Garmin 296 and FliteStar

Hi there

I have just received my Garmin 296 , and also have the IOgear usb to serial
adapter
However , the cable provided by Garmin is a small connector on one end , and
a usb on the other..the usb to serial adapter is expecting a the serial end
to be plugged ito the GPS, which of course it cant...(no serial female
socket)

has anyone got the GPS 296 to talk to Jeppesen Flitestar , and if so how did
you connect it?

many thanks

Bill Padley
London
"C J Campbell" wrote in message
...
Jeppesen Tech Support has this to say about Flitestar and USB ports:

Christopher,

Flitestar 9.0 does support USB connections, usually through I/O Gear 9-pin
serial to USB converters. Not all serial converters function well with
Flitestar. The I/O Gear unit seems to be one of the best ones currently on
the market.

-Scott @ Jepp Tech Spprt









"Christopher J Campbell" on 06/03/2004 10:21:22 AM

To: PcTechSupport

cc: (bcc: Scott Kiefer/Jeppesen/TMC)

Subject: USB support for GPS

Now that GPS units are using USB connections and many laptop computers
don't
even have a serial port, when will Flitestar begin supporting USB
connections to the GPS?

Christopher Campbell