GPS to laptop

[brians]

I want to connect my Furuno GPS 31 (fixed GPS) to my laptop, Dell or Toshiba. What cable/connecter do I need. Maplin is over my head. I have connected this GPS to a wheel pilot and to radar but to a simple PC seems more complex than I imagined.

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[Heckler]

you will need a serial port connector, on my garmin they supply a connector for £18ish, but if you have a newish laptop you will need a usb to serial port crossover as well.
do a search on google see what comes up
stu


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[bendyone]

You need a 9 pin serial connector
Pin 2 data in
Pin 3 data out
Pin 5 ground

I cut the tail off an old mouse and used it to connect to a Garmin 48.

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[brians]

Is the colour coding the same i.e. use the blue and white wires of the mouse cable?



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[Guest]

..... join up and ask

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gps-navigator/


also mine of info here :

http://vancouver-webpages.com/peter/index.html

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[Budgie]

Maplin is actually the easiest solution. Assuming that the GPS has a serial outlet, and that your computer only has a USB socket, you buy a converter cable and software from Maplin. It is very simple to install and run.

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[Heckler]

yup
the prob is getting the connector for the other end that goes to the gps, i know someone in the states is doing them for a garmin but anything else ??
stu

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[bendyone]

On the one I used

Pin 2 was brown, Pin 3 was white and Pin 5 black- You need to ring through to check on the lead you use.

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[bendyone]

Is it a round 4 pin connector?
There was a company in Scotland that used to sell these, Search the web for Garmin connectors?

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[bendyone]

Is it a round 4 pin connector?
There was a company in Scotland that used to sell these, Search the web for Garmin connectors?

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[bendyone]

Try
http://pfranc.com/projects/g45contr/g45_idx.htm

for connectors

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[mark_sabin]

I priced a serial to USB onnector in PC world and they were 48 quid-ish....imagine my surprise when I saw the same one in the states for about 18 quid Quid....needless to say I bought one!! Would be interested in your comments on the SEATRACK software (Ithink it was you who had just got it?)

Mark

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[paulrossall]

The company in Scotland was Lynks cables. I have one of their cables connecting my Garmin 12 to yeoman. Good quality at reasonable price.
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[wiggy]

i am in the middle of trying to connect GPS to laptop as well I know what conections to use but how do you know which pin is which number, also the serial cable I came across in a box of bits only has four wires is this normal?

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[happydart]

I'm not so good in writing englisch so in telegram style:

http://pfranc.com/ :for your cheap cable
http://www.happy-dart.be :for a connection foto


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