garmin Etrex

[+Titus1919]

the cable for my Etrex is $50. That is halr the price of the unit new!!!!! Has any one atempted to make a PC data cable out of a old USB cable?

I think all I need is 3 of the 4 wires. the red(power+) is not used. so in theroy the Black(ground), The White(data-), and green(data+). then if I make a conector that would be Black, White, Green.(Looking from the back of the GPS left to right) it sould work.

Any input?

[jmundinger]

the cable for my Etrex is $50. That is halr the price of the unit new!!!!! Has any one atempted to make a PC data cable out of a old USB cable?

I think all I need is 3 of the 4 wires. the red(power+) is not used. so in theroy the Black(ground), The White(data-), and green(data+). then if I make a conector that would be Black, White, Green.(Looking from the back of the GPS left to right) it sould work.

Any input?

 

get a Venture HC. The cost is not much more than that of a eTrex and it comes with a usb cable

[+BlueDeuce]

the cable for my Etrex is $50. That is halr the price of the unit new!!!!! Has any one atempted to make a PC data cable out of a old USB cable?

I think all I need is 3 of the 4 wires. the red(power+) is not used. so in theroy the Black(ground), The White(data-), and green(data+). then if I make a conector that would be Black, White, Green.(Looking from the back of the GPS left to right) it sould work.

Any input?

 

Most of the ones I've seen are 10-20 bucks. Which Etrex do you have? Is it serial or USB?

[+Titus1919]

the cable for my Etrex is $50. That is halr the price of the unit new!!!!! Has any one atempted to make a PC data cable out of a old USB cable?

I think all I need is 3 of the 4 wires. the red(power+) is not used. so in theroy the Black(ground), The White(data-), and green(data+). then if I make a conector that would be Black, White, Green.(Looking from the back of the GPS left to right) it sould work.

Any input?

 

Most of the ones I've seen are 10-20 bucks. Which Etrex do you have? Is it serial or USB?

 

The owners manual just says Etrex personal navigator. Trede marked 2000-2003. It has a rubber flap on the top. Under the flap is 4 contact points and a tack for a plug slide in to.

[+BlueDeuce]

Blue or Yellow?

 

That should be the basic (as in old) interface cable. About 10 bucks online (plus $6 shipping) or $14 at Walmart or Gander Mountain kind of place.

 

Edited March 27, 2010 by BlueDeuce

[+coggins]

the cable for my Etrex is $50. That is halr the price of the unit new!!!!! Has any one atempted to make a PC data cable out of a old USB cable?

I think all I need is 3 of the 4 wires. the red(power+) is not used. so in theroy the Black(ground), The White(data-), and green(data+). then if I make a conector that would be Black, White, Green.(Looking from the back of the GPS left to right) it sould work.

Any input?

It's easy to make your own, just get a Eplug for the GPS side, and a Dsub DE9F for the computer side. A 2 conductor with a shield for a cable and you're good. Couple of bucks total.

 

You won't be able to cut the end off a USB cable and place the Eplug on it, you are going to need a RS-232~USB adapter if you don't have a serial port on your computer.

Edited March 27, 2010 by coggins

[born2fish1987]

the cable for my Etrex is $50. That is halr the price of the unit new!!!!! Has any one atempted to make a PC data cable out of a old USB cable?

I think all I need is 3 of the 4 wires. the red(power+) is not used. so in theroy the Black(ground), The White(data-), and green(data+). then if I make a conector that would be Black, White, Green.(Looking from the back of the GPS left to right) it sould work.

Any input?

 

I use the charging cord for my PS3 controller? works just fine

[GermanSailor]

50 bucks is far to much money.

 

You can make the cable yourself, or you know someone who can.

 

http://www.jens-seiler.de/etrex/datacable.html

 

Probably you don't have a serial port on your computer, so get an adapter for less than 10 bucks at dealextreme.com

 

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.622

 

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.5859

 

GermanSailor