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Ev Archive for January 1998
1241 messages, last added Wed Aug 08 18:41:28 2001

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Re: Data Collection (OT?)



Serial port is what it is
RS-232 is the 'standard' that defines the voltage swings.

Most PC type things use RS-232 serial ports, a few offer RS-423 which
defines
a differential signal and works better in noisy environments or over
longer
distances.

> ----------
> From:         Robert W Oldham[SMTP:ks4lb_bob@JUNO.COM]
> Reply To:     Electric Vehicle Discussion List
> Sent:         Friday, January 30, 1998 7:12 PM
> To:   Multiple recipients of list EV
> Subject:      Re: Data Collection (OT?)
>
> I guess I thought they were interchangeable terms. Is there a
> distinction
> between a serial port and an RS-232? I just acquired a Hewlett-Packard
> 1000CX palmtop, and was thinking of trying to use it to collect EV
> data.
> (Still trying to obtain the serial cable and owners' manual; anyone
> know
> where flash memory for these palmtops can be bought cheap?)
>
> Bob Oldham
>
> On Fri, 30 Jan 1998 17:26:58 -0500 Bob Day <bday@HHD.COM> writes:
> >Just wanted to let you know that your Pilot actualy has a serial
> port.
> >
>
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