+KiwiGary Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Hi, This may have been brought up before, but a search didn't find it. So sorry if this is a repeat. I have just bought a eTREX Legend C and was wondering if you can attach it to a PDA. I know its USB only, but can you get a USB bridge or something like that to attach it to USB PDA?? It would handy for long trips, the PDA can stored more Waypoints than the GPS (500 only) Anyone had any luck joining these two beast together? By the way the PDA is a Palm M500 series (M515), but I guess this applies to any USB PDA. Thanks in advance KiwiGary Quote Link to comment
ImpalaBob Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 GPS City Garmin e Series to Palm m5xx with 12V Dual Power http://www.gpscity.com/item-gps-city-garmi...e-palmm5cig.htm How's that!!!!! ImpalaBob Quote Link to comment
+KiwiGary Posted July 26, 2005 Author Share Posted July 26, 2005 Thanks for the response, but that wouldn't work as the Legend C doesn't have the four pin plug. It only has a USB port, that cable would work fine with my Yellow eTrex but not with the Legend C. Thanks anyway Gary Quote Link to comment
+cjf Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 I just bought a cable to connect my Tungsten C to my eTrex Vists at this site: Blue Hills Innovations. Cable came promptly and everything fits, now if I could just figure out how to make them talk to each other. (It's on my list of things to do.) Quote Link to comment
+AtoZ Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 The problem is, is there software for the PDA to transfer data to the GPSr. I ahve benn looking and havent found any. What is your idea????? cheers Quote Link to comment
+cjf Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 Yes, there are programs that should get the PDA and GPSr to talk to each other: Check out CacheMate and CacheNav here. Also, I was using a very cool mapping program with GPSr specifically made for my PDA. Check out Mapopolis here I was very happily using this hardware/software combo until, sigh, the GPSr for my PDA was stolen out of my trunk. That's why I'm attempting the PDA to eTrex Vista link - I loved having my PDA talk to a GPSr but I'm not sure I want to replace the $$$$ GPSr if I can get my eTrex to talk to my PDA. If it works, it will be a $30 solution. My PDA to eTrex comunication problem might be due to something I haven't tweaked correctly. I did read something that suggested deleting "AvantGo." I just haven't decided if I want to go there or not..... Good luck! Quote Link to comment
+Waternoose Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 is it possible with an explorist 400 to do the same thing with a PDA? Quote Link to comment
+apersson850 Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 Many PDA units aren't configured to work as hosts, albeit they do have a USB port. But slave only, and since the Legend C is a slave too, that will never work. Quote Link to comment
+KiwiGary Posted July 28, 2005 Author Share Posted July 28, 2005 I agree you need to get a device to act as a USB host, so you can plug in the PDA and GPS. Now I don't know if such a device exists and if so, would it work for this setup?? You could carry a laptop around with you, but then why bother having a PDA??? Gary Quote Link to comment
+cjf Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 So if my eTrex Vista is a "slave" it won't talk with my Tungsten C PDA? (My PDA worked with a GPSr specifically designed for the Tugnsen C.) And how do I find out if my eTrex Vista is a slave? Is there a technical term I should look for in the eTrex Vista manual that will indicate whether its a slave or emancipated? Quote Link to comment
+JanniCash Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 So if my eTrex Vista is a "slave" it won't talk with my Tungsten C PDA? (My PDA worked with a GPSr specifically designed for the Tugnsen C.) And how do I find out if my eTrex Vista is a slave? Is there a technical term I should look for in the eTrex Vista manual that will indicate whether its a slave or emancipated? The Useless Serial Bus (USB) is a star architecture with exactly one host, 1-n hub(s) and 0-n functions (or nodes). Both, your PDA and your GPSr are nodes. Neither of them can act as a USB host. So they will not connect in that way. USB was not designed as a general replacement for RS232. It was designed as a cheap PC expansion solution. It works well (enough) for what it was supposed, but thats it. Jan Quote Link to comment
+Waternoose Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 for navigation use, i think this could be a good solution http://pc-mobile.net/bta.htm Quote Link to comment
JDCincy Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 for navigation use, i think this could be a good solutionhttp://pc-mobile.net/bta.htm Nope, it says for serial devices only, not USB. Legend C is specifically named, in fact. It's a lot easier to connect older devices, like a couple old Palm m125s and RS Digitraveler GPSrs I've got sitting around, instead of newer USB devices. Jim Quote Link to comment
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