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General Forums => General Discussion => Topic started by: Fraggy on November 12, 2004, 07:32:14 pm

Title: Garmin GPS + Zaurus
Post by: Fraggy on November 12, 2004, 07:32:14 pm

Hello there,

I don't know where else to post this question, so I'll post it here in "newbies" (I'm a newbie after all )

I've got a Zaurus SL-5500 and a Garmin eTrex Legend GPS.

Is there any way to connect those two together?

I know that there's some wonderfull Open Source GPS software available for Linux that would allow you to connect a GPS to a laptop, but I wonder if such a thing also exists for the Zaurus. Actually I know there is, but is it compatible with the Garmin GPSses? And do I need a special cable for that? (The Garmin cable that comes with the GPS is a SERIAL cable, so connecting it to a Z would need some adapter I suppose).

Anybody has experience with this?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Title: Garmin GPS + Zaurus
Post by: cosmos7 on December 01, 2004, 02:55:58 am

http://www.serialio.com/products/adaptors/ZThinCable.htm (http://www.serialio.com/products/adaptors/ZThinCable.htm)

Gets you to the DB9 so you can attach the Garmin cable.

Title: Garmin GPS + Zaurus
Post by: lardman on December 01, 2004, 05:56:05 am

Might need a null-modem cable too (very simple, just crosses over two of the three wires in the serial cable).


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