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Old 10-30-04, 05:19 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Serial Cable vs CF card

Anyone know of a current or planned serial cable for the X50 connecting to the sync port? I know they make them for the X5 and X30, primarily for use with GPS devices. Any other options?

Currently I know of 3 possible options. One is a CF adapter with serial cable. The second is a USB host CF adapter and plugging in a USB to serial adapter I already have. This one has both power and driver availability issues. The third option is from Socket. They sell a small bluetooth to serial adapter for $169.
The first two options sell for $100-150 and use the CF Slot, not my preferred method. Hopefully a sync port to serial cable would also cost less.

The intended use is for managing network switches and routers via the console port without having to lug around a laptop.

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Old 11-03-04, 10:16 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I believe the X50 dose not have USB host which is a bit of a bummer. I too was hoping to use my X50V (when it finally gets here) to manage switches and routers rather than the bulky laptop, im hoping a serial cable will be available in the future.

If you find any info on availablilty of serial cables please post up here
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Old 11-23-04, 12:36 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Bumping this back to the top to see if anybody knows of a serial cable for the X50 in the mean time. I'm looking to connect the X50 to my Garmin eTrex GPS. There is a very nice cable for the X30 at thesupplynet.com, but not the X50 at this time.

http://www.thesupplynet.com/productD...fm?prodID=7310

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If you find any info on availablilty of serial cables please post up here
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Old 12-21-04, 11:09 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Serialio.com told me they would be in production with a RS-232 cable in 8 to 12 weeks
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found this will ship in about 2 weeks.
http://www.yourmobiledesk.com/produc...=2003&mfrID=na
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Old 01-03-05, 11:11 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Hello
A serial cable for the X50 is expected 1/17/05
see www.supplynetwireless.com this comes with a
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Old 01-31-05, 05:41 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Cheap Bluetooth Adapter for GPS

http://pc-mobile.net/bta.htm

As of today, neither thesupplynet.com nor yourmobiledesk.com has the DB9 cable available for shipping.
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