Re: globalsat bu-353 usb gps using serial or ps2 port

Spacey Spade wrote:

Because I believe my P200 laptop can't handle the USB gps and playing
mp3s at the same time (without skips in mp3 playback), I tried hooking
up the BU-353 gps via the ps-2 port with one of those adapters you get
for the mouse.  The gps gets power and is blinking, having locked it's
coordinate position (in my bedroom!).  However, Deluo Routis 2004 does
not "auto detect" the gps, saying there is no gps hooked to the
computer.  Is there any way to make this work?

I am amazed that that worked. I guess the problem is that the PS2 port is not seen by the system (like in the Device Manager) as a COM port and that is what the software is looking for. It may be that the PS2 port gives the GPSr power, it is on, and that is it. It cannot be used by the system.

Does that make your mouse cursor jump around or act funny? It used to be that windows would see a GPS on a COM port as a mouse and then your cursor would jump around and the GPS would not work.

If anyone has seen a USB -> Serial -> Serial Port adapter, I can try
that in addition to my current USB -> PS2 -> PS2 Port adapter I have
now.

Do a search on eBay for "USB serial" there are hundreds of those for sale on there. Try to find one that uses the PL-2303 chipset and comes with drivers for your OS. And you can find them at Frye's, Staples, Office Depot, Radio Shack, and places like that too. Belkin makes one called the F5U109, I have one of those and it has worked with 98SE and W2K.

Jack

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