I need to know if I can use an XDA to collect data from an rs232 output device into an XL spreadsheet.
I'm collecting field data in a remote wilderness location using an Avenger digital caliper with rs232 output to collect hundreds of measurements. Being able to log these directly to an XDA would be a great bonus.
I've read the posts about serial connectors for GPS devices and realise that I can feed data to the device, but is there software that will let me capture readings and input them to an XL spreadsheet (running on the XDA)?
As a note, I found an interesting supplier here
http://pc-mobile.net/pdaserial.htm
for a whole range of connectors and cables and what looks like a AA battery pack that they suggest will act as an extra power supply if used with 4 NiH batteries.
Any help or comments?
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RE: XDA Car kit supplied by O2 in the UK.
This is a long shot.
My company has supplied O2 XDA(1) and O2 Car kit. I would like to add SAT NAV. Problem is I cannot find out what the RS232 pinouts are on the car kit wiring loom. Apparently the people who manafactured the car kit did/would not make an RS232 cable???? I am reliably informed that "a cable" might be produced next year! The car kit wiring loom has a spare, flat 8 pin connector which I am assured carries the RS232 signals however this source of info would/could not give me the pinouts. Buzzing this connector out with the XDA socket on the cradle, due to the close proximity of pins, is not an easy task for someone as optically challenged as myself plus I've got hands like meat hooks. This 8 pin connector is not one that I would expect to see for this type of job. It is similar to the type of connector found in PC's for connecting serial "D types" to the motherboard although is only one row of pins/sockets.
I know all this is pretty vague but I am an optimist.
"May your XDA remain stable"
Found the answer by searching this forum. My question is solved by visiting - http://www.pocketpc-club.nl/content.php?id=1275
Thank You to this contributor and the maintainers of this excellent site
I hope im not repeating any previous threads but---------
I have an exsisting gps receiver (Global sat BR-305)which i used on my IPAQ 5550. How do i change the wiring (there are some threads on this but not sure if they refer to MY receiver and XDA1). If i bought a universal car mount could this double as a hands free system.
Thanks
PS-Soldering iron is plugged in and smoking away in anticipation.
Once you have the pin/wiring assignment diagram for your gps and the xda carkit it is very easy to match them up. Do you have the diagrams?
No i dont have any diagrams. Couldnt find any for my receiver and therefore not sure what the input plug to the XDA should be wired up as.
Firstly just getting the GPS to plug in to the phone would be good and being able to double as a hands free would simply be a bonus but not essential.
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The info you require is here, http://wiki.xda-developers.com/wiki/Connectors
a direct comparison chart, all you have to do is the soldering bit.
Wow what a response. Thanks very much for that info-its exactly what i needed . A bit of a coincidence you living in Gloucestershire--you could be my next door neighbour for all i know---LOL
Cheers
Doug
Enclosed is a photo of the wires ready to wire up to the XDA plug. Not sure where they go as some of the info posted already refers to other GPS receivers.
Thanks
Doug
Ok i've sussed it out. There is a connection block that joins all the three cables together (The GPS receiver and the 12v powerplug and the XDA lead). Taking it apart shows the colour changes on the tx and rx wires and then gives a logical colour to the wires that need to be soldered to the XDA lead.
There is an excellent tutorial here:
http://www.yorch.net/
Thanks to all for the help received since i joined the forum.
Doug
Im getting the bionic dock in a couple fo days, and want to set it up in my office connected to a keyboard, mouse, and monitor. I have an old flat screen monitor from my PC, (which died), that has the pin connector. is there an adaptor that will go from the monitor, to the dock USB connector? I have googled, and cant find anything. every link was for items used to connect multiple monitors to one PC, and were more expensive than the bionic dock!
anyone know what I should be looking for, or if it even exists?
You definitely will need an expensive device to convert an HDMI signal to a VGA signal.
You've probably seen DVI to HDMI (and vice versa) converters that were relatively cheap before ($5 to $30). These devices are cheap because the signal doesn't actually have to be converted from digital to analog. The signal is basically just getting switched to different pins on the cable as it passes through the converter.
