Garmin GPS Series Instrument Driver Readme

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1. Overview

Instrument Driver Technology: LabVIEW Plug and Play (project-style)
Manufacturer: Garmin
Supported Language(s): LabVIEW
Supported Model(s): GPS 10/10X, GPS 15/15H/15L, GPS 16/16A/16X, GPS 17/17X, GPS 18/18X/18-5Hz/18X-5Hz, GPS 25, GPS 31, GPS 35, GPS 36
Model(s) Tested: GPS 18
Interface(s): Serial, USB
Firmware Revision(s) Tested: 3.20

Certified: Yes
NI Supported: Yes
Source Code Available: Yes

Driver Revision: 1.0.1
Original Release Date: 07/14/2008
Current Revision Date: 04/20/2012

2. Required Software

Some software components need to be installed before using this instrument driver. The minimum versions of these components are listed below, and can be downloaded from the Download Site.

NI-VISA 3.2

Refer to the LabVIEW Help for more information about software requirements. You access the LabVIEW Help by selecting Help»Search the LabVIEW Help.

3. Known Issues

To report issues or provide feedback about this instrument driver, please send an email to instrument.drivers@ni.com.

The auto connect within the serial configuration of Initialize.vi will often times fail due to a framing error. When this happens, just re-run the initialize VI and more often then not this will solve the problem.
Depending on the instrument, a driver from Garmin may be required for COM port emulation (ie for Bluetooth devices such as the GPS 10).

4. Revision History

The latest version of this and other LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI instrument drivers can be downloaded at the Instrument Driver Network.


REV 1.0.1, 04/20/2012
Modified By: Chenchen Zhou, Shanghai, China
Update the descriptions of below VIs:

REV 1.0,07/14/2008
Modified By: Logan Lamb, Austin, TX.
Original Release.