Re: [iPAQ] Twiddler2

From: Goetz Bock <bock.a.t.blacknet.de>
Date: Fri Jan 18 2002 - 18:38:16 EST

On Fri, Jan 18 '02 at 12:23, Andrew Ilgunas wrote:
> In the mean time, I've been scouring the lists, archives, FAQ's,
> web and even the Holy Bible for answers on how to make the connection
> between the Twiddler and the ipaq. The 2 references I've found were from Ralf
> Ackerman:
>
> http://www.iptel-now.de/HOWTO/STOWAWAY_LIKE/stowaway_like.html
>
> and
>
> http://www.iptel-now.de/HOWTO/PIC/pic.html
While I'm not Ralf, and I definitely don't know anything about hardware
hacking like he does, it's MVHO that the later is just an enhanced
version of the former (e.g. V0.1 and V0.2).

> -Do I NEED to build a custom PS/2-DB9 converter with a PIC?(I have
> a serial cable for the ipaq) or can I get away with a dumb PS/2-DB9
> (female-female) converter that I can get at Radio Shack?
Yes, you'll definitely need a converter with a PIC, the dumb PS2-DB9
adapters just do change the layout of the pins.

> -Did I somehow overlook a simpler way of connecting the two
> devices?
Most likely not (is there a twiddler that can to serial?)

Cu,
    Goetz.
Received on Fri Jan 18 15:38:14 2002

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