-
-
-
- <para>Waypoint serial upload and download works reliably to the
-315, 330, Meridian, and SportTrak family. I expect it to work on any
-modern Magellan unit.</para>
- <para> As of 08/30/02, GPSBabel can also read and write the
-files that can be stuck on the SD memory cards with the Meridian
-models. Simply specify a file instead of a serial port.</para>
- <para> Communication errors are handled robustly and
-verification of data is enabled.</para>
- <para> Additional suboptions: <parameter moreinfo="none">baud:</parameter> may be 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600,
-19200, but must match receiver.</para>
-
+<para>GPSBabel supports the following Magellan receivers:
+<simplelist columns="2">
+ <member>310</member>
+ <member>315</member>
+ <member>Map330</member>
+ <member>SporTrak Map Color</member>
+ <member>SporTrak Map</member>
+ <member>SporTrak Map Pro</member>
+ <member>SporTrak Map Topo</member>
+ <member>Meridian (green or yellow)</member>
+ <member>Meridian Gold</member>
+ <member>Meridian Platinum</member>
+ <member>Meridian Color</member>
+ <member>Explorist 100 (with aftermarket cable)</member>
+ <member>Explorist 200 (with aftermarket cable)</member>
+ <member>Explorist 300 (with aftermarket cable)</member>
+ <member>Explorist 210</member>
+ <member>Explorist 300</member>
+ <member>Explorist 400</member>
+ <member>Explorist 500</member>
+ <member>Explorist 600</member>
+ <member>Explorist XL</member>
+</simplelist>
+</para>
+
+<para>
+ This format is used for both the serial protocol used on the
+ devices with serial ports such as Map330 and Meridian and for
+ the files stored either in either the unit's internal memory
+ (Explorist 210, 400, 500, 600, XL) or on removable memory.
+</para>
+<para>
+ If you specify a serial port for the file (.e.g. "COM1", "/dev/ttyS0")
+ to be read or written, GPSBabel will use serial protocol. Specifying
+ a file, either on local filesystem or on a mounted flash card reader,
+ will results in the file-based format being used.
+</para>
-
-
-
- <para>Waypoint serial upload and download works reliably to the
-315, 330, Meridian, and SportTrak family. I expect it to work on any
-modern Magellan unit.</para>
- <para> As of 08/30/02, GPSBabel can also read and write the
-files that can be stuck on the SD memory cards with the Meridian
-models. Simply specify a file instead of a serial port.</para>
- <para> Communication errors are handled robustly and
-verification of data is enabled.</para>
- <para> Additional suboptions: <parameter moreinfo="none">baud:</parameter> may be 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600,
-19200, but must match receiver.</para>
-
+<para>GPSBabel supports the following Magellan receivers:
+<simplelist columns="2">
+ <member>310</member>
+ <member>315</member>
+ <member>Map330</member>
+ <member>SporTrak Map Color</member>
+ <member>SporTrak Map</member>
+ <member>SporTrak Map Pro</member>
+ <member>SporTrak Map Topo</member>
+ <member>Meridian (green or yellow)</member>
+ <member>Meridian Gold</member>
+ <member>Meridian Platinum</member>
+ <member>Meridian Color</member>
+ <member>Explorist 100 (with aftermarket cable)</member>
+ <member>Explorist 200 (with aftermarket cable)</member>
+ <member>Explorist 300 (with aftermarket cable)</member>
+ <member>Explorist 210</member>
+ <member>Explorist 300</member>
+ <member>Explorist 400</member>
+ <member>Explorist 500</member>
+ <member>Explorist 600</member>
+ <member>Explorist XL</member>
+</simplelist>
+</para>
+<para>
+The RoadMate family of products is not supported.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+ This format is used for both the serial protocol used on the
+ devices with serial ports such as Map330 and Meridian and for
+ the files stored either in either the unit's internal memory
+ (Explorist 210, 400, 500, 600, XL) or on removable memory.
+</para>
+<para>
+ If you specify a serial port for the file (.e.g. "COM1", "/dev/ttyS0")
+ to be read or written, GPSBabel will use serial protocol. Specifying
+ a file, either on local filesystem or on a mounted flash card reader,
+ will results in the file-based format being used.
