Cannot locate Port Com for Garmin InReach in Connection Menu

[LonelyBoat]

Hi all,

I have a Garmin InReach GPS and I want to connect it to OpenCPN via the Connection menu.

The problem is that it does not show up in any Com Ports.

I have checked the Device Manager and the Ports (COM & LPT) is not even showing up.

I am lost... any ideas how to connect the GPS?

See image joined (Com)
Thanks!

[Dsanduril]

You don't say what computer OS, but something like this may work on most Windows:

plug in Garmin
Open Device Manager
click on action
add legacy hardware
click on next
search for and install the hardware automatically(Recommended)
next
it will detect that com port and next
double click com port
next
next and finish
now you will be able to see that com port (you hope)

If that doesn't work you can try the same thing again but choose "manual" instead of "automatic" and then tell the system that you are trying to install a com port. If Garmin provided a drivers disk you may also want to select the "I have drivers option".

[Time2Go]

I’ve had an Inreach for some time now
(Delorme) and was told by the Delorme gents
that there was no way to export GPS data.
Bluetooth, Wifi, NADA
I wanted to use it as a GPS source for my
ipad instead of buying an outboard puck.
Be interested if anybody ever got this to work
I wanted to be able to use my entertainment Ipad
as a plotter back up but just had a wifi version.

Cheers
Neil

[LonelyBoat]

Originally Posted by Dsanduril

You don't say what computer OS, but something like this may work on most Windows:

plug in Garmin
Open Device Manager
click on action
add legacy hardware
click on next
search for and install the hardware automatically(Recommended)
next
it will detect that com port and next
double click com port
next
next and finish
now you will be able to see that com port (you hope)

If that doesn't work you can try the same thing again but choose "manual" instead of "automatic" and then tell the system that you are trying to install a com port. If Garmin provided a drivers disk you may also want to select the "I have drivers option".

Thanks for the reply, sadly, nothing changed. I am using a Micro Usb cable from Garmin.

My computer doesn't even see it in my devices and drives. is it supposed to?
I do see it whenever I go in Device Manager, view --> Devices by container. but not in devices by type...

I am out of ideas... I think I will have to call Garmin

[Dsanduril]

Originally Posted by Time2Go

I’ve had an Inreach for some time now
(Delorme) and was told by the Delorme gents
that there was no way to export GPS data.
Bluetooth, Wifi, NADA
I wanted to use it as a GPS source for my
ipad instead of buying an outboard puck.
Be interested if anybody ever got this to work
I wanted to be able to use my entertainment Ipad
as a plotter back up but just had a wifi version.

Cheers
Neil

Unfortunately I think Time2Go is right. I took a pretty long look at the InReach on the Garmin website and forums and saw no mention of NMEA 0183. If you call, do report back as I am curious.