[gps-talkusers] e: Re: Installing Issues and IBlue accuracy

Hi Charles, something that intrigued me that you mentioned in your earlier email was about the sattelites. I have had the feeling occasionally that there might have been a problem with the sattelites or sattelite because of longer than average acquisition time or something. How common is this? Also, do you have any references to where one can get information on the GPS constellation? Thanks much, Jim 


----- Original Message -----
From: Charles LaPierre <charles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date sent: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:44:07 -0700
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Installing Issues and IBlue accuracy
Well Jim, I don't know what to tell you because I just tried it 
here

and U and then A worked as expected after doing a 123 reset on my
mpower when I installed GPS 5.04.



I agree it was nice to meet you at CSUN as well.



Take care.
Charles.



At 11:33 PM 3/25/2009, you wrote:
Hi Charles, thanks for your most detailed response. Well, hate 
to
tell you, but I did hold down the dots 1 2 3 then reset and 
waited
until well after the initial windows sound. I did try the U and 
A,
then hit enter on the cammand line at which point I got the 
message

about a windows file was in use.  The only way I could get it to
work was as I said before, to use the U followed by the I which 
worked fine.
I won't jump to any quick conclusions about the I Blue. I know 
you
guys are very thorough in your testing of new receivers and 
really
do put them through their paces so to speak. Even if it doesn't 
end

up performing any better than the Holux 1000, I think the other
features make it a worthwhile investment.  I will try it over the
next few days and se how it works.
Again, thank you Charles for your concern and detailed response.
It was wonderful meeting with you and all the Sendero folks at 
CSUN
last week. I truly know how dedicated you and all the folks are 
to

developing the best product,technology, and software, that  your
very imaginative brains are capable of doing.
Thanks much!  Jim



----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles LaPierre"
<charles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 10:51 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Installing Issues and IBlue accuracy




Hi Jim,
As far as installing using U followed by A or U followed by I, 
both

will work equally well.  The advantage of U followed by I is you
don't get the additional prompt for a command line argument which
the installer doesn't need, but both will work. It sounds like 
you
didn't hold down dots 1 2 3 long enough for the program not to 
get

loaded.  Sendero always recommends after a dots 1 2 3  or S D F
reset that you try to run the GPS program and if it runs then you
didn't hold dots 1 2 3 or S D F long enough. After pressing 
reset

while holding down dots 1 2 3 or S D F once you get to the main
menu if you press "N" for Navigation the system should just beep 
at

you and not run the program, only then can you install overtop of
your old version with U (Utilities) followed by either A
(application) or I (Install). If you use U/I it will only ask 
for
where the program is and run it, if you press U/A it will ask for 
a
command line argument as well which you have to just press enter 
on
but both will install the software correctly as long as the 
correct
reset has been done, if you get a message about the file is in 
use

well then you didn't do the resect correctly and you also didn't
try pressing N from the main menu to test to see if GPS would 
run.


Remember when doing a 123 or SDF reset you must be pressing those
keys while you press and release the reset button, and then
continue to hold those keys down for a good 10 or more seconds
until you hear the melodic sounds, or as we normally tell our 
user
just keep holding them down until the system says "Main Menu" 
Then

press N which should just beep at you as GPS has not been loaded
into memory at which point you can install or uninstall GPS using
Utilities (Install) or (Applications)
As far as your I-Blue receiver, I am surprised to hear this as 
all

tests we have done show this receiver to be better than the Holux
m-1000. Now that being said it won't blow the doors of the 
m-1000
for either time to first fix or position accuracy but it is 
better,

if you are finding it worse than your m-1000 then you may have a
defective receiver but I wouldn't jump to that conclusion with 
out
a lot more testing. The satellites may have just been having a 
bad

day.  For example if a satellite goes bad for whatever reason it
will take over 1/2 an hour before that information is downloaded 
on

a separate channel from the satellites with the almanac of where
the satellites are in orbit and their health status, so during 
that
time the "bad" satellite could be causing positions to be 
inaccurate.
So again, I wouldn't jump to any conclusions yet, I would wait 
and

see how it performers over several days or even weeks.  We have
been testing this receiver for over 3 months now and feel 
confident

in its abilities and stand behind it.  We do not make these
decisions lightly and a lot of testing around the world in 
various
situations all came back favorable. We even told a select number 
of
non-Sendero employees about this receiver a while ago and they 
all

told us how much better the Iblue was over the m1000.  Kevin Chao
for instance loves the new receiver and as many of you know he
really puts the system to the test!



