I understand that the ID-1 is the only D-STAR radio that does not support GPS.
73, Mark, WB9QZB
Chicago, IL
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On Behalf Of Michael A. Waldron
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 4:39 PM
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Subject: Re: [dstar_digital] Sync. cable
You can't use the USB interface on your Garmin GPS, the ID-800 requires a
serial interface.
Some Garmin GPS units also provide
Your correct, USB does stand for Universal Serial Bus, but it is just an
unfortunate similarity in naming.
The (simplified) definition of Serial, is to send 1 bit after the next. Since
the USB interface works in that manner, they felt it acceptable to name it
Universal Serial Bus. The hard
Hi There,
One extra little bit is that USB is a master/slave system. One end
is the master, the other the slave. In most cases you can see this as
master ends are (usually) the flat four pin whilst slaves are
(usually) the square one. Using this relationship you can get away
with just
You are probably not going to be able to make this work with just a cable.
USB has a host end and device end. The chips that implement those end serve
only one of the two functions. It's not like a serial cable that you just
have to get the right pin-out on each end. Your GPS is a device end
You can't use the USB interface on your Garmin GPS, the ID-800 requires a
serial interface.
Some Garmin GPS units also provide a serial interface, but not all. The
connector varies but typically it's a 4-pin cable either round with 4 pins or
flat with 4 spring contacts.
There was a
Check Radio Shack. What your looking for is a USB-A to USB-B cable.
USB-A is a mini usb connector
USB-B is the regular 5 pin flat connector.
What you are probably looking for is a Male USB- A to Female USB-B.
Now, your question is rather obscure in the sense that you want to
hook and ID800 to an
