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Nick Pugh wrote:
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<div><font size="2">Hi All</font></div>
<div><font size="2">I just purchase a Gormain 18 GPS receiver with a
USB input. I would like to configure it with UI View. I don't see a USB
input for it.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Help</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">thanks</font></div>
<div><font size="2">nick k5qxj</font></div>
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APRS programs and APRS hardware devices (Kenwood radios, TinyTraks,
OpenTracks, KPC3+TNCs, etc.) only recognize and work with classic
RS-232 <<SERIAL>> com ports carrying standard
NMEA-format data. They will not support or interact directly with USB
devices of any kind. <br>
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Before any USB device such as a newer USB-connected GPS will work, you
will have to make it "look like" a classic serial port with an
appropriate software driver that creates a virtual (simulated) serial
port. Garmin supplies such software on it's website. <br>
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[This driver is similar in concept to the drivers supplied with
USB-to-serial "dongles" used to add classic serial ports to newer
"legacy-free" USB-only computers. However the Garmin driver performs
the additional step of converting the proprietary binary Garmin GPS
data format to standard NMEA ASCII recognized by all APRS programs and
mapping applications. <br>
Note that the USB version of the GPS-18 ONLY outputs the
proprietary Garmin-format data while the serial-port versions of the
GPS-18 can be set to output either Garmin proprietary -OR- standard
NMEA formats.]<br>
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An alternative is the Franson GPSgate software available at:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://franson.com"><http://franson.com></a> <br>
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This program was originally created to receive GPS data from a single
serial COM port and then split it into multiple virtual (simulated)
serial ports, so that more than one program can use the GPS at the same
time. The current version can also receive proprietary Garmin USB as
input, and convert it into multiple standard NMEA serial streams on
simulated com ports. For example, you could run UIview and Street
Atlas at the same time. <br>
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Note that while software fixes may allow you to use the USB GPS on
Windows PCs, it will still be unusable for direct connection to
stand-alone (non-computer) hardware devices such as Kenwood D700
radios, TinyTracks, OpenTrackers, etc. which require "real"
hardware-based serial connections.<br>
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--<br>
<br>
Stephen H. Smith wa8lmf (at) aol.com <br>
EchoLink Node: 14400 [Think bottom of the 2M band]<br>
Home Page: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wa8lmf.com">http://wa8lmf.com</a> --OR-- <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wa8lmf.net">http://wa8lmf.net</a><br>
<br>
NEW! World Digipeater Map<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wa8lmf.net/APRSmaps">http://wa8lmf.net/APRSmaps</a><br>
<br>
JavAPRS Filter Port 14580 Guide <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wa8lmf.net/aprs/JAVaprsFilters.htm">http://wa8lmf.net/aprs/JAVaprsFilters.htm</a><br>
<br>
"APRS 101" Explanation of APRS Path Selection & Digipeating <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wa8lmf.net/DigiPaths">http://wa8lmf.net/DigiPaths</a> <br>
<br>
Updated "Rev H" APRS <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wa8lmf.net/aprs">http://wa8lmf.net/aprs</a><br>
Symbols Set for UI-View, <br>
UIpoint and APRSplus:<br>
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