedom is a converter for Phoinix cartridge images. It can convert images from the format used by the Gameboy emulators Liberty (commercial) and Phoinix/PalmBoy (free) and gameboy cartridges stored on SmartMedia using the axxPac into the Phoinix format.
Currently the converter creates a blank RAM image for cartridges with built-in RAM
Battery Meter Hack Battery Meter Hack - This program replaces the battery symbol in the PalmOS launcher application with a customizable symbol and an additional value. This value can be configured to display the absolute battery voltage or the battery level in percent