SysInfo is a SYStem INFOrmation tool for Palm devices.
SysInfo is a tool designed to help you know better and master your PalmOS based device : informations about the device, processor, system password, hotsync status, battery status, auto off-timer, memory status, memory use.
SysInfo is a set of seven utilities :
* Device : Shows device's Serial Number and Display information (size and color depth).
Monitors the usage made of the device, provides statistics about it and the system�s stability.
* Processor : Tells what processor is in your Palm device, providing information about the processor (frequency and clock speed).
Allows downclocking and overclocking of processor for the DragonBall family processors.
* Palm OS : Gives version number of PalmOS (takes into account patches).
Shows whether Security password is set or not. Allows to remove this password with no loss of protected records when the similar option from PalmOS will delete these records.
Shows HotSync information (HotSync username and last successful HotSync date).
Allows to force the HotSync backup bit for all databases and applications, which is especially useful for applications that were beamed to the device or installed not using the Desktop install tool and which, very often, have their backup bit not set!
* Memory : For main memory card and eventual additional memory card, calculates memory's storage use by files in both ROM (Read Only Memory, including Flash memory) and RAM (Random Access Memory).
* Files : This utility is accessed from the Memory screen.
It draws a pie chart showing INTERNAL or EXTERNAL memory use (both ROM and RAM) by main programs. Tick on one piece of the pie to get details about one program (data and executable sizes) and eventually remove it from the pie chart view.
* Battery : Gives exact current, warning and critical voltage values.
Estimates Full battery voltage (not provided by PalmOS). SysInfo uses a special algorithm to guess it and precision incresases over time.
Monitors the battery charge level over time and provides graphical statistics about it.
* Off Time : Shows automatic off time value for your Palm device.
Allows to change this auto off timer with wider options than PalmOS.
Updated Description:
v5.1 (06/01/08):
- solved an overflow bug in the External Files analysis (SysInfo would crash on program exit when the tree structure was too complex) and highly optimized the overall involvedalgorythm
- the External Files analysis now correctly recognizes external cards up to 4GB (Palm OS limit) when it was previously working fine only with cards up to 2GB
- In the Processor utility, added detection of SysInfo running in the StyleTap Palm OS emulator for Windows Mobile devices (www.styletap.com)
- added a "Clean DB" option, prior to the "Backup bit" option in the Palm OS utility screen, to remove empty "to be deleted at next HotSync" records in databases when device was never synchronized with desktop (HotSync) or when it was synchronized a long time ago (3 months) so it can be believed not to be synchronized anymore.
- a few cosmetic changes
v5.0 (05/25/07):
- fixed application crash when accessing the Usage Stats screen for devices with Palm OS < 5
- fixed OS version displaying (displayed "M.m" instead of "M.m.f", where M is Major, m is minor and f is fix)
- fixed Memory & Files information for devices with NVFS memory like the Palm TX
- enhanced the Memory & Files algorithms to return ultimate memory use accuracy by finding and taking into account a few leftovers that were found in the previous algorithms
- instead of calling Palm OS default digitizer calibration application, SysInfo now has its own calibration utility with enhanced options and a background monitoring, which can be of help for devices that suffer from the so called "Mad Digitizer Syndrome" (digitizer slides out of alignment)
- added a Battery charge level statistics module
- HotSync can now be launched from within SysInfo after the backup bit set option was run
- cosmetic fixes and enhancements in various areas of the application