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Can I use a Palm to configure the DigiSnap in the field?

April 26, 2017configure digisnap field palm

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Can I use a Palm to configure the DigiSnap in the field?

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Yes you can! Like any other computer with a serial port, the Palm has several terminal emulator programs available. We’ve successfully tried Online from Markspace.com, but I suspect all of them will work. You will need to turn off the RTS?CTS and XOn/XOff handshaking. The tougher part is that you may have to come up with a cable modification first. WE have a Palm M100, so the discussion is specific to that model using the supplied hot sync cable, but I believe it’s a similar issue with the other model. In order for the DigiSnap to recognize that it is connected to a terminal, it must see an active signal on Pin 1 of the interface. The palm hotsync cable puts the desired active signal on Pin 6 instead. All of the pins are correct, except that pins 1 and 6 need to be shorted.