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Cynicor - 09 Jul 2006 13:48 GMT

Has anyone connected a USB GPS unit to a Nikon D200 (or D2x, etc.)? If
so, where did you get the USB-DB9 F-F part you need to make the
connection? The USB-DB9 adapters I see are all M-M, and I don't want to
make a Frankencord.

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Don Wiss - 09 Jul 2006 18:51 GMT

>Has anyone connected a USB GPS unit to a Nikon D200 (or D2x, etc.)?

No. But I bought a garmin Gecko 301, and when I take a picture on my
travels I push a button to set a waypoint.

>If
>so, where did you get the USB-DB9 F-F part you need to make the
>connection? The USB-DB9 adapters I see are all M-M, and I don't want to
>make a Frankencord.

I thought this was what one is supposed to use to connect a GPS to the
D200: http://nikonusa.com/template.php?cat=1&grp=258&productNr=25314
But it is not listed under the D200 accessories at the Nikon site.

The ultimate solution, both technically and pricewise, is this:
http://redhensystems.com/products/video_collection_hardware/d2x-gps.asp?sm=1

Problem is they want $395. This includes software that you don't need. If
you look closely you will see a lump on the wire. This is where they mate
the Nikon cable above with the Gecko serial cable.

Don <www.donwiss.com/pictures/> (e-mail link at page bottoms).

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Cynicor - 09 Jul 2006 23:59 GMT

>> If
>> so, where did you get the USB-DB9 F-F part you need to make the
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> D200: http://nikonusa.com/template.php?cat=1&grp=258&productNr=25314
> But it is not listed under the D200 accessories at the Nikon site.

Sorry; I should have explained better.

I have a USB GPS device. I also have the Nikon MC-35 cord, which
terminates with a DB9 male connector.

What I need is a female USB A to female DB9 cable. However, most
applications of USB-to-DB9 are for plugging a serial port device into a
USB port, so they are male DB9 to male USB A. I need the opposite of
what's available anywhere.

I'm working on the problem - I am hoping it can be solved with a $7 F-F
DB9 adapter
(http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0202148)
, a $4 F-F USB adapter
(http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0202862),
plus the standard USB-DB9 connector
(http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0203007).

If I knew jack-all about electronics, I would actually try to make my
own USB-Nikon 10 pin cord. But I'm so very scared....

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