Thanks a Lot -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dave Lippincott Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 6:40 PM To: Palm Developer Forum Subject: Re: Usb Port Battery Consumption
Don't confuse the Serial port and USB. The Palm's USB port is a slave so you will not be able to use it to communicate with anything except a host (as in a PC). If you *are* using the USB port, it does not drain the power nearly as much as the serial port. Plus, the stock Palm USB cradle and the Zire cable charge while they sync so you won't have to worry about draining the unit. The UART in the latest units is part of the processor and does not burn the batteries as quickly as it use to (although there still is a RS232 level generator, they are way more efficient now). What you read was likely meant to describe older units that contain a UART and an earlier RS232 level generator chip. That combination drew upwards of an extra 40mA on the older III series. Still, if you use the serial port, don't keep it open any longer than you have to. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ritu Chawla" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 3:47 AM Subject: RE: Usb Port Battery Consumption > Hi, > Thanks for responding. > I can not force mycustomer for buying anything to run my applciation. That > it self will become an overhead for me. > > Please give me some other way to resolve this. > rgds > ritu > > -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
