Vk-172 Driver 〈FULL · HOW-TO〉

If it shows as an unknown device, download the u-blox Virtual COM Port Driver from the official u-blox website or use a generic USB CDC ACM driver.

The VK-172 typically runs at 9600 baud (u-blox 7) or 115200 baud (u-blox 8). Use stty : vk-172 driver

dmesg | tail -20 You should see output similar to: If it shows as an unknown device, download

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 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.