[OSM-talk] USB Serial converters - any recommendations?

[Dave G]

Hi

I use:

#   HARDWARE:
#   Garmin eTrex (yellow basic model), firmware version 3.60 &
#   Garmin eTrex H, firmware version 3.10 using a
#   standard generic serial connection & also, Prolific Technology, Inc.
#   PL2303 based chipset USB to serial DB9 converter

#   TESTED ON:
#   The script has been used successfully on EeePC with the following OS:
#   1.  Ubuntu 8.10 Linux, kernel 2.6.24-21-eeepc
#   2.  CrunchBang 8.10.02 Linux, kernel 2.6.27-8-eeepc-lean
#   3.  Ubuntu 8.10 Linux desktop edition, kernel 2.6.28-11-generic
#   4.  Ubuntu 9.04 Linux desktop edition, kernel 2.6.28-13-generic
#   4.  Ubuntu 9.04 Linux desktop edition, kernel 2.6.28-15-generic

the converter works really works really well

cheers .........dave


2009/9/21 Andrew Errington <a.errington at lancaster.ac.uk>:
> On Mon, September 21, 2009 18:48, Nick Whitelegg wrote:
> <snip>
>> Can anyone recommend a decent, reliable, USB to serial converter that
>> will be compatible with this hardware?
>
> Don't have exactly the same setup, but I can recommend the BAFO BF-810
> device.  I run Linux on an Acer Aspire One netbook, and the drivers for
> this device (pl2303) were already present.  I use it to get data with
> gpsbabel from a Garmin Geko 201.
>
> HTH,
>
> Andrew
>
>
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