PDA with Serial port

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Subject Author Date PDA with Serial port HGN 07-12-2005  Re: PDA with Serial port r_z_aret 07-12-2005  Re: PDA with Serial port Pete 07-13-2005  Re: PDA with Serial port HGN 07-13-2005

Posted by HGN on July 12, 2005, 2:25 pm Please log in for more thread options I have the Toshiba E740 Pocket PC which have a USB port on its expansion. Is it possible to make it a standard serial port using the USB-serial_9-pin adapter? Does it need additional driver? Is there a older type of PDA running Windows OS (example WinCE) which have build-in serial port and compact flash support? -- Speed: 66MHz or faster -- Touch screen or keyboard input Thanks in advance. Posted by r_z_aret on July 12, 2005, 4:27 pm Please log in for more thread options show/hide quoted text >I have the Toshiba E740 Pocket PC which have a USB port on its expansion. >Is it possible to make it a standard serial port using the USB-serial_9-pin >adapter? Does it need additional driver? Few Pocket PCs have the type of USB port that can be used with a peripheral. Drivers won't help. I don't know about yours specifically. show/hide quoted text >Is there a older type of PDA running Windows OS (example WinCE) which have >build-in serial port and compact flash support? >-- Speed: 66MHz or faster >-- Touch screen or keyboard input Definitely. Check Chris De Herrera's site: http://www.cewindows.net/ You will probably need a while to sort through all the tables. An alternate approach is to use a CF Card or SD Card serial adaptor. I haven't checked for a while, but Mobile Planet is a good source of such stuff: www.mobileplanet.com And Socket Communications has made them: www.socketcom.com show/hide quoted text >Thanks in advance. ----------------------------------------- To reply to me, remove the underscores (_) from my email address (and please indicate which newsgroup and message). Robert E. Zaret, eMVP PenFact, Inc. 500 Harrison Ave., Suite 3R Boston, MA 02118 www.penfact.com Posted by Pete on July 13, 2005, 3:16 am Please log in for more thread options show/hide quoted text >Is there a older type of PDA running Windows OS (example WinCE) which have >build-in serial port and compact flash support? >-- Speed: 66MHz or faster >-- Touch screen or keyboard input Not sure about speed but I still love my HP 620LX. Both CF and PCMCIA slots. The cable link to the PC was serial port but I suspect with the right drivers and a crossover cable you would get a standard serial port if you wanted to control other peripherals. Touch screen. Not bad keyboard and my battery will still do 2 hours. The next version or two upwards became the Jornado... Built in modem by that time but I used the PCMCIA slot for a modem card. Pete Posted by HGN on July 13, 2005, 12:14 pm Please log in for more thread options Thanks very much for many tips (and links). Similar Threads Posted T|E serial port? June 16, 2004, 12:03 pm Terminal Emulator/Serial Port monitor for HP200LX?? March 3, 2009, 7:41 pm libpng palm port April 25, 2005, 5:45 pm Treo 650 IR port not working October 22, 2006, 10:14 pm Kyocera 7135 HotSync This feature is not available when the port is in use November 1, 2005, 6:50 pm IR port locked, can't reset or open! Need ASAP for Palm! January 31, 2005, 9:28 am Serial Not Available November 27, 2006, 5:52 pm using GW basic with serial com on pda January 24, 2005, 12:46 am Parallel to Serial April 14, 2006, 9:59 pm Serial line RTS ipaq 5550 January 20, 2005, 4:17 pm