Magellan GPS 315 and XDA II

[maxd]

hi...

i already have the Magellan gps 315 and wanted to know if its possible to connect to the XDA II. what cables would i need etc.... it is NMEA 2.1 compliant...

thanks for any help or suggestions


maxd

[osandlan]

I assume the Magellan communicate with a serial port?
The simple way is to get hold of a serial sync cable and a "crossover gender bender" (that is what I have for my Garmin GPS 35 at least).
This won't get your XDA II charged though... but I think there is a serial sync and power cable available.

Best regards,
Ørjan Sandland

[maxd]

thanks,

there is a cable, one with bare wires for wiring yourself or a serial i think...

how do i connect it to the XDA II though...

cheers

maxd

[osandlan]

What do you mean? The serial sync cable attaches to your XDA sync port in one end, and has a female serial connector in the other end.
Then you get a serial cable for your GPS, which will probably leave you with a female serial in the "open" end too.
This is where the "crossover gender bender" comes into action, as you'll need a male-male adapter that have some of the pins crossed (any decent computershop should be able to sell you a serial crossover cable or an adapter).

Ørjan

[maxd]

hi...

no there is a cable from magellan that attaches to the GPS and the other end there are bare wires for your own use...

could i connect to the xDA II with these wires...

thanks for all you help so far...

maxd

[cruisin-thru]

Yes max, you will need a plug that fits the xda though, might be an idea to also input power for the xda through the same plug.

[maxd]

thanks again..

where can i get a connector for the XDAII and what wires go where...

cheers

maxd