Cable between PDA, GPS and car lighter.

[mareksuski]

Hi,

I am looking for cable that I could use to connect my JasJar PDA (USB mini port) with GPS (USB mini port) and car lighter. This cable should transmit data between PDA and GPS. Also it should power PDA and GPS from car lighter socket. Look at attached picture for better explanation.

Do you know where I could buy it?

Best regards

Marek S

[this_mike]

Cześć!

Myśle, że nawet jeśli masz taki kabel, to będziesz mieć problem. And there my Polish runs out! :D

(trans: Even if you had such a cable, you'd still have a problem).

Or at least I would assume so... Even if you made a mini usb to mini usb cable with power spliced in from a car adapter (easy enough to do after all) then you would still have the problem of persuading your pda to use the usb connection for rx/tx gps data, which I would have thought was a drivers problem...

Anyone?

[mareksuski]

Hi,

As I read on some forum this device can work as USB host and WM 5.0 has many drivers also for GPS devices. Is that true? If it is, problem how JasJar will communicate with GPS is not a problem. The problem for me is that I cannot make that cable myself :( and I need sombody help.

Best regards

Marek S

[this_mike]

Sadly, this device cannot act as a USB host... I am frankly disappointed that they decided not to implement it, but I guess there always has to be a reason to upgrade to the next model!

I'm afraid I don't know about WM05's support for GPS devices connected via USB, although I think I have read in other threads that people have tried without success to connect GPS receivers to their Universals.

I bought a BT gps receiver to use with mine, and am hoping to cover the cost of that when I sell my IIs, wired gps receiver, cradle etc. One thing that attracted me to the Holux that I bought is that it can apparently be used as a gps mouse if you buy the optional cable - a usb to usb mini that has a curious small plastic junction box halfway along it's length. I assume that there is some form of jiggery pokery going on in there (like swapping the 2 data lines or grounding something :D) because I certainly can't connect my receiver to a laptop with a normal usb to usb mini cable.

Sorry I can't help more, but I think you may be stuck unless you can find someone locally who'll chop up some cheap cables for you to experiment with... :?

[coldpenguin]

I am wondering whether if you got a Minu USB to USB B, plugged it into a cheap powered/unpowered hub, the to the GPS would it work?
If it is a cheap hub, when powered, it may have the 5V rails joined, in which case the power might run back to the universal.

However, before testing this, it would be wise to test that the USB can work with teh GPS on its own. If you do not have a mini USB A to mini USB A already and tested (I couldn't see such cables) then www.maplin.co.uk could supply you with the following, which would/should provide you with a connection if it is at all possible:

mini USB A to USB A (Standard with universal surely?)
Female USB A to USB B
Female USB B Female USB A
USB A to mini USB A (Standard with universal)

That is a lot of cables

[JaySea]

This cable should transmit data between PDA and GPS.
WHy on earth would you want that?

[coldpenguin]

This cable should transmit data between PDA and GPS.
WHy on earth would you want that?

Once you can prove that the PDA can connect to the GPS that way (one of the posters was not particularly positive on that) then the addition of the HUB would allow you to put the power onto the cable.
Gareth

[lukasz]

Hi Marek,

This is not going to work for DATA but this kind of cable may work to charge both JasJar and BT gps. Log in to www.allegro.pl , find covox in "szukaj użytkownika" go and buy the BT gps with the mini usb port (like G-Space GS-R238) and solder in second usb mini cable into the included car charger .
thats all...

[airbag14]

This should charge both....ordered one and am waiting for it, doubt it'll sync though.....

http://cgi.ebay.com/Motorola-Bluetooth-Charger-Adapter-V3-RAZR-H500-H700_W0QQitemZ5844564562QQcategoryZ108660QQssPageN ameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem