USB TTL UART converter?
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Joey
Oct 23, 2012, 1:40:11 PM10/23/12
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Does anyone going to tonight's meeting have one that I could briefly barrow to test a new GPS module with? I'll have my laptop and GPS with me to test it there.
Thus far, I've only tested it using SoftwareSerial() on my Arduino and I'm getting weird results. I'm starting to think that I might have a bad unit but I would like to test it with a TTL converter to be sure.
It would be greatly appreciated :D
Sean McPherson
Oct 23, 2012, 1:43:35 PM10/23/12
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I'm coming tonight; I will check in a few minutes if I have one from my old Nerdkits pile of parts in the back of the truck and will reply back.
Sean
Brad Luyster
Oct 23, 2012, 2:07:35 PM10/23/12
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The store has FTDI friends for sale at $15 each.
Joey
Oct 23, 2012, 2:34:07 PM10/23/12
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Thanks Sean :D
I suppose buying one could always be an option, I really only need it to test whether the GPS is functional or not.
Jeff Johnson
Oct 23, 2012, 2:44:47 PM10/23/12
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I would buy one from Brad. Its always good to have one in your toolset, and in a week you won't miss the $15. :-)
Sean McPherson
Oct 23, 2012, 2:47:24 PM10/23/12
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I have a several years old (bought it in 2008, IIRC, but it just worked on my craptastic bench board where I was reading temperatures for a test) 4 pin header to DB9 w/ included DB9 to USB adapter which came with my nerdkit. It's got a part # of P97132 on it, and it uses a TI CD74HCT14E chip.
Think it'll do what you want?
And yes, I'd buy one from Brad, too, but if you seriously just need to borrow one for testing and this'll do, you're welcome to use it. I'll be by the space fairly early tonight, I think. I'm only 2 blocks away.
Sean
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