[OZAPRS] Thanks Andrew

Andrew Rich vk4tec at tech-software.net
Mon Oct 11 20:22:07 EST 2004


Alot of people freak out when it coes to NMEA

The idea with NMEA was a bus, that supplies displays, auto pilots, and the
like.

Cheers Mate happy APRS

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Subject: [OZAPRS] Thanks Andrew


Thanks Andrew I had a feeling that something was amiss with the PC
port.The
Y cable was an idea but thought to be too simple , HOWEVER
maybe the KISS principle has merrit ay??The "Y" cable is going to happen..

Thanks for your help 73 de Phil


> From: "Andrew Rich" <vk4tec at tech-software.net>
> Subject: RE: [OZAPRS] TH-D7 & Oziexplorer
> To: <ozaprs at marconi.ics.mq.edu.au>
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> 1. You can not get NMEA data from the PC port on a TH-D7A - it is a TNC
> port
> 2. You get the error saying "Can't communicate with GPS" because you are
> trying to go through you D7 to get to your GPS
>
> Mate RS-232 is just a signalling swinging high and low like anything
else.
>
> Here is what I would do:-
>
> 1. Make a Y cable, so it feeds both the D7 (into the GPS port), and the
> other goes to the serial port of the PC.
> 2. Make sure that if OZIEXPLODER needs to "talk back to" the GPS, that
you
> include both the TX and RX line to the GPS Y cable
>
> If you can not make cables forget it.
>
> BTW there is a signal that goes "back" to the GPS from the THD7, the
$GWPL
> that "plots" waypoints inside your GPS.
>
> Confused ? email me off list
>
>
>
>
> G,day all , as  just curious I would like to run my laptop with
> Oziexplorer
> occasionally with my D7 and Etrex.
>  I have been told I can get NMEA data from the PC port on the D7 to the
PC
> , but not sure of any other details..
>  The D7 and Etrex run perfectly , but when I include the laptop I get an
> error message saying "cant communicate with GPS" or something
>  to that effect..The problem is I need to get the NMEA from the D7 to
the
> laptop , but it wont work for some reason..The cable I use  is the one
>  I program the D7 with , so it's OK as far as RS-232 goes , but no go
with
> NMEA..I think the problem is possibly in the Oziexplorer setup , but I'm
>  buggered if I can find it.
>
>
>  Any help appreciated  & 73 to all , de Phil vk2tph
>
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