#6 Using /dev/ttyUSB0

[Anonymous]

> gpstrans --v
GPStrans (ASCII) - Version 0.39

Nowadays, computer tend to have no serial interface any
more, but USB interface.
So I connect my Garmin eTrex via an USB<=>serial adapter.
This works fine with gpsd.
But it does not seem to be work with gpstrans.
I think it would be nice if it would.

[Nobody/Anonymous]

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I have GPSs that use USB (Garmin 2720 and Garmin c320).
According to dmesg, they are on ttyUSB0:
[51196.662521] usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using
ohci_hcd and address 4
[51196.701618] garmin_gps 2-1:1.0: Garmin GPS usb/tty
converter detected
[51196.703069] usb 2-1: Garmin GPS usb/tty converter now
attached to ttyUSB0

But gpstrans does not sem to like this:
hbarta@baobab:~$ gpstrans -i -p/dev/ttyUSB0
GPStrans (ASCII) - Version 0.39
Copyright (c) 1995 by Carsten Tschach
(tschach@zedat.fu-berlin.de)
Linux/KKJ mods by Janne Sinkkonen <janne@iki.fi> (1996)
Copyright (c) 2000 German Grid by Andreas Lange
<andreas.lange@rhein-main.de>
Copyright (c) 1998,2000 Mayko-mXmap mods by Matthias
Kattanek <mattes@ugraf.com>Copyright (c) 2001 Development by
Joao Seabra-CT2GNL <seabra@ci.AAC.uc.pt>
ERROR: The port initialization of /dev/ttyS1 has failed.
h

[Nobody/Anonymous]

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Here's what I did:

1. Open include/defs.h
2. Edit the line with "#define DefaultServerDevice" to point
to your device:
#define DefaultServerDevice "/dev/ttyUSB0"
3. Recompile.
4. Throw away the Converter and use USB directly :-)

[Nobody/Anonymous]

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works perfect for me:

# gpstrans -p/dev/ttyUSB0 -i
GPStrans (ASCII) - Version 0.39
Copyright (c) 1995 by Carsten Tschach
(tschach@zedat.fu-berlin.de)
Linux/KKJ mods by Janne Sinkkonen <janne@iki.fi> (1996)
Copyright (c) 2000 German Grid by Andreas Lange
<andreas.lange@rhein-main.de>
Copyright (c) 1998,2000 Mayko-mXmap mods by Matthias
Kattanek <mattes@ugraf.com>
Copyright (c) 2001 Development by Joao Seabra-CT2GNL
<seabra@ci.AAC.uc.pt>
Connected GPS [/dev/ttyUSB0] is: Garmin - V

[Nobody/Anonymous]

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try version 0.40 from the Debian archive:
http://packages.debian.org/gpstrans
http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/g/gpstrans/gpstrans_0.40.orig.tar.gz

Hamish