newOrder

any know which cable is good for Dell AXIM X50v to RS Digitraveler GPS? I use ipaq 2215 before, now I move on to X50v, needs a different cable, is the connector for x50v similar to x3? help

cables here http://pc-mobile.net/rsgps.htm

flyfish

Originally Posted by newOrder

any know which cable is good for Dell AXIM X50v to RS Digitraveler GPS? I use ipaq 2215 before, now I move on to X50v, needs a different cable, is the connector for x50v similar to x3? help cables here http://pc-mobile.net/rsgps.htm

It appears you want to make a serial connection to this device. The bad news is that the X50 does not have a serial connection cable yet. There is no current cable to attach to the bottom of your X50 or X50v which would allow you to hook to a serial device. The good news is that there are other options. You can get a Compact Flash card that has a serial cable connector coming out of the top:


http://www.rexpccard.co.jp/english/p...ges/cf60u.html

Or, you can get a wireless serial connector that uses the Bluetooth technology. The only issue with the wireless is you must provide a power source for the receiver:

http://www.aircable.net/AIRcable/serial.html

I hope this helps.

FlyFish

dcler

I have thought about this before. I found an alternate (may be better) solution is to sell the Digitraveller on Ebay and get a Bluetooth GPS receiver also on Ebay for around $120.

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bailed X50v WM5 and moved to X51v. Now sold X51v and got Sprint PPC 6700.

newOrder

so been a year now, will this work with serial gps http://store.yahoo.com/gomadic-new/d...ata-cable.html

bigbop

Originally Posted by newOrder

so been a year now, will this work with serial gps http://store.yahoo.com/gomadic-new/d...ata-cable.html

I've heard certain things about Gomadic RS232 cables. Go with SERIALIO cables. Do a search in this forum - there is a whole thread on this.

nonpaq

Dont know if anyone is still reading this, but I have successfully connected my ol' RS Digitraveler GPS to my Axim x50v.

I used the Gomadic x50v to RS232 cable with ComCube.
Gomadic Cable Link

In my case, I had the PDA version of the digitraveler and didn't have a serial cable connection.I followed some simple steps for creating a serial connection using either one of the existing PDA cables, or a simple telephone extension cable, Found Here .. Ignore the pin 4-6 and 7-8 stuff as they were not needed. Apparently, the Gomadic cable supplies the signal needed on pin 3 to turn on the GPS when you select connect from the Axim.

To use a simple telephone cable, cut one end off and add a female DB9 serial connector using this pin diagram.
+---------+ <- RJ-11, as viewed from the front (non-cable) end
|.........|
|......---
+--|......--- pin 5 ---- female DB-9 pin 5
|..|......---
|..|......--- pin 3 ---- female DB-9 pin 3
+--|......--- pin 2 ---- female DB-9 pin 2
|......---
|.........|
+---------+