Now this receiver is more sensitive and therefore could be
potentially pick up multi path signals which other receivers
wouldn't even be able to pick up but I would rather have a signal
which is off by 100 feet or more than no signal.




Bottom line is this is a good receiver, it has double the battery
life, double the number of channels for tracking satellites and 
is

about 6db more sensitive than the m1000.



Thanks for the questions hope this helps.
Charles.



At 09:01 PM 3/25/2009, you wrote:

Hi Charles, I have 5.03 but thought I'd get the latest version
anyway.  I am using the voicenote mpower.  One command that I had
forgotten or overlooked that you may want to remind people about
is the Utilities command and I for install command.  I was using
the U  followed by the A for applications and it kept telling me
that a certain windows file was in used and to reset using the 1 
2

3 reset.  I would do that but still get the same resultes until I
talked to Gil at Sendero support yesterday and he discovered my 
mistake.


I just got the I blue 737 today and so far, don't find that it
acwuires sattelites much more quickly than the Holux 1000. I 
alwo
was kind of surprised to find quite a bit of drift showing up 
even

though I was sitting outside in an open area.  I had gone several
hundred feet in one direction or another while sitting at a 
picnic
table at my place. Do you think that is "Normal" for the I Blue? 
Thanks, Jim


----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles LaPierre"
<charles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 11:53 AM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Sendero GPS 5_04 Released




Hello Sendero GPS customers
For Immediate Release Sendero GPS 5.04



For those who already have GPS 5.0, 5.01, 5.02 or 5.03 you do not
need to get this update, but if you want to you can obtain it
from your Sendero Account at http://www.gosendero.com/
This upgrade supports the new pay-as-you-go product licensing 
model.


Don't forget to verify your downloaded file size matches that of
the original file so there are no corrupt downloads.  If the file
size doesn't match after it has been downloaded, your file is
probably incomplete and you should delete your Internet cache and
try downloading it again.



You do not have to un-install your old version but you will have
to do a 123/sdf reset before you install 5.04.  If you hear the
message that some DLL file is in use then you haven't performed
the correct reset and should try again holding down 123/sdf and
the reset button on the mPower or on the PK C3/C4 and dots 123.



Thanks
Sendero Group LLC




Charles M.  La Pierre
CTO Sendero Group
"The GPS company:" Featuring Sendero GPS on the BrailleNote as
well as Sense Nav and the new Mobile Geo for Windows Mobile
devices.  Also distributing Trekker, Victor Stream, KNFB Mobile
Reader, Talks, Mobile Speak, Tiger embossers, Miniguide and ID 
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Charles M.  La Pierre
CTO Sendero Group
"The GPS company:" Featuring Sendero GPS on the BrailleNote as 
well

as Sense Nav and the new Mobile Geo for Windows Mobile devices.
Also distributing Trekker, Victor Stream, KNFB Mobile Reader,
Talks, Mobile Speak, Tiger embossers, Miniguide and ID Mate
1-888-757-6810



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Charles M.  La Pierre
CTO Sendero Group
"The GPS company:" Featuring Sendero GPS on the BrailleNote as 
well
as Sense Nav and the new Mobile Geo for Windows Mobile devices. 
Also

distributing Trekker, Victor Stream, KNFB Mobile Reader, Talks,
Mobile Speak, Tiger embossers, Miniguide and ID Mate
1-888-757-6810



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

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