Re: Garmin VISTA C, NMEA?

Jack Erbes wrote: 
Filip Biljecki wrote:

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Thank you for the advice.
I will buy GPSmap 60CS, because of the compass and altimeter.
It costs about 160EUR more than VISTA C but I think it's worth.
By the way, I see that I get only USB cable in the package, so I have to buy the expensive serial cable to have NMEA, or this one has NMEA on USB?


I posted another reply above. I think changing the 60CS is a better choice than the Vista C.

And again, I think this software will work for you:

http://franson.com/gpsgate/guide.asp?section=Garmin_Usb_Gps

In use, if I understand it correctly, you would connect the 60CS to the laptop USB port, the GPS data stream would go into the GPSGate software's virtual COM port, and be available to your laptop application on another virtual COM port.

Jack


You really think that I should give more for the GPSmap 60CS?
Thank you both for the link, if I got it right- I can connect both Vista C and GPSmap 60CS to applications that require NMEA?
I have to choose between them- 60CS and VISTA C.
Both have compass and altimeter. As maps.
Vista is smaller, but 60CS has a better reception.
Both Bluechart compactible.
hmm......
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