I am new to Arduino and having searched the forum for help have decided to ask my question here.
I need to capture GPS NMEA sentences from a GPS unit that sends a continuous stream of data every second. I see that there is a sample script provided with Arduino and I am quietly confident that I will be able to adopt it to my requirements.
My question here might seem trivial but try as I might I haven't discovered a tangible solution through my searches.
The GPS unit uses a serial connector presented as a 9 pin D Type. I would like to use the simplest connection between the two devices and have settled on the DUE model. The reason I made this decision is because it has 2 USB ports and I think by using an 'off the shelf' USB - Serial converter on the DUE's 2nd USB port I will not need to resort to wiring into the USARTs - I am not an accomplished hardware hacker!
This is where I have come to a full stop because I have not been able to discover a suitable USB to RS232 connector. There are many available but on closer inspection the choices appear to suffer from a few problems such as driver issues for one and others which do not mean much to me.
If anyone can suggest a USB (from Arduino) to RS232 D (GPS module) which I can access using standard libraries on the Arduino I will be most grateful.
Apologies if this is a simplistic question - if I do receive any answers I sincerely hope others will benefit and I will certainly post my progress here.
Many thanks.