USB to serial adapter for Garmin GPS

[Hersham Boy]

Have recently bought a lovely shiny new Garmin GPS196. And the European City Select pack so I can use it in ther car as well. Only one issue:

In order to transfer routes from my laptop to the GPS, you need to connect the two machines directly - ie. not as a transferal via the card writer.

Both my laptops have no serial (DB9) output. The GPS requires a DB9 connection, as far as I can tell. I've not found a USB lead anyways...

So - I have seen a few USB to DB9 cables for sale - but my suspicions are aroused by the fact that they seem to range in price for about £20 to around £60. But they all purport to do the same job...

Anyone solved the same problem who want to impart their wisdom?

Cheers!

Hersh

Oh - if it's relevant, both lappies are running Win XP. I've only got CitySelect running on one of them, before anyone replies on this point!

[The Nr Fairy]

In't Google brillyant ! (http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=usb+to+serial&btnG=Google+Search&meta=cr%3DcountryUK%7CcountryGB) - personally, the eXpansys link is worth a try, I've bought off them before and always found them very efficient.

[touch&go]

Had the same problem, bought a new Dell laptop and to my horror when I came to look for the serial port it didn't have one, at first I thought I was in trouble but then was given a USB to serial connector by a computer bod, it work a treat and have had no problems at all, but you will have to find out which port number is relates to, on mine it is coms port 4.


Link to the one I am using.

http://www.mutek.co.uk/acatalog/USB_to_serial_converters.html

[fobotcso]

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[Hersham Boy]

Cheers, guys... will purchase! Excellent, excellent...

NR... next beers in Town?

Hersh