Re: Serial cable

On 9/10/05, CeDeROM <cederom_at_tlen.pl> wrote:
> hi!
>
> > Oh, still one question about the serial cable: do I just have to
> > connect the pins to the RS232 interface? Or do I have to use some
> > capacitors or resistors somewhere?
>
> i have seen circuit that produced +6V and -6V so i suppose no chip
> is required, everything _should_be_ inside of the PDA, but i cant
> say for sure :/
> you can use connector from old mouse, but im not sure if it has all
> necessary pins routed to wires, modem cable should have. this is
> rather standard plug called DB-9F (DB standard, 9pins, Female = with
> holes) and it should be aviable in shops with electronical parts, or
> computer shops in "serial link cables".

I found a DB9 connector, and I found someone that is going to make the
cable for me. But before I try it, I should know the following for
sure:
Can anyone confirm that no max232 or some other parts are necesarry?
We're just connecting the cables right from the pda connector to the
DB9 connector, and I don't want to burn my pda/pc with this.
Oh, and it's enough to only connect the Tx, Rx and GND pins, right? I
only want to use it for getting linux to run, nothing else.

Greetz,
JeDi
Received on Mon Sep 12 2005 - 10:36:01 EDT