First off, the 500 series is already discontinued. PalmOne is still supporting their 'universal' connector in the Tungsten line. How long? Your guess is as good as mine. I can remember back when Palm stood behind the original III series connector and then released the V connector (and then the M100, UC and USB connectors). All the information you require concerning the VOUT characteristics can be downloaded from the PluggedIn developer's website. You have to be a member to get it. If you're not, I suggest you sign up. IMHO, the UC connector is extremely sub-par. There is no official positive capture male connector and the modem case that is available looses electrical connection too easily. However, these are my own observations and are not meant to discourage you from developing your own products.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alexandre Kazantsev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 12:50 PM Subject: Re: Hardware forum > Dave, > You recently contributed to the thread 'Universal Connector?????'. I'm > interesting in your opinion whether 500 series manufacturing will last long > enough? Next, I'd like to clarify if the regulated voltage output VOUT (3.3V > at 100mA) is practical as power source for peripheral devices. Actually, I > would be happy if 500 series manufacturing continued and I could sell a DAQ > product for a couple of years. > -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
