Re: [Gpsbabel-misc] Whats the story?
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From: Brad R. <br...@at...> - 2005-12-10 22:50:36
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Submit=Go&DEPA=0&type=&description=USB+to+Serial+Cable&Category=0&minPrice=&maxPrice=&Go.x=0&Go.y=0 Hey guys the answer to the question of Robert's is in the above link. The SBT-USC1M for 8.99 is the cable I have. I have an ACER laptop an had no problems with it. It works great with Garmin. I'm sure it will work with any applications looking to convert serial to USB. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Lipe" <rob...@us...> To: "Dave Pawson" <da...@dp...> Cc: "Alan" <al...@al...>; "Per Gustav Ousdal" <pg...@ou...>; <gps...@li...> Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 10:56 AM Subject: Re: [Gpsbabel-misc] Whats the story? >> As someone interested in obtaining a serial to usb lead, the obvious >> question (for me) is, is there a recommended chipset/lead that will >> connect a Garmin serial output to a pc usb connector (and has been > > I've had good luck with the units with the MCT chips under Linux, OSX, > and Windows. > > Unfortunately, this is a fairly crazy market. There are probably under > a half dozen different companies that actually make the electronics and > about a bazillion different companies that fund injection molds (or > stickers) and have those electronics stuffed into their own packaging > under their own name. > > Worse still, a "barfomatic 3000" that you buy this month may have > electronics from vendor X while that exact part number next month may > have totally different electronics in it next month. > > > There are lots of vendors and the prices on these things range wildly. > My hype-o-meter reads a little high on this guy: > http://www.pfranc.com/usb/usb.mhtml > but, unlike an ebay seller that's hustling products for $1 with $19 S&H > he's actually plugged the product in and it interested in making things > right with you if things don't work out. > > It's all rather a crap shoot, I fear. > > RJL > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log > files > for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes > searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637&alloc_id=16865&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Gpsbabel-misc mailing list > Gps...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gpsbabel-misc > > |