Re: Using Explorist 600 on a COM port ?

You will need to use a com port (as opposed to a drive letter) to connect to
a program like Ozi for "moving map" transmissions of current position fixes
to the receptor program. If you only want to move waypoint, map, or track
files, using USB to get a drive letter designation will be all you will
need.

There is a "translation" program on the explorist disk. It is used to
translate the region output of the MapSend programs ( I only use MapSend
Topo 3D) into a form understood by the Explorist series.

I believe that if you are trying to use the GPS for the transmission of
current fix data (moving map). windows XP will install a serial driver
automatically, but you will have to provide one for Windows 98.


"Keith" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
>>and the manual says to turn on the computer (with the cable plugged in I
>>assume) and then the eXplorist and that the system may report finding
>>new USB hardware (no mention of driver installs). From that point the
>>SD card or memory in the eXplorist is seen in Windows Explorer as a
>>Removable Disk.
>>
>>Reading that, it would seem that any software that can access files
>>through Windows Explorer or an Explorer pop-up menu should be able to
>>see the files on the eXplorist. Are you able to do that?
>
> Yes, I can "mount' the 600 on my laptop with a drive letter. Problem
> is that without a COM port I'm not sure how to connect from another
> program than MapSend.
>
>>There is also mention of a "Magellan Conversion Manager" software on the
>>Magellan Wizard CD, I have never seen or used that software and that may
>>be something that is unique to and needed for use with the eXplorist.
>>
>>Jack
>


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