[aprssig] Garmin NUVI & messaging?

[Mike Besemer (WM4B)]

Scott,

I assume what you sent me a month or so ago was a beta version?  If so, can
you send me the file to update the cable?

73,

Mike
WM4B

> -----Original Message-----
> From: aprssig-bounces at tapr.org [mailto:aprssig-bounces at tapr.org] On
> Behalf Of Scott Miller
> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 1:49 PM
> To: TAPR APRS Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [aprssig] Garmin NUVI & messaging?
> 
> Firmware version 1.4 is shipping now, and includes support for the
> FTM-350's packet mode and FMI 2.5 and above.
> 
> An undocumented feature of the GTRANS is that it can parse KPC-3 style
> 'monitor' output and not just waypoint strings.  It took a minor change
> to get it to handle the header format of the FTM-350 as well.
> 
> There's still no way to do messaging through the GTRANS, though.  For
> that you'll need a Tracker2.
> 
> Scott
> N1VG
> 
> On 2/12/2011 4:53 PM, Mike (WM4B) wrote:
> > Argent has the code for the FTM-350 interface with the Nuvi350.  If
> you
> > email Scott, he'll send you the firmware and the application to flash
> the
> > cable.
> >
> > Mike
> > WM4B
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: aprssig-bounces at tapr.org [mailto:aprssig-bounces at tapr.org] On
> Behalf
> > Of Stephen H. Smith
> > Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2011 7:46 PM
> > To: TAPR APRS Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: [aprssig] Garmin NUVI&  messaging?
> >
> > "The Argent G-Trans FMI cable is an application-specific device to
> bridge
> > between Garmin's proprietary format and the APRS world.     In
> principle,
> > the
> > same hardware with different firmware could interface with other
> types of
> > systems, but someone would have to develop the code to do it."
> >
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