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Posted by Bart on November 27, 2006, 9:19 pm
Please log in for more thread options >> On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 17:52:12 -0500, "Bart"
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>>> I've searched Best Buy, Staples, Circuit City, Office Depot, Comp-USA,
>>> etc.
>>>and all the handheld Palms have USB and/or Infrared, Bluetooth, 802.22x
>>>but
>>>none have serial RS232 capabilities it seems. I need to transfer text
>>>files
>>>from a handheld to a PC thru the PC's com-port (DB9), the PC running
>>>something like Hyperterminal. Is this no longer available or possible for
>>>the current generation of Palms?
>>>Any suggestions are appreciated.
>>>Thanks in advance,
>>>Bart
>> As far as I know, none of the current Palms have RS-232
>> capability. Why do you need to connect through the serial
>> port on your computer? Are you using an OS that does not
>> support USB?
>>
>> --
>> Vic Roberts
>> Replace xxx with vdr in e-mail address.
>
> Thanks for your reply.
> Yes, there are different units I connect to and they are simply "dummy
> terminals" and I can configure baud,data,stop,parity and then simply turn
> on "send" or "receive" on these units and they send or receive ascii text
> files. The text files are actually programs a PLC will execute.
> Bart
I've searched Pocket PC handhelds and I still don't find supported serial
communications. Rats, I was hoping for something less cumbersome than a
laptop.
Bart
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