Delorme Topo 5, Garmin E-trex Legend

[gyver]

i just purchased topo 5 by delorme and i'm having trouble getting the software to connect to my etrex legend. can somebody help ?

also, what exactly is it supposed to be able to do anyway, background, waypoints, tracks and routes?

any help will be appreciated.

thanks

[+benjamin921]

i just purchased topo 5 by delorme and i'm having trouble getting the software to connect to my etrex legend. can somebody help ?

If you are using USB you might want to download SP2 from DeLorme.

[+Sputnik 57]

If you are using the original Legend (and not the Legend C), there is no USB port, so you need to connect via the serial cable.

 

You should be able to transfer tracks and waypoints between the Legend and DeLorme, but you cannot upload DeLorme maps to the Legend.

[+fw_ord]

I use Topo USA 5 with my Garmin ETrex Legend. Here is what I do.

 

Hook up the reciever to the computer's serial port.

 

Go to the GPS tab and click Settings.

 

In the Edit Settings box, click Device.

 

Set GPS Device to Garmin/Garmin.

 

My Port is COM1. This may vary by how many serial ports your computer has and which one you hook up to.

 

Settings is 9600,8,N,1.

 

Press DONE.

 

Then click the Exchange button to transfer information to or from the reciever. I usually transfer draw files that contain waypoints (cache locations) to the receiver. Sometimes I retrieve tracks from the receiver to view on the map.

 

I use an easy to use program from this website to convert downloaded cache locations to draw files for importing into the Delorme software and create reports.

Edited December 11, 2005 by fw_ord

[+StarshipTrooper]

You can also import cache waypoints from GSAK.

 

Additionally, I have created tracks and routes to upload to my Garmin from Topo5.

[gyver]

thank ya'll for the replies. i have been playing with the program and have started to figure it out a little at a time.

thanks again.