Polar HRM IR link and usage with cellphone IR .....

[Richard]

Maybe someone here can help me with this query ..

I have a Polar 610 heart rate monitor and use the Polar
USB IR thingy to download my running data to my PC (where
it accumulates and goes forth and does whatever ignored
data does).

What I would like to do is use the IR thingy to download
from a Nokia (6220, 6310i and n'gage) cellphone. Is this
possible? If so, has anyone done it?

My cellphone service provider has a USB IR port and CD for
sale, but I do not want to spend money for what could be a
duplicate. The assistant said that it is just a generic IR
link and it needs the correct drivers. If so, where can I
get drivers (without having to buy the whole kit from the
service provider)? I did spend quite a bit of time looking
for drivers with google and in www.nokia.com, but could not
find anything suitable. The handset came with Nokia's PC
Suite CD, which has been loaded onto the PC but is of little
use until a link can be established......

Thanks Richard in Pretoria, South Africa

[Steve Hansen]

Richard wrote:
> Maybe someone here can help me with this query ..
>
> I have a Polar 610 heart rate monitor and use the Polar
> USB IR thingy to download my running data to my PC (where
> it accumulates and goes forth and does whatever ignored
> data does).
>
> What I would like to do is use the IR thingy to download
> from a Nokia (6220, 6310i and n'gage) cellphone. Is this
> possible? If so, has anyone done it?

Of course it's "possible", just very expensive. Here's how:

You just have to hire a team of programmers to write custom
software for one or both devices. And, you also have to buy
both companies, to get the proprietary information that the
programmers need in order to do the programming.

Clearly, this is not worth it.

[Richard]

"Steve Hansen" <spambucket312@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:N2Cyc.6578$Y3.6143@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> Richard wrote:
> > Maybe someone here can help me with this query ..
> >
> > I have a Polar 610 heart rate monitor and use the Polar
> > USB IR thingy to download my running data to my PC
> > (where it accumulates and goes forth
and
> > does whatever ignored data does).
> >
> > What I would like to do is use the IR thingy to download
> > from a Nokia
(6220,
> > 6310i and n'gage) cellphone. Is this possible? If so,
> > has anyone done
it?
>
> Of course it's "possible", just very expensive.
> Here's how:
>
> You just have to hire a team of programmers to write
> custom software for one or both devices. And, you also
> have to buy both companies, to get the proprietary
> information that the programmers need in order to do the
> programming.
>
> Clearly, this is not worth it.

Aish, what a reply. I am an civil engineer, so I realise
anything is possible if enough money is thrown at it. There
are also alternatives - one of which is to get a bunch of
students to do it on a Saturday afternoon.

Richard uit Pretoria, Suid Afrika

[Richard]

<paul@atom.sbrk.co.uk> wrote in message
news:slrnccjel3.c1j.paul@strut.sbrk.co.uk...
> In article <cacbj0$2mf9$1@newsreader02.ops.uunet.co.za>,
> Richard wrote:
> > I have a Polar 610 heart rate monitor and use the Polar
> > USB IR thingy to download my running data to my PC
> > (where it accumulates and goes forth
and
> > does whatever ignored data does).
>
> > What I would like to do is use the IR thingy to download
> > from a Nokia
(6220,
> > 6310i and n'gage) cellphone. Is this possible? If so,
> > has anyone done
it?
>
> I doubt that this is possible, though I may be wrong. The
> USB IR dongle uses Polar specific USB requests over the
> USB driver. I also use the Linux driver for this and
> looking at the code, it looks very non-standard. Perhaps
> ask on the forum on daveb.net.
>
> Paul

Thanks

Richard in Pretoria, South Africa