Most recent Palm (and Sony Cli�s) connector pinout includes both USB and serials signals. These device ship with a USB cable or cradle, but it is possible to buy or build a serial cable for them. The Zire conmector only offers the USB signals, so there cannot be a serial cable :(
-- Luc Le Blanc Josip Gracin a �crit : > On Mon, Jan 05, 2004 at 11:40:28AM -0500, Luc Le Blanc wrote: > > Alas, the Zire connector has a USB-only pinout. No serial pins, > > unlike other USB connectors. > > Being a newbie I have to ask, what does this mean? Isn't there a serial > cable available for Zire71 by which one can connect to any other > serial device? If so, then why is the USB-only pinout a problem? > > I intend to buy one such cable which I will be linking to my Garmin > eTrex GPS (among other things). > > -- > For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see > http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
