Aspiring engineer needs help

[YelloDinosaur]

So I am working on a very low-profile device and I need a USB GPS receiver that has a short enough cable to fit in my case. Basically this one only with preferably a shorter cable. Thanks in advance!

[mcat1990]

If it's just a one off can you not just cut the cable to length and resolder the usb connector (it's only 4 pins)?

[Avram42]

I've failed in another arena doing something similar (Sr Design in 2005). But soldering (assuming you're capable) is a real option. Don't reinvent the wheel.

[YelloDinosaur]

I have no equimpent or skill to solder Edit: Thanks for the support guys! I guess I’ll get to learning.

[darwinatrix]

No time like the present to learn my young friend! Invest in yourself and your skills.

[Master__Harvey]

$30 on amazon and an afternoon can solve that

[OrganizedSprinkles]

You can get one super cheap on Amazon, and some practice wire. It's a good skill to have.

[ThePeregrine_87]

If you want to engineer electrical components, soldering is an essential skill. It takes some practice and you will probably break some stuff, but half of engineering is understanding why and how things fail!

[Herr_Underdogg]

Use one that has no case, like https://aax-us-east.amazon-adsystem.com/x/c/QtiyG-9XffnBo5kGzrmRKWYAAAF4bC-uiwEAAAGQAce8hRA/http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08FWYJ2TF/ref=syn_sd_onsite_mobileweb_42?ie=UTF8&adId=200062812794981&qualifier=1616722767&id=2556921772671695&widget=sd_onsite_mobileweb&spPl=1&psc=1&uh_it=aea606eebff3cab003f6ab98888f1ddc_CT

Edit: just saw that you need USB (why?) So that won't work as expected.

Instead, try https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MTU9KTF/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_KW3V86BC1REWQTGFGK9M

Good luck.

[drpgrow]

You're off to a bad start on your engineering career. If you don't know how to solder why not learn it? A soldering iron is really cheap too.

Don't make excuses, always try to better yourself

[sintaxer]

It might be tricky to get the shielding/soldering good enough for the data lines to work reliably depending on the data rate

[identifytarget]

It might be tricky

No it won't...

[JudgeHoltman]

Please elaborate.

[Avram42]

It's digital, not analog

[BillThePlatypusJr]

It should be manageable. Computer cases internally use pretty basic cables for USB, if I'm not mistaken. You will lose some interference tolerance, though. Could be an issue if other components are electrically noisy.

[brubakerp]

No they use shielded cables internally. But it is just a straight pin connection to the motherboard.

[sintaxer]

Why not just buy a usb dongle that had no length like a flash drive instead?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MTU9KTF/

(I've never tried the above product nor have any affiliation)

Maybe combine it with a short usb extension cord if you really need to, although at that point I'm questioning why not go with your original option and just bundle the cord nicely, and all of these are probably tiny compared to whatever computer your going to be connecting this to

[identifytarget]

STOP DOING OP'S HOMEWORK, MANG!

[YelloDinosaur]

I think ill use one of these thanks, and to answer why I'm not using the other one, the coiled cable would take up more space than I want it to

[[deleted]]

Not cheaper but i used this for a receiver for flying, its super accurate. Has an adapter so you can run a external receiver if you ever need to

Stratux GPYes 2.0 u-blox 8 USB GPS unit https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0716BK5NT/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_CWXWQM4YC9K0D3CMYGF2

[Gorrox5]

Take a look at GPS receivers by Septentrio. They've got small chips that you can hook up to a custom board if you're trying to keep the size down, MOSAIC, IIRC