Handheld GPS connection to OpenCPN

[rgleason]

The intention of this thread is to provide some additional guidance in connecting handheld GPS to OpenCPN, in hopes that it will save some people some time getting started.

Garmin Colorado 400c
1. Under Setup / System / Interface set unit to "Garmin Spanner"
2. Make sure proper location is shown and satellites are being recieved.
3. Plug unit into mini USB and USB into computer.
4. Downloads USB Garmin driver on computer. Some searching done first.
5. Menu pops up on Garmin. USB Storage Device Yes, No. Select no.
6. There should be a Garmin USB driver under Devices now that is working properly.
7. Open up OpenCPN, and under Options / Connections Tab / Nmea Data Source select "Garmin" and under Nmea Baud "9600"
8. You should see a red ship located properly, rather than a grey one now.