Re: Garmin GPSMAP 76CX PC Connectivity

Gilles Kohl <gilles_delete_this@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

OTOH and IIRC, the official Garmin serial cable for the 76CX is more
like $40.

http://www.tvnav.com/76csxacc.htm $27.



The pfranc serial cable is an aftermarket solution favored by many.
You can buy the Garmin-compatible connectors for $7 to solder on to an
surplus "mouse" cable.

You can buy completed pfranc cables in various configurations.
http://www.pfranc.com/cables/index.mhtml pD32 $14.98 being one of them.

There is also the combination of wanting serial output from the Garmin 76
to get NMEA, but to a PC that has no serial ports, using the pfranc USB
adapter.


I tried the demo of GPSGate. It was versatile, and might allow for some
interesting applications via the real time translation of a GPS NMEA stream
across the internet, but if all you want is a serial cable, a serial cable
is probably the right answer.

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