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RE: [ GPS Maps ] Help with MapEdit map to GPSr


What version of firmware is installed in the unit?



I ask this because our Garmin users forum has had problems with the latest
versions of firmware - when you ask it ot calculate a route, for instance, it
starts, then disappears (shuts off). For now, the fix is to go back one
firmware level to a version that does not have this flaw.



Perhaps try a users forum for the unit hardware, not the maps.


Mark






To: map_authors@yahoogroups.com
From: vta101ca@...
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 18:38:58 +0000
Subject: [ GPS Maps ] Help with MapEdit map to GPSr








I need some help ===== I created a map useing MapEdit + cGPSmapper --- uploaded
it to my Garmin Streetpilot 2720 with Sendmap but the map only displays for a
second or 2 and then disappears ---- have I done something wrong.
Any assistance would be great.

Thanks










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I need some help ===== I created a map useing MapEdit + cGPSmapper --- uploaded it to my Garmin Streetpilot 2720 with Sendmap but the map only displays for a... 		vta101ca
Offline Send Email 		Jul 7, 2009
6:39 pm

What version of firmware is installed in the unit? I ask this because our Garmin users forum has had problems with the latest versions of firmware - when you...
MARK NEWBY
sporttire2001
Offline Send Email 		Jul 7, 2009
6:47 pm

Software Version 7.20 Thanks Mooseman...
vta101ca
Offline Send Email 		Jul 7, 2009
8:10 pm

Has anyone found a fix for this?????...
vta101ca
Offline Send Email 		Jul 12, 2009
4:17 pm

OK, this might be a long shot, but let's put these things together. - A member on another forum has found that the units die when the voltage drops below 7.6V...
MARK NEWBY
sporttire2001
Offline Send Email 		Jul 12, 2009
5:40 pm

Modern electronics normally use an electronic switching regulator to control the internal voltage. So if you are going to measure current drain it is ...
Boman33
bertho_boman
Offline Send Email 		Jul 12, 2009
6:52 pm

size of wire for the tiny amount of current used here will make very little diff. i would suspect the unit actually works on 7.5VDC. and as pointed out you...
Mike
dx100uk
Offline Send Email 		Jul 12, 2009
7:37 pm

Disagree times 10. The current carrying capacity of wire is directly related to the outside surface area, not the inner volume. Current is a surface...
MARK NEWBY
sporttire2001
Offline Send Email 		Jul 12, 2009
10:45 pm

Total bull Who taught you electronics! Mike ... From: map_authors@yahoogroups.com [mailto:map_authors@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of MARK NEWBY Sent: 12 July...
Mike-G7BNF
dx100uk
Offline Send Email 		Jul 12, 2009
11:44 pm

That is correct, I meant voltage - something you can vary over the range of test parameters. Don't listen to what I write, listen to what I mean. I do not...
MARK NEWBY
sporttire2001
Offline Send Email 		Jul 12, 2009
10:31 pm

Mark, There is a minor problem with your battery life calculations: Ampere-hours do not add when you connect the batteries in series, you just have a higher ...
Boman33
bertho_boman
Offline Send Email 		Jul 12, 2009
11:55 pm

Hi Bertho, I am not perfect - but all my equipment works in the field when I need it. I spend a lot of time with sealants, machine vibration proof mounts, and...
MARK NEWBY
sporttire2001
Offline Send Email 		Jul 13, 2009
12:12 am

Good getting a bit more info now. Have you considered something as simple as rust or oxidisation of the socket involved? A dose of switch cleaner might solve...
Mike-G7BNF
dx100uk
Offline Send Email 		Jul 13, 2009
12:22 am

My lighter plugs have never had the cigarette lighter installed. I took it out when I bought the truck and threw it in the glove box. If they are used as a...
MARK NEWBY
sporttire2001
Offline Send Email 		Jul 13, 2009
1:16 am

You are talking complete rubbish, as you appear to often do. Go back to school, and learn about ohm's law, and resistivity. Current _does_ flow on the inside...
Gary Turner
g_turner_nz
Offline Send Email 		Jul 12, 2009
10:58 pm

Thank you for the kind and courteous reply. Nonetheless, this will turn out to be the answer to the issue. It is critical to simplify the issues. Not...
MARK NEWBY
sporttire2001
Offline Send Email 		Jul 12, 2009
11:38 pm

i think the issue here is one of firmware and how it monitors the sensors of theprocessor. there is only one way to fix this and thats to get the garmin geeks...
Mike
dx100uk
Offline Send Email 		Jul 13, 2009
12:13 am

I think we are on the right track - the interaction of these parts. Garmin is not going to fix it because they probably do not think it is broken. There is...
MARK NEWBY
sporttire2001
Offline Send Email 		Jul 13, 2009
12:49 am

So you do not think that I may have done something wrong when I created the map and it's properties ----- I had a simular problem once before and after playing...
vta101ca
Offline Send Email 		Jul 19, 2009
6:42 pm

I do not believe at this time that the display dying out is a firmware issue. I reserve the right to change my opinion if new information comes to light....
MARK NEWBY
sporttire2001
Offline Send Email 		Jul 20, 2009
8:27 pm

You p'haps might be on the right track [pun] but it will still be a firmware issue, I would also get clear upon what you are putting it down too. I doubt very...
Mike-G7BNF
dx100uk
Offline Send Email 		Jul 20, 2009
8:47 pm

The firmware tie-in is because the battery type is selectable. I assume this engages a different monitoring circuit when you change the selection. As I said,...
MARK NEWBY
sporttire2001
Offline Send Email 		Jul 20, 2009
10:02 pm

Good post as always at least your thinking along the right lines. The problem is, esp with multiple cells, and such low drain current, it is very diff to...
Mike-G7BNF
dx100uk
Offline Send Email 		Jul 21, 2009
12:10 am

Has anyone seen inside a GPS? When I opened my 60CX when I had problems with the unit fading away with a new set of batteries I found that there is no ...
Auke Koopmans
offroadlanna
Offline Send Email 		Jul 21, 2009
1:01 am

I think we know one thing for sure: When the current drain causes the voltage to go below a certain level, the unit shuts off, probably due to the internal...
MARK NEWBY
sporttire2001
Offline Send Email 		Jul 21, 2009
2:48 am

How about planned obsolescence by manufacturers? From: map_authors@yahoogroups.com [mailto:map_authors@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of MARK NEWBY Sent: Monday,...
Steve Hess
flkaraoke2005
Offline Send Email 		Jul 21, 2009
1:21 pm

I like your critical thinking - but this does not have the feel of planned obsolescence. These units appear to be designed to meet a price/profit margin, and...
MARK NEWBY
sporttire2001
Offline Send Email 		Jul 21, 2009
4:10 pm

... Not really to do with battery power curves. Battery power curves are real, they do vary a lot by the metals involved, and understanding which type of cell...
Simon Slavin
simonslavin
Offline Send Email 		Jul 21, 2009
4:39 pm

This has realy gone in the wrong direction ----- just the map data that I have added disapears after briefly showing on the GPS screen, the background map is...
vta101ca
Offline Send Email 		Jul 25, 2009
3:24 pm

Have you turned off all layers except the layer you added, then add the other layers an observe the interaction? Was the layer created as transparent? Which...
Mark
sporttire2001
Offline Send Email 		Jul 25, 2009
5:33 pm
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