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RS232 serial port connector
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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful
By Big_Bean
This cable does what it say's - its a serial PC interface cable. Plugs into the 9way 'D' serial connector on the back of your PC (if you still have one!), and connects snuggly to the back of the Garmin GPS (I own a Garmin eTrek H - and it fits fine, without moving around). Once the cable is connected you can download waypoints etc to the GPS, or update the GPS firmware (recommended) etc. NB. This cable does NOT come with any software, if you use the GPS for Geocaching, then you can download waypoints using this cable via the Geocaching website and the Internet explorer plug-in (no software required). :-)
82 of 83 people found the following review helpful
By MartinJ
Amazon Verified Purchase
This lead is compatible with a Garmin Geko 201/301, eMap and eTrex GPS.
It plugs into an old style serial COM port on your PC.
If you only have USB ports on your PC you need to also buy a
USB to RS232 adapter cable.
I thought the description on this site was very ambiguous.
But they do list the manufacturers part number which
you can look up on the Garmin Web site.
It's fun to upload your routes to Google Earth Plus.
It plugs into an old style serial COM port on your PC.
If you only have USB ports on your PC you need to also buy a
USB to RS232 adapter cable.
I thought the description on this site was very ambiguous.
But they do list the manufacturers part number which
you can look up on the Garmin Web site.
It's fun to upload your routes to Google Earth Plus.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By blzbub
Amazon Verified Purchase
I had problems with my cable but in all honesty wasn't sure if it was this half (GPS TO SERIAL PORT) of the cable or the other half of the cable (USB TO SERIAL PORT) that was at fault.
Downloading was hit and miss, sometimes it would work, other times it said it couldn't find the GPS. It even slipped out of its connection at the GPS end on several occasions.
Wiggling the two halfs of the serial connectors together seemed to fix the problem each time the message appeared 'unable to find GPS', but I soon became very annoyed with this and decided to send both halves back.
In the end I settled for a one piece cable (not available on this site - see comments) which works perfectly and was cheaper too.
Downloading was hit and miss, sometimes it would work, other times it said it couldn't find the GPS. It even slipped out of its connection at the GPS end on several occasions.
Wiggling the two halfs of the serial connectors together seemed to fix the problem each time the message appeared 'unable to find GPS', but I soon became very annoyed with this and decided to send both halves back.
In the end I settled for a one piece cable (not available on this site - see comments) which works perfectly and was cheaper too.
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Don't buy if you are using Windows 7
Doesn't work with Windows 7, nothing does for this device it's really quite shameful how bad garmin are concerning this. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mr. Mark A. Wild
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Does the job
I'm using this cable to interface a Garmin eTrex H with a DSC radio - very happy with the result.
Published 14 months ago by Dr. D. Freshwater
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May not work
I have not found a way to make this lot work but the total lack of sensible instructions does not help. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Ordinary chap
3.0 out of 5 stars
get connected
I needed this pc interface cable for my garmin etrex, for obvious reasons. However, I was rather diappointed that it was not a UBS connection. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Athy B
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Having read of a number of people having connectivity issues with data cable connections on Garmin GPS units I was very pleased to see this connect completely problem free. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Iain
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RS232 cable
I bought this so that I could download Geocaching info onto my eTrex H and it worked like a dream. Plugged it in and carried out the necessary download and every thing fell into... Read more
Published 22 months ago by M. T. Harris
4.0 out of 5 stars
Useful cable for Garmin Extrex H
This is an essential cable to make the most of your Garmin Etrex H GPSr
Connect to a serial port on your PC (if you have one) else you will need to get a USB-Serial... Read more
Connect to a serial port on your PC (if you have one) else you will need to get a USB-Serial... Read more
Published 23 months ago by JB
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well worth having
Gave my old Garmin 201 GPS new lease of life.... Allowing download of routes & waypoints direct from mapping software. Read more
Published 23 months ago by sno1
4.0 out of 5 stars
It works
The item does exactly what it is supposed to do. It would be helpful if Garmin were to develop a cable with a USB plug rather than this slightly outmoded and cumbersome RS-232... Read more
Published 24 months ago by A. D. Blokland
4.0 out of 5 stars
Garmin Serial interface
Works fine if you can find a Pc/laptop with serial interface. Hi end Tosh models like the Tecra A11 have them but most other models need a serial interface adding. Read more
Published on 7 April 2011 by hollst
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