[nsbasic-ce] Re: Cannot open the Comm Port

2009-08-19 Thread justinanning
It just occured to me I know nothing about it but the Treo port may be TTL? Are you connecting directly to it with your own wired plug? You may need to wire up a Max232 IC to convert to RS232. There are plenty of resources on the web for this. I have seen similar response from trying to log

[nsbasic-ce] Re: Cannot open the Comm Port

2009-08-19 Thread justinanning
see here that pins 10 and 11 on the Treo are TTL... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Multi-Connector --- In nsbasic...@yahoogroups.com, "justinanning" wrote: > > It just occured to me > > I know nothing about it but the Treo port may be TTL? Are you connecting > directly to it with your

[nsbasic-ce] Re: Cannot open the Comm Port

2009-08-19 Thread justinanning
see here that pins 10 and 11 on the Treo are TTL... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Multi-Connector You could possibly pull 3.3V off pin13 to power the chip? You just need five 0.1uF caps. A Max232 costs about $5 or less. --- In nsbasic...@yahoogroups.com, "justinanning" wrote: > > It just

RE: [nsbasic-ce] Re: Cannot open the Comm Port

2009-08-19 Thread stuart
If you are contemplating a MAX232, I'd recommend the MAX233. its much simpler to configure using less components. If you go to the Maxim website, you can most likely order some for free as evaluation parts. Stuart From: nsbasic...@yahoogroups.com [mailto:nsbasic...@yahoogroups.com] On Beha

[nsbasic-ce] Version Major and Version Minor

2009-08-19 Thread t2thecathp
Is there any way to read the Version Major and Version Minor versions? We can set these in the NSBasic/CE Desktop software as project properties, but I don't know how to read these version settings from the app running on a CE device. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You r

Re: [nsbasic-ce] Re: Cannot open the Comm Port

2009-08-19 Thread Rolando Mendoza
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