Anyone know if the 997 and the 979 will link up with hydrographix maps? My Garmin 178c will not do it....frustrating to have all these points and not be able to use them.
Anyone know which handhelds will connect with these maps?
Thanks,
Crappiehound
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Anyone know if the 997 and the 979 will link up with hydrographix maps? My Garmin 178c will not do it....frustrating to have all these points and not be able to use them.
Anyone know which handhelds will connect with these maps?
Thanks,
Crappiehound
Hey John,Quote:
Originally Posted by CrappieHound
It don't work that way. Or should I say it won't work. You can take the NEMA 0183 output from the units (gps data) and run the moving map feature of the Oziexplorer. This will turn your laptop or PDA into a mapping GPS. This is EASY to do.
You can actually run 2 (or more) GPS inputs into the laptop, open two oziexplorer windows, and view the index maps (topo) and the sidescan maps at the same time. I will show you this one day. I can drive up to anything on Ky Lake. Pretty neat. Don't mean I can catch any fish though.:D
I knew you would be the one to respond. I should have just sent ya a PM. So you are saying that I can not download waypoints from oziexplorer to a GPS unit...is that correct. I thought Paul had all his downloaded into a handheld.
Just trying to figure it out. By the way...I know you catch plenty! Hope to see you at Grizzly Jig next weekend.
Thanks Tom
I have them on an old Lorance 100 Mapfinder handheld
Rowdy
I misunderstood your question. You can download/upload waypoints/ tracks/routes to most gps units directly from oziexplorer, but not Hummingbird units. Humminbird ticks me off about this crap. Gotta use their dedicated stuff, including to-from data to the memory cards. No reason for it except greed.Quote:
Originally Posted by CrappieHound
I like their units, I just don't like Humminbird being so selfish with their interfaces. It is totally uncalled for or, they got the dumbest programmers in the world on staff..
I got carried away. Open Ozie, click file, click configuration, click GPS tab. This gives a list of all the gps units that interface with Ozie. You can select Nema only. It will allow you to receive nema from Humminbird, but you can't send to the Humminbird. Humminbird is not on the list. Sucks.
Tom
Tom
So basically...I need to find a handheld that will work to download my points from oziexplorer. I'll go take a look and see what will work from the list. Does ozi ever update what units will work?
Thanks Guys,
CH.
Yes they do. You need to update to the latest version of Ozie. You will have to select the com port too. My handheld units like ports 3 and 5. My wireless unit likes com port 8.Quote:
Originally Posted by CrappieHound
Thanks Tom...I'll work on it and see if I can get the updates. Maybe mine is on there.
Tom...YOU ARE THE MAN!!! Guess I just had to ask the right questions to figure this deal out. I did the software upgrade and there my unit was. I'm downloading waypoints like a mad man! Thanks a bunch.
CH
I have a sport map hand held that humminbird sells a cable to direct connect too. I used it on my 737 and worked very good.
If Ozi will export or save files in a GPX format. It must I would think. Then Import the gpx into Hummingbird pc and it will convert to the Hummingbird format
That's a whole lot of import'n , export'n, cutt'n and past'n. I'll try it when my unit gets here next week!!!!
Thanks,
The Hound
Its really not as bad as it sounds! Hummingbird PC will import all of these gps formats!
GPX
Lowrance .usr and .low
Garmin .mps and .gdb
You then can convert and/or transfer them to your Hummingbird!
It is slick and easy!
But IF you like your data, always back it up in a safe file before you start changing it! you should back it up anyway. When the battery in your unit goes dead. Your data dies too! Then your Honey hole could turn into a wonder hole!:confused: I wonder where it is!!:eek:
Good Luck!
Unlike the rest of the manufs, Humminbird had to come up with their proprietary protocol. Just makes it more complex for all, It doesn't serve any purpose to rig the protocol. Someone will CRACK it if need be.Quote:
Originally Posted by CrappieHound
I like their products, but I don't like the way they force you to use their interfaces. Lots of other people feel the same as I, but are not as vocal as I am about things of this nature. I could care less about hurting Humminbirds feelings. My money. They want it.
Heard that Tom...and they want alot of it!
cane pole
You have me wondering. what makes Hummingbirds gps any more propriorty than lowrance or garmin? They all use there own maping programs, and file formats!
GPX is the most universal. Hummingbird is using that!
We all know that GPX is a XML format for interchange of GPS data (waypoints, routes, and tracks) between applications.Quote:
Originally Posted by TryTooFish
EASY GPS is a shareware program that uses this format to send/receive data from most GPS units. You will not find Humminbird on the user interface list.
Sure, I understand the GPX file format, but you have to go thru the removing the sd cards, running Humminbird PC program, etc before you can get this data.
Most other units, you plug in a data cable and send/receive data using Easy GPS. I have the humminbird data cable, but it is worthless underway. Can’t use it.
I use (and others also use) moving map applications. I can upload/download data to and from the GPS on the water with just a data cable for most GPS units. I don’t have to pull out any sd card and don’t have to run a special application program (on the water) to send/receive data from the GPS
The only time I use Humminbird waypoint is to set up a trolling grid.
Humminbird did not have to make a special program to transfer data. They did this to Bogart their units and force registration. I am an old EX-engineer. I know how this works.
Forced registration is not freedom of ownership. It is socialistic.
Cane pole do you think GPS out on the 1197 is to transfer GPS data to a PC.
No.Quote:
Originally Posted by Denny
It is NMEA 0183 output only. This signal is good for NMEA 0183 listening devices only.
You lost me on that.So what would NMEA Out Put Before cornfused.
NMEA OUT is the "talker". He (she, it) don't listen to nobody. NMEA IN is the listener. You can have only one talker but many listeners with NMEA 0183.Quote:
Originally Posted by Denny
It is a serial communication protocol (4800 Baud, 8, 1, n).
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cane Pole
Sounds a lot like what Lowrance did when they went on there own with Nema 2000. When every one else was comfortable and still seem to be with Nema 0183.
So they all do it! one way or another!
Not true.
NMEA 2000 is the protocol that the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) all agreed upon.
Lowrance, Humminbird, Garmin, etc are all members of this association.
Humminbird deviated from the agreed protocol.