[Thumbgps-devel] PPS over USB Serial can work

[Andrew McGregor]

Randomly, I just found a USB-Serial cable I thought I'd lost, and it turns out to be a PL2303.  So all I need is some connectors, and I can test that.  Might still be three weeks, since I'm travelling.

On 17/03/2012, at 11:11 PM, Eric S. Raymond wrote:

> Andrew McGregor <andrewmcgr at gmail.com>:
>> I probably can, but it might be three weeks or so given my schedule.
> 
> Please do.  
> 
> I've been watching the market for USB GPS mice since 2005.  The PL2303
> is about 80% likely to be the adapter in one of these chosen at random
> (allowing for sales volume of GPS types).  The FTDI SIO you tested is
> the next most common type.  After that, in really small percentages,
> you get the Cypress M8/CY7C64013 and the Cygnal Integrated Products,
> Inc. CP210x.
> -- 
> 		<a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/">Eric S. Raymond</a>

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