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Serial Connection
When connecting to a laptop through a serial port the receiver is powered through the
laptop’s battery. Plug the PS/2 port connector on your GPS unit into the PS/2 port of your
laptop. Do not plug the serial port connector into your laptop until after Windows has
finished booting up.
TIP:
To see the serial ports available on your PC, open the
Control Panel
, select
System
,
click on the
Device Manager
tab, then click on the plus sign next to
Ports
in the list of
devices. The
Settings
box displays the hardware settings used by the COM port. The
setting for your COM port should be
4800,8,N,1
. See diagram below for connection
instructions.
Serial Port Connector
Plug into serial port [A] on
back of portable computer
PS/2 Connector
Plug into PS/2 port
[B] on back of
portable computer
Cable 1
Goes to
GPS receiver
Cable 2
Ends at PS2
connector
PS/2 Port [B]
Serial Port [A]
NOTE: Your laptop’s ports may be in a different arrangement
GPS
Receiver
