Nokia IrDA Data Compatibility List
IR-savvy Nokia GSM phones provide some protocols to exchange data with the outside. Discussed below is the 6100-style protocol and OBEX/IrMC.
6100-style: thanks to this proprietary protocol, GSM phones with infrared port build-in from Nokia can receive various data directly via the port. Not all data are acceptable by all phones, however. Below is a summary:
Table 1. Objects that the phone accepts
| | Compact Biz Card | vCalender | vCard | CLI Logo | Operator Logo | Ringtone |
| Nokia 6110 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
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| Nokia 6150 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
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| Nokia 6210 | N | Y1 | Y1 | Y2 | N | N |
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| Nokia 7110 | N | Y | Y | N | N | N |
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| Nokia 8210 | N | Y1 | Y3 | Y | Y3 | N |
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| Nokia 8250 | N | Y1 | Y4 | Y | Y | N |
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| Nokia 8850 | N | Y1 | Y2 | Y | Y4 | N |
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| Notes: | 1. | The phone cannot receive in this mode but OBEX/IrMC. |
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| 2. | CLI logos are not accepted by old firmware. |
| 3. | The vCard is required to be in a much stricter format. |
| 4. | The phone accepts operator logo data but somehow mess it up. |
These phones can "beam" a number of data as well, including those for IrDA-savvy printers. Here they are:
Table 2. Objects that the phone transmits
| | To other phone | To printer |
| vCalender | vCard | CLI Logo | Event List | Phone record |
| Nokia 6110 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
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| Nokia 6150 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
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| Nokia 6210 | Y1 | Y1 | Y2 | N | N |
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| Nokia 7110 | Y2 | Y2 | N | Y3 | N |
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| Nokia 8210 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
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| Nokia 8250 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
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| Nokia 8850 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
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| Notes: | 1. | The 6100 mode is added to newer firmware (5.17). |
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| 2. | Newer versions of this model (v4.8x or greater??) prefer OBEX/IrMC. |
| 3. | The option is cancelled on firmware 4.94 or higher. |
IrOBEX/IrMC: Nokia GSM models introduced after the 6100 series added support to the IrOBEX/IrMC standard. The new capacity allows vCards and vCalendars to be exchanged with other devices such as Notebook PCs or PDAs. Unlike the 6100-style protocol mentioned above, a Palm handheld can send to and receive from these phones using the build in Address Book and Date Book applications. The 6210, 7110, 8210, 8250, 8290, 8310 and 8850 are known IrMC-savvy and the list is growing. However, some non-conformance to the vCard and vCalender standards causes compatibility issues among other devices.
Glossary
- CLI Logo: Group Graphics
- Compact Business Card: business card in an old, Nokia-defined format for the Nokia 9000 smart phone
- vCalendar: event item in the standard vCalendar format
- vCard: business card in the standard vCard format
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