Gps Iii+ And Usb

[_mo_]

I've got a new laptop that doesn't have a serial port on it. Ugh.

 

anyway, I'm having trouble getting Mapsource to talk through the USB-serial adapter (Belkin F5U103)

 

Any thoughts?

[+Quackin' Up]

I no longer have my III but I used an adapter on my laptop and it worked fine. If I remember I will check tonight and see what kind I was using. I still use it on my Etrex Vista as well. Also, it seems to me it came up as as a very high com port, maybe 8?

[_mo_]

I've tried com ports 1 and 2

 

I've tried setting the speed at 9600

 

I've gotten this adapter to work with one other item (Yaesu VX5) but have had problems with other devices.

 

I might just pick up another one and give it a shot.

 

 

We just had our first successful cache hunt and the kids are very excited to do more.

[+sbell111]

I use my 3+ with a Belkin adapter on my laptop.

 

In Mapsource, I have the baud rate set to 115200 (COM 1). On my GPSr's inteface screen (in setup) the format is 'GARMIN' and the transfer mode is 'host'.

 

I did have an initial problem uploading to my unit because I was getting a conflict with my palm settings. I had to deselect 'local serial' for my pda.

[+Quackin' Up]

Ok, as I pointed out I no longer have my III, but my Vista was set up exactly the same. I am using a Keyspan adapter and it uses Com 4 at 115200 (I just used autodetect to find that). Works like a charm.

[+Renegade Knight]

My GPS V is using a similar adapter and it works on com 4 or 5. I can't recall but I was suprised to find it such a high number considering there is only one modem and no serial ports.