Laptop views.

[Cane Pole]

dedfish suggested that I give a printscreen snapshot of the laptop pics, so here it is. As you can see, there are several different maps of the same area. One is Fishing Hot Spots, one KY Hydrographics Topo, one is Ky Hydrographics sidescan view of the lake bottom. These are simulated pics, but it is the same as the view on the water. I can use any mapping that runs on a computer. I am not locked into any manuf specific equipment.

Problem to resolve?

Garmin GPS10 (bluetooth) locks onto Com 40. I need it to lock on Com 8. Any suggestions from the XP Pro Gurus?

When I get this working, I will be able to build track logs of gps/sonar data. This should be similar to what Lowrance is doing with the memory cards.

[guest01]

I have said it before and I will say it again--YOU ARE THE MAN---- wish I could help ya but most days I am lucky to post:rolleyes: :D :D

[guest01]

you know you will never be able to leave the boat ramp with everybody asking whats dat there thing ya got

[jhaiken]