pepperpot Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 Can anyone tell me what I can use the data link cable that came with my etrex legend for. i am not a techie, and the booklet that came with it was pretty scant. I have seen on screen maps with routes on them, is that possible ?? Pepperpot is actually my dog, she's a miniature schnauzer that comes on all our cache hunts. Quote Link to comment
+Lance Ambu Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 First, Is it the Etrex venture or a more sophisticated model? then you can usually upload and download waypoints using Easy GPS routes, tracks and in some cases maps. It's dark and we're wearing sunglasses. Quote Link to comment
+Hi-Tek Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Lance Ambu:First, Is it the Etrex venture or a more sophisticated model? <snip> Lance - Perhaps you need to remove those sunglasses - pepperpot said it was an quote:etrex legend "Fear is temporary, regret is permanent!" motley. adj. varied in appearance or character. crew. n. group of people. Quote Link to comment
+Lance Ambu Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 Secondly, Examine the case of the unit carefully. It will have a collection of letters on it that resemble a word eg like "Legend". This word is not visible to those who have not been trained in its use, or people in sunglasses. It's dark and we're wearing sunglasses. Quote Link to comment
+Omally Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 Try something like GPS utility, Oziexplorer or even EasyGPS to move data to and from your unit to your PC. You can also use your cable to do software updates for your GPS... "Woof" quoth he. Oh, and "Grrr" also. What Trolls? Quote Link to comment
+jeremyp Posted May 22, 2003 Share Posted May 22, 2003 quote:Originally posted by pepperpot:Can anyone tell me what I can use the data link cable that came with my etrex legend for. i am not a techie, and the booklet that came with it was pretty scant. I have seen on screen maps with routes on them, is that possible ?? Let me try to answer the question instead of yakking about sunglasses The data cable is for a) downloading tracks , waypoints and routes from your GPS receiver uploading waypoints, tracks and routes to your GPS c) loading more detailed maps into your GPS. To do this you need some software on your PC. EasyGPS is a good start cos its free and you can use it to download waypoints from geocaching.com and then into your receiver. To do the maps, you need Mapsource (from Garmin, not free). ------- jeremyp The second ten million caches were the worst too. http://www.gagb.org.uk Quote Link to comment
pepperpot Posted May 22, 2003 Author Share Posted May 22, 2003 Thanks for all your help. I have downloaded easygps, it looks great for downloading waypoints. But I suspect that the mapping feature is only relavent for USA users thanks again Pepperpot is actually my dog, she's a miniature schnauzer that comes on all our cache hunts. Quote Link to comment
+jeremyp Posted May 22, 2003 Share Posted May 22, 2003 quote:Originally posted by pepperpot:But I suspect that the mapping feature is only relavent for USA users No actually, you can get European versions of Mapsource. Lots of us use it. ------- jeremyp The second ten million caches were the worst too. http://www.gagb.org.uk Quote Link to comment
+Lance Ambu Posted May 22, 2003 Share Posted May 22, 2003 quote:Originally posted by jeremyp:Let me try to answer the question instead of yakking about sunglasses I thought I did. And Easy gps will link the waypoint to a map for you. While I'm here - what about the shades in the Matrix, then Cool or what?? It's dark and we're wearing sunglasses. Quote Link to comment
+Omally Posted May 23, 2003 Share Posted May 23, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Lance Ambu:While I'm here - what about the shades in the Matrix, then Cool or what?? Not arf! I gotta get me a pair! and did you like the "to be continued" bit? ARGH! Anyhoo, back to topic (not like me, eh?!): Don't forget EasyMPS. Very useful indeed, eh Huga?! "Woof" quoth he. Oh, and "Grrr" also. What Trolls? Quote Link to comment
+Hi-Tek Posted May 23, 2003 Share Posted May 23, 2003 quote:I thought I did. And Easy gps will link the waypoint to a map for you. <snip> Matrix & Shades stuff <snip>> You could also try 'Wayppoint Workbench' from this site http://www.sheps.clara.net/ It takes a bit of getting used to and it links to the appropriate 'Streetmap' with an arrow showing where the co-ords are - good stuff. (Note the arrow can sometimes be difficult to spot, especially when wearing sunglasses ) "Fear is temporary, regret is permanent!" motley. adj. varied in appearance or character. crew. n. group of people. [This message was edited by Motley Crew on May 23, 2003 at 01:15 PM.] Quote Link to comment
wossa Posted May 23, 2003 Share Posted May 23, 2003 quote:Originally posted by jeremyp: The data cable is for a) downloading tracks , waypoints and routes from your GPS receiver uploading waypoints, tracks and routes to your GPS c) loading more detailed maps into your GPS. <start pedantic mode> No - a data cable is for connecting your GPSr to your PC. Nothing more, nothing less (and possibly connecting to a pwer supply in some cases) <end pedantic mode> <sig line censored!!!> Quote Link to comment
+Omally Posted May 23, 2003 Share Posted May 23, 2003 quote:Originally posted by wossa: quote:Originally posted by jeremyp: The data cable is for a) downloading tracks , waypoints and routes from your GPS receiver uploading waypoints, tracks and routes to your GPS c) loading more detailed maps into your GPS. <start pedantic mode> No - a data cable is for connecting your GPSr to your PC. Nothing more, nothing less (and possibly connecting to a pwer supply in some cases) <end pedantic mode> <sig line censored!!!> Pedantic for sure: without the cable you cannot do any of the above... "Woof" quoth he. Oh, and "Grrr" also. What Trolls? Quote Link to comment
el10t Posted May 23, 2003 Share Posted May 23, 2003 quote:Originally posted by wossa:No - a data cable is for connecting your GPSr to your PC. No - I could do that with a bit of string. A bit of string is not a data cable I'm sure even you will agree. Rich mobilis in mobili Quote Link to comment
+jeremyp Posted June 1, 2003 Share Posted June 1, 2003 quote:Originally posted by wossa: <start pedantic mode> No - a data cable is for connecting your GPSr to your PC. Nothing more, nothing less (and possibly connecting to a pwer supply in some cases) <end pedantic mode> <sig line censored!!!> Surely a cable that connects your GPSr to a power supply is called a "power cable". A data cable is for transmitting data (there's a clue in the name believe it or not). Also, it doesn't have to be a PC on the other end. Also being pedantic means being unnecessarily precise not unnecessarily wrong as this and previous posts have demonstrated your post was ------- jeremyp The second ten million caches were the worst too. http://www.gagb.org.uk Quote Link to comment
+The Bennett Family Posted June 1, 2003 Share Posted June 1, 2003 quote:Also being pedantic means being unnecessarily precise not unnecessarily wrong as this and previous posts have demonstrated your post was Jeremy, For some reason that last sentence has really made my head hurt! We take our children everywhere, but they always find their way back home... Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 quote:Originally posted by pepperpot:.... and the booklet that came with it was pretty scant..... The other guys have given you the information you need regagarding the data/power/whatever cable but no one has mentioned the 'booklet'. You can download a full manual for the Legend (and all other Garmin GPS receivers) from the Garmin web site. In the case of the Legend, it's in A4 size full, colour and the font is big enough to be read easily without a magnifying glass. I found it very useful when I first got my Legend. John John Age and treachery will always triumph over youth and ability. Quote Link to comment
wossa Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 quote:Originally posted by jeremyp: quote:Originally posted by wossa: <start pedantic mode> No - a data cable is for connecting your GPSr to your PC. Nothing more, nothing less (and possibly connecting to a pwer supply in some cases) <end pedantic mode> <sig line censored!!!> Surely a cable that connects your GPSr to a power supply is called a "power cable". A data cable is for transmitting data (there's a clue in the name believe it or not). Also, it doesn't have to be a PC on the other end. Excuse me. Have you never seen those clever little cables that connect to a GPSr at one end and have two plugs at the other - one for power and one for data? The clue to their purpose is in the words 'Power' AND 'Data'. I think el10t, even you would agree that a proper Data cable (with or without a power component) will give a better result than a piece of string. I sort of made the assumtion that that was fairly obvious. quote:Originally posted by jeremyp: Also, it doesn't have to be a PC on the other end. Well you were the one to mention PC first quote:Originally posted by jeremyp:Also being pedantic means being unnecessarily precise not unnecessarily wrong as this and previous posts have demonstrated your post was ------- jeremyp The second ten million caches were the worst too. http://www.gagb.org.uk If we're into defining 'pedantic' I like this definition from the Merriam-Webster dictionary: Pedantic: - narrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously learned I'm sure you would recognise that <sig line censored!!!> Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 quote:Originally posted by wossa:I think el10t, even you would agree that a proper Data cable (with or without a power component) will give a better result than a piece of string. Would that be wet string or dry string ? John Age and treachery will always triumph over youth and ability. Quote Link to comment
+The Bennett Family Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 On the subject of using string I have a small piece of advice. "try to avoid knots" That's my pearl of wisdom for the day... We take our children everywhere, but they always find their way back home... Quote Link to comment
+Bill D (wwh) Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 quote: Pharisee wrote: Would that be wet string or dry string ? I'm sure that wet string would conduct better, but I can't help feeling that some insulation might need to be added between the strands. Bill Quote Link to comment
+jeremyp Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 quote:Originally posted by wossa:I think el10t, even you would agree that a proper Data cable (with or without a power component) will give a better result than a piece of string. I sort of made the assumtion that that was fairly obvious. In response to my post saying a data cable was for transmitting data, you said it was merely for connecting a PC to a GPSr and maybe transmitting power. As el10t pointed out, this falls short of the requirement to be a data cable i.e. merely being connected is not enough to be called a data cable. If you are claiming your original post implies a data cable is for transmitting data then why did you make it in response to my post which said a data cable is for transmitting data? ------- jeremyp The second ten million caches were the worst too. http://www.gagb.org.uk Quote Link to comment
wossa Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 Jeremy, your exact words were: Originally posted by jeremyp: The data cable is for a) downloading tracks , waypoints and routes from your GPS receiver uploading waypoints, tracks and routes to your GPS c) loading more detailed maps into your GPS. My exact words (including original spelling mistake) were: No - a data cable is for connecting your GPSr to your PC. Nothing more, nothing less (and possibly connecting to a pwer supply in some cases) I would maintain that my original statement is correct. If you had said "The data cable is used WHEN" blah, blah, blah then no argument. The cable is used to connect the two devices together so that the above can happen. I does not CAUSE them to happen it ALLOWS them to happen. Yes, a piece of string can connect a GPSr & PC (or even a housebrick) but I defy anybody to do any downloading with it (unless the whole kit and caboodle get downloaded to the bottom of a convenient river/lake) <sig line censored!!!> Quote Link to comment
+Teasel Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 quote:Originally posted by wossa:No - a data cable is for connecting your GPSr to your PC. Nothing more, nothing less (and possibly connecting to a pwer supply in some cases) But what you're describing is not a data cable. It's a 'Power' AND 'Data' cable! GeocacheUK - resources for the UK Geocaching community. Quote Link to comment
+Lance Ambu Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 I'm going to put both feet onto really dodgy ground now. Logically, it is a data cable if it is a power AND data cable. But it wouldn't be if it was a power NAND data cable, I think It's dark and we're wearing sunglasses. Quote Link to comment
+Omally Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 You could also use the cable to trip up unwanted night-time wanderers, like me wandering to the fridge for a midnight snack. And no, I didn't use the my power/data cable to connect my fridge to the mains and also to my PC to order food online... "Woof" quoth he. Oh, and "Grrr" also. Quote Link to comment
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