Gilsson USB to Serial DB9 Adapter for Garmin

by Gilsson

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• ASIN: B00073MPAS
• Item model number: USB
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

Product Description

Designed for GPS users without serial ports on their computers, Gilsson's USB to Serial DB9 (RS232) Adapter will connect your Garmin or Gilsson PC interface cables to your computer's USB port.

This product has been specifically chosen and tested to work with Garmin GPS receivers. Necessary drivers are included in the installation CD or can be downloaded here. Comparable to Garmin #010-10310-00.

Gilsson GPS cables are produced using the highest UL-certified materials and components. Each component is custom-manufactured to ensure perfect fit with Garmin GPS units. The cables are fully molded from end to end for DURABILITY and SAFETY.

Customer Reviews

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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works well on a Mac, April 28, 2008

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M. Whitman (Santa Clarita, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gilsson USB to Serial DB9 Adapter for Garmin (Electronics)

I bought this adapter to use with my Garmin Geko 201 handheld GPS receiver and a Garmin-compatible serial cable and it works well. I did have to download the PL2303 driver [...]because the included drivers on the CD were older and I was running Mac OS X 10.5.2. After installing the new driver and rebooting, I tested it with several programs and was able to successfully transfer data in both directions. The driver disc is a 3" CD and will not load into a slot-loading CDR - which is another reason you may need to download drivers online.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars USB to Serial cable for Garmin GPS III plus, November 13, 2008

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Hal Hughes "Dr. Woodworker" (Oak Ridge, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gilsson USB to Serial DB9 Adapter for Garmin (Electronics)

Just purchased the USB to serial cable for my older Garmin GPS III+ (my new computer doesn't have a serial port). The driver software loaded easily. I initally got a hardware install error when the device was plugged in. I opened the "Device Manager" and uninstalled the device then the ran "New Hardware Wizard" which correctly installed the GPS device. The data transfer went smoothly with MapSource. Probably should have just tried to simply "plug-and-play" rather than install the device driver in hindsight.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to install, July 5, 2008

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Mathijs (NL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gilsson USB to Serial DB9 Adapter for Garmin (Electronics)

I wanted to connect my old Garmin 12MAP GPS to my PC using a USB cable. This cable was just what I needed. Installation was easy and it works both under Windows XP and Windows Vista.