GPS units
From Roadnav
If your GPS unit works with Roadnav, please list it in the table below. If it does not work, please list it in the table below and file a bug report so it can get fixed. In either case, please limit the comments in the table to a couple sentences at most. Detailed information on units that don't work with Roadnav should go into the bug report.
Also, if you have a USB GPS unit that doesn't work, or are having difficulty with a serial GPS unit connected via a USB to serial adapter, please make sure you have the latest drivers for your USB GPS/USB to serial adapter. Some older drivers are known to cause problems with gpsd and may also adversely affect Roadnav. If that doesn't work, and you're not using gpsd (i.e. you selected Serial in the GPS tab of Preferences), please ensure your GPS unit is in NMEA mode and not in binary or a proprietary mode. gpsd users can use either binary or NMEA mode since gpsd understands both protocols. As such, if you can't get your GPS unit into NMEA mode, having your GPS talk to gpsd, and having Roadnav talk to gpsd may work better than having your GPS talk directly to Roadnav.
| GPS Unit | Works? | Roadnav Version | Interface | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deluo GPS WAAS Lite USB | Yes | 0.15 | Serial+gpsd | None |
| Holux GM-210 USB | Yes | 0.15 | Serial | None |
| Holux GM-213 USB | Yes | 0.15 | Serial | None |
| Holux GPSlim 236 | Yes | 0.16 | Bluetooth + USB | None |
| Holux GPSlim 240 | Yes | 0.18 | Bluetooth (USB Not Tested, Lack of Serial->USB Cable ATM) | OSX - works well, gpsd not tested. |
| Lowrance iFinder GO2 | Yes | 0.18 | Serial->USB+gpsd | None |
| Magellan SporTrak Map | Yes | 0.15 | Serial+gpsd | None |
| Pharos GPS-360 USB receiver | Yes | 0.16 | Serial | works with gpsd (This is the receiver that comes with MS Streets and Trips) |
| Magellan GPS 315 | No | 0.15 | Serial | Should it work?
[rllynch: [0.16alpha] has some fixes that may help with your gps unit] |
| Gopass GPT-821 USB/Bluetooth | Yes | 0.16 | Bluetooth | gpsd: not tested |
| US Global Sat BU-353 | Yes | 0.17 | USB gpsd | |
| NAVIUS (Navisky) NSA-U2 | Yes | 0.16 | USB @ 4800 | WinXP |
| GlobalSat BT-338 | Yes | 0.16 | Bluetooth | OS X 10.4.8, gpsd: not tested |
| Delorme/EarthMate LT-20 | Yes | 0.16 | USB + gpsd | Linux (Gentoo, Fedora Core 6, kernel 2.6, gpsd 2.32/2.33) This is the receiver that comes with Delorme Street Atlas |
| Delorme/EarthMate USB (Model 9538 v1.0) | Yes | 0.19 | USB (Emulated Serial) | Tested on XP Pro. Needs DeLorme Serial Emulator to function with Roadnav - available from the Delorme[1] website. This is the receiver that came with Delorme Street Atlas 2004 |
| Delorme/Tripmate | No | 0.18 | Serial | No GPS unit detected |
| UG-200-CF | Yes | 0.16 | CF w/PCMCIA adapter + gpsd | Linux (Gentoo, kernel 2.6, gpsd 2.32) Generic CF card, (manufacturer unknown) seen as /dev/ttyXX |
| Garmin GPS72 | Yes | 0.16 | Serial + gpsd | Linux (Gentoo, kernel 2.6, gpsd 2.32) need to put GPS into NMEA mode, gpsd doesn't see it in Garmin mode? |
| Royaltek RBT-1000 | Yes | 0.16 | Bluetooth | OSX |
| Magellan Meridian Platinum | Yes | 0.17 | Serial | WinXP Need to use NMEA V2.1 GSA |
| Magellan Explorist 500LE | Yes | 0.18 | USB | OSX - Used NMEA V2.1 GSA |
