WinPilot-compatible GPS devices

On Fri, 26 Dec 2003 17:47:37 GMT, Marc Ramsey
wrote:

Ted Wagner wrote:
Can anyone familiar with the WinPilot product tell me whether my DeLorme
Earthmate GPS Receiver (with DB-15 serial interface) will work with it?

Actually, the Earthmate has a DE9 (a.k.a. DB9) serial connector, and it
is not compatible with WinPilot (or any other glide software), as it
emits only Rockwell binary protocol, not the more common NMEA.

If not, what advice would you offer regarding iPac (or other pocket PC)
models, and portable GPS devices to use with WinPilot?

If you don't need to send GPS data to any other devices, the simplest
combination is a Dell Axim X5 combined with a CompactFlash GPS unit.
See the following websites for possible setups:

http://www.soarmn.com/cumulus/index.htm
http://www.craggyaero.com/

Marc


Be a little careful what you use as a GPS source. I've seen two
Colibri loggers where the GPS altitude was heavily filtered. In one
case it lagged the pressure latitude by 30 seconds in the other by 10
seconds. This can do interestingthings to final glide computers.

When using unknown GPS receivers you really don't know necessarily how
the receiver has been configured which is why I prefer Garmin 35 or 15
receivers which are completely user configurable.

Mike Borgelt