Setting Custom Alerts Sounds - Garmin GPSr - Custom POIs
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For the record, I DID read the following Posts:
1. Hornbyp's guide to setting alerts with POI Loader
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/6764
2. Motorcycle Mama 's How do I load custom alert sounds for POIs on my Garmin GPSr?
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/4360
3. Garess 's I need help on custom POI alert!
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/11548
My question is:
1. IS IT POSSIBLE TO SET Sound (1 = school zone) to be triggered by the DISTANCE to the POI and the other sound (2 = Over allows speed limit) to be triggered by if I am driving over the limit or not? if yes HOW?
2. When I load a GPX file with corresponding .mp3 and .bmp and use the @spd attribute....the unit DOES play the sound "over allowed speed limit!" BUT it plays it even when I just approach the custom POI(Note: this is NOT what I want since the sound is triggered by a distance proximity even if my speed is below the set speed...)
From my experience
For the record, I DID read the following Posts:
1. Hornbyp's guide to setting alerts with POI Loader
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/6764
2. Motorcycle Mama 's How do I load custom alert sounds for POIs on my Garmin GPSr?
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/4360
3. Garess 's I need help on custom POI alert!
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/11548
My question is:
1. IS IT POSSIBLE TO SET Sound (1 = school zone) to be triggered by the DISTANCE to the POI and the other sound (2 = Over allows speed limit) to be triggered by if I am driving over the limit or not? if yes HOW?
2. When I load a GPX file with corresponding .mp3 and .bmp and use the @spd attribute....the unit DOES play the sound "over allowed speed limit!" BUT it plays it even when I just approach the custom POI(Note: this is NOT what I want since the sound is triggered by a distance proximity even if my speed is below the set speed...)
The units lack that level of sophistication in their operating systems. An alert is an alert is an alert. You set an alert for a point. That alert can be modified by either speed or distance, but the alert will sound because you told the unit to alert you when you approach that point. The choice you get to make is what triggers that alert. In the case of a speed alert, one condition is used if you are below the set speed (the @ speed variable) or over that speed. These are the normal and urgent conditions. Distance alerts are always "normal" alerts.
While I have not done any actual measurements, I believe speed alerts are always triggered 36 seconds before you reach the point so the distance will vary by speed. But again, I have not confirmed this.
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For speed alerts, you will get a single alert sound (as well as a visual alert) when you get to the proximity point dictated by the speed.
Proximity alert distance calculated by POI Loader based on speed information in the file name or in individual POI names. This calculation uses the following formula:
Prompt Distance = 36 seconds * Speed
You will only CONTINUE to get an audible alert if you are traveling above the set speed. The visual alert will remain on the screen as long as you are within the alert proximity.
Thank you for your response
Thank you for your response a_user! perhaps GARMIN shall give us this flexibility in the Future!
I see you refer to the unit's operating system as a possible limiting factor....
considering that the GPX format use XML standard programming "language"....IS IT CORRECT TO ASSUME that even if one could program the following two conditions inside a GPX POI file:
a)IF the unit is within X-meters from POI-A THEN play sound-1
b)ELSE IF the unit is within X-meters from POI-A AND the unit is travelling at speed greater than Y-kph then play sound-2
THE GARMIN GPSr shall not be capable of interpreting and executing such conditions?
I would try to do this if I knew how to write it in XML...perhaps if someone does know how they can try.
Motorcycle Mama
....You will only CONTINUE to get an audible alert if you are traveling above the set speed..........
Is there a way to customise this this audible alert ONLY to something different and personal?
Speed AND Distance
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My question is:
1. IS IT POSSIBLE TO SET Sound (1 = school zone) to be triggered by the DISTANCE to the POI and the other sound (2 = Over allows speed limit) to be triggered by if I am driving over the limit or not? if yes HOW?
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You might find this article I wrote in '08 of some use in this matter
BUT I WANT BOTH SPEED AND DISTANCE IN AN ALERT - Can This Be Accomplished Using .CSV Files? Yes! As If By Magic!
It's on POI Page 3 of the
GARMIN TRICK, TIPS, WORK AROUNDS, ETC. Web site.
Gary Hayman
Garmin DriveSmart 61 LMT-S, Prev.GPSs: Drive61 LM, nuvi 3790LMT, 755T & 650, GPSIII+, SP 2610, 250W; Magellan 2200T; Originator of GARMIN NUVI TRICKS, TIPS, WORKAROUNDS, HINTS, SECRETS & IDEAS http://bit.ly/GARMIN-TNT
Gary Hayman : Its my Pleasure to chatting with you!!!
GARY, I read all your articles before and I think you are GREAT! thank you for the wonderful work you did....
1. I tried your magic before and YES it does works on the sound part...
2. I had also specified a .bmp file linked to the distance file....; when I approach the POI the .bmp display WITH the default small dot like system icon on top of it
...I suppose this is because I had not linked the same file to the speed .csv?
3. Your method only worry me in that the unit is reading TWO files AT the same time and both files referring to the same location...so what happens when BOTH sounds or pictures need to go off at the same time? i.e. when I enter the zone while over the speed limit? does the internal conflict inside the unit caused by the two files damage or smoke the unit?
4. Gary....would you know how to do the magic using GPX files instead?