Nope. Dynasys custom builds an IDTech mini-mag swipe reader into a Palm
(semi)cradle (unfortunately, its form factor limits it to the standard Palm
factor, and not the SPT 1700 factor...but there's the MSR 3000 for that).
They customize the cabling, as my company also does for other apps. It's
just a matter of finding a standard RS232 cradle, then powering a keyboard
wedge from it, and sending the data in (emulating keyboard strokes, of
course) as ascii. You could also do the same thing with a modem, but
it may require a little more doing, since you're going both ways instead
of one way.
//* Rus Daniel Nesse
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dave Lippincott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 6:21 AM
>To: Palm Developer Forum
>Subject: Re: Help Needed...
>
>
>This may be way off, but how are you connecting the Palm to your RS232
>device? The cradle/Hotsync cable already has the Rx/Tx crossover so if
>you're using it plus a null modem cable you are crossing and
>then uncrossing
>the cable.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Nesse, Rustin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: Palm Developer Forum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 6:41 PM
>Subject: RE: Help Needed...
>
>
>>Try restructuring it with a SerSendWait, which should wait until the
>>serial buffer empties out completely. Then you can handle the special
>>characters with a SerSend. Also, calibrate your baud rates in both
>>units to 9600 if you can...sometimes if you crank them down a
>bit to 96k,
>>your device can communicate better. Lastly, try a program called
>>SimpleTerm,
>>which will allow you to send raw data back and forth in order to test
>>your serial device/cable/connector/whatever, as well as your
>data flow.
>>You can get it here: http://www.hausofmaus.com/simplet.htm
>They offer
>>the source, too.
>>
>>Hope that helps a little!
>>//* Rus Daniel Nesse
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: chandler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>>>Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 3:18 PM
>>>To: Palm Developer Forum
>>>Subject: Help Needed...
>>>
>>>
>>>I am trying to communicate with a device that is connected
>>>through rs232 and
>>>the palm serial port. The problem that I? am having is that I
>>>cannot get the Palm to send informtion to the device. The
>>>code that I have
>>>written works on the POSE but for some reason, I can't get
>the palm to
>>>communicate with the device. I can open the port correctly.
>>>I just can't
>>>seem to send anything through the opened port.
>>>
>>>Here is my code:
>>
>>>
>>
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