| Pin | Signal | Description |
| 1 | GND | Signal- and charge ground (connected to pin 7) [ GPS Ground ] |
| 2 | USB_D+ | Positive USB data signal [U1 green wire] |
| 3 | USB_D- | Negative USB data signal [U2 white wire] |
| 4 | VBUS | VBUS signal [U3 small red wire] |
| 5 | HOTSYNC | HotSync IRQ - +3.3V for button push (via pin 9) |
| 6 | N/C | Not Connected |
| 7 | GND | Signal- and charge GND (connected to pin 1) [U4 small black wire] |
| 8 | ID |
Identification for peripherials, resistor [R202=Zero Ohm] to ground. Should be short: USB cradle, 7.5 KOhm: Serial cradle, 20 KOhm: Mfg. Test Cradle, 47 KOhm: USB peripheral, 100 KOhm: Serial peripheral, 220 KOhm: modem If pin 8 is shorted to ground, it forces USB mode. If left open, it forces Serial mode. |
| 9 | Vout | +3.2V supply output, 100mA max. |
| 10 | RxD | RS-232 RxD signal (input), [GPS TX ] [D1] |
| 11 | TxD | RS-232 TxD signal (output), [ GPS RX ] [D2] |
| 12 | DETECT | peripheral detect - tied to ground by peripherals [D3] |
| 13 | CTS | RS-232 CTS signal (input) [D4] |
| 14 | RTS | RS-232 RTS signal (output) [D5] |
| 15 | DTR | RS-232 DTR signal (output) [D6] |
| 16 | CHARGE | +5V charge supply input, 500-700mA |
Palm USB cable:

Palm Universal connector (Tungsten T1, T2, T3, etc) has RS232 signals at RS-232 compatible levels, no voltage level translator from TTL to RS232 is needed. You can connect signals from your Palm Universal connect directly to PC or other compatible serial device.
PC-Palm synchronization cable pinout:
Connector board === PALM UNI === PC DB9 Female D2 ------- 11 (TxD) ------- 2 (RxD) D1 ------- 10 (RxD) ------- 3 (TxD) SH1/2 ---- 1 (GND) ------- 5 (GND) D6 ------- 15 (DTR) ------- 6 (DSR) D4 ------- 13 (CTS) ------- 7 (RTS) D5 ------- 14 (RTS) ------- 8 (CTS) ID1 ------ 8 (DEV-ID) E1/P1 ---- 1 (PWR GND) E2/P2 ---- 16 (PWR V+)
Pins 1, 7, and 12 should be shorted. Pin 8 should be tied to the other three via a tiny 7.5k resistor or left open. You may also want to bring out the two wires for the +5vdc charging connection, as well as tie pins 5 and 9 to a miniture push-button to initiate hot-sync.
Palm USB Cradle: USB to Serial Mod:

