Computer Navigation and nRoute
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16 years
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I hate to buy yet another GPS but for critical navigation in our RV (diesel truck and 26 ft 5th whl) but our Nuvi 760 does not seem to support nRoute. we use a laptop with a large screen that enables us to more easily see the exits. Not only can we see them earlier (critical when so many exits make it difficult to recover from a bad turn) but often we can differentiate in the "turn left/turn right lanes at the bottom. We can't change lanes easily. Often even going slower makes it tougher as its harder to merge and when you signal many vehicles speed up to go around before you move. We once had to travel well over 20 miles when we took a wrong exit. Argh!!!
Can anyone suggest a good GPS that will serve as a sensing unit for our computer? What about the Garmin Vista HCx?
Regards
Bill
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Did you already post almost the same thing in another thread that I answered?
But to answer your last question, yes the eTrex series will output the NEMA required for real-time tracking.
You could also get Microsoft Streets and Trips with the included "puck" GPS receiver.
Microsoft Streets & Trips
Billr, I would echo Mama's suggestion of MS S&T on a laptop. I've never used with the GPS enabled but its routing is very good and reliable.
GPS
The Vista should work well. The 60Cx or 60 CSx or 76Cx or 76CSx will also work quite well with nRoute.
GPSMAP 76CSx - nüvi 760 - nüvi 200 - GPSMAP 78S
Delorme Street Atlas
I have used Delorme Street Atlas on a laptop and it is exceptional! It's only $70, including the GPS antenna.
http://tinyurl.com/5mt37g
Laptops + nRoute
Yes, we started there. However I was looking for confirmation and an alternative. We do have a Etrex Vista C but it does not support POI's which sort of leaves us in a complicated situation.
This will leave me with no less than 3 hand held Gps's. The first a Etrex Vista, only works with a serial port/cable. An one seen any of these in the last few years? We have 4 computers, (3 laptops) and none of them have serial ports.
The Streets and Trips idea is a good one except that I haven't seen this combo in a long time. Do they still make it? Will the GPS work with Mapsource? We already have a small fortune invested in Garmin software and hardware and hate to even further complicate things with yet more hardware/software. And this does not even address the learning curve issues.
Is there a computer only based gps receiver that will work with nRoute and Mapsource?
Bill
Rode Hard and Put Away Wet
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MS S&T 2008 with GPS receiver
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Streets-Trips-2008-GPS/dp/B0...
The GPS receiver with S&T might work with nRoute. I'm not sure. But S&T works great also.
Also, you could get a Serial/USB adapter for your eTrex. That would probably work with nRoute.
You need a simulator
Yes, we started there. However I was looking for confirmation and an alternative. We do have a Etrex Vista C but it does not support POI's which sort of leaves us in a complicated situation.
This will leave me with no less than 3 hand held Gps's. The first a Etrex Vista, only works with a serial port/cable. An one seen any of these in the last few years? We have 4 computers, (3 laptops) and none of them have serial ports.
The Streets and Trips idea is a good one except that I haven't seen this combo in a long time. Do they still make it? Will the GPS work with Mapsource? We already have a small fortune invested in Garmin software and hardware and hate to even further complicate things with yet more hardware/software. And this does not even address the learning curve issues.
Is there a computer only based gps receiver that will work with nRoute and Mapsource?
Bill
nRoute needs Garmin proprietary protocol and most of the GPS receivers do not output that at all except Garmin's own ones. What you need are 2 free software (GPSProxyPC and com0com) that can simulate this. GPSProxyPC takes the regular NMEA 0183 (US) output from the GPS receiver and then converts it to Garmin protocol; com0com uses a pair of simulated com ports to help the first piece of software to feed this to nRoute. An added bonus is that the simulator can take Garmin GPS ID via its configuration. You can use the same ID of your Garmin unit so that nRoute can see the map that is already unlocked from mapSource. An unexpected bonus sure beats to buy a Garmin GPS receiver that forces you to pay another license of the same map. I tested this setup and it worked for both XP and Vista.
Jeff
Sensor for nRoute
I hate to buy yet another GPS but for critical navigation in our RV (diesel truck and 26 ft 5th whl) but our Nuvi 760 does not seem to support nRoute. we use a laptop with a large screen that enables us to more easily see the exits. Not only can we see them earlier (critical when so many exits make it difficult to recover from a bad turn) but often we can differentiate in the "turn left/turn right lanes at the bottom. We can't change lanes easily. Often even going slower makes it tougher as its harder to merge and when you signal many vehicles speed up to go around before you move. We once had to travel well over 20 miles when we took a wrong exit. Argh!!!
Can anyone suggest a good GPS that will serve as a sensing unit for our computer? What about the Garmin Vista HCx?
Regards
Bill
USB connected GPS18
Nüvi 765T, Nüvi 1390T, Nüvi 2559 and 2695 LMT, GPS12, GPS18 (used in nRoute and Oziexplorer on laptop), GPSmap76CSx, SonyEricsson X1 (For OziExplorer CE maps)
N-Route and Garmin C330
I thought my Garmin C330 did not output my position. I left the GPS 18 in the truck but was playing with N-Route when I decided to charge my C330 and plugged it in my laptop. The C330 started showing my position on N-route. I was surprised!
Also I found a program Franson GpsGate that will translate the Garmin output to NEMA output to more than one port at a time. I can run N-route and my APRS program at the same time.