Re: apollo not NMEA!

["D.F.S." <dfs@xmission.com>]

> 
> I got this message back today from ups/apollo when I tried to
> hook Vista (Moving map stuff) up to the serial port on the GX55.
> 
> Arggh---I'm thinking this guy doesn't know what he's talking about,
No offense intended, but it looks spot on to me.

Did you look at the reference he mentioned?

It looks all spelled out to me.

> but the fact is, after sniffing the data from the GX55 it doesn't 
> look like NMEA much (compared to the foster loran and my
> delorme tripmate)
> 
> Anyone have a GX-55?
I don't but I do have the document he mentioned.
This stuff was a large part of my purchase decision for a new
GPS.

I presume Vista is a PC type product.
I guess you could see if it has a converter you could add, or
worse case, you could build an external converter based on a 
PIC (Again).

> 
> Greg Ratcliff
> 
> 
> ***************from ups/apollo below*****************************
> 
> 
> The GX-55 does NOT send out NMEA serial data.  That format is a marine
> format which is not used in aviation units other than portable, handheld
> devices which aren't certified for navigation.  All aviation units send an
> ASCII format. You can find the actual format sent by going to our website,
> http://www.upsat.com, and selecting "downloads" from the menu bar.  Once
> there select the GX documentation and then the GX-55 Installation manual.
> Open the manual and go to Appendix E where the complete format description
> is explained.
> 
> Regards,
> John Hendrickson
> Technical Support
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