+Old Bill Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 Hello everyone, Can anyone tell me if I will need drivers for a Magellan GPS315? More specifically, I have plans to make a cable, I have the firmware upgrade, and I have a GPS315. What I need to know is do I need some sort of driver to 1) be able to do the firmware update, and 2) upload waypoints and routes. If I do need drivers, how to I obtain them? If I don't need drivers, can I just go directly from EasyGPS or NG Topo? Both show the GPS315 listed as compatible. I did scan through the forums, but didn't find a specific answer. Any help would be appreciated! Thad AKA Old Bill Quote Link to comment
+PDOP's Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 No drivers needed. The firmware upgrade should be an executable file which will work on it's own to install the firmware.. The other software you mentioned should also work as long as you have the interface set correctly on your 315. Quote Link to comment
George & Christina Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 No drivers needed. Using a plain serial port is sufficient (setting the correct baud rate etc). Using a USB-serial cable is OK most of the time - my laptop talks to the GPS (GSAK, Ozi, etc.) however it won't perform a firmware update over the USB-serial, I had to go to a computer with a real RS232 port to do that. Quote Link to comment
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