@riley The #IrOBEX standard is part of the whole #IrDA specification...
The most interesting part is the #LowLevel stuff, cuz theoretically one could just apply that to any optical system ranging from consumer LEDs to Laser pointers to fiberoptical assemblies.
- But most importantly I do think that IrDA would work great at a diagnostics / negotiation system for the revised #RONJA PtP link that @stman is working on, aiming to do 100 Mbit/s Ethernet with cheap COTS parts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RONJA
As IR will be extremely quickly attenuated by the slightest amount of atmospheric moisture (aka. rain and fog) using visible light spectrum is an easier workaround.
- Plus that tech he's working on could yield a better short-range, contactless data exchange protocol where WiFi, and Bluetooth are not desireable and where passive security-by-design is desireable.