My son has an OLPC XO that I got through the give 1 get 1 fiasco a few years back. Its a nifty little machine, that among other things has a free GPS app that just needs a usb reciever/antenna module. I want to put something together that would let us go geocaching. I tried searching the forum for variations of "USB, “CHEAP” and “MODULE”, but every search seemed to give me the whole list.
Given that I’m a complete noob that barely knows which end of a soldering iron to hold (I did build a larson scanner kit a month back though…I know, big whoop), is there a way to build a simple module that would work, using sparkfun parts with no SMD soldering? I can supply an enclosure (ie an altoids tin with a hole cut for the antenna…), and probably muddle through a mouser catalog for misc small parts.
If you can keep it under $100, that would be great, under $50, even better.
Any help greatly appreciated.
