PDA USB input

[Utemad]

Hi all,

I need to connect a data device to a PDA. We have the PDA (Ipaq HX2790) and the software etc.

Essentially I need to plug a USB device into the PDA.
Can you get an adapter for this?
Either connecting through the bottom of the unit or the CF or SD slot?

Thanks.

[scrambler]

Depends very much on the PDA. As a general rule, adaptors as hard to come by, or they were. I can't speak for the Ipaq's, it seems to vary so much by models. Some have adaptors. I had a Toshiba e750 with a plug-in USB hosting adaptor, model specific. You may do better to try hosting the device through a Bluetooth printer driver. Otherwise you might find a CF adaptor, or be able to get a CF-to-PCMCIA adaptor and a PCMCIA USB card.

[Brisruss]

I have got an O2 Flame PDA Phone and it has a cable that connects to a USB key or similar device and can transfer between the two.

[Utemad]

I just found this.

CF card to USB 1.1

http://www.expansys.com.au/p.aspx?i=122533

$235 :eek:

[wrex]

Have you serached ebay? I got one from there for mine, one with a usb adaptor for the laptop and also a cradle with built in GPS receiver to use it in my car.

[scrambler]

The Toshiba adaptor was $200 some 3-4 years ago (mind you, it also did VGA out).

[Utemad]

I remember the Toshiba one. I have a Toshiba E570 (I think) that I use with Oziexplorer and Destinator in my car.

The main problem is that this is for work (Govt). We only got the PDA today and we didn't think of this before :angel:

Oh yeah...the field trip starts tomorrow afternoon :eek:

The one I linked to above is 8-10 days ex-USA.
Although only US$140 plus postage if we ordered it ourselves.

Is this like what you have Wrex?
http://www.buygpsnow.com/arkon-cm700-powered-gps-ready-mount-395.aspx
Not compatible with the 27xx series.
Although this one does not have a built in GPS.

[scrambler]

Utemad, does that model Ipaq suit a PCMCIA expansion sleeve? Getting one of those and a PCMCIA USB card might work out better in the long run, though more expensive in the sort term. Plus the parts should be available now.

[waynep]

My Ipaq ( rx5965 ) has a standard mini-USB connector that's used for charging and data transfer. Your model must be a different design I guess.

[Utemad]

I searched for sleeves but didn't come up with anything for that model.

Probably don't make one as it has inbuilt CF and SD slot already.

[Utemad]

My Ipaq ( rx5965 ) has a standard mini-USB connector that's used for charging and data transfer. Your model must be a different design I guess.

This one doesn't have that. However it needs to accept an input so you could say connect a digital camera to it or in our case it is for data logging.

[waynep]

According to the specs for your device it has Bluetooth wireless link capability. You may be able to get some sort of bluetooth adaptor that will plug into your data device ( assuming it doesn't already have Bluetooth.)

[Utemad]

Yes it has bluetooth. However I couldn't find any sort of device that you could plug the USB into and send it via bluetooth to the PDA.

Would have been cool though :)

[scrambler]

There are bluetooth print servers that *might* do the job. Assuming it's just data logging I can;t see the difference. Printer connections are 2-way these days so the BT server should be able to handle it.

http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-F8T030-Bluetooth-Access-Server/dp/B00008I9IR

but there would be Oz vendors as well. Another something to power, though.

[waynep]

Your PDA also has IRda ( Infrared ) link

This might just do what you want ....locally available too ...these guys actually have some cool stuff ...

http://www.mittoni.com.au/infrared-usb-irda-adapter-p-1357.html'sID=c50260ad4c18e1e4197c97d1f5258cef

[p38arover]

The data cable from the PDA is USB.

Can you use one of these adaptors to connect to the data device cable: http://www.amabilidade2002.com/computer34.htm

Ron

[Utemad]

I don't think so Ron but I did wonder if they existed. It would be a very cheap way out of the problem.

I managed to talk to someone from the company that makes the device we are connecting and they said they use the CF card USB adapter.