![]() I dig it, for a while there i thought they were going to leave us serial users in the dirt. The only question I have for now is - does anyone know what's inside the small box that's part of the hardwire? I'm guessing it's some sort of solid-state buffer for the serial data and a voltage regulator for the power in/out but i've never seen any other company do something like this using a USB port unless whatever's part of the cable is simply acting as a USB endpoint and outputting serial data. (Got a firmware update of everything in at the same time too.) I had brought the radio inside and powered it through my DC power supply on my bench so i could work on everything without being in the car and it all worked perfectly. I set the interface on the "Driving" profile on my 62S to "NMEA IN/OUT" and then hooked up the hardwire as following: Once I get my 62S up and running as it should be I try to upload some pics of the whole thing in case any else is interested. To do this I've built a couple of custom cables and cable-extensions and run everything off of a switched circuit installed off the car's battery. ![]() The installation is rather inconspicuous and it can all be removed in just a couple of seconds so I can still park on the city streets. I have a Kenwood D710 radio that i've installed in my car in a way that i can use my Garmin handheld (formerly a 60CSx, now a 62S) for driving navigation and also to dump coordinates to the radio. While I had everything out I took the opportunity to test the set up with the 90 degree cable using alligator clip hook-ups. I suppose i could still be surprised and end up with another of the 90 degree cables but they told me it would be as it appeared in the picture which is straight. It's pretty weird how the Garmin part number is identical on the two cables but they have both a straight and a 90 degree version depending on where you get it. I ordered the proper straight USB cable from West Marine today, it should be here in a couple of days. Ok ok, i'm going to keep this thread going Here's a picture of the one i have, the one on the Garmin site shows a straight USB plug. The way the port on the GPS is oriented the 90 degree bend has the cable go right up and over the unit which would work but is generally poor.ĭoes anyone else have one of these cables? and if so did i get the wrong one for the GPSMAP62 Series? If the 90 degree bend was the opposite direction it would actually be pretty slick, straight out the back would work just fine too, that's what i expecting. ![]() On the Garmin site the usb plug is "straight," on the one that i ordered and received the USB plug is built at a 90 degree angle. The question I have is about the USB end on the cable. With my new 62S i have acquired the proper bare wire from garmin (Garmin Part Number: 010-11131-00) I have a 60CSx that i built a custom cable for that lets me output Serial NMEA data to my APRS radio and also gets 12v power into the GPS. Actually anyone who's using one of the newer model garmin devices that don't have a serial connection but rely on Garmin's special USB cable that allows straight serial out NMEA data.įrom what i can dig up online there are only a few people using this cable on the new handhelds. Hi there, i'm wondering if anyone's got a 62S device in use with APRS.
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