# Designing a USB-A serial input into the DataLogger IoT GPS Kit in QWIIC- ?? what board to I need? **URL:** \ **Category:** Artemis\ **Created:** [May 28, 2024, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/designing-a-usb-a-serial-input-into-the-datalogger-iot-gps-kit-in-qwiic-what-board-to-i-need/47486 "2024-05-28T19:00:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dronefiledrop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e495f1/32.png) [@Dronefiledrop](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/Dronefiledrop)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/designing-a-usb-a-serial-input-into-the-datalogger-iot-gps-kit-in-qwiic-what-board-to-i-need/47486/1 "2024-05-28T19:00:01Z")
I want to build a GPS data logger and am looking at the KIT-24056 Sparkfun DataLogger Iot GPS Kit ($99.95). I want to input a meter via its USB-A that typically connects to a PC (where I read the values), but I want to route it into the Sparkfun DataLogger so it can stamp a GPS on it and save to the SD card. Id like to do with with a QWIIC adapter board. Is there a QWIIC board that accepts a USB-A input that I can then attach to the Sparkfun DataLogger + GPS. I have scoured the Site but have not found this. Thanks, Dronefiledrop [Dronefiledrop@gmail.com](mailto:Dronefiledrop@gmail.com) ---
**Author:** ![TS-Russell](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/sparkfun/user_avatar/community.sparkfun.com/ts-russell/32/6092_2.png) [@TS-Russell](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/TS-Russell)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/designing-a-usb-a-serial-input-into-the-datalogger-iot-gps-kit-in-qwiic-what-board-to-i-need/47486/2 "2024-05-28T21:36:57Z")
No ☹ We started adding qwiic connectors around the same time that we swapped to using usb-c (there are a few exceptions, but those use micro usb & qwiic…not usb-a) We do have an adapter [https://www.sparkfun.com/products/21870](https://www.sparkfun.com/products/21870) so you could use any usb-c boards Or you could combo a mix of these [https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14495](https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14495) [https://www.sparkfun.com/products/15100](https://www.sparkfun.com/products/15100) [https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14425](https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14425) ---
**Author:** ![Dronefiledrop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e495f1/32.png) [@Dronefiledrop](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/Dronefiledrop)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2024, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/designing-a-usb-a-serial-input-into-the-datalogger-iot-gps-kit-in-qwiic-what-board-to-i-need/47486/3 "2024-05-29T13:16:36Z")
Thank you very much for the quick (qwiic?) reply. Can you please confirm that if I plug in a meters output to the the Datalogger board’s USB-C port, it will accept serial input and write it to the SD card along with the corresponding GPS stamp? ---
**Author:** ![TS-Russell](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/sparkfun/user_avatar/community.sparkfun.com/ts-russell/32/6092_2.png) [@TS-Russell](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/TS-Russell)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2024, 10:28pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/designing-a-usb-a-serial-input-into-the-datalogger-iot-gps-kit-in-qwiic-what-board-to-i-need/47486/4 "2024-05-29T22:28:06Z")
After looking more: I don’t see anything that mentions logging data from the usb port [https://docs.sparkfun.com/SparkFun\_Data … ial-output](https://docs.sparkfun.com/SparkFun_DataLogger/configuration/#initialization-and-serial-output) (using usb as serial INput)… …but you could likely make some adjustments to the firmware [https://github.com/sparkfun/SparkFun\_Da … r/releases](https://github.com/sparkfun/SparkFun_DataLogger/releases) It might be simpler to use something like [https://www.sparkfun.com/products/15096](https://www.sparkfun.com/products/15096) and have it pass the data over to the PTH pins on the datalogger instead