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Installation guidelines for
the USB to serial adapter
and USB cables
There are many USB to
serial adapters available on the market. The instructions below are for the unit
that we sell, see
www.gpsoz.com.au/usb.htm . These instructions are also suitable for the USB
cables that are available from
www.gpsoz.com.au/cables.htm#USB%20Cables
If you have purchased
another brand please contact your retailer or supplier for support.
Unfortunately we cannot provide support for adapters that not purchased from us.
(However some of the tips below may help!)
 | Turn off GPS |
| Insert the adapter/cable into the PC |
| Insert enclosed CD into CD drive |
| Windows should then discover a new USB device and prompt you to install the software. It should
find it on the CD that you just inserted. Ignore the warning that the
software has not be validated. |
| Windows will create a virtual serial port on your PC. It will be called COMn.
To determine what n is, use the device manager. |
The following guidelines
are for Windows XP but it’s similar on most other version of Windows
| Click "start" bottom
left hand corner |
| Locate the option "My
Computer" and RIGHT click – this will pop up a short menu. |
| Choose "Properties"
from this menu |
| System Properties
dialogue box should then appear:
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Click on the "Hardware TAB"
| Choose "Device Manager"
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| Click on the "+" sign
next to Ports (COM & LPT)
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| Look for the line that
says “Prolific on USB-to-Serial Comm Port (COM4)” or similar. Note the
number after “COM”. In this example it is 4. This number is needed when you
set up your application (eg OziExplorer) |
You will now need to go to your application and
change it to use this new COM port number. The example below is for OziExplorer.
| Select the
configuration option with OziExplorer, File, Configuration
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Click on "COM" tab
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Set the General COM Setting to
match your COM port number, in this example 4
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Make sure the other settings match
your GPS, for example:
Garmin
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Upload/download 9600
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Garmin USB is NOT ticked
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Use PVT is ticked - make sure the interface mode on your GPS is
set to GARMIN |
Magellan Meridian
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Upload/download 4800 – make sure that the BAUD rate on the GPS is
the same. |
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Garmin USB is NOT ticked
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Use PVT is NOT ticked
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"Mouse"
style GPS
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Brand/Model - NMEA |
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NMEA Baud Rate 4800
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Turn on your GPS. You are
now ready to use your software, adapter/cable and GPS.
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