plugs on gps units

steve30b · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 03, 2004 Posts: 15

can anyone tell me how many different plugs they a on the gps units that plug into pda systems i have the medion from halfords and i would like to know what gps reciver i have it has a small din plug type on the end what connection is this called thanks...

UKHABU · Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2004 8:58 pm Post subject:

I THINK this is called something like IP70 - check the RS Connections site
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Navman Pin(Mitac Mio 168)
Navman SmartST Pro V2 & V3
Mitac Mio 558

DavidW · Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2004 2:07 pm Post subject:

IP70 would be a weatherproofing specifier.

Most of the GPSes that use round plugs use 6-way mini DIN plugs and sockets.

David

UKHABU · Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2004 5:04 pm Post subject:

Yeah I know what you mean about IP70 being a specification for weather proofing - I believe it is IP65 (the specification).

I have been looking for a plug as used on the Silva MultiNavigator for an in car charger as I can't find one any where and wanted to modify an existing in car charger that I have.

The Silva plug is a keyed 5 pin "mini din type" and when I checked (at work) on my RS CD it said it was an IP70 plug!
Can't check here at home as I don't have the CD.
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Silva MultiNavigator
GSAK V4.2.2
MemoryMap OS 2004 & V5 Navigator
Navman Pin(Mitac Mio 168)
Navman SmartST Pro V2 & V3
Mitac Mio 558

DavidW · Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2004 5:18 pm Post subject:

With an IP rating, the numbers are crucial. IP65 is a common one. One digit is waterproofing, the other dustproofing - the higher the number, the better the protection.

RS online is at rswww.com - always useful to know! I've never come across a 5 pin mini-DIN, though - and RS don't seem to stock them (they do have 3, 4, 6, 8 and 9 way plugs).

David

UKHABU · Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2004 3:39 pm Post subject:

Looking at the plug it's not actually a DIN spec plug.
The nearest I can find in RS is a Binder 719 series plug rated to IP40

See here.

The one I want is like the one on the right but a 5 pole version - it's hard to know which one as I can't actually plug it in to try.

I've tried e-mailing Silva but as yet no reply.

I have tried buying the official car socket -> Silva plug but can't find one anyway - but I really want to do a hardwire solution to both the Silva and my Navman PIN.

The Silva -> Serial Com lead only has 3 wires connected but it actually has the other 2 cut off (so I'm guessing!) these are the power leads - I could try a male 9-pin adaptor and just connect these up - but I won't until I can get the pin outs and voltages from Silva!
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Silva MultiNavigator
GSAK V4.2.2
MemoryMap OS 2004 & V5 Navigator
Navman Pin(Mitac Mio 168)
Navman SmartST Pro V2 & V3
Mitac Mio 558

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