[gps-talkusers] Re: Earthmate USB cable

  • From: "rosemary teehan" <rateehan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 10:14:40 -0400

Hi, Just curious. Tell me about the probe and where you got it.
Thanks.
Rosemary
----- Original Message ----- From: " Mary Ellen Earls" <meearls@xxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 10:04 AM
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
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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>
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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

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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>
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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.









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