HP iPAQ 2210 Cradle

Can anyone help please?

We have developed an application that runs on an HP iPAQ 2210 and prints to
a Citizen iDP3221 serial printer.

When we developed the app we used a Compaq iPAQ 3950 and the cradle with
this model came with both USB and DB9 RS232 connectors.

In their wisdom, HP dropped the DB9 RS232 connector from the cradle for the
iPAQ 2210.

We have no great desire to re-write the code and test on an Epson USB
printer, so we were wondering if anyone has any ideas on using the USB
connection of the 2210 cradle to connect to a serial printer. We have looked
at ATEN USB/Serial converters, but of course they are for PCs/Laptops and
need device drivers to be installed on the PC operate. there is no way of
loading these onto a 2210 that we are aware of.

If anyone can offer any advice or suggestions it would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Bill Roffey
bill@oss.net.au

Sergei
Fri Sep 19 23:13:30 CDT 2003

1. I don't think iPAQ2210 has USB host. If it's true then there is no way
using USB-COM
converter on it.
2. Some pocketPC's have USB host. But the USB-COM driver for Windows CE is
still a problem.
FTDI (USB chips manufacturer) claim driver availability, but in I failed to
get it.


"Bill Roffey" <broff@msn.com.au@bigpond.com> wrote in message
news:YoNab.113058$bo1.79403@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> Can anyone help please?
>
> We have developed an application that runs on an HP iPAQ 2210 and prints
to
> a Citizen iDP3221 serial printer.
>
> When we developed the app we used a Compaq iPAQ 3950 and the cradle with
> this model came with both USB and DB9 RS232 connectors.
>
> In their wisdom, HP dropped the DB9 RS232 connector from the cradle for
the
> iPAQ 2210.
>
> We have no great desire to re-write the code and test on an Epson USB
> printer, so we were wondering if anyone has any ideas on using the USB
> connection of the 2210 cradle to connect to a serial printer. We have
looked
> at ATEN USB/Serial converters, but of course they are for PCs/Laptops and
> need device drivers to be installed on the PC operate. there is no way of
> loading these onto a 2210 that we are aware of.
>
> If anyone can offer any advice or suggestions it would be much
appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Bill Roffey
> bill@oss.net.au
>
>

Tham
Sun Sep 21 10:14:04 CDT 2003

HP do sell an optional cable that has both USB and DB9 RS232 connector.
See HP website for details


"Bill Roffey" <broff@msn.com.au@bigpond.com> wrote in message
news:YoNab.113058$bo1.79403@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> Can anyone help please?
>
> We have developed an application that runs on an HP iPAQ 2210 and prints
to
> a Citizen iDP3221 serial printer.
>
> When we developed the app we used a Compaq iPAQ 3950 and the cradle with
> this model came with both USB and DB9 RS232 connectors.
>
> In their wisdom, HP dropped the DB9 RS232 connector from the cradle for
the
> iPAQ 2210.
>
> We have no great desire to re-write the code and test on an Epson USB
> printer, so we were wondering if anyone has any ideas on using the USB
> connection of the 2210 cradle to connect to a serial printer. We have
looked
> at ATEN USB/Serial converters, but of course they are for PCs/Laptops and
> need device drivers to be installed on the PC operate. there is no way of
> loading these onto a 2210 that we are aware of.
>
> If anyone can offer any advice or suggestions it would be much
appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Bill Roffey
> bill@oss.net.au
>
>

mander
Tue Sep 23 01:06:48 CDT 2003

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