Opens an infrared connection to another IrDA-enabled device.

Close the connection with the IrDA Close Connection function.


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Inputs/Outputs

  • cstr.png service name —

    service name specifies the IrDA service you want to connect to.

  • cu32.png remote device id —

    remote device id is the device ID of the remote IrDA device on the IrDA network. Use the IrDA Discover function to locate the device ID.

  • ci32.png timeout ms (60000) —

    timeout ms specifies the time, in milliseconds, that the function waits to complete and return an error. The default value is 60,000 ms or 1 minute. A value of –1 indicates to wait indefinitely.

  • cerrcodeclst.png error in (no error) —

    error in describes error conditions that occur before this node runs. This input provides standard error in functionality.

  • ignrn.png connection ID —

    connection ID is an IrDA connection refnum that uniquely identifies the IrDA connection. Use this value to refer to this connection in subsequent IrDA function calls.

  • ierrcodeclst.png error out —

    error out contains error information. This output provides standard error out functionality.

    • Examples

    Refer to the following example files included with LabVIEW.

    • labview\examples\Data Communication\Protocols\IrDA\Simple IrDA\Simple IrDA.lvproj