IrDA USB 2.0 Adapter (New) for Windows 7

Like others, I was frustrated trying to get my old Polar IR interface unit to work with any modern operating system. I read the reviews on this product, and considered both this, and the Polar USB IrDA adapter. I was concerned with some of the reviews of the Polar adapter. Plus, after spending a whole lot of time struggling with my Polar hardware and encountering the total lack of information on the Polar website, I wasn't in any hurry to throw any more money into Polar hardware.So here's my setup:Polar: S710iComputer OS: Windows 7 x64 (running as a guest virtual machine on VMware Fusion 6 on Mac OSX Mavericks)I fired up my Windows virtual machine, plugged in this unit, connected it to the Windows VM when VMware prompted me, and voila, the drivers were automatically installed. It worked with the Polar Precision Performance software on the first try.Kudos also for the included USB extension. I hadn't thought of it, and would have been grumbling and running to the store (probably) had it not been included. It makes this oh-so-easy to use with my Polar unit, regardless of the location of the USB port.

I bought this device in order to link my Scubapro Galileo Luna dive computer to my laptop as this was by far a much more affordable option than the IrDA offered by Scubapro. Initially I thought the installation process was simple, till I attempted to link my dive computer. Despite several attempts I just could't get it to link up. Eventually I stubbled across something in the menu that allowed me to make the linkage. Bottomline, I got it to work, it appears to work as expected, and I saved $80+ dollars over the Scubapro model.

Have a Polar RS400 that I have had for years. Also an older IR unit that I used to use. But I haven't tried to connect with that for a long time, well before Windows 7. So now that I am using my watch again I wanted to start uploading the data. Found my old IR unit wouldn't work. Came across the review for this and seemed to be just what I needed. Really could not have been easier. Run the setup mini CD, reboot then I plugged it in. Communicated with my watch without issue and my data is uploading again to Polar! I think this was mentioned in another review but they should really add it to the product description; it comes with a USB extension cord that is very handy. So I agree with other reviews. Easy to setup and works great with Windows 7!!

I bought this IrDA as an inexpensive interface for my Scubapro Galileo Luna dive computer. The IrDA USB worked on my Windows 7 Professional Laptop for my application but only after solving installation issues. The IrDA came with a small CD labeled "USB Infrarot Adapter Drivers and Manual" (yes, Infrarot is what's printed on the label). I looked at the contents of the CD for an installation manual. Finding no manual, I decided to insert the IrDA Adapter into an empty USB slot and see what happened since the description on Amazon said "plug-n-play". The IrDA was not recognized, and would not work, even after the computer searched the internet for a driver. I then decided to try and load one of the Drivers from the CD. I double-clicked on an application "setup" and a driver was indeed loaded. I then reinserted the IrDA but nothing happened. I then went to the Windows Control Panel, Devices and Printers, and right-clicked the IrDA device which was listed as "unknown device" then clicked trouble shooting. After a few minutes the device driver did load and the IrDA began working.This device is definitely not plug-n-play. At least not on my laptop, and no driver was automatically found when my laptop searched the internet. Had I loaded the drivers first, then installed the IrDA into a USB port, it's possible the drivers would have been found automatically, but without any documentation, it's hard to say. I hope my experience helps someone get this device up and running easily and the supplier inserts some documentation onto the disc.

This is the worst electronic product I have ever bought. It doesn't work at all on my computer and it's supposed to be compatible with it. There were no instructions on how to use it. There are no instructions available for download off of the Gearmo website either. The product didn't even come in true packaging. I originally bought this to download the English Patch onto my Tamagotchi P's, but it looks like it'll have to wait. This adapter was a huge waste of $30.00. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR YOUR MONEY!

I bought this for my Scubapro Uwatec Galileo Luna dive computer. As other reviews stated it works. Has to be set to slow and almost touching the unit to transfer data. The ad was slightly miss-leading and that is the reason for the low rating. The small print says "Gearmo" with the "POLAR" logo clearly displayed. "Gearmo" is actually displayed on the product, but on the other side, not shown in the ad.

Took a bit of effort to get set up and working on Win 10 but ultimately, I got it to work. Everyone appeared fine in Win10 but the IR light was not flashing indicating it wasn't working. I am not sure it likes USB 3.0 slots but that is a guess. I could not get it to work in the first USB slot. Tried for hours.... Moved it to a second, no dice. Moved it to a third, and it worked. Magic I guess. But my assumption, without really looking further into it, is that the final USB port was USB 2.0 compatible and the others were not. Once again, a pure guess on my part. All I know is that it is now working and I don't care to troubleshoot further. Rule of thumb If it first it doesn't work (when it appears the from Win 10 that it is but you have no flashing IR red light on the device) move it to another USB port.