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08-05-2003, 07:41 PM
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Maximum Bitrate
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Portland, OR, USA
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GPS Receiver
I’m getting close to being done with it all and I don’t have a GPS unit yet. I just ordered my VIA EPIA 1GHz motherboard/CPU/etc tonight, and should have it in a week. I’m going to order the LCD this week, along with the DC-DC 150w PSU. All I will need is the GPS unit. So, what GPS unit can I get for about $100 that will work with MapPoint and CoPilot 2003? I don’t need the software, as I am planning on going with an OSS (Before you ask, ‘Open Source Software’) solution for Linux. I would really like it to be USB as well.
And yes, I have used my friend the  button and came up empty. 7 pages of results with no answers...
Thanks in advance!
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08-07-2003, 11:43 AM
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Raw Wave
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Essex, England
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I just got myself one of these with a USB connector, cost me £100 
Not used it with any software yet (am in "acquiring" mode) but it shows up as a COM port, so providing the software you are using can choose which COM port, then you should be good to go
Garry
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08-07-2003, 12:40 PM
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FLAC
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Japan, Oregon
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they came out with Copilot 3002 already?
silly boy edited it....
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08-07-2003, 01:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Confused
I just got myself one of these with a USB connector, cost me £100
Not used it with any software yet (am in "acquiring" mode) but it shows up as a COM port, so providing the software you are using can choose which COM port, then you should be good to go
Garry
Thanks. Looks nice. I'll look into it more..
Quote:
Originally posted by bosstone74
they came out with Copilot 3002 already?
What? Heh..
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08-07-2003, 05:37 PM
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FLAC
Join Date: May 2002
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I use Rand Mcnally serial...it works as well as any others from what I hear.
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08-07-2003, 06:08 PM
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...But it's serial
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08-07-2003, 06:48 PM
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FLAC
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Japan, Oregon
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get a USB serial converter....
only 2 gps units work with copilot ...Rand Mcnally and Copilot
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08-07-2003, 06:56 PM
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Oh. Where can I get a USB -> Serial converter?
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08-08-2003, 01:07 AM
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FLAC
Join Date: May 2002
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I get a huge amount of comp. equipent from EBAY baby...it's a great resorce, just check the feedback ratings and if you feel confortable BID BID BID!!! I usually just do buy it nows.... search EBAY for
usb
and
serial
here
you will com up with lots and the are all pretty cheap....
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08-08-2003, 05:13 PM
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Thank you bosstone I use eBay a bit, but I didn't know what keywords to try
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08-09-2003, 08:56 PM
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The Earthmate is USB, costs about $100, and it's the only one I've found this small that's WAAS enabled.
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08-09-2003, 09:32 PM
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FLAC
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Brooklyn, NY
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you can do serial to usb? then what do you do about the ps/2 cable.
Anyway Im not sure about copilot 3002 but copilot 2003 is out
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08-09-2003, 11:01 PM
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FLAC
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Japan, Oregon
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No it's USB TO SERIAL....
and for the power you can use the ps2 or get one of
these
and use the USB power
I've done it with my Rand Mcnally serial
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08-12-2003, 04:54 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3426662635 That one you mean  The one you listed expired. I just bought one of those, thank you. Now to buy a Rand Mcnally GPS.. I am going to look on eBay, any other places to look?
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08-12-2003, 05:11 PM
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the new earthmate that is USB will work. Mine works with all GPS apps so far. You just select the option to install the drivers to install usb->serial for use with other apps other then street atlas.
Mine uses COM5 on my desktop and COM3 on my laptop. So it emulates a COM port.
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