[gps-talkusers] Re: Earthmate USB cable
- From: Jay Dailey <jdailey1@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 14:35:44 -0400
That is why I am so glad that I have my Voicenote. It has been faithful to me
ever since I bought it in 2003.
My Earthmate receiver works just great with it's serial cable. I never have to
worry about it at all. I just charge it at night, and I'm ready to go the next
day.
Jay Dailey
> ----- Original Message -----
>From: Michael May <mikemay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 21:55:39 -0700
>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Earthmate USB cable
>One of the reasons many companies stayed away from USB, not just
>HumanWare, is the fact that different drivers have to be loaded that
>are specific to each device. Since the PK or mPower cannot load the
>Earthmate software, one has to bank on a generic driver working.
>There is no call for drivers for Bluetooth.
>At the end of the day, I believe the benefits of the wireless
>Bluetooth technology far outweigh the inconvenience and relative
>fragility of wires.
>Mike
>At 09:15 PM 9/1/2005, you wrote:
>>Hello, Charles,
>>Well, it is kind of discouraging to hear that. I thought the
>>ability to supply power to small things was one of USB's attractive
>>features. And now, of course, the Bluetooth feature is showing its
>>true worth in many cases by being reluctant to work anywhere nearly
>>as well as a direct connection. I guess that is what you get when
>>you have too much confidence in one new and unproven technology and
>>try to re-invent the wheel. The whole thing is much too restrictive
>>when you consider the price. It is gratifying that the M-Power has
>>at one standard USB port, which means to me that someone suddenly
>>realized the error of his ways. So, if the PK users want to revert
>>back to the tried-and-true USB, they are going to have to shell out
>>another wheelborrow full of money for a trade-in to the
>>M-power. Oh, well. I don't suppose a retro-fit to the PK would be
>>possible? I know that all this is not your fault. There was very
>>little warning that Bluetooth would create problems in a mobile and
>>noisy environment. Also, there was undoubtedly some concern for the
>>life of the PK battery. If it has to run a GPS receiver, the
>>battery might be sucked dry in a lot less time, since it is known
>>that those GPS chip-sets are heavy drinkers of power.
>>Dick Myers
>>(8):[(8)
>>From: Charles La Pierre <lapierre@xxxxxxxxx
>>Reply-To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Earthmate USB cable
>>Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 19:26:49 -0700
>>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
>Michael G. May
>CEO Sendero Group
>Developers and distributors of BrailleNote GPS
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