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Dave. Ed. Wesley. Lee. Problem/Solution. Problem: How can a person easily communicate with a data communication device without hooking a laptop to it? Solution: Use a Palm! Using the IR port, with some custom hardware, the Palm PDA can do basic tasks and error checking easily!.

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  1. Dave Ed Wesley Lee

  2. Problem/Solution • Problem: How can a person easily communicate with a data communication device without hooking a laptop to it? • Solution: Use a Palm! Using the IR port, with some custom hardware, the Palm PDA can do basic tasks and error checking easily!

  3. Requirements/Specifications • Ability to communicate with a data comm. device via the IR port of the Palm. • Easy to use GUI • Ethernet configuration • Ability to transfer files • Specifications • Target range – 1 meter • Beam Angle – 30 degrees Die, project, die!

  4. Basic Design Overview Palm PDA Serial Connection(DB9) MAX205 RS232 Transcei-ver MCP-2150 IR Encoder/ Decoder HSDL-3610 Infrared Transceiver

  5. The Hardware What a mess!

  6. The Palm Interface File Transfer Screen Ethernet Configuration Screen Full function Terminal Emulator

  7. Other Concerns • Power consumption • Environmental concerns • Palm battery disposal • Cost of parts / Availability • Standards • IEEE • IrDA (IrComm)

  8. Timeline • Initial project presentation (8/23) • Hardware and software requirements (9/7) • Critical design review (10/4) • PDA program completed (11/7) • Prototype program completed (11/9) • Design schematic completed (11/2) • IR receptor hardware integration (11/26) • Design testing completed • Design completed and documented • Final design review (11/29)

  9. Summary • Software 100% completed • Able to communicate over serial port • All functions work • Hardware 95% completed • Testing not finished • Lack of parts (transceiver)

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