(keitai-l) Re: Question on i-mode phone hardware interface..

From: Renfield Kuroda <Renfield.Kuroda_at_msdw.com>
Date: 08/11/00
Message-ID: <3993A473.DF2EFA48@msdw.com>
Cris Vulpe wrote:

> I understand from my work collegues
> that i-mode phones have a port
> built-in which allows attachments
> or peripherals to be built provided
> such peripherals comply with some
> interface technical specification..
>
> My questions are:
>
> - Does this port really exist?
>

For the most part, yes.

>
> - If it does, is it a standard port?
> (is it in all i-mode phones or
> only in some)
>

For the most part, yes, it's a "DoCoMo standard."

>
> - If this port does exist, are there
> any tech specs I could go over?
> Where could I find such specs?

Not sure if the spec is publically available (perhaps someone on the
list from Nokia/DoCoMO/NEC/etc. could comment) but I think it's
possible to get the spec if you sign and NDA...basically it seems to
be a serial port, with the added bonus of battery recharge
connectivity.

r e n


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Received on Fri Aug 11 09:54:52 2000