I guess "Simultaneously" was not the best choice of words. RS-232 can be ignored while printing. We just want to avoid having to physically move the serial cable back and forth whever we want to print. Also, the Palm is cradled in this application, so IR line-of-site seems a little tricky to achieve. I was hoping for some kind of module which clips over the IR port or something else I hadn't thought of.
I'll check out that Actisys module described from Mike. Thanks for the help! Craig >From: Jim Schram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: IrDA to RS-232 adaptors? or... >Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 09:00:09 -0800 > >At 5:54 AM -0500 2002/03/18, Spazm 24 wrote: > >So the boss wants to print and communicate with another serial gadget >simultaneously with the m505. I told him the only way I can think of is to >use an IR printer. He said "fine.", and I coded it. > >Like most Palm OS devices, the m505 shares the UART with both the serial >cradle and IR ports; only one can be active at a time. > > > >I either need a way to convert IR to hardwire serial, or, if necessary, >a cradle which supports USB and RS-232 simultaneously. > >Not sure this is possible either, due to the way the port detection logic >works, but it's worth a try. You'll need a custom cable with both serial >and USB connections to start. > >Good luck! > >Jim Schram >PalmSource Inc. >Partner Engineering > >-- >For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, >please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
