Re: Updates to the Garmin communication protocol documentation

From: Jonas Lonnroth (ispe_nospam_at_skynet.be)
Date: 01/07/05 

Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 10:51:05 +0100

"Alan Burnstine" <nospam@thetechguru.net> wrote in message
news:somdnfu97fBLh0HcRVn-iw@comcast.com...
> I don't know when this was posted. It is dated 9/16 in the document, but
I
> am sure it was not on Garmin's web site in November. Anyway, they have
> updated the protocol specification document to include both the serial and
> USB specificatoins in one document, and now include a C++ sample of
> connecting to and extracting data from a Garmin USB capable receiver.
>
> http://www.garmin.com/support/commProtocol.html
>

The latest version of Birdwatch (author JMckie) available at the ique forum
on www.pdastreet.com allows for output of NMEA to a serial interface (or
storing it on a SD card). However, a further goal would be to use the iQue
with nRoute running on a laptop. To that end, work has been going on to
write an application using Garmin protocol. Unfortunately, it hasn't been
possible to make nRoute accept the iQue ID for detailed City Select maps to
be opened. Any clues on how this could be done would be greatly appreciated.

Jonas Lonnroth
Brussels