And more poking around the Yahoo Group sported this info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tracker2/message/8753
Thanks Fred - this looks like it answers all of my questions! /w2lie --- In [email protected], "liquid_squelch" <ya...@...> wrote: > > Fred, > The light bulb is starting to glow... > > So if I understand correctly, you cut the USB connector off of the GTRANS > cable, and opened up the coating on the circuit board to give you access to 3 > connections. +5v, Ground, and Data. Is that correct? > > The Data out from the GTRANS comes out of the DB-9 port 1. Ground is shared > with the existing port. > > This basically means the only part of the GTRANS cable in use is the actual > circuit board. The USB and the radio plug are "discarded" for future use? > > That setup should allow for the Garmin Protocal coming into the OT2m for > positioning will also be outputted as NMEA. Now, what would happen if the > signal coming into port 2 was already NMEA? I would assume the GTRANS would > do nothing then, correct? > > I also like the idea on the LCD Display. That was something I forgot about. > That would be something neat to place above the radio on my dash, or in my > APRS Kit that will hold my OT2m and Radio, so I know I am decoding valid > data. Where did you purchase the LCD Display from? I see three links on the > Wiki, did you use one of those? > > Additionally, I am going to add a switch to allow me to change profiles on > the fly. I would also like the switch to have a 'momentary' position so I > can key the radio if I needed to test for VSWR or anything like that. > > I love how a simple project of putting a tracker in my vehicle has turned > into a snowball picking up speed! What a great hobby :) > > 73 & Thanks for the help > Phil / w2lie >
