DLPilot Usage - Revision history

Jhoger: /* Usage */

2009-01-31T06:23:44Z

Usage

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	It won't work if you don't click the ON button. Yeah, yeah, but sorry, I		It won't work if you don't click the ON button. Yeah, yeah, but sorry, I
	find this amusing and am unlikely to change it.		find this amusing and am unlikely to change it.

			If you are using a WP-2, make sure to select the <coded>Laptop Model</code> drop-down to pick the WP-2 selection.

	At this point, you should be able to completely remote control DLPilot		At this point, you should be able to completely remote control DLPilot

64.81.88.222: /* Viewing .DO files on your Palm */

2009-01-31T06:07:02Z

Viewing .DO files on your Palm

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	the PalmDOC format (which should be all of them) can view the files.		the PalmDOC format (which should be all of them) can view the files.

	NOTE: DO files from ~~your~~ WP-2 are not the same as DO files from a M100. DO files from a WP-2 may not be viewed on the Palm. Your best bet with the WP-2 is to convert the files to .DA files, and save those to the Palm.		NOTE: DO files from a WP-2 are not the same as DO files from a M100. DO files from a WP-2 may not be viewed on the Palm. Your best bet with the WP-2 is to convert the files to .DA files, and save those to the Palm.

	== Converting Files to/from .pdb Format ==		== Converting Files to/from .pdb Format ==

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2009-01-31T06:06:44Z

Viewing .DO files on your Palm

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	while using your disk client. Any document reader software that supports		while using your disk client. Any document reader software that supports
	the PalmDOC format (which should be all of them) can view the files.		the PalmDOC format (which should be all of them) can view the files.

			NOTE: DO files from your WP-2 are not the same as DO files from a M100. DO files from a WP-2 may not be viewed on the Palm. Your best bet with the WP-2 is to convert the files to .DA files, and save those to the Palm.

	== Converting Files to/from .pdb Format ==		== Converting Files to/from .pdb Format ==

Jhoger: /* Getting Connected */

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Getting Connected

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	9-pin male, wired straight-through.		9-pin male, wired straight-through.

	Note: the connection must be "straight through." DO NOT use a crossover		Note: the connection '''must''' be "straight through." '''DO NOT''' use a crossover
	cable like the Club100 "Complink" cable. Your Palm cradle is wired like		cable like the Club100 "Complink" cable. Your Palm cradle is wired like
	a modem (DCE) not a terminal (DTE). The Complink cable is designed for		a modem (DCE) not a terminal (DTE). The Complink cable is designed for

Jhoger: /* Usage */

2008-05-05T04:59:38Z

Usage

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	Install dlp.prc by whatever means you normally install Palm		Install dlp.prc by whatever means you normally install Palm
	applications. ~~Then~~ look in your applications and launch the icon that		applications. On Linux, I use pilot-xfer. On Windows, you probably use
			Palm Desktop "Install."

			Following install, look in your applications and launch the icon that
	looks like a Model 100.		looks like a Model 100.

Jhoger at 04:46, 5 May 2008

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	DLPilot is designed to not require any documentation of ~~it's~~ own.		DLPilot is designed to not require any documentation of its own.
	Rather, it is for the most part a "slave" to whatever disk client you		Rather, it is for the most part a "slave" to whatever disk client you
	choose.		choose.
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	[http://homepage.mac.com/pauljlucas/software/txt2pdbdoc txt2pdbdoc]		[http://homepage.mac.com/pauljlucas/software/txt2pdbdoc txt2pdbdoc]

	== ~~Transfering~~ .pdb Files from Palm to PC ==		== Transferring .pdb Files from Palm to PC ==

	For Linux, this is straightforward. You simply use pilot-xfer.		For Linux, this is straightforward. You simply use pilot-xfer.

Jhoger at 04:44, 5 May 2008

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	while using your disk client. Any document reader software that supports		while using your disk client. Any document reader software that supports
	the PalmDOC format (which should be all of them) can view the files.		the PalmDOC format (which should be all of them) can view the files.

			== Converting Files to/from .pdb Format ==

			In order to transfer files to your Palm, they must be in the Palm
			Database (pdb) format. Further, to use with DLPilot, the files must
			be PalmDOC files. This is a special binary format for representing
			files > 4K on the Palm as a single pdb.

			For Windows, Steve Adolph reported success using the TiBR converter:

			[http://www.indevsoftware.com/product.php?Id=13&Section=&ep=88 TiBR Converter (Windows)]

			For Linux, you can use txt2pdbdoc:

			[http://homepage.mac.com/pauljlucas/software/txt2pdbdoc txt2pdbdoc]

			== Transfering .pdb Files from Palm to PC ==

			For Linux, this is straightforward. You simply use pilot-xfer.

			For Windows, you use the Palm Desktop and do a Hotsync.
			(TBD: step by step instructions)

			== Manipulating Files on Palm ==

			You may need a file manipulation program on your Palm. I believe you can
			use it to mark files for Hotsync. Also, you can use it to transfer files
			to other Palms over the IR link, or transfer .pdb's to a flash card if
			your Palm supports it.

			[http://nosleepsoftware.sourceforge.net/index.php?page=filez nosleep's FileZ]

Jhoger: New page: DLPilot is designed to not require any documentation of it's own. Rather, it is for the most part a "slave" to whatever disk client you choose. == Compatible disk clients == * TS-DOS * T...

2008-05-05T01:12:00Z

New page: DLPilot is designed to not require any documentation of it's own. Rather, it is for the most part a "slave" to whatever disk client you choose. == Compatible disk clients == * TS-DOS * T...

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DLPilot is designed to not require any documentation of it's own.
Rather, it is for the most part a "slave" to whatever disk client you
choose.

== Compatible disk clients ==

* TS-DOS
* TEENY
* WP-2 Disk client
* Booster Pak (TS-DOS)
* POWR-DOS
* TINY

TS-DOS on a Mombo, Rex, or Remem is an excellent solution.

If you don't have a ROM solution, TEENY is the sensible alternative.

== Getting Connected ==

To plug your Palm to Model T, you need an adapter that bridges the
9-pin female adapter on your Palm cradle or cable to the 25-pin female
port on your Model T. That means your adapter should be 25-pin male to
9-pin male, wired straight-through.

Note: the connection *must* be "straight through." DO NOT use a crossover
cable like the Club100 "Complink" cable. Your Palm cradle is wired like
a modem (DCE) not a terminal (DTE). The Complink cable is designed for
connecting a Model T to another terminal (your PC). So, it is
inappropriate for this purpose.

You may need an adapter AND a gender changer depending on what adapters
you have laying around.

== Usage ==

Install dlp.prc by whatever means you normally install Palm
applications. Then look in your applications and launch the icon that
looks like a Model 100.

Click the "ON" button. This turns on the serial port power on your Palm.
It won't work if you don't click the ON button. Yeah, yeah, but sorry, I
find this amusing and am unlikely to change it.

At this point, you should be able to completely remote control DLPilot
from your Model T. You can save files to DLPilot and load them back to
your laptop by following the TS-DOS documentation.

== Viewing .DO files on your Palm ==

So, you've transferred a .DO file to your Palm and you want to look at
it or edit it on the Palm. You can use SiEd from the Files section of
the DLPilot Yahoo group.

DO files are converted to/form PalmDOC format on the fly by DLPilot
while using your disk client. Any document reader software that supports
the PalmDOC format (which should be all of them) can view the files.