Pranav
Tue Jun 20 17:54:02 CDT 2006
Hi Paul,
Thanks for your response. I explored goolge, can you please answer one more
question?
I read about MS's ActiveSync program, was it doign some thing similar to
what I am looking for? I mean a Serial Appliation S/W talk to USB port?
regards,
Pranav
"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" wrote:
> OK, so it's a "tablet-type device", not a "Tablet PC". "Tablet PC" runs XP
> Tablet PC Edition.
>
> In any case, you should be able to do this, but you'll need hardware to make
> the connection from USB to the serial port connected to whatever is on the
> other end of the connection. Who is going to generate, for example, the
> handshaking signals? That has to be done via hardware. Once you have your
> hardware designed, you can create a USB class driver which makes your cable
> or box or whatever it ends up being appear as COMx: to the Windows CE
> device. As far as I can think, there are no example drivers for doing this
> or any USB-to-serial adapters with Windows CE drivers, though. You might
> search the archives of this group using GoogleGroups at groups.google.com
> (search microsoft.public.windowsce.*, just in case), and see whether there
> are any such devices with CE drivers.
>
> Paul T.
>
> "Pranav" <Pranav@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:17CE741B-B05B-4DE3-8A91-36C5ECEF3086@microsoft.com...
> >
http://www.toughbooksales.com/news-wd/TB-WD.pdf
> >
> >
> > "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> What model number from Panasonic?
> >>
> >> Paul T.
> >>
> >> "Pranav" <Pranav@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:15AB52B5-49B1-4FDD-A251-F428B0736B3B@microsoft.com...
> >> > Tablet PC runs on WinCE 5.0
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> OK, well, you've posted this entire thread to the wrong newsgroup, if
> >> >> you're
> >> >> talking about a Tablet PC, since that's running XP Table PC Edition,
> >> >> right?
> >> >> This is a Windows CE group...
> >> >>
> >> >> Paul T.
> >> >>
> >> >> "Pranav" <Pranav@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:8B796EA2-6D46-4CB0-9378-CAD52BC93254@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > Hi,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Yes, the Panasonic tablet PC(hand held device) does not have serial
> >> >> > port
> >> >> > in
> >> >> > it. So I need to use an USB port. I need to develop USB device
> >> >> > driver
> >> >> > which
> >> >> > expose serial COM functions to Citrix ICA client.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Do you have any more insight on such driver?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I was planning to use RDP just for testing purpose.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Regards,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Pranav
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "SergeiR" wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> Hi,
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> so you have a hand held device, which will run Citrix ICA client on
> >> >> >> it.
> >> >> >> This
> >> >> >> will allow user of such hand held device to execute a program on
> >> >> >> Citrix
> >> >> >> Server in a so-called terminal server mode. BTW, Citrix ICA
> >> >> >> protocol
> >> >> >> is
> >> >> >> not
> >> >> >> the same as Microsoft RDP one ( even though both serve the same
> >> >> >> purpose).
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Further, a program which runs in a terminal server mode via Citrix
> >> >> >> ICA
> >> >> >> protocol on your hand held device needs to use some external
> >> >> >> device,
> >> >> >> connected to this hand held device via USB port.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Is this correct picture ?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> If yes :
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> If you would have all that but a serial port on hand held device,
> >> >> >> you
> >> >> >> should
> >> >> >> not have any problem accessing your serial port in terminal server
> >> >> >> mode.
> >> >> >> With usb port instead of serial port, it may become more tricky and
> >> >> >> depends
> >> >> >> on case.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> If not :
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> more information is needed.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Sincerely
> >> >> >> SergeiR
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> "Pranav" <Pranav@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> >> news:2AA5CF73-0F44-44FD-941E-8C14A097A45D@microsoft.com...
> >> >> >> >A software application on Host supports only serial port (RS232),
> >> >> >> >but
> >> >> >> >my
> >> >> >> > customer wants this application to use USB port. This is a hand
> >> >> >> > held
> >> >> >> > device
> >> >> >> > and runs in citrix environment, it uses RDP.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Do you know more about this kind of setup? I am still trying
> >> >> >> > trying
> >> >> >> > to
> >> >> >> > understand the whole scenario.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Regards,
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Pranav
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > "Piet" wrote:
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> The USB function driver for ActiveSync Client does that.
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> There's a sample at
> >> >> >> >> C:\WINCE500\PUBLIC\COMMON\OAK\DRIVERS\USBFN\CLASS\SERIAL
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> But who do you talk with on the Host side? What protocol is
> >> >> >> >> used?
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> regards,
> >> >> >> >> Piet
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> Pranav schreef:
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> > Hello Guys,
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > I am writing a USB Device driver for a hand held device.
> >> >> >> >> > Application
> >> >> >> >> > software running on the device does not support USB, it only
> >> >> >> >> > can
> >> >> >> >> > make
> >> >> >> >> > Serial
> >> >> >> >> > COM port function calls. Can any one suggest me, how to write
> >> >> >> >> > a
> >> >> >> >> > USB
> >> >> >> >> > driver
> >> >> >> >> > which exposes functions like Serial COM port?
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > Regards,
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > Pranav
> >> >> >> >>
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