Ok just found this http://www.computercables.com.au/res/infos/CB-USB-4S.htm#package
Supports Win CE, $85.00 plus GST Cheers Paul 2009/6/4 Paul Bart <[email protected]> > Hi Scott and others > I have just installed XCSoar on the Ipaq 312, it seems to work fine on the > ground, I have not flown with it as yet. The set up pdf available with the > 312 XCSoar download suggested to use the serial-bluetooth adapter saying > that the GPS in the PNAs is built for driving and therefore the altitude > information may not be reliable. Whilst I am not an expert on GPS engines, > I would think that it it produces altitude information, it is likely to be > as correct as any other GPS. Having said that, when I am driving with it, > it does fluctuate a bit. I have also found a program called Wedge, that is > able to take data supplied by serial to USB converter and present it to the > Win CE device. It is US$135 though. > > > Cheers > > Paul > > > 2009/6/4 Scott Penrose <[email protected]> > >> On 04/06/2009, at 1:17 PM, David Lawley wrote: >> >> HI all, >> >> There is no cable available for converting a USB to seral port. >> >> >> Yes, mostly correct. You can actually get a converter (not a cable) but it >> is unlikely to have drivers for the PDA/PNA. >> However, the reason people often think this is the case, is that it uses >> the same cable connector on the PDA/PNA with a built in serial port. >> Unfortunately most new PDAs and almost all PNAs do NOT have a serial port >> internally. >> >> The commonly avalable usb-serial adaptors will not work with these sort of >> PDA/PNA, as the 312/312/314 is a USB client NOT a host. >> >> I have seen a post on the XCSoar group that this has been done but I cant >> find the post relating to doing so, maybe Johnny W can remember. >> >> Another option moght be a serial to bluetooth adaptor to send the FLARM >> data to the PDA. >> >> >> This really leaves you with the option above. However, even that is not >> ideal, as most PNAs do not have the bluetooth stack. >> >> A PNA works great with XCSoar or similar, but really you want to be using >> the built in GPS - once you start wanting to connect to a FLARM, and >> shelling out the expense of a Bluetooth -> serial adapter, you may as well >> buy a slightly more expensive PDA with serial port - and thus actually save >> money. >> >> That said, I am putting XCSoar on my PNA to allow me to take XCSoar into >> Club Gliders - all stand alone. >> >> Scott >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Aus-soaring mailing list >> [email protected] >> To check or change subscription details, visit: >> http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >> > >
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