Vk-172 Driver – No Login

To use the GPS without sudo , add your user to the dialout group:

ls -l /dev/ttyACM* /dev/ttyUSB* Use cat , screen , or minicom to read NMEA sentences:

sudo stty -F /dev/ttyACM0 9600 Windows recognizes the VK-172 as a serial-over-USB device. vk-172 driver

The VK-172 is a low-cost, low-power USB GPS dongle that uses a u-blox 7-series or 8-series chipset (often referred to as a "G-mouse"). It does not require a proprietary driver in most modern operating systems because it conforms to the USB CDC ACM (Communications Device Class Abstract Control Model) standard. This means it typically appears as a serial port.

The VK-172 is a standard USB CDC device. No special drivers are needed in most modern operating systems—just plug it in and read NMEA sentences from the virtual serial port. To use the GPS without sudo , add

Here is the text for a VK-172 driver (typically for Linux systems, as the VK-172 is a USB GPS receiver based on the u-blox chipset). Introduction

Plug in the VK-172 and run:

sudo usermod -a -G dialout $USER Log out and back in.