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Title: Magellan crossover
Post by: holyspatulaboy on September 01, 2007, 12:14:36 PM

Can i get my Magellan Crossover to work with the program.. i think i have tried everyway i know is possible. if any one has a cut dry answer i would appreciate it.

Title: Magellan crossover
Post by: Alan on September 01, 2007, 08:09:17 PM

What are you trying to do with it?  Does a crossover store a tracklog (breadcrumb trail) in the GPS that can be downloaded?

I assume it hooks up by USB cable, is that right?

If so, you don't get the GPS to communicate (eXplorist style), you just open the drive that comes up under windows and copy the files, which TopoFusion can read.

If you're trying to do live tracking / moving map, you need to set it to Magellan/NMEA and make sure the baud rate is correct, probably 4800 baud.

Hope that helps, if not feel free to ask more.

Title: Magellan crossover
Post by: holyspatulaboy on September 02, 2007, 02:31:47 PM

the problem isnt getting tracks to open onto topo.. i cannot get tracks to upload onto my gps.. it says error transferring tracks... it almost acts like the format is wrong. but i am trying to upload .log

Title: Magellan crossover
Post by: Alan on September 02, 2007, 06:57:56 PM

I'm not familiar with how the crossover works -- is it USB or serial?

If it's USB then you don't transfer tracks (in either direction) using TopoFusion's GPS functionality.  You just export your data as .log file and simply copy it to the appropriate directory (where other .log files are).  Then it'll show up on the GPS.

Let me know if that isn't it.