Garmin GPS 18 GPS Sensor for OEM Clients (PC/Serial Interface)
- price: $94.99
SKU: 010-00321-54
Sales Rank: 9151
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Product Description
Turn your laptop PC into a powerful street navigator with the GPS 18 - a GPS sensor that automatically guides you with turn-by-turn directions and voice prompts to get you safely to your destination. The GPS 18 includes a 12 parallel channel, WAAS-enabled sensor with a PC connection. The receiver includes an integrated magnetic base and is less than three inches in diameter. Traveling with your laptop on business or vacation? The GPS 18 is a simple, convenient, inexpensive way to turn your PC laptop into a personal navigator to get you where you're going.
Product Specification
- Binding:
- Electronics
- Brand:
- Garmin
- Connectivity:
- Serial interface
- EAN:
- 0753759042707
- Feature:
- GPS sensor for OEM clients in automotive, fleet vehicle, and electronics applications
12 parallel channels; WAAS enabled
CMOS-level serial interface and integrated magnetic base
Produces data in industry-standard NMEA 0183 data format
2.4 inches in diameter; connects to PC via CMOS-level, DB-9-pin serial interface - Label:
- Garmin
- Manufacturer:
- Garmin
- Model:
- 010-00321-54
- ProductGroup:
- CE
- Publisher:
- Garmin
- Studio:
- Garmin
- Title:
- Garmin GPS 18 GPS Sensor for OEM Clients (PC/Serial Interface)
- UPC:
- 753759042707
- MPN:
- 010-00321-54
Customer Reviews
Works with everything. Great performance.
I prefer the PC version over the USB because of it's compatibility with everything. Even thought I don't have a serial port in my laptop I actually got a USB-to-Serial converter just to use the GPS18 PC.Make sure to configure the unit's baud speed by using Garmin's configuration software. It originally comes working at 4800 but it supports 38400. 4800 is too slow to get updated location data and may cause the movement in GPS navigation software to lag....
5/9/2006 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews
Excellent performance, good value.
I found this GPS receiver while looking for a GPS to use in a home-built radio position beaconing system (Ham radio APRS for those of you who know what that is). I found the GPS 18 with cigarette lighter adapter and DB-9 serial interface. This GPS was quite literally plug-&-play. I supplied it power using the power connector and plugged the DB9 into my computer terminal, placed the GPS in the open, and a few moments later it was streaming NMEA 0183 position data to my computer. I didn't need to...
3/12/2005 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews
