Interface Of Gps's Comunication; Connecting The Gps To Pc - GPS TrackMaker Reference Manual

12 Interface of GPS's Comunication

12.1 Connecting the GPS to PC

First verify which interface has your GPS
If you are using a GPS with USB port
If the GPS has serial port
The newer GPS models use the USB inteface instead of serial interface. To use it,
just connect a cable directly from GPS to USB computer port to do the
connection. If GPS TrackMaker® doesn't automatically recognize the Garmin
models, certainly the USB drivers of the GPS were not installed.
In this case, download the Garmin USB drivers from the web site below :
http://www.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=591
Only after installing the drivers, the GPS will be recognized.
Currently the modern computers
have no serial ports for direct
connection.The best way to solve
this problem is to acquire a USB-To-
Serial converter
electronic circuit able to turn the
USB ports on serial ports.
that has an
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