Zaurus DIY Mobile Cradle
Proceed at your own risk if you decide to try anything here. I did some work with power that can smoke your Z if done improperly.
Pictures and notes
I built this cradle with Acrylic by heating it with a heat gun and bending it over wooden templates. I used a Dremel to cut the material and a bench grinder to finish the edges. There was about 12 hours of work put into the Acrylic fabrication.
This was the concept I started with.
- Power input to Z serial connector.
- Radio Shack Adaptaplug power output to GPS.
- RJ45 for serial out to GPS.
- $8 wholesale speaker type bracket.
Front view.
Another shot from the back.
Layout on the back of the unit.
Here is the serial connector I used for the cradle. I got it from http://www.fivestarassoc.com/Z
This is some more info on the connector setup. The serial connections are specific to the Radio Shack GPS, I do not know if it will work for other GPS units or other serial devices.
Click here for a Sharp PDF on the Z connector.
Created By: Darren Young 12/7/2003
