[aprssig] GPS'

[Brett Friermood]

Another alternative, especially if you can use it for other computing
purposes too, is to use a small single board computer. Think Raspberry
Pi or BeagleBone Black. Plug the USB GPS into it and pipe the NMEA
data out as serial to the D710. You can also share the data from that
single GPS among additional computers over a network by using gpsd. If
you don't need all that extra power an Arduino could work just as
well.

The possibilities really are endless once you through one of these in
the mix. I realize it may be overkill for most of the applications
it's being used in but something to look at anyway.

Brett KQ9N


On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 12:41 AM, AC <kf4lvz at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Almost true.  If you're willing to pop one open (and, for some, build a
> tiny one-transistor circuit) then any of the USB pucks can be used
> because they all internally use USB-to-serial adapter chips (Prolific,
> FTDI, etc.).  Cracking one open will provide access to the true serial
> data on the other side of the adapter chip.  Bring those signals out
> (and power) and you have a serial puck.
>
> The one-transistor circuit is to handle a low voltage or inverted drive
> if the adapter chip is TTL instead of RS232 on the far end.