NAME
- palmsrv - packet link to Palm device on serial connection
SYNOPSIS
- palm/palmsrv [ -D ] [ -d device ] [ -s speed ]
DESCRIPTION
-
Palmsrv
serves packet link connections to a Palm device connected on the given
device
(default:
/dev/eia0)
at the given
speed
(default:
57600 baud).
Client applications open
/chan/palmsrv
to obtain a connection.
Each write must contain the data portion of a single Packet Assembly-Disassembly Protocol message
containing a Desklink protocol request.
If the device rejects the request, the write returns a diagnostic; otherwise,
a subsequent read will retrieve the reply.
The server can be shut down by writing the text exit to the file /chan/palmsrv:
echo -n exit >/chan/palmsrv
FILES
- /chan/palmsrv
SOURCE
- /appl/cmd/palm/palmsrv.b
SEE ALSO
- palmfile(2)
BUGS
-
It does not yet support USB.
It does not tickle the Palm when there are long delays.
| PALMSRV(4) | Rev: Tue Jan 29 13:11:48 GMT 2008 |