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04-05-2008, 20:22

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Re: Open COM Serial Port

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Originally Posted by knine143

Ya some of the things on that Wikipedia sound like it would fix the problem.

Why though would swapping the Tx and Rx lines make the Garmin send data to the RC all of a sudden?

Thanks

The wiring was such that Tx was connected to Tx, and Rx to Rx. The adapter simply swapped it such that Tx->Rx, and Rx<-Tx. Voila!

Lovely little things to have around, especially when you make your own cable harnesses.

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