+</para>
-
-
-
- <para>The SD card format used by the Magellan Explorist 400,
-500, and 600. It's identical to the Magellan SD format used by
-Meridian, but allows longer waypoint names.</para>
- <para> You should name any file created with this format with a
-".upt" extension so the firmware can read it.</para>
+<para>
+ This is the SD card format used by the Magellan Explorist 400,
+ 500, 600, and XL and internally on those devices plus the
+ Explorist 210. Waypoints are identical to the Magellan SD format
+ used by Meridian, but allows longer waypoint names. Routes are
+ subtly different.
+</para>
+<para>
+ You should name any file containing waypoints created with
+ this format with a ".upt" extension so the firmware can read it.
+ Similarly, routes should be named ".rte" and tracks should be
+ named ".log".
+</para>
-
+<para>
+The maxcmts option allows you to specify the number comments that will
+be sent to the unit.
+</para>
+<para>
+Magellan receivers allow a maximum of 200 waypoint comments. Unfortunately,
+DirectRoute uses waypoint comments to provide next turn directions for
+navigation pop-ups and that comes from that pool of 200 comments. It
+is therefore sometimes convenient to limit the number of waypoint
+comments written to the receiver. For example, a geocacher might want
+to upload 400 waypoints, but only 190 with comments so that DirectRoute
+could provide driving directions for the next ten turns.
+</para>
-
+<para>
+ This option causes GPSBabel to use the given baud rate for serial
+ communications. It must match the given baud rate on the receiver. The
+ default value matches the default on the receiver, 4800.
+</para>
+<para>
+ Valid options are 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 57600, and 115200.
+</para>
-
+<para>
+This option specifies the icon or waypoint type to write for each waypoint on
+output.
+</para>
+<para>
+If this option is specified, its value will be used for all waypoints, not
+just those that do not already have descriptions. That is, this option
+overrides any icon description that might be in the input file.
+</para>
+<!--
+Eventually link to a table of valid icons...
+-->
+<para>
+This option has no effect on input.
+</para>
-
+<para>
+The maxcmts option allows you to specify the number comments that will
+be sent to the unit.
+</para>
+<para>
+Magellan receivers allow a maximum of 200 waypoint comments. Unfortunately,
+DirectRoute uses waypoint comments to provide next turn directions for
+navigation pop-ups and that comes from that pool of 200 comments. It
+is therefore sometimes convenient to limit the number of waypoint
+comments written to the receiver. For example, a geocacher might want
+to upload 400 waypoints, but only 190 with comments so that DirectRoute
+could provide driving directions for the next ten turns.
+</para>
-
+<para>
+Magellan's protocol specification strongly encourages the use of software
+acknowledgements on every packets. This is a simple "this is what I think
+I heard. If you agree that I heard it correctly, let's go to the next packet"
+handshake that is used to ensure the integrity of the data transfer.
+</para>
+<para>
+Certain firmware versions have problems handling this which makes transfers
+unnecessarily slow. Transfers on all units at high serial speeds are also
+severely restricted by this process.
+</para>
+<para>
+In controlled environments (good cables, low electrical noise, receiving
+from the unit, not doing donuts with the unit set to "track up" at a 150
+mile scale with 500 waypoints on the screen) it is sometimes useful to
+release that safety belt by using the "noack" suboption.
+</para>
-
+<para>
+This option erases all waypoints in the receiver before doing a transfer.
+</para>
+<para>
+This is a convenient option to use in automated processes where you want
+to ensure the units starts with a clean state before sending waypoints to
+it. Using this option on transmit is a better idea than doing it on
+receive since the latter would erase all the waypoints before asking the
+unit to send all the waypoints.
+</para>
-
+<para>
+The maxcmts option allows you to specify the number comments that will
+be sent to the unit.
+</para>
+<para>
+Magellan receivers allow a maximum of 200 waypoint comments. Unfortunately,
+DirectRoute uses waypoint comments to provide next turn directions for
+navigation pop-ups and that comes from that pool of 200 comments. It
+is therefore sometimes convenient to limit the number of waypoint
+comments written to the receiver. For example, a geocacher might want
+to upload 400 waypoints, but only 190 with comments so that DirectRoute
+could provide driving directions for the next ten turns.
+</para>
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