In a message dated 15/05/02, bigwill@................ writes:

> I have aquired a Placer 400 gps unit as a surplus item, and I'm trying to 
> get the thing talking to the computer... if I plug it into a serial port 
> and run a terminal program, I can see the unit putting out data, but it is 
> garbage.

       www.google.com produces 1020 hits for Placer 400 GPS. It might be 
worth a search....

       Regards,

       Chris Chapman

In a message dated 15/05/02, bigwill@................ writes:



I have
 aquired a Placer 400 gps unit as a surplus item, and I'm trying to get the thing talking to the computer... if I plug it into 
a serial port and run a terminal program, I can see the unit putting out data, but it is garbage.




       www.google.com produces 1020 hits for Placer 400 GPS. It might be worth a search....



       Regards,



       Chris Chapman