This section describes the configuration steps that you need to carry out in order to enable Infrared connectivity for the emulator manually. The emulator uses serial communications to interface directly with the PC's hardware, which means that an Ir Pod connected to the COM port should be used.
There is no need to install any Windows drivers for the Ir pod when it is used with the emulator.
The Symbian OS IrDA stack supports the RS-232 Extended Systems, Inc. Jeteye pods ESI 9680-7201, ESI 9680-7401, and ESI 9680-7501. Other pods are not guaranteed to work properly.
Before you start, make sure that:
the emulator is up and running
you have a supported type of Ir pod connected to the COM port.
Infrared connections are configured using the Preferences window.
To access the Preferences window, select Tools > Preferences from the emulator main menu.
In the Preferences window, open the PAN (Personal Area Networking) tab.
In the PAN tab, Select Enable under IrDA.
Select the virtual COM port used by the Ir pod.
Note: Make sure that you use different COM ports for the Bluetooth and infrared connections.
Click Apply to accept the changes or OK to accept and exit the tool.
A notification message is displayed stating that you need to restart the emulator to activate the changes.