Polar IR interface for serial port

You can use Polar IR interface for serial port (black) or Polar IR interface for USB port (white) to transfer data to ProTrainer 5 or Polar Precision Performance software from these Polar products:
  • Polar S610i / S610
  • Polar S720i / S710i / S710
  • Polar S725
  • Polar S725X / S625X
  • Polar S810i / S810
Polar IrDA 2.0 adapter compatibility


Polar IrDA 2.0 adapter

You can use the latest Polar IrDA 2.0 adapter to transfer data to ProTrainer 5 or Polar Precision Performance software from these Polar products:
  • Polar CS600
  • Polar CS400
  • Polar RS800
  • Polar RS400
  • Polar AXN500
  • Polar AXN700
  • Polar S810i
  • Polar S725X / S625X
  • Polar S725
  • Polar F55
  • Polar S720i / S710i
  • Polar S610i
The Polar S-Series heart rate monitors designated with the "i" prefix are IrDA compatable.

ie. Polar models:
  • S610i
  • S710i
  • S720i
  • S810i

    • and the

  • S625X
  • S725
  • S725X
  • AXN500
  • AXN700
  • F55
  • RS400
  • RS800
  • CS600
These models will now communicate with an IrDA compatable infrared port such as those built-in to many laptop computers. They are also backwards compatable with the Polar serial and USB infrared interfaces.

Windows/PC does does not recognise the Polar S-series (i) model or the AXN700/500
If your hardware does not recognise the Polar s-series "i" model or the AXN700/500 by displaying the infrared symbol next to the time of day on the task bar, then the Polar software will not be able to establish a connection with the Polar receiver.

If using a laptop, this maybe due to the IrDA connection being disabled in the BIOS.

If using a non-Polar USB IrDA device, check if the device contains a SIGMATEL chipset (info can be found in the windows device manager). There is an incompatability with the S-series S610i, S710i, S720i, S810i models and the Sigmatel chipset. Brands that we have found with this chipset are the BAFO, Spirit, Sitecom CN-100 V2 and Belkin F5U235au. As at December 2003.
 
  • Note: The new S725, S725X, S625X, AXN500 and AXN700 communicate with the "SIGMATEL chipset" IRDA devices.

    • USB IrDA devices that have been tested by Pursuit are the BELKIN USB IR smartbeam F5U230 (purchased from Harvey Norman - MAY HAVE BEEN SUPERSEDED) and a similar KC Technology Inc. device XC4831 (purchased from Jaycar Electronics) - both have same shape. As at December 2003.



    Source: http://www.pursuit-performance.com.au/polar/html/local/faq/faq_irda.html and http://www.pursuit-performance.com.au/polar/html/local/faq/faq-infrared-compatability.html