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Use of GPS with PDA

Asked by vegasandy in Handhelds and PDAs, Sharp Zaurus Operating System

Tags: gps, pda

I have a Dell Axim X5 PDA with Pocket PC 2002 I believe (unit was purchased new in February 2003 as I recall).

I have a GPS receiver that came with MS Treets & Trips 2006 -- identified on the unit as a Pharos GPS-360.  At the end of the cord attached to the receiver is a USB plug.

I also have a short cable that is identified as "Charging/Sata Cable for Dell X5) and one end slides into the bottom of the PDA (the part that normally sits in the charging cradle when not being used) and the other end is also a USB plug.

Question(s) --

1) Will the GPS Receiver work with my Axim 5 (I believe the GPS is a Pharos GPS-360)

2) What additional accessories, if any, do I need? I do have a short cable that appears to be a data transfer cable specifically made for the dell axim -- one end slides into the bottom of the axim PDA and the other end is USB connector . . . the GPS receiver cord has a USB connector . . .

3) If I purchase a USB adaptor I am guessing I would need one that has 2 female ends into which one one side I attach the short cable USB from the pda and on the other end I would attach the USB from the GPS receiver -- will this work?

My uneducated reasoning would seem to think a USB "adaptor" with 2 female ends would connect the GPS receiver USB with the data/charging cable USB.

But the answer can't be that simple.

Thanks, in advance, for your assistance.



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