Connecting To Your Pc - TDS Ranger Getting Started Manual

Connecting to Your PC

I/O ports
The unit has a USB host port, a
USB client port, and a 9-pin serial
port. Connections via the USB
client port to a PC require an A-B
USB cable (included with the unit).
Use the USB host port to connect to a USB client device. See note
below. Serial connections require a 9-pin null-modem serial cable
(not included with unit). You may also increase your connectivity
options with CF and SDIO cards, if your unit has these slots.
Note: Many USB peripheral devices that are supported on personal
computers are not supported by this handheld computer. There are
two classes of USB devices that have native support in the OS: USB
Human Interface Devices (HID) and USB Mass-Storage devices.
Examples of USB HID devices include keyboards, mice and some
barcode scanners. Examples of USB mass-storage devices include
memory-keys, hard disks, some digital cameras, and some memory
card readers. Many USB devices fall into these classes and will
work in your unit without additional software. Before purchasing a
USB peripheral, check with the manufacturer to ensure that it will
operate with one of these natively supported USB classes.
Otherwise you must ensure that a device driver and/or application is
supplied with a product that is compatible with Windows Mobile
5.0. Further, some devices have no applicability in Windows
Mobile. For example,
because there is no cursor available in the Windows Mobile user
interface since, unlike a PC, it is designed to be touchscreen
operated.
mice do not make sense to use with your unit
USB Serial USB
host port client
Pin 1
Pin 6 Pin 9
External
power
Pin 5
15