Re: How to Interface to USB

I did contact a manufacturer, and they pointed me to the virtual COM drivers
they use, but I was looking for a manufacturer-independed solution, which
(it appears) may not be achievable.

I'll keep looking around but I'm not very hopeful.

*M*


"paladin" <pal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:4354712e$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> well, you said "any" suggestions, so ...
>
> have you tried contacting the company that *makes* the GPS?
> they may have, or may be able to point you to, driver[s].
>
> in any case, please post back so we can all learn from you.
>
> -paladin
>
>
> "Mocacius" <Mocacius@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:435459c9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> I posted this in Activex.Writing and was told this might be a better
>> place
>> for it, so here it goes...
>>
>> -----
>>
>> Using Delphi5. I'm writing an OCX to track a vehicle position from live
>> GPS
>> data. I was using a serial GPS and had no problems, I was reading the
>> data,
>> processing it, etc.. However, a client needs to use this with a GPS
>> connected through the USB port, and I don't know how to read the data
>> from
>> it. Is there any specific information, on how to get data from the USB
>> port? Are there any controls that I may need to get/license to let me
>> communicate with the USB? What can I do?
>>
>> I am really desperate, so any information, help, suggestions would be
>> great!
>>
>> *M*
>>
>>
>
>



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