Re: Streets & Trips - no USB GPS support help

"Ben Bos" <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:11d3fpu9o07khbc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

> The most elegant way is connecting your 60 with the usb cable
straight
> to your laptop.
> then go to http://franson.com/gpsgate/index.asp?ref=menu
> here you find a prog. to convert usb-garminprotocol data stream
from
> your 60 to NMEA-serialbus.
> Its super: you can "connect" more programs at the same time on
one
> gps. therefor you use different virtual serial ports.
>
> Ben
>
> "Pink Floyd" <pfloydnope@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:Xns968FC4E36BF39pfloydnoperochestern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Hi Daniel,
>> From Microsoft: This is the error msg: (and MS knowledge base
>> article
>> #894511). No gps receiver is detected. Make sure that the gps
is
>> plugged
>> into the communication (COM) port on your computer and no
other
>> program
>> is using it...
>>
>> If you could show me how to get S&T to recognize my GPS
connected
>> to the
>> laptop via USB, I'd be grateful.
>>
>> What is a "cf gps"? (Oh, maybe Compact Flash?... how much
would
>> THAT
>> cost?).
>>
>> If the ($15-20) software has the functioanlity I need, why
>> wouldn't I
>> want to get it to work? What difference does the price make?
Is
>> there
>> an alternative moving map software you would recommend (that
>> recognizes
>> GPS via USB, etc.)?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Pink
>>
>>
>>
>> dtong22@xxxxxxxxx wrote in
>> news:1121027888.686822.54780@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
>>
>>> Pink
>>>
>>>>S&T requires a GPS connected to a serial???
>>>
>>> This is a huge statement that I tend to disagree. But again I
>> would
>>> rather do some research on this. Marvin can give u a better
>> answer as
>>> he has better understanding of this re his comparison at
>>> http://gpspassion.com/fr/artic les.asp?id=137
>>>
>>> I use a cf gps in an adaptor to my laptop pcmcia slot and
the
>> cf gps
>>> is also used in my pda.
>>>
>>> Either way, it is still my opinion that spending so much time
>> in
>>> getting hardware to fit a $15-20 software is not worth the
>> hassle.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Daniel
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Pink
>>
>> < remove nope and not to reply >
>
>

Thanks Ben, I'll go look for the utility program. Wish me luck!


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Pink

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