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10. I/O Boots
There are two types of boots available. The boots can be swapped
by loosening the screws pointed out in the picture below.
USB I/O Boot
Serial I/O Boot
Both boots have a mini-USB client that uses a USB 2.0 A male to
mini-USB B 5-pin cable (included with the unit). The Mini-USB
can be used to connect to a personal computer (PC).
USB I/O Boot
: This boot has a mini-USB client, a USB host port
(to connect to USB client devices) and an audio jack that is wired
for a headset with a mono speaker(s) and microphone
combination. (It is not for stereo headsets.)
NOTE: Many USB host peripheral devices supported on personal
computers are
not
supported by this unit. There are two classes of
USB devices that have native support in the OS:
1.)
USB Human Interface Devices (HID). Examples include
keyboards and some barcode scanners.
2.)
USB Mass-Storage devices. Examples include memory keys,
hard disks, some digital cameras and memory card readers.
Before purchasing a USB peripheral, check with the manufacturer
to ensure that it will operate with one of these natively supported
USB classes. Some devices have no applicability in Windows
Mobile. For example
,
mice do not make sense to use with your
unit
because it is designed to be touchscreen operated.
Serial I/O Boot
: This boot has a mini-USB client, and is for use
with serial devices. NOTE: COM1 is always reserved in software
for the 9-pin port, even if you don’t have a unit with a serial boot.
Pin 5
Pin 1
USB
Host
External
Power
Audio
Jack
Pin 9
Pin 6
External
Power
Serial
Screws to swap boot
Screws to swap boot
Mini-
USB
Client
Mini-
USB
Client
