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Article #138Re: cable between a Jornada 540 and a GPS Garmin 45 ?
From: rz
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 18:33
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 18:33
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I think you need to mimic a NULL modem (cross wires 2 and 3, plus a bit more). Windows CE computers are commonly connected to computers, so their serial ports are generally wired as terminals (DTE?), not computers (DCE?). -- ----------------------------------------- To reply to me, remove the underscores (_) from my email address. Robert E. Zaret PenFact, Inc. 46 Beach Street Boston, MA 02111 www.penfact.com Bernard Andre wrote in message <3b7c3068.0@news1.mweb.co.za>... >Hi All, > >Does someone have an idea? >I made the cable to connect a GPS Garmin 45 to a PC. Works perfectly. >I also wanted to connect my HP Jornada 540 to the very same GPS, for >in-flight GIS. >In order to do that, I have used the serial cable that comes with the 540, >as I only use the craddle. >I cut the DB9 on one side and replaced it with a connector similar to the >one I used to connect to the PC. >According to 3 different programs running on my Jornada, there is nothing >received from the GPS. I have installed a hyperterminal-like program on the >Jornada and what is received doesn't look like MNEA. >What did I do wrong? >My cable is : >TX -> RX >RX -> TX >Gnd -> Gnd >using the wires that originally where connected on pins 2,3 and 5 of the >DB9. > >Any idea? >Regards, >Bernard AndrοΏ½ >Please reply to bernan@iafrica.com > > >
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