SDS100/SDS200: SDS100, GPS not working

[nessnet]

Also #3 and #13.




Help me understand what I’m missing. I believe you have ID connected to pin2?

 

[hydes2004]

I have it wired exactly like the guide and previous thread shows….

 

[hydes2004]

i figured it out. pin 2 on my usb port is missing....

 

[hydes2004]

anyone have a digikey or mouser PN for the PCB mount connector so I can replace it?

 

[KevinC]

i figured it out. pin 2 on my usb port is missing....

That’s not a USB port.

 

[hydes2004]

That is the mini usb port on the scanner. Pin2 is missing and I need to replace the connector

 

[KevinC]

That is the mini usb port on the scanner. Pin2 is missing and I need to replace the connector

Doh! Your right.

 

[nessnet]

That is the mini usb port on the scanner. Pin2 is missing and I need to replace the connector

Been there - done that (X3).
And once, like you, it was the last place I looked - hours of WTF...!

I've had 3 ports fail - all were 1 or more pins bent and/or the plastic broken where a pin should be.
One 436 and two 100s.

All went back to Uniden for flat rate repair.
I've got the skills and tools, but when I looked inside at where/how it was mounted, I made the decision to let them do it.

 

[hydes2004]

I've had 3 ports fail - all pins bent and/or the plastic broken.
One 436 and two 100s.

All went back to Uniden for flat rate repair.
I've got the skills and tools, but when I looked inside at where/how it was mounted, I made the decision to let them do it.

I don’t mind digging into it, just need the proper connector type

 

[nessnet]

I don’t mind digging into it, just need the proper connector type

OK.... My thought was that if I F it up, I eat a radio.
If they F it up, they replace it.
For around $100, I went with the safe bet.

 

[hydes2004]

i hear ya. i have it partially apart. the pcb that the screen is soldered too is being stuborn.

 

[nessnet]

i hear ya. i have it partially apart. the pcb that the screen is soldered too is being stuborn.

Put it together - box it up and spend $100.
You will thank me.

 

[hydes2004]

need to get this board off....

 

[hydes2004]

got it off. it is held in with that single connector but you need to pull the knob off and loosen the nut holding the sma in place to wiggle it out.

 

[hydes2004]

Just an update on this. I was able to solder the new mini usb connector on and everything works!

 

[nessnet]

Set up a side business for this like Jon did..
(Remember, I've had 3 fail over the years, so I personally know it happens).

 

[hydes2004]

Set up a side business for this like Jon did..
(Remember, I've had 3 fail over the years, so I personally know it happens).

Wouldn’t be a bad gig. I bought some nice ones of Digikey, much more robust than the factory installed one.

 

[hydes2004]

Next up is working on modifying the micro usb on the top to output 5v to a gps receiver. The port is only used for powering the scanner which I don’t use. My plan is for it to power a small ublox receiver.


Does anyone know what receiver Jon used for the internal gps mod?

 

[Ensnared]

I am using an RS232 NMEA simulator from my PC. I have it wired to ground and the ID pin on the mini USB. I am unable to receive any GPS data. If I plug the SDS100 into my PC and mount it as a serial device I can send the same NMEA strings over the raidos serial port and it works. I have the baud rates all set correctly.

Any ideas?

One day, my Uniden 436HP stopped working. After scratching my head, I realized that the puck slid beneath my GPS-connected radar detector/Android. It started working when I moved the puck over. I have not tried it on the SDS 100.

I got sick and tired of having yet another wire running in my floorboard and dash.