Re: GPS

From: Damian Burrin (burrin_at_ntlworld.com)
Date: 05/28/04 

Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 21:20:46 +0100

>No, the iPAQ is a slave device on USB. A GPS is also a slave <device. One
<slave device cannot talk to another slave device. See my web site <for
<the choices that will work for you.

Could this not be done with an usb to seriel convertor on the gps and then
plugging the serial lead into null modem lead for the ipaq.

I've got a gps running via a flight computer in a simular way.

Damian 

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"Dale DePriest" <Dale@gpsinformation.het> wrote in message
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> No, the iPAQ is a slave device on USB. A GPS is also a slave device. One
> slave device cannot talk to another slave device. See my web site for
> the choices that will work for you.
>
> Dale
>
> Dave Irving wrote:
>
> > I have bought an Ipaq 5550 and was wondering if there is anyway off
getting
> > a USB GPS module to work with this,
> >
> >
>
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