[maemo-developers] Nokia PUSH N900. Now open for submissions.

[From: Thomas Waelti]

The hackers' guide mentions the "light sensor,  proximity  sensor,  and  IR  port".
Can someone from Nokia already anwer some questions about these three interfaces?

Glancing at http://wiki.maemo.org/Documentation/Maemo_5_Developer_Guide/Architecture/System_Software#Mode_Control_Entity_.28MCE.29, it seems that MCE is used to control light sensor and proximity  sensor. While it seems that some parts of MCE are available through D-Bus according to http://maemo.org/api_refs/5.0/beta/mce-dev/ (LED, vibrator), the control light sensor and proximity  sensor are not mentioned. Are/will the be available through D-Bus, too? Or is there another preferred method to communicate with MCE for these sensors? What kind of "values" or information can the proximity sensor offer?

What is the exact specification and intended purpose of the IR port? (It seems to be a bit of an easter egg, but Irreco is already available for Maemo 5, so I guess the port is available as a serial device - source isn't available yet, however). And: Any range information?

For happy hacking, it would be nice to have this information available.

Thanks! (and special thanks to the persons getting the IR port onboard!!!)
-Tom


> Hacker's Guide released: http://bit.ly/3epzBN
> Any info if the sample projects will make it to the Maemo Summit?