GPS Receiver GP-E2 USB to PC Cable Needed

[sslukovenkov]

Hello!

What is GP-E2 USB to PC cable?

Thanks!

[jrhoffman75]

Welcome to the forum. 

Yes, the manual is unclear on that.  

Just use the same cable that came with the camera for connecting to computer. It's a USB-A to Mini-USB cable. 

[sslukovenkov]

Thanks John,

I have EOS RP. This model has USB-C which I love. 

I got GPS-E2 with two cables for other cameras connectivity. Long and short, but both has the same socket for pluging in to GPS unit and probably other camera models. 

I am looking for a cable which can connect GPS unit ( quite rare socket) and any P/Mac with regular USB female port.

Best regards,

Sergei

[jrhoffman75]

If your computer has a USB-A connection you want the cable I described above. 

The GPS has a connection port that accepts both the GPS to camera cable and a camera to computer connection cable. 

[kvbarkley]

Why do you want to connect it to a PC? I see no mention of that in the manual. I believe the logs are stored on the SD card in the camera.

[sslukovenkov]

One reason was to update for latest firmware. 

I do not think GP-E2 stores logs in the camera memory card. The logs are stored at the GPS unit. That is why it can be used as a stand alone tracker, syncing and adding logs to camera after. 

connecting to PC would allow save logs on computer and port those into various mapping apps, such as Google Earth.

[jrhoffman75 · Accepted solution]

Yes.

Map Utility has been deprecated because of some licensing issues with the mapping portion. The replacement is GPS Log File Utility.

 

[wcstaney]

My MacBook pro does not recognize my GPS receiver so 
I can't update the firmware with the GPS Log File Utility. Says no GPS connected. I have the GPS to USB-C cable.

[jrhoffman75]

Does anything connect to the MacBook with that cable?

[wcstaney]

No, however the Mini USB Cable USB 2.0 Type A to Mini B Cable works fine for connecting the GP-E2 to the MacBook pro.