Dennis Pogson wrote:

Jack Erbes wrote:

Franky wrote:


Hi

Currently trying shipplotter with my ICOM PCR1000 reciever.
Its works fine but cant get GPS USB support only GPS serial and my
Garmin 76c is usb connector into the laptop

Any ideas?

As an aside to Franky's question, I have a related question for the
technically adept here.

Is a serial to USB adapter a two way device?

In other words, if had a GPS with a USB connector, could you use a
serial to USB adapter to connect it to a COM port?

I've only used them to go from serial to USB and don't know if you can
go the other way with it.

Thanks,

Jack


That would require a serial to USB adapter, the 9-pin plugs on these are
female, and the USB is a socket, not a plug.


Maybe I'm confused or my question is confusing. My serial to USB
adapter has a USB plug on one end and a DB9S (female) on the other.

Doesn't the USB only GPS have a USB jack? If it was a mini-USB jack it
could be adapted to standard USB with a mini-USB plug to standard USB
jack cable or adapter.

The COM port I'm asking about is hardware (not virtual) and is male
(DB9P).

That could connect my serial to USB adapter to the GPS USB port and a
hardware COM port, my question is, would it work?

And I understand that if the USB port on the GPS did not provide 5V to
power the adapter, that would have to be provided externally.

Here is a link that helps me grasp the jack/plug nomenclature for USB
connectors:

http://www.amabilidade2002.com/computer34.htm

Jack

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