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[ts-7000] Re: Help connecting to GPS on com2

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Subject: [ts-7000] Re: Help connecting to GPS on com2
From: "Aaron Miller" <>
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 23:12:42 -0000
--- In  "Rob" <> wrote:
>
> --- In  "Phil" <mccarl1978@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Rob,
> > 
> > Glad to here that it got you somewhere.
> > 
> > As for the hardware flow control, most devices don't actively use 
> > those lines to control flow of information, but more just to know 
if 
> > it is plugged into something or not. So you can often get away 
> > with 'faking' the signals that the device needs.
> > 
> > As mentioned by Jim in his last post on this topic, you can make 
up 
> > a cable that loops back the signals that you need. Like Jim says 
> > google is your friend here, there is plenty of info on this 
around. 
> > If you can't find exactly what you need, let us know.
> > 
> > Cheers
> > Phil
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In  "Rob" <rafferty29@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Thanks that got me going.  I now got far enough that I found 
the 
> > device needs HW flow 
> > > control so won't work on COM2.  Appreciate the help as that got 
me 
> > off something I had been 
> > > stuck on for way to long.
> > >
> >
> Thanks I was working with an old Garmin I have laying around.  The
> real unit I plan on using is a 18 5Hz which is just a two wire
> connection.  I just wanted to get a bit of proof of concept before I
> spent the $$ on a new unit.  With your help I got to that point and
> ordered the new unit.  Now I might even be able to get a rough setup
> made and installed in the bike before heading to the track in 
November
> :-).  If not I got the winter to play and add sensors.
>

I have a Garmin 18 LVC (the non-5Hz variety) working just fine on 
COM2 without any flow control pins connected.  It was very painless, 
so I hope yours works just as well.  (I'm not doing any PPS 
synchronization, however.)

Aaron Miller





 
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