Re: [PilotMgr] USB cradles and Sun serial connectors

[Jeff Solof <Jeff.Solof@xxxxxxx>]

There are PCI cards out there that provide USB ports -- I stuck one in
my aging Mac, and now we're printing and MP3ing and scanning with the
best of them.  The question, of course, is if anybody has Solaris
drivers for them.  Just a thought...

Jeff


Todd Freter wrote:
> 
> Pete,
> 
> Thanks for the suggestion. I already checked with Sony, and while they
> make a few serial cradles for the Clié line, they don't make a serial
> cradle for mine, the PEG-N610C. (When I called, the Sony customer
> service guy acted as though I wanted to build an outhouse in the
> property of a modern, million-dollar mansion -- in other words, with
> major distaste!)
> 
> That's why I'm addressing this discussion group; I was hoping that
> someone had solved the problem as you state it: to attach a USB device
> to a serial port.
> 
> I know I'm not the only one with this requirement. The SunBlade
> workstations have USB ports, but they're relatively new, and I'm not
> able to get one right now. Besides, replacing an entire desktop merely
> to connect a PDA in an age of so many effective adapters seems an
> extreme step to take.
> 
> So ... am I S.O.L. right now? I keep hoping I'm not.
> 
> -Todd.
> 
> · Cc: pilotmgr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> · Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 15:36:46 -0600
> · From: "Peter W. Colovas" <pcolovas@xxxxxxxxxx>
> · X-Accept-Language: en
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> · To: Todd Freter <Todd.Freter@xxxxxxx>
> · Original-CC: pilotmgr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> · Subject: Re: [PilotMgr] USB cradles and Sun serial connectors
> ·
> · I don't mean to crash the party, but the adaptor in question is
> designed
> · to take a USB port from the computer and attach a serial device to it,
> · NOT take a serial port from the computer and attach a USB device to
> it.
> · To my knowledge, no such beast exists yet. Perhaps you should check
> into
> · whether sony makes a serial cradle for the clie.
> · -Pete
> ·
> · Todd Freter wrote:
> · >
> · > Sandy,
> · >
> · > Thanks for the reference. As I look at it, I wonder whether it would
> · > work. My USB cradle has the same connector that the adapter cable
> has.
> · > I'm not sure how I would connect the cradle's USB connector to the
> · > adapter. I would hope to find an adapter cable that had a USB port
> on
> · > one end and the serial connector on the other. Or have I missed
> · > something? Thanks.
> · >
> · > -Todd.
> · >
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> · > · Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 14:03:03 -0700
> · > · From: Sandy Bauer <Sandy.Bauer@xxxxxxx>
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> · > · To: Todd Freter <Todd.Freter@xxxxxxx>
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> · > · Subject: Re: [PilotMgr] USB cradles and Sun serial connectors
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> · > ·
> · > · Todd
> · > ·
> · > · Sounds like you need a USB to serial adapter.  I did a search and
> · > found
> · > · one at:
> · > ·
> · > · http://www.usbgear.com/usa/item_288.html
> · > ·
> · > · Sandy
> · > ·
> · > ·
> · > · Todd Freter wrote:
> · > · >
> · > · > I couldn't find anything related to this question in the 2001
> email
> · > log,
> · > · > hence the question. Thanks in advance for any advice. A query
> that I
> · > · > launched in a Sun-internal discussion group on this topic
> produced
> · > one
> · > · > somewhat discouraging answer, but I'm not ready to give up yet.
> · > · >
> · > · > I just purchased a Sony Clié PEG-N610C PDA, which comes with a
> USB
> · > · > cradle for synchronization. What do I need to do to connect my
> · > · > PalmOS-driven PDA and its USB cradle to my Ultra 1, which has a
> · > 25-pin
> · > · > serial port? What combination of adaptors do I need to install
> · > between
> · > · > the Ultra 1 serial port and the cradle's USB connector in order
> to
> · > use
> · > · > the PilotManager software to synchronize the calendar, for
> example?
> · > · >
> · > · > Or is what I want to do a complete impossibility? Should I
> return
> · > the
> · > · > Clié and exchange it for a PDA for which a serial cradle is
> · > available?
> · > · >
> · > · > Again, thanks for any help. I have a limited amount of time
> before
> · > the
> · > · > option to exchange the Clié vanishes, so if you have advice or
> · > ideas,
> · > · > please don't hesitate.
> · > · >
> · > · > -Todd.
> · > · >
> · > · >
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