Hello,
I cannot establish a connection between my garmin and TTQV3.0.59 under the Garmin-garmin protocol. I can establish a connection under NMEA, but there are restrictions to upload / download of data.
Nothing else seems to be using the com port.
Any ideas?
Anhad
Hi,
- try to recheck using an other cable
- is it a direct connection "GPS-1cable-Notebook"?
or is USB converter, a switch, or adapter involved in any way ?
Hello,
It is a direct connection Garmin-cable-notebook. The cable seems to be OK as It works fine for my desktop, under win98.
Anhad
Zitat von "An Had"Hello,
It is a direct connection Garmin-cable-notebook. The cable seems to be OK as It works fine for my desktop, under win98.
Anhad
Hi,
- anyway, try to recheck using an other cable
- did the same combination work on this PC before, (TTQV3/cable/GPS12) ?
- what is the error message you get ?
Hello Jo,
I have rechecked the cable - it is fine.
I have used the notebook with an old version of TTQV - I had it deinstalled before I installed the TTQV3, so I cannot go run the old program now.
The error message is "No response from Garmin on Com1 with 9600baud. Please check cable and settings, turn the garmin on/off try again"
The Com1 port is correct - this is evident from the fact that the GPS goes online if I use the NMEA protocol. I turned the GPS on / off - nothing happened. (The GPS interface is set to grmn/grmn protocol, as "HOST" - this is the same settings I use for the desktop where it works fine - so the settings on the GPS and the cable are fine.)
Is there any port malfunction which would result in the port working for NMEA and not for garmin/garmin?
Any other ideas?
Thank you
An Had
Zitat von "An had"....
Is there any port malfunction which would result in the port working for NMEA and not for garmin/garmin? ....
Hi Anhad,
the requirement to the cable using NMEA are different, compared to Garmin/Garmin.
Even if it works using NMEA, even if it works Garmin/Garmin with an other
software, please check again using another cable, if available, use a cable of
another "make" (looking different)
I know this sounds stupid, anyway, please give it a try.
Hello Jo,
Nothing is stupid as far as computers are concerned !!!
I have re-tried with 3 different cables - 1 factory made data/power cable and two "home brewed" pfrank data only cables. All work fine with my other computer. I do not have access to any other cables!
Still no luck. The results are the same as before.
I can see two possibilities:
1. The serial port of the computer is kaput (is there any software I can use to test this?)
2. There's something wrong with TTQV and Win ME.
Regards
Anhad
Hi Anhad,
Zitat von "An Had"Nothing is stupid as far as computers are concerned !!!
Indeed, obviously you are a PC-Pro as you know the basic rule 
Zitat...is there any software I can use to test this?...
certainly, give it a try: http://www.gpsinformation.org/ronh/
Maybe also use the latest develop release of TTQV 3.0.70
which is here: http://www.ttqv2.de/files9/qv3upd_70.exe
Hello Jo,
It is now official - my serial port is kaput :cry: .
There was nothing wrong with TTQV after all :oops:
Regards
Anhad
Zitat von "Anhad"Hello Jo,
It is now official - my serial port is kaput :cry: .
There was nothing wrong with TTQV after all :oops:
Regards
Anhad
Hi Anhad,
I am sorry for your serial-port, but this is definitely the explanation I like most
Hello Jo,
I knew you would like my previous comment!!
I solved the problem with a simple USB-to-Serial defvice, the size of a match-box, bought for around 30Euro. It even allows communication with speeds up to 115000 if your model allows it!!!
I thought you should know, since it appears that the serial ports are going the way of the dinosaurs. Some newer portables are now shipping without serial ports.
Anhad
