Franson Gpsgate 2.6 [upd]

The virtual COM port driver in version 2.6 is not digitally signed for 64-bit versions of Windows 8, 10, or 11. On modern Windows, you must (via advanced startup options) or use the software only on 32-bit Windows 7/XP.

It can record NMEA logs for later analysis, which is invaluable for developers testing location-aware software. franson gpsgate 2.6

You select your real GPS receiver (e.g., COM 1 at 4800 baud). The virtual COM port driver in version 2

Before GPSGate, if you had one USB GPS dongle and wanted to use it with both Google Earth and a mapping application like OziExplorer, you had to close one program to let the other access the COM port. GPSGate 2.6 solved this by creating multiple virtual COM ports, each feeding the exact same GPS data to different programs in real-time. You select your real GPS receiver (e

Less known but equally powerful: GPSGate 2.6 can take multiple GPS inputs and combine them. If one GPS loses signal (e.g., in a tunnel), the software can automatically switch to a secondary GPS source.

You might think a GPS splitter is obsolete because modern operating systems and applications have built-in location services. That’s not quite true. Here are five scenarios where Franson GPSGate 2.6 remains the best tool for the job.