[plug] Linux and GPS (now rather off-topic)

[Brad Campbell]

Mike Holland wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 21 Jul 2000, Shackleton, Kevin wrote:
> 
> > If you're buying a Garmin cable and you're not a soldering disaster area,
> > get the bare-ended one designed for boats.  It's the cheapest and has the 4
> > wires - 12 V, Gnd, TxD and RxD.  The lead with the cigarette lighter plug
> 
> Could GPS ports be the same as mobile phones, ie RS-232 except at TTL
> voltage levels? If so, its easy to do your own cable with a MAX232 chip.
> 

My Garmin 45, I just soldered the boat lead straight up to a D9.
Worked a treat.

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