Requesting new features for Garmin Exchanger

[Konstantin Baskakov]

If you have any ideas how to change the user interface, or what new features to add, you can write here. Also, if you want, you can draw a new logo, the existing I just found on the Internet.

PS This project is used by me for learning to program for android, so that I can try to realize that even useless. In this application, I do not want to make money, but I want to try to do in-app purchase. Perhaps some sort of appear donate-screen with ads and buttons "donate" :)...

[Stephane59]

Why not a french translation ?

[Stephane59]

A map with the track and the possibility to choose waypoints and tracks for export to a gpx file. (not all)

[Konstantin Baskakov]

I am planning to change the user interface, in the current version,t I dont like it.

after that i prepare to translate to any language.

anywayin the program uses simple English messages.

[Konstantin Baskakov]

I think it's possible, right now, you can not just remove necessary points before downloading.

[Ruskin Herman]

garmin etrex Legend HCx  to smartphone ZTE Zali Orange-

  Hi,Aplications dont seem to acept conections…”device not found”. Please help. garmin etrex Legend HCx  to smartphone ZTE Zali Orange

   Thanx

   Ruskin. H.

[Frans S]

Hi,
Thxs for this great app so I can send data to my GpsMap60cx.
However, these older devices support only tracks with max 500 points. Would there be a possibility to add a filtering option?
Thxs, Frans

[Konstantin Baskakov]

At the next versions i add this feature.
Now set the name of track to "ACTIVE TRACK" and upload to the device. Track wil be uploaded into the active track. Just simple save it, track will be filtered.

[Frans S]

Great! Looking forward to it.
Splitting tracks may also be useful, although the older Garmin devices have a limit of 20 tracks.
Probably needless to mention that the Douglas-Pucker algoritm is good for filtering.

[Frans S]

Thanks very much for implementing the track filtering function. It works well, good filtering algorithm.
A small remark: This function is primarily intended for older Garmin devices which have a trackpoint limit of 500 points per track. With the current implementation you have to try which reduction factor to use to get the best result smaller than 500.
It would be much more convenient to be able to request the maximum nuber of points, like the filter option in Mapsource. Or simply provide a filter-to-max 500 option.
And, maybe easier: a track splitting option to split the track in 500-point parts.

But: thanks again, this is workable and allows one to load the Garmin receiver without a computer, great!

[Konstantin Baskakov]

I do not know the correct algorithm who can optimize the track on Maximum number of points.

Douglas-Pucker algoritm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramer%E2%80%93Douglas%E2%80%93Peucker_algorithm 

At the next version i add split function.

[Frans S]

I guess it requires an iteration around your algorithm binary-hashing towards the desired result?

[Konstantin Baskakov]

input parameter of the algorithm "distance dimension ε"

If take a sufficiently small value, on a part will often tack point, another portion rare.

And there is no guarantee that the selected value will be sufficient.

If you know how to implement the algorithm, I can send the function that makes the optimization of the track.

 

PS sorry for my bad english :)

[Frans S]

Sorry, I'm not a (Android) programmer, only used to code IBM assembler a century ago.

Could it be something like:

Input: Max number of points
Distance dimension = 1
Do until Number of points is max
    Call Optimize-Function (Distance dimension)
    Increment Distance dimension
End

[Jonathon Severdia]

2 requests:
1) a "Delete all *but* same" button for the waypoint context menu
2) return of waypoint categories as either text descriptions or non-infringing images.

Thanks, prg works great!

[Konstantin Baskakov]

I have some copyright notice about images from garmin.com

in the next versions, i'll add new waypoint category with free images.

[peter g]

Hallo Konstantin,
I would like Garmin Exchanger to work with GPSMAP 60cs, because this model has only a small internal storage. So it would be nice on longer tours to save the logged tracks to a smartphone in between.

[Andreas Brummer]

I'd like to test it with an Edge 810 and Nexus 7 (2012).
Actually the device isn't found.

[Johann Wein]

Support for GARMIN GPSMAP 62s would be great :-)

[Martin Vetter]

I was testing garmin exchanger on a Samsung Galaxy tab2 7.0; Android 4.1.2. against the following Garmin GPS (GARMIN-mode. USB-mode don't work):
60CS; SW 4.20: download OK / upload message: unsupported device
Oregon 450t, SW 6.60: download / upload message: unsupported device
Fenix; SW 4.50: message: communication error

I need specially the Garmin Exchanger feature Send to Garmin for my Oregon 450t. Is there a solution in sight?

[Konstantin Baskakov]

Its not possible :(

On the new devices the garmin protocol isn't supported. 

New devices work only with GPX files, connect device like mass storage and simple load and save GPX files from GARMIN folder from devices.