Old iPaq and older Cambridge Model 10

Hi All,

The charity I help out with (http://www.freedomswings.ca/fw/ -- we
provide Inspiration Flights and training in the disabled community)
has come into possession of various PDA/PNA parts. I've gotten
everything together and working except for an iPaq rz1710 and
Cambridge Model 10.

I figure I just need a cable to connect the C-10 into the port on the
iPaq... anyone have one, cheap/free? We also need to figure out if
the C-10 is working -- the boss is handling that.

I didn't see anything that looked like the LCD display -- will the
combination work without this?

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!

John

Hi John,

The GPS-NAV LCD Navigation display is not required, but it is highly
recommended. It makes navigation easy and is a nice and reliable backup to
a PDA (PDAs require careful care and feeding to work properly). You can
still buy the LCD displays he
http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/cai_prices.htm#CAF-013x

According to the HP "Quickspecs" page for the rz1710 (see link below), the
unit has full RS-232 support through its power/data connector. Therefore a
standard Goddard I38C-x cable would work great for connecting it to the
Cambridge GPS-NAV's DB-9 serial port.
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/q.../11969_na.html
http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/goddard.htm#I38C-x

I'm sorry, but I don't have any used LCD displays or I38C cables.

Best Regards,

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.

"jsbrake" wrote in message
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Hi All,

The charity I help out with (http://www.freedomswings.ca/fw/ -- we
provide Inspiration Flights and training in the disabled community)
has come into possession of various PDA/PNA parts. I've gotten
everything together and working except for an iPaq rz1710 and
Cambridge Model 10.

I figure I just need a cable to connect the C-10 into the port on the
iPaq... anyone have one, cheap/free? We also need to figure out if
the C-10 is working -- the boss is handling that.

I didn't see anything that looked like the LCD display -- will the
combination work without this?

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!

John

Thanks, Paul.
I'll have to talk with the boss about making any purchases. That, and
we still need to figure out if the GPS-Nav is working (I've got the
iPaq running).

Cheers!
-John

Power up the C-10 (12vdc)

Plug a serial cable into the C-10 serial port (DB-9 to DB-9) You may
need a NULL Modem too

Any "terminal" (e.g. hyperterm on Windows) program should see the
NEMA data. I don't have my manual handy but I think the serial
configuration is 4800,8,N,1

If it is not streaming, try 9600 baud with/without the NULL modem.

It is a pretty simple device so it usually "just works". Old versions
of GLideNav II work well with it.

Hi,

There is a minor bug in that suggestion. The Cambridge GPS-NAV doesn't
start sending GPS data out the DB-9 port until the PDA software requests the
start of the transmission of the data.

However, the date is always sent out the RJ (data to L-NAV) cable without
any request for the start of data.

Best Regards,

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.

"Todd" wrote in message
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Power up the C-10 (12vdc)

Plug a serial cable into the C-10 serial port (DB-9 to DB-9) You may
need a NULL Modem too

Any "terminal" (e.g. hyperterm on Windows) program should see the
NEMA data. I don't have my manual handy but I think the serial
configuration is 4800,8,N,1

If it is not streaming, try 9600 baud with/without the NULL modem.

It is a pretty simple device so it usually "just works". Old versions
of GLideNav II work well with it.