| Garmin StreetPilot Color | Yes | 0.17 | Serial through Keyspan USB | MacOS 10.4.8 cx to NMEA mode |
| US Globalsat BT-359 | Yes | 0.17 | Bluetooth | MacOS 10.4.8 |
| Ambicom CF GPS 1.0 | Yes | 0.17 | Compact Flash through SanDisk CF-PCMCIA Adapter, also through gpsd. Seen as /dev/ttyS* @ 4800 8N1 | Ubuntu Edgy Eft |
| Garmin eTrex Legend | Yes | 0.17 | Serial | WinXP |
| i-Blue Edition 2 (i-Blue 737) | Yes | 0.17 | Bluetooth | Ubuntu Edgy Eft (6.10) |
| Garmin eTrex | Yes | 0.17 | serial and serial to USB adapter | WinXP |
| Garmin eTrex | Yes | 0.17 | Keyspan serial to USB adapter | OS X 10.4.9 |
| Garmin Legend C | Yes | 0.17 | USB adapter with gpsd | PCLinuxOS 2007 |
| Garmin Vista HCx | No | 0.19 | USB | Windows XP |
| Garmin Vista HCx | Yes | 0.19 | USB (with GpsGate v2.6 to provide NMEA emulation) | Windows XP |
| Garmin GPS18 | Yes | 0.17-1 | USB adapter with gpsd | Fedora Core 6 |
| Leadtek GPS 9531 (Internal) | Yes | 0.19 | Integrated Laptop | Unit is internally integrated on a General Dynamics GoBook XR-1 Laptop running Windows XP Pro |
| MCS USB SiRF III GPS Receiver | Yes | 0.18 | USB adapter- Driver found at Prolific website (PL-2303 Mac OS X Universal Binary Driver v1.2.1r2) | OS X 10.4.9 |
| USGlobalSat BT-338 | Yes | 0.17 | Bluetooth | Mac OS X 10.4.10 PPC |
| Rikaline 6010 | yes | 0.18 | USB adapter | ubuntu feisty edge |
| Navibe GB735 | Yes | 0.18 | Bluetooth only device. USB port only for charging battery. | Windows XP SP2 |
| Trimble Lassen (iQ/sQ) | Yes | 0.19 | Serial over USB adapter | Only location works in 0.19. Heading support being added in 0.20 |
| MS-GM-03A | Yes | 0.20 | USB | Ubuntu Gutsy - Only location works so far. Not sure if heading works yet. I will update. |
| G-Top (GlobalTop) BT GPS G33 | Yes | 0.19 | Bluetooth SPP 38400 bps | Tested only in WindowsXPSP2. Cannot get SPP nor RoadNav to work in OpenSUSE. Will try PCLinuxOS 2007. |
| GPT-700 GPS Receiver | Yes | 0.19 | Bluetooth only | Works well |
| Delorme lsusb = 1163:0100 | Yes | 0.19 | USB | Auto detected on Ubuntu 7.04 and 7.10 |
| Delorme lsusb = 1163:0200 | No | 0.19 | USB | cat /dev/ttyUSB0 returned "Input/Output Error". No data. Ubuntu 7.04 and 7.10. gpsd not tried. |
| Motorola i335 | Yes | 0.19 | USB | Win XP - Use COM port of Motorola iDEN USB Modem at 4800bps. Driver: http://motorola.com/iden/support |
| Novatel U727 | Yes | 0.19 | USB | OS X Leopard 10.5.2 Auto detected and worked well for one day. Haven't been able to get it to work since. |
| Navibe GM720 | Yes | 0.19 | USB | OS X Tiger 10.4.11 on iBook G4 1.07 Ghz. Manual Selection of port at 4800bps. USB-Serial Driver - Prolific Technology PL2303 |
| Delorme Earthmate LT-40 | Yes | 0.19 | USB | PCLinuxOS2007 Auto detected & functions. GPS Positioning a little off. |
| Rayming TripNav TN-200 | Yes | 0.19 | USB | OS X Leopard 10.5.3 on G4 Mac Mini 1.42Ghz PPC. Auto Detection works. USB-Serial Driver - FTDI VCP 2.1.9 http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP/MacOSX/FTDIUSBSerialDriver_v2_1_9.dmg |
| Pharos iGPS-BTII (AKA: Pharos PT-120) | Yes | 0.18->0.20 alpha (R1771) | Bluetooth through gpsd | None |
| Mio-Tech Mio C250 | No | 0.19 | USB | OS Ubuntu 8.04 |
| Magellan Map 330 | Yes | 0.19 | Serial to USB | OS Ubuntu 8.10 |
| Canmore GT-730F GPS USB Dongle | Yes | 0.19 | USB | WinXP Home SP3 |
