From: Andrew McGregor <andrewmcgr@gmail.com>
To: esr@thyrsus.com
Cc: thumbgps-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net
Subject: Re: [Thumbgps-devel] PPS over USB Serial can work
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:38:14 +1300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <11EF4FF3-18BE-4B8D-984E-191EA60DB8F9@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120317101153.GA4388@thyrsus.com>
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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@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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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-03-17 20:21 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-03-17 3:17 Andrew McGregor
2012-03-17 6:45 ` Eric S. Raymond
2012-03-17 9:53 ` Andrew McGregor
2012-03-17 10:11 ` Eric S. Raymond
2012-03-17 11:38 ` Andrew McGregor [this message]
2012-03-17 17:42 ` Dave Taht
2012-03-17 18:04 ` Eric S. Raymond
2012-03-17 21:49 ` tz
2012-03-18 1:34 ` Eric S. Raymond
2012-03-20 11:35 ` Andrew McGregor
2012-03-20 12:06 ` Eric S. Raymond
2012-03-20 14:41 ` tz
2012-03-20 21:31 ` Eric S. Raymond
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