USB to IrDA Adapter

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Product Details

• ASIN: B000H83QBU
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 1, 2010

Product Description

The VScom IR-200UF IrDA USB Adapter enables wireless data communication through the PC's USB Port of the desk top computer. The adapter provides reliable and instant wireless connectivity between desktop computer and any IrDA compliant mobile peripheral devices including notebooks, PDA's, handheld and pocket PC's, digital cameras, cellular phones, printers, etc.

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A tip from a Polar s725x user w/WIN 7 update, August 1, 2007

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A Sturdy Girl (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: USB to IrDA Adapter (Electronics)

First, it is important to know that the product is Kingsun-959. Don't expect to find a lot of support--but there ARE a good number of Polar users out there who can lend a hand. I got this for my Polar s725x hr monitor (saving $40 or so over Polar's own IRDA unit). I had some trouble getting it to work with Windows XP until I realized that after installing the drivers I needed to go into Network connections and set up a new connection through the IR port. Until I did this my computer was unable to recognize the Polar unit as it attempted to connect. Since then, it's been flawless.

This USB IRDA is tiny, but it is a little bit thicker than many USB devices, so if your USB ports are stacked you may want to use a dongle or a USB port extender.

JAN 3, 2010: WIN 7 Update: WORKS OK in WIN 7 (for me at least). Windows 7 first said no-go. I was bummed. However I copied the KS959-2000XP.inf, ks-959.sys and ks959-2000XP.PNF files to my desktop, then manually installed the device (using control panel/ add device). I clicked "Have disk" and navigated to the desktop and presto! It actually seems to be faster now. And I did not have to do anything special through Network connections as I did in Win XP. Polar Precision Performance software recognized it immediately.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works with Windows Vista and Polar S625X, August 31, 2008

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A. Lee (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: USB to IrDA Adapter (Electronics)

Does everything I bought it for - runs without issue on Windows Vista and the Polar sync software I use with my S625X watch.

NOTE FOR VISTA USERS: Vista won't automatically find the driver over the internet. You need to use the CD that comes with the adapter, and point it towards the folder with the Windows XP driver. After approving the driver for installation, it should work fine.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works but you have to find vista drivers online, July 18, 2009

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autobot (indianapolis, in) - See all my reviews

This review is from: USB to IrDA Adapter (Electronics)

I got this adapter so I could use it with my Polar F55 HR monitor. The drivers it came with did not work with Vista. Luckily I was able to google the vista drivers (which happen to be not on the manufacturer's website) using keywords "kingsun ks-959" and now it works fine. Big thanks to the fellow who wrote the drivers himself.