SensorPort on a PocketPC

• Installing SensorPort on PocketPC
• Testing SensorPort on a PocketPC

Dell PocketPCs

PocketPCs without Bluetooth built-in:

• Dell Axim X30 Standard

PocketPCs with Bluetooth and WiFi built-in:

• Dell Axim X30 Advanced 312 MHz CISD in Clarksville TX have this model.
• Dell Axim X30 Advanced 624 MHz

PocketPCs with Bluetooth, WiFi, and a Compact Flash slot built-in:

• Dell Axim X50 Standard
• Dell Axim X50 Advanced

Palm compatibility with ImagiProbe/Pasco interfaces

Here is a list of recent Palm models and their compatibility with the ImagiProbe LC and Bluetooth-AirLink interfaces. All of the models in the first three sections are relatively recent models, have a minimum of 320x320 resolution, and have PalmOS v5.0 or later installed:

Palms with Bluetooth built-in (compatible with Imagi/Pasco AirLink)

• Zire 72
• Tungsten T
• Tungsten T2
• Tungsten T3
• Tungsten T5
• Tungsten E2 (palmOne link)
• palmOne LifeDrive
• Treo 650

Palms with 'Universal Ports' (compatible with ImagiProbe LC sled)

• Zire 71
• Tungsten T
• Tungsten T2
• Tungsten C
• Tungsten T3 (not compatible with ImagiProbeLC due to OS bug with serial port)

Palms without Bluetooth or 'Universal Ports' (these can't be used with probes)

• Tungsten E

More Info

• Palm Serial Info info about using the serial port on palms
• an attached spreadsheet with a great deal of info on recent PalmOS models

• Good documentation on Palm serial port issues:
  http://www.nsbasic.com/palm/info/technotes/TN16.htm
  http://pakuro.is.sci.toho-u.ac.jp/aladin/tungstent3-e.html
  http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/hardware/palmhardware/electrical_interface(16-pin)connections.pdf - listing of universal connector pins.
  RJ11 To DB9M For Palm Serial Sync cable

• Info on dynamic screen sizes and input areas
  http://www.palmsource.com/developers/newsletter/20031016.html

• A nice article on java on the palm: http://www.mobilizedsoftware.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=20800144&printableArticle=true

• palm heap sizes taken from: http://pluggedin.palmone.com/regac/reslib/ViewDocument?app=chsrc&docId=892

  Device	Dynamic Heap	Storage Heap
  Treo 600	3mb	32mb
  Tungsten T3	4mb	51mb
  Tungsten C	4mb	51mb
  Tungsten E	1mb	32mb
  Tungsten T2	1mb	32mb
  Zire 71	1mb	16mb
  Tungsten W	1mb	16mb

more heap sizes: taken from http://www.pdarcade.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=3155
I couldn't find this in the palm developer site, yet, but it is quite different from the other list

Device       Dynamic Heap  Storage Heap
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Tungsten C   12MB          51MB
Tungsten E   2MB           28MB
Tungsten T   800KB         14MB
Tungsten T2  800KB         30MB
Tungsten T3  11MB          52MB
Zire         121KB         1.8MB
Zire 21      512KB         8MB
Zire 31      1MB           13.8MB
Zire 71      1MB           13MB
Zire 72      5MB           24MB

Palm App for showing and hogging memory. We can use it to get an idea about memory usage.
http://palmsource.palmgear.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=software.showsoftware&prodID=16302

Java for Pocket PC:

• http://www.nsicom.com/Default.aspx?tabid=138 - seems like you must pay to use it commerically

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