hawksupremacy Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Hi I bought a Garmin etrex thats about a year old. Happy enough with the GPS. It comes with a lead to link it to a PC. However its not a USB lead but a a 9 pin plug. Anyone else have the garmin etrex? Is it possible to get a USB lead for this GPS? Or a way that works to convert this 9 pin plug into a USB lead? Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 You can buy serial to USB converter nearly any place that sells computer supplies. I also saw a USB cable for the old eTrex units on Ebay for about $15. I can't vouch for how well it works, but the seller said there was a money back guarantee. Quote Link to comment
hawksupremacy Posted June 28, 2009 Author Share Posted June 28, 2009 You can buy serial to USB converter nearly any place that sells computer supplies. I also saw a USB cable for the old eTrex units on Ebay for about $15. I can't vouch for how well it works, but the seller said there was a money back guarantee. Thank you Quote Link to comment
+Casting Crowns Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 I have that one....an eTrex Legend. The 9-pin was fine for me on my other computer because I had an extra port. My new computer doesn't so I had to go to Radio Shack and get me an adapter from 9-pin to USB. The thing cost me about $30 though! I decided the cost far outweighed the amount of effort I had to take to type each one into my geep again. I was spoiled from just pointing and clicking and then having to go back to manual was time consuming. Quote Link to comment
+Walkworthy & Wife Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Hi I bought a Garmin etrex thats about a year old. Happy enough with the GPS. It comes with a lead to link it to a PC. However its not a USB lead but a a 9 pin plug. Anyone else have the garmin etrex? Is it possible to get a USB lead for this GPS? Or a way that works to convert this 9 pin plug into a USB lead? When I started Geocaching my son-in-law loaned me his old eTrex Legion which, as you say, had the serial port connector. Since most computers connect hardware by way of the USB connector now they don't have the serial port. As has already been mentioned in other posts, you can buy an adapter, but when I looked for one they ran between $30- $40. I don't know what it would cost to put a serial card into your computer. I never checked into it. I was astounded that an adapter cost that much for all that it is. Quote Link to comment
+FierceDeityLink1 Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 $11 http://www.ecost.com/detail.aspx?edp=2677036 (RS-232 USB adapter) Quote Link to comment
+_dxd_ Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 I have the yellow Etrex, I got my cable on eBay from seller rnrplace, it's 4 ft long, connects from the back of the GPS to your USB port, comes with a mini-CD with the drivers. I've been using mine for over a year now. Quote Link to comment
Keystone Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 I am moving this thread from the Geocaching Topics forum to the GPS and Technology forum. Quote Link to comment
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