Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] DRO computer

Matt Shaver wrote:

> From: "Matt Shaver" <mshaver@...>
>
> > From: "Elliot Burke" <elliot@...>
> >
> > A Palm Pilot may be useful as the computer for a DRO.
> > I've seen a few instruments which used them as readout/computers.
> > The cheapest variety is about $150.
> > This would be a step up from a hacked gameboy, and much more compact than
> > I-Opener.
> > A full keyboard isn't really needed for a DRO, is it?
>
> Nice Idea! What sort of external interfaces do they have? Serial? IR?
> Ethernet ;)

The Palm Pilot III and Professional have a single RS-232 interface. There
is a 'docking station', but I think it is just a connector and cable, no components.
The IV I think is the first one with IR. Forget Ethernet, at least for a while.
If those $99 jobs could take Ethernet, it would be a big deal, for sure!

Jon