In many previous news, we did present you the new Orion TI-84 Plus talking graphing calculator.
Some of you asked us about the possibilities to connect the voice module other models. Curiosity is not a bad thing on Omnimaga, so let's answer this.
With the special 2.55/ORk OS installed, you could expect the module to work on the TI-84 Pocket.fr and chinese TI-84 Plus Pocket SE. Unfortunately, the mini-jack and mini-USB aren't far enough from each other and the module doesn't fit. However, it should still be possible to use the voice module if we can find the appropriate extensions:
- mini-Jack 2.5 female 2.5 <-> mini-Jack 2.5 male cable
- mini-USB A female <-> mini-USB A male cable
So let's just focus on models with cases similar to the TI-84 Plus cases.
The latest TI-73 Explorer for example have the right case, but you can't connect the module because of the missing mini-USB port.
Let's now check the new TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition color calculator. It should be ok, shouldn't it? But it just doesn't fit...
We notice that the connectors from the TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition
(left calculator) aren't at the same height that the ones from the TI-84 Plus which are closer to the screen. Indeed, we can notice the difference by placing a small item
(a jumper for example) on the motherboards. So we need extensions here too, but even with that we would still need an appropriate OS
(if possible) to interact with the module.
I don't have a TI-89 Titanium, but a TI-89 Titanium ViewScreen on which the module doesn't fit because of the ViewScreen connector. But it should fit on a TI-89 Titanium. Of course, an appropriate OS would be needed here too.
We're finally lucky with the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition and TI-83 Plus.fr USB, on which the module does fit and work once the 2.55/ORk OS is installed. We just invented a new model: the Orion TI-84 Plus Silver Edition! :bj:
The module also fits on TI-84 Plus Silver Edition ViewScreen, where the different ViewScreen connector isn't a problem but can't be used anymore once the module is connected.
Let's now sum up the whole thing:
| Model | compatible case | compatible OS |
| TI-73 Explorer | no | no |
| TI-83 Plus.fr USB | yes | yes |
| TI-84 Plus | yes | yes |
| TI-84 Plus Silver Edition | yes | yes |
| TI-84 Plus Silver Edition ViewScreen | yes | yes |
| TI-Nspire 84 Plus keypad | no | no |
| TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition | no | no |
| TI-84 Pocket.fr | no | yes |
| TI-84 Plus Pocket SE | no | yes |
| TI-89 Titanium | yes | no |
| TI-89 Titanium ViewScreen | no | no |
Source:http://tiplanet.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13041&lang=en
