[gps-talkusers] Re: Earthmate USB cable

  • From: " Mary Ellen Earls" <meearls@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 08:26:17 -0700

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----- Original Message ----- From: "G B" <gbmagoo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 7:45 AM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Earthmate USB cable



Hi,
What light probe did you get and where did you get it? Could you please let
me know?


thanks

-----Original Message-----
From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mary Ellen Earls
Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 07:04
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Earthmate USB cable

Interestingly I got the most fabulous light probe yesterday and it has made
all the difference in the world as regards to knowing when the blue logger
is on. Instead of taking about 45 minutes to start the gps it took about 1.


----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles La Pierre" <lapierre@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 7:26 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Earthmate USB cable



Hello everyone,

I just want to clarify, a USB GPS receiver does not work with either the
mPower or the PK. The PK's USB port is non-powered I.e. its a slave only
USB port. The mPower has both master (I.e. powered) and slave USB ports,
but since I only received my mPower just before we released the GPS
product I could not get working the GPS receiver on the master USB port on

the mPower. Maybe in a future release of the GPS software will this be an

option for the mPower, but since the pk's USB port is not a master a USB
solution on the PK is not possible.

Our main goal on both the PK and on the mPower was to get bluetooth
working and have a wireless solution, so having a USB solution as well was

a lower priority.

Charles.

At 06:25 PM 9/1/2005, you wrote:

Hello, Mary Ellen,
I ordered my Earthmate from DeLorme, and it came packed with the USB
cable.
If your PK has a USB port, chances it is a standard port, the flat 4-wire
jack.  The Earthmate receiver end of the cable has the proper connector
for fitting directly into the Earthmate GPS receiver without the need for
the battery pack.

Walk in sunshine

Dick
(8):[(8)


From: " Mary Ellen Earls" <meearls@xxxxxxx> Reply-To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Multiple repeat, BT 338 fine Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 17:41:20 -0700

Yes that makes sense but as of right now, I know of no cable to fit the pk

for the earthmate, otherwise I would use it.
Mary Ellen Earls
----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Myers" <dkmyers28@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 5:05 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Multiple repeat, BT 338 fine



Hello, Mary Ellen,
I guess it is easy for those wireless GPS receivers to get confused. The

satellite signals are just fine in most cases, but the Bluetooth wireless

connection may be getting a bit offset by automatic door openers,
radio-controlled signal lights, and police speed detectors, all which use

the same kinds of signals. I use the USB cable on my Earthmate, and have

never had a problem with dropout.  I like the Earthmate receiver.  Now,
if only they could get their software problems fixed........

Walk in sunshine

Dick Myers

(8):[(8)


From: " Mary Ellen Earls" <meearls@xxxxxxx> Reply-To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Multiple repeat, BT 338 fine Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 09:15:46 -0700

Mike, then maybe heaven forbid we need to look into going to a wired
receiver with the pk.
I have noticed one thing and that is that it has been extremely difficult

to get the blue logger set up with the mpower.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael May"
<mikemay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 8:31 AM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Multiple repeat, BT 338 fine


Vicky,

Weather should have little impact on GPS reception.

I have been testing the BT339 and Holux and will soon also have a
Fortuna Slim to test. For our UK friends who have tried that receiver,
it runs at 38.4 baud so that is why it won't work with the BrailleNote
PK. The standard for receivers is 4800 baud. We may add a 38.4 selection

if it appears that more than this one receiver are going that route.

One thing to check with these new receivers is their connectivity. I
have experienced more drop outs than with the Blue Logger or Garmin
receivers. By this I mean that the new receivers I am testing completely

disconnect and the PK says Bluetooth not detected or sometimes they just

flick to no detection for a second and then reconnect. You can always
press G to see the receiver status and with these new receivers, I would

do that frequently to test the connectivity.

Mike

At 05:50 AM 9/1/2005, you wrote:
Hi All,

Well, when I tried the BT 338 receiver this morning, it worked just
fine with the multiple repeat commands. So, who knows. Either I was
doing something wrong before, or the number of satellites and weather
conditions made the difference. For, the last time I tried with the BT

338 when it didn't work, I normally got 4 or 5 satellites and it was
cloudy, while I got between 8 and 10 satellites today and it was sunny.









Charles M. La Pierre CTO Sendero Group, LLC

Lat. 37 15' 25" N  Lon: 121 53' 04" W











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