[LOGic] serial port server

[Bill W5WVO]

Hi Mel,

I've looked at this software (Franson GpsGate 2.0) before, and I just now 
looked at it again and read through the User's Manual. As far as I can 
determine, this software requires the single "Input" device to be an actual 
GPS receiver, not a generic I/O serial device (like a transceiver). It 
actually communicates with the GPS and either identifies its brand, model, 
etc., or identifies that it is a generic GPS receiver using NMEA protocol. It 
then goes on to obtain the locational fix coming out of the GPS. The GpsGate 
status tray icon turns red if it can't find a GPS device to communicate with, 
yellow if it finds a GPS but has no fix yet, green if it has a fix. If it's 
red, you can't do anything with the program.

So I'm pretty sure this won't work. The theory is dead-nuts right for what we 
need, but it is apparently coded only for this specific application. If I'm 
wrong, I'd like it explained to me.  :-)

Bill / W5WVO


Mel Martin wrote:
> http://franson.com/virtual-serial-port/
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> Sent: September 12, 2007 12:42
> To: 'LOGic is open to all radio amateurs for discussion of LOGic
> logging program'
> Subject: [LOGic] serial port server
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> I would like to use more than one program to interface to my pro3 at
> the same time.
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> Anyone know of a freeware serial port server and a way to tell logic
> to use it.
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> I have done it in unix via tcpip ports but not in windows.
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