Thanks for that, unfortunately, the GPS doesn't appear as an HID. Still, I may be able to look at the source code and work out what I need to do.
I forgot to mention originally that I have a GUID for the device. Cheers, Phil. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 2:19 PM Subject: RE: [DUG] USB communication > maybe this hid controller is what you want > http://www.soft-gems.net/Controls.php > I see the JVCL library also has JvHidControllerClass.pas > I've yet to investigate this further so just speculating. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Phil Middlemiss [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, 25 June 2004 1:25 p.m. > > To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List > > Subject: Re: [DUG] USB communication > > > > > > 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. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 12:43 PM > > 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. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Delphi mailing list > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Delphi mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Delphi mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > > > _______________________________________________ > Delphi mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi
