IrDA Signals

PinSymbolDescriptionNotes
6RXD Receiver Data Output. Active Low. Output is a low pulse for 2.4 µs when a light pulse is seen.
7 TXD Transmitter Data Input. Active High. Logic high turns the LED on. If held high longer than ~20 µs, the LED is turned off. TXD must be driven high or low. Do NOT float the pin.

Reference: Agilent HSDL-3201 IR Transceiver datasheet

One oscilloscope probe is on the transmitter board, the second is on the receiver board. There appears to be some ground crosstalk between these signals.

data rate8.68 µsec between pulses (115.2 kHz)
txd pulse width1.76 µsec (program determined)
rxd pulse width2.36 µsec (hardware determined, see above)


Maintained by John Loomis, last updated 17 November 2009