pilot-link - a suite of tools for communicating with Palm handheld devices, such as
those made from Palm, Handspring, Handera, TRGPro, Sony or other Palm Compatible Handheld PDA device
DESCRIPTION
The pilot-link suite of tools contains a series of conduits for moving information to and from your Palm device and your desktop or server/workstation system.
TARGET DEVICE
All of the pilot-link programs will default to .B /dev/pilot as the default device used to communicate with a Palm. In general, if the environment variable $PILOTPORT
is set, its value will override the default. A serial device specified on the command-line will be used regardless of any $PILOTPORT setting.
The default connection rate is 9600 baud. You are welcome to try higher baud rates (19200, 38400, 57600 or higher) by setting the $PILOTRATE environment variable, but various machines have various limitations. (Be careful about values higher than 115200 on Linux boxes if you've been using setserial to change the multiplier.)
USAGE
Here is a list of programs available from within the pilot-link
package as of the date of this manpage.
addresses
dump the Palm address book into a generic text-output format
debugsh
command-line interface to a Palm debug monitor
dlpsh
command-line interface to Palm HotSync protocol. This is very useful for
debugging potential problems with your serial port. Query the RAM/ROM, list
databases, change your UserID or Username, and many more functions.
getrom
program to fetch ROM using getrom.prc or getrom2.prc
getrom.prc
Palm program to help dump a 512K ROM
getrom2.prc
Palm program to help dump a 1024K ROM (used for PalmOS 2.x)
ietf2datebook
convert IETF calendar to format used by install-datebook
install-datebook
import datebook records from a text format into the Palm
install-memo
import Memo records from a text format into the Palm
install-todos
import ToDo records from a text format into the Palm
install-user
modify User Preference settings and report additional intormation about
the Palm, such as the Network Hotsync ID and Username/UserID
memos
export memos from the Palm in mailbox format into one file, or one of two
formats: one-file-per-record or one-directory-per-category
pi-csd
this must be running to accept Network HotSync(tm) connects
pi-getram
program that retrieves the RAM from Palm
pi-getrom
program that retrieves ROM from Palm (without getrom.prc)
pi-getromtoken
program that retrieves the ROM tokens from the Palm, such as the serial
number of the device, if available
pi-nredir
program that accepts connections and redirects them via the Network
HotSync(tm) protocol
pi-port
experimental program to abstract the serial layer from pilot-link
pilot-addresses
import and export records from the Address Book (AddressDB.pdb) on your
Palm
pilot-clip
experimental program to import and export data from Palm clipboard
pilot-debug
graphical and command-line program to interface with Palm debug monitor
pilot-dedupe
strips duplicate records from Palm databases
pilot-file
dissect .prc and .pdb files to view header, app_info, and record
information
pilot-mail
import mail from POP3 mailbox into Palm's default Mail application, and send
mail via sendmail. This has been replaced by pilot-mailsync
from Hollis Blanchard <hollis@amulet.co.jp>. Please see the CREDITS
file for additional information on how to obtain this package.
pilot-schlep
stores a single file of any data type (such as .zip or .mp3) on the Palm or
retrieves one from the Palm
pilot-undelete
turn previously archived records into normal records by resetting the Dirty
bit
pilot-xfer
back up, restore, install & delete Palm databases. The Swiss Army Chainsaw
of pilot-link
read-expenses
export Palm expense database into text format
read-ical
export Palm Datebook and ToDo databases (DatebookDB.pdb and ToDoDB.pdb
respectively) into an Ical calendar (ical is required)
read-notepad
reads record information and images created with the Palm OS4 and later
NotePad application
read-palmpix
reads images created with the Kodak PalmPix "snap-on" camera
read-todos
export Palm ToDo database into generic text format
reminders
export Palm Datebook into a 'remind' data file
sync-plan
completely synchronize the Palm datebook with the Plan calendar via netplan,
including authenticating to the netplan server
ADVANCED PROGRAMS
Some of these programs are not intended for general end-users. More detailed
documentation on their usage can be obtained by reading the source of the
application.
ccexample
test program demonstrating C++ interface
iambicexample
test program demonstrating C++ interface
validate
experimental program to test C++ features
OBTAINING
The most current version of the pilot-link suite of tools can be found at the Pilot Link Homepage:
The original pilot-unix mailing list has been taken offline, and is now being hosted and maintained by David A. Desrosiers <desrod@gnu-designs.com>. The original pilot-unix mailing list was maintained by Matthew Cravit. Its mandate is:
The pilot-unix mailing list is for discussion and idea-sharing for those interested in using your Palm PDA with UNIX systems. This includes people who are interested in helping to develop tools to allow the Palm to operate with UNIX, and possibly to develop an SDK for the Palm for Unix.
Most of the pilot-link tools were written by Kenneth Albanowski.
This manual page was written by David H. Silber <pilot@orbits.com>, and updated for this version of pilot-link by David A. Desrosiers <desrod@gnu-designs.com>.
Current maintainer of pilot-link as of the authoring of this manpage is David A. Desrosiers <desrod@gnu-designs.com>.
Any questions or problems with pilot-link should be directed at the various
pilot-link mailing lists.
