GPS Serial Cable

[+TheAlabamaRambler]

Some GPS receivers use USB-Serial converter cables.

 

I've certainly had issues with some, so when I saw this article I thought it might help you. It's focused on ham radio but it applies to every serial device, such as GPS pucks.

 

http://wa8lmf.net/ham/USB-Serial-Dongles.htm

[+gelfling6]

Some GPS receivers use USB-Serial converter cables.

 

I've certainly had issues with some, so when I saw this article I thought it might help you. It's focused on ham radio but it applies to every serial device, such as GPS pucks.

 

http://wa8lmf.net/ham/USB-Serial-Dongles.htm

 

I've run into this myself from time to time.. I usually grab the Prolific driver off the page for Parallax (better known for the Basic Stamp mcu).. they used to market a version of their "Board Of Ed", (which was the carrier board for the Basic-Stamp2, for their BOE-Bot learning robot), which had a on-board Prolific chip, in between the USB-B socket and the serial input/output lines of the BS2 module. I've used the same driver for the old VEX Robotics programming cable, and a couple of USB <--> RS-232C dongles.. But, I think the reason why they got away from Prolific, was there was a dropping problem.. Quite a few started going to TDI, which made a more efficient version, and a lot of prolific chipset devices got orphaned.

 

Been there, I keep both drivers on ALL of my machines.. Just in case I run into something that needs a serial I/O.

[+BAMBOOZLE]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Cable-Auto-Adapter-Magellan-SporTrak-Meridian-/350122069153?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5184e6cca1

 

I've had good luck with these on my Meridians......it appears to be the Prolific 2303 also.

Edited May 22, 2013 by BAMBOOZLE

[+fizzymagic]

Some GPS receivers use USB-Serial converter cables.

 

I've certainly had issues with some, so when I saw this article I thought it might help you. It's focused on ham radio but it applies to every serial device, such as GPS pucks.

 

Good info. I've been doing a lot of work with Arduinos, which require serial converters, and the ones based on the FTDI chipset work the best in my experience.

[John E Cache]

Adafruit, my favorite site, switched from PL2303 to FTDI. Probably for the same reasons as the HAM article.

 

http://www.adafruit.com/products/18

 

The FTDI version works fine on my old bar code scanner.