serial connectivity for 5400

[WhitE_RabbiT]

hey all, i was wondering...
what are my different options for connecting and external serial device to my 5400?

i havent seen anything that will let me do this...

[KyleC]

Don't take my word for it, but I think that I read somewhere that the 5450 iPAQ series can only accept USB connections, as opposed to USB/Serial connections that the previous iPAQs were capable of making. Again, I would look into this more than what I have said. :P

[Janak Parekh]

No, you're thinking of the 1910. The 5450 is still capable of serial communications, uses the same pinouts as the 3800/3900 units, and its cradle comes with both serial and USB connectors on the end.

WhitE_RabbiT, check out HP's site. They have a variety of accessory cables to get a standard 9-pin serial connector. You might also want to check out www.thesupplynet.com if you're trying to hook up your 5450 to a cell phone...

--janak

[KyleC]

No, you're thinking of the 1910. The 5450 is still capable of serial communications, uses the same pinouts as the 3800/3900 units, and its cradle comes with both serial and USB connectors on the end.

Thank you; I knew it was an iPAQ, but I wasn't sure which one.

WhitE_RabbiT, check out HP's site. They have a variety of accessory cables to get a standard 9-pin serial connector. You might also want to check out www.thesupplynet.com if you're trying to hook up your 5450 to a cell phone...

--janak

Now THAT would be the ultimate PDA!

[WhitE_RabbiT]

actually, wut im tryin to do is hook my 5400 to my paintball gun so i can update the settings while at the feild....

at any rate, heres a pic of what i have to connect too....
(then i hafta port the software to pocket pc from palm, that is unless there is an emulator out there)

bleh, nevermind, just realized i cant attach an image on these boards.....
at any rate, the cable is just a regular serial cable that connects to your computer...
but i'll go check out those sites

also, i am eventually going to use my v60 as a modem, so i need a cable for that too

[Janak Parekh]

at any rate, heres a pic of what i have to connect too....(then i hafta port the software to pocket pc from palm, that is unless there is an emulator out there)
Porting the software is the challenge. You can't emulate desktop software.

See this HP page (http://h20022.www2.hp.com/busprod/pocketpc/options/pc_connectivity/?lsidebarLayId=823) for a list of their connectivity accessories, in particular the AutoSync cables or the short cable coupled with the 3600-to-3800 adapter.

also, i am eventually going to use my v60 as a modem, so i need a cable for that too
You can either connect two cables together, or get a unified cable from SupplyNet, whose URL I gave above.

--janak