On Sat, 2008-01-12 at 12:17 -0500, Mark Komarinski wrote: > Lloyd Kvam wrote: > > I bought a GPS tracker (RGM-3800) under the delusion that I would be > > able to collect data from it using Linux. Unfortunately, it is using a > > proprietary protocol to collect data. The serial connection is > > 115200-n-8-1, but the device does not use the "normal" command > > sequences. > > > I'd say save your time and money. > > Last year I got a cheap-o Bluetooth GPS from CompGeeks > (http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=WHT-BT-5&cat=GPS) that was $35, > has a battery that seems to last forever, and charges via a standard USB > port. Yes, it can charge and act as a GPS, no it can't transmit any > data over USB. >
Unfortunately the bt-5 still appears to need a separate device to actually record the data. I was looking for a simple standalone device that would record positions for later processing. The rgm-3800 is small and light and looked to be ideal for creating logs while bicycling, hiking, or cross country skiing. > I've been using it with gpsdrive (and gpsd) for a while. Works really > nicely and is a great price for anyone that wants to experiment with > either GPS or bluetooth devices. > > -Mark If the pointers I've gotten from others fail to do the trick, I will need to look at switching to a different device. The bt-5 with logging would be a great fit for me. -- Lloyd Kvam Venix Corp DLSLUG/GNHLUG library http://www.librarything.com/catalog/dlslug http://www.librarything.com/profile/dlslug http://www.librarything.com/rsshtml/recent/dlslug _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
