Really? The units usually come with a CD (the GPSmap 60cs did) with a driver
on it, and when the unit is plugged in and turned on it is listed in the
device manager (under a new category "Garmin Devices") as a "Garmin USB
GPS". Shouldn't I be able to connect to that device and then start
transferring data over pipes (or something like that)?

Already have code for serial port communication. Thanks anyway though.

Cheers,
Phil.
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Subject: RE: [DUG] USB communication


> Hi Phil, just so happens I was investigating the same thing this week. It
> does look as if you need to write your own device driver however I see
> mention that some GPS devices can be directed to a virtual serial port
which
> maybe the easiest solution.
> Some links to try anyway
> http://www.zylsoft.com/gpsrec.htm
> http://www.eltima.com/products/vspdallinone/
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Phil Middlemiss [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Friday, 25 June 2004 12:06 p.m.
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: [DUG] USB communication
> >
> >
> > I need to support a USB device (Garmin GPSRs). Up till now only RS-232
> > support has been required, but USB is becoming more common now.
> >
> > I'm familiar enough with the COM communication, but I'm not
> > sure what is
> > necessary to to communicate across a USB bus. I have the SDK
> > from Garmin,
> > which just specifies the format of the data to be sent, but I have no
> > information on setting up the communications. Can anyone give
> > me a quick
> > start guide to USB development?
> >
> > (I've looked hard on the internet, but it seems to be aimed
> > at device driver
> > developers, or, on MSDN, specific applications such as Still
> > Image Devices).
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Phil.
> >
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