The signal coming out of our phones (HDMI) is a digital signal so to switch it to an analog signal (VGA) you need a scan converter. A scan converter is a device that actually converts each frame of video from one format to another. If you've ever converted a video file from one format to another on your PC, this is a somewhat similar process. For it to happen on the fly you need a specialized device (the scan converter).
Here is an example of what you would need.
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You're right, these things are pretty expensive and you could buy a monitor with an HDMI input for close to the same cost.
Never thought I'd see a Utah person here I'm in layton
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I remember seeing a Motorola accessory that allowed for vga output. http://m.motorola.com/Consumers/US-...hargers-and-Adapters/WEBTOP-VGA-ADAPTER-US-EN
But to work THROUGH a dock, that would take some doing. I'll look into this a little deeper after work.
xda premium is insane! ... In a good way.
Thanks! I guess I'm leaving it for now, and will just upgrade the monitor some day. Probably won't need to since the lapdock 500 should be here next week.
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Hi guys?
Can somebody recommend me (prefferably, from experience) good external charger for HD2's batteries? I have seen several types in Amazon and ebay, as well as several cradles, which should also do the trick, but I can't choose one just yet. Any help?
I use this one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/400305234494
Had it for 7months & been fine.
USB outlet supports fast charge on HTC's I used it on & the battery bay charges a cell in about 6hrs (overnight).
Good points is it does have 2 IC chips inside controlling voltage & charge shut off as many do not even if stated & at 3 X the price.
auto polarity switching.
connection status via LED.
charging status via LED.
Full charge status via LED.
Compact, quite solid build & does not get stupidly hot like some.
Advantage here too is it not limited to just HD2 cells ... very easy to use
Far better than YIBOYUAN brand junk ...
Good charger！
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Good charger！
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That's a rebranded YIBOYUAN
open it up by 1 visable screw & 2 (one under each bottom corner of sticker) & look at circuit board.
No IC controller as stated & is a lot lower amp output than labelled spec, they ok but KTX brand is a little better.
Just registered the first reply.
Thats a YIBOYUAN too, open it up & look at the poor control circuits & lack of ic controllers.
Output mA is also always low end of stated specs.
In my experience cheap (and often not so) chargers make different kinds of annoying noises. Any information on that?
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In my experience cheap (and often not so) chargers make different kinds of annoying noises. Any information on that?
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Never had any noises from chargers I have used !
What brands/models you been using ?
Hi All,
If this has been done before please ignore.
I have been doing a fair bit of research on the NEXUS 7 as a car head deck but no diagram to go off.
Can you please advise if the Diagram below is accurate or if i need to amend certain areas to make it work. The NEXUS 7 will be slide in slide out.
Subscribed to see what others have to say. I am hoping to skip the head unit and sub and go right from the N7 to the amp. My worry is getting clean audio out of the N7 while it gets power.
I have a ground issue somewhere currently where if I am charging a device and have it plugged into the aux port of my head unit, I get tons of static and noise.
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Only comment I'd make is that if you're going to use the POGO pins to power it why not grab the audio from there also? Seems safer to use a non intrusive (without a plug going into the Nexus) method over sticking in the headphone jack.
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He probably didn't know he can do that. You can also use a USB dac and get audio that way. Probably much cleaner and it will also fix his ground loop issues.
I owned a Galaxy Tab before the N7 and it was MUCH WORSE at adding noise to the headphone output. The N7 is much much better at isolating that ground.
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He probably didn't know he can do that. You can also use a USB dac and get audio that way. Probably much cleaner and it will also fix his ground loop issues.
I owned a Galaxy Tab before the N7 and it was MUCH WORSE at adding noise to the headphone output. The N7 is much much better at isolating that ground.
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Correct i didn't even know what those 2 pins were for Audio or if they were for D+ & D- so thanks I have adjusted the picture accordingly. If you could check that out that would be great. After i get everything from Evil Bay this week i will do lots of pictures and full write up.
Thanks So excited to get started.
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Correct i didn't even know what those 2 pins were for Audio or if they were for D+ & D- so thanks I have adjusted the picture accordingly. If you could check that out that would be great. After i get everything from Evil Bay this week i will do lots of pictures and full write up.
Thanks So excited to get started.
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so are you saying that the POGO pins are THAT simple? and here i was building a dock for my N7!
if this is true, you rock man!
Unless your drawing is just an example, your speaker wiring needs to be changed so you're not daisy chaining the signal. Run 'home runs' to each driver.
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Also there's no need as in actually you can't do that have a DAC on the audio lines. They are analog L+ and R+ with the ground being common between power-, L- and R-. Look for the POGO thread over in the accessories subforum along with one on a homemade dock for more info. There is no USB on the POGO pins.
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Wilkie2013 said:
Correct i didn't even know what those 2 pins were for Audio or if they were for D+ & D- so thanks I have adjusted the picture accordingly. If you could check that out that would be great. After i get everything from Evil Bay this week i will do lots of pictures and full write up.
Thanks So excited to get started.
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Close, but not there yet. The 2 middle POGO pins are Audio +/-, and won't connect to a DAC as it's already an analog output. You can connect the DAC via USB though, and get the highest quality audio possible out of the N7.
HOWEVER: if you want to charge AND use OTG (DAC and external storage will connect via OTG), then you'll need a kernel which will support that. Running power through the POGO pins also requires a special kernel. This is the only one I know of:
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/37755-timurs-kernel-usb-host-power-management-usb-audio/
The fixed installation is the best choice for car applications.
Alternatively you can use audio out and charge through the POGO, and use a kernel like faux123's kernel to charge and have USB OTG (but won't work with a USB DAC), though there are limitations to this setup.
EDIT: I've attached a diagram of my current car setup.
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so are you saying that the POGO pins are THAT simple? and here i was building a dock for my N7!
if this is true, you rock man!
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Close, but not there yet. The 2 middle POGO pins are Audio +/-, and won't connect to a DAC as it's already an analog output. You can connect the DAC via USB though, and get the highest quality audio possible out of the N7.
HOWEVER: if you want to charge AND use OTG (DAC and external storage will connect via OTG), then you'll need a kernel which will support that. Running power through the POGO pins also requires a special kernel. This is the only one I know of:
The fixed installation is the best choice for car applications.
Alternatively you can use audio out and charge through the POGO, and use a kernel like faux123's kernel to charge and have USB OTG (but won't work with a USB DAC), though there are limitations to this setup.
EDIT: I've attached a diagram of my current car setup.
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Thank you for your diagram you've definately got alot going on in your car Looks good.
This is what i have bought.
Nexus 7
FiiO E10 USB DAC
Clarion EQ746
3ft male to female USB connection
3.1A Dual USB Charger
Micro USB female
AUX to RCA ( Not sure what ill be using this for now )
Pogo Pins
Magnets ( Not sure if I'll use these yet )
Will the above work? I've read way to many forums on this subject and no one is actually clear.
If i cut up and strip back the rubber around a Male USB can i use this as my POGO pins connector to the USB DAC + Kernel suggested?
*phillip1953* It is just a quick drawing and i can assure you this won't happen when installing.
Everyones input is greatly appreciated Thank you.
I think I have a working diagram to go off. On a positive note my NEXUS 7 arrived today Wohoo.
Also when i get free time i will also create a Nexus 7 dock with built in speakers using the OEM POGO pins?
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I think I have a working diagram to go off. On a positive note my NEXUS 7 arrived today Wohoo.
Also when i get free time i will also create a Nexus 7 dock with built in speakers using the OEM POGO pins?
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You really need to read the whole thread that MetalMan posted above. It will show you what you're doing wrong, and give you more to think about.
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I really wouldn't charge off the pogo pins if I were you. Get a USB OTG + Charging Y Cable and just plug/unplug that as needed.