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From: samurai on 16 Apr 2008 16:55 Is there a terminal program (like Hypterminal for XP) for a PPC (HTC Tytan, WM6). I'd like a simple upload/download of text files to the PPC via the USB port. I would need a mini-usb to RS232 (9pin) cable, which I can make. I have tried searching, but came up with nothing. Anyone got anything or know of something to comunicate with a PPC? Thanks. samurai.
From: Todd Allcock on 16 Apr 2008 18:01 "samurai" <sammer003(a)yahoo.ca.spam> wrote in message news:oppc041614glfh10qi62587uhesse3ee0v(a)4ax.com... > Is there a terminal program (like Hypterminal for XP) for a PPC (HTC > Tytan, WM6). > > I'd like a simple upload/download of text files to the PPC via the USB > port. I would need a mini-usb to RS232 (9pin) cable, which I can > make. > > I have tried searching, but came up with nothing. Anyone got anything > or know of something to comunicate with a PPC? Terminal programs do exist for PPCs, but AFAIK, modern PPCs, like your Tytn, do not support RS232 through the USB port any more (old PPCs did, when their "USB" connection was little more than a serial port in the guise of a USB connector. You can identify these by models that offer serial connection options in the device's Activesync/Menu/Connections dropdown box- these days you'll likely only have "USB" as an option- years ago there was USB, 115K Serial, 56K Serial, etc.) You'll probably need to invest in a bluetooth or IR USB dongle for your PC to communicate serially with the PPC, or if the device you want to connect to isn't a PC, build an IR to RS232 "bridge" to connect the PPC's serial IR port to the serial port of the device you want to connect to. (I've googled schematics for these bridges on the web when I was trying to interface an old serial GPS module to my PPC, but never got around to building one- in my lazyiness I opted to buy a BT GPS module instead!)
From: Mike Coon on 16 Apr 2008 18:10 samurai wrote: > Is there a terminal program (like Hypterminal for XP) for a PPC (HTC > Tytan, WM6). > > I'd like a simple upload/download of text files to the PPC via the USB > port. I would need a mini-usb to RS232 (9pin) cable, which I can > make. > > I have tried searching, but came up with nothing. Anyone got anything > or know of something to comunicate with a PPC? > > Thanks. > samurai. My WM5.0 PPC has "Terminal Services Client" built in. But I don't know whether it is part of WM5.0 or from the manufacturer. Mike. -- If reply address is invalid, remove spurious "@" and substitute "plus" where needed.
From: Sven on 16 Apr 2008 19:02 Best one is vxHPC at www.cam.com IMHO, BUT, Todd is correct, unless you are quite an electronic wizard, you aren't going to easily make a USB to serial converter (it's not just a cable). There are commercially available ones for laptops, but laptop USB ports are typically host ports and supply power. The current crop of PPCs have client ports and don't supply power. (that is not a universal truth, but those that support host are rare). Last PPCs I recall that actually supported serial RS232 were the Dell X50/51 and HP 4700, and some others of that era. They weren't just a bastardized USB variant, they actually had multi-pin connectors, some of the pins supported USB (4 req'd), and some supported serial (3 req'd). It was a little bit of a holdover from PPCs being supported on Windows NT which only supported serial ports, and the flakiness of USB at the time. There are still Compact Flash serial cards, so if you have/get a PPC that supports CF, that's an option. -- Sven MVP Mobile Devices "samurai" <sammer003(a)yahoo.ca.spam> wrote in message news:oppc041614glfh10qi62587uhesse3ee0v(a)4ax.com... > Is there a terminal program (like Hypterminal for XP) for a PPC (HTC > Tytan, WM6). > > I'd like a simple upload/download of text files to the PPC via the USB > port. I would need a mini-usb to RS232 (9pin) cable, which I can > make. > > I have tried searching, but came up with nothing. Anyone got anything > or know of something to comunicate with a PPC? > > Thanks. > samurai.
From: mike on 17 Apr 2008 17:48
Todd Allcock wrote: > > "samurai" <sammer003(a)yahoo.ca.spam> wrote in message > news:oppc041614glfh10qi62587uhesse3ee0v(a)4ax.com... >> Is there a terminal program (like Hypterminal for XP) for a PPC (HTC >> Tytan, WM6). >> >> I'd like a simple upload/download of text files to the PPC via the USB >> port. I would need a mini-usb to RS232 (9pin) cable, which I can >> make. >> >> I have tried searching, but came up with nothing. Anyone got anything >> or know of something to comunicate with a PPC? > > Terminal programs do exist for PPCs, but AFAIK, modern PPCs, like your > Tytn, do not support RS232 through the USB port any more (old PPCs did, > when their "USB" connection was little more than a serial port in the > guise of a USB connector. You can identify these by models that offer > serial connection options in the device's Activesync/Menu/Connections > dropdown box- these days you'll likely only have "USB" as an option- > years ago there was USB, 115K Serial, 56K Serial, etc.) > > You'll probably need to invest in a bluetooth or IR USB dongle for your > PC to communicate serially with the PPC, or if the device you want to > connect to isn't a PC, build an IR to RS232 "bridge" to connect the > PPC's serial IR port to the serial port of the device you want to > connect to. (I've googled schematics for these bridges on the web when I > was trying to interface an old serial GPS module to my PPC, but never > got around to building one- in my lazyiness I opted to buy a BT GPS > module instead!) > > > > I don't know anything about your HTC, but if you can sync your address book, you oughta be able to transfer a file via the same interface??? I've found wifi to be the simplest file transfer method, although bluetooth works too. If you don't need to do it often, an intermediate PDA works. I use a Dell Axim to acquire files via wifi and send them via IR to older PDA's, both palm and WM. There are many freeware terminal programs, but I don't recall any with file transfer capability. Yes, you can put an IR dongle on your PC, but there'll be driver issues. My dell X51v seems to understand how to transfer an IR file most anywhere. Not so with older PDA's or PC dongles. There's another gizmo that I've been wanting to try when the prices come down. It's an RS-232 plug with bluetooth built into a dongle. mike -- Return address is VALID! |