Laptop GPS mapping software needed for Helicopter application

Terry, Ken, et-al...it works...finally, it works! I had to upload the latest 'patch' for Garmin Mobile PC from the Garmin site, but I think that was the hang-up...It is strange that the GpsGate won't pickup my receiver, however when I set up a com port, Mobile PC immediately picked it up, and I'm "Ready to Navigate"...THANK YOU for your help...I would've ended up selling this i.Trek on ebay (If it survived the 'drop-kick' it was about to get this morning)...thanks again!

Now, next step, install this mess in the aircraft tomorrow...ahhh, going to be a long day I can feel it! Oh well, success tonight!

Ron

Glad it's working, rono. Now the secret is to think through what you've done and filter it in your mind. Forget the gazillion things that did not work and just focus on the small number of things that worked. If you can do that, the next installation should be simpler than you're expecting it to be.

The problem with these marathon monster nightmare setups is there are so many things that did not work it all seems overwhelming, when, in fact, the parts needed to make it work are actually few and fairly simple.

Install Mobile PC.

Update it to the latest version.

Install GPSGate.

Connect receiver and turn it on.

Run and Setup GPSGate.

When the GPSGate icon goes green, Run Mobile PC.

Nuthin' to it.

...ken...

Ron, you are right about the GPSGate wizard not finding the iTrek on USB. This is probably because the wizard only searches for 4800bps devices and the iTrek is 115,200 on USB. Your manual approach is the correct solution.

Terry

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Thanks to all of you for the help! We used it and everything worked properly in the aircraft. The iTrek with the higher refresh rate did exactly what we were hoping in giving us a very accurate picture of addresses and where we were. The larger screen gave us the screen resolution so we could see more streets, bottom line, it did everything I was hoping...Wanted to thank all of you that walked me through this 'valley of the shadow of death'...Cheers!

Glad to hear it worked, Ron.

Now you better get on eBay and get yourself another M7 as backup. You'll probably want to make sure you know where to buy a replacement battery for it, too, if you ever run it on Bluetooth.

...ken... <belt and suspenders kinda guy>