Nick_T Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Got an ETrex Legend, and just got me a laptop. Seen where you could view the GPS screen on the laptop monitor, but have no clue what software, if any, that I need to do this. I've got the serial cable to hook the GPS to the laptop, so what do I need and what next? Thanks, Nick T Quote Link to comment
IceKnight (aka VectorJoe) Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Any of Garmin's (Mapsource?) mapping products should do this. Also, pretty much any 3rd party mapping software should do this. For free, you can get USA photomaps and it will interface. usa photo maps You download usgs topo maps or photos and it will show the gps position on the computer. HTH Joe Quote Link to comment
+Sputnik 57 Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 If you have a mapsource product, you should download NRoute free from the Garmin site. It will allow your Legend to talk to your laptop to display position, etc. in real time. Its pretty slick. Quote Link to comment
+PDOP's Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 (edited) MicroSoft Streets and Trips is another option. It's pretty cheap and covers most of North America. If you're not looking for maps a freeware option is GPSTrackmaker. Edited December 19, 2005 by PDOP's Quote Link to comment
+Lone Duck Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Thanks Sputnik, I didn't know about nRoute. Since I'm on the road currently, I'll be checking it out. Quote Link to comment
+Team Cotati Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 I don't believe that it is possible to view the screen of a GPSr on a laptop screen. The software that I have seen and read about uses the GPSr as an antenna and then displays your location via mapping software such as MS streets and trips, Delorme, MS Mappoint and several others. I'm not even sure as to why you'd want to display the GPSr's screen on the laptop even if you could. These other products provide so much info and in high resolution that they blow the GPSr screen into the woods..............so to speak. LOL ;-) Quote Link to comment
+eisenkatze Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 I think you may be talking about an emulator. It is possible, but as Cotati said...why? But that's not why we're here. My connection is kind of slow, so I can't dole out links...but do a google search for GarminSimulator and you should come up with a few results that will let you see the GPS screen on your laptop. -Ed- Quote Link to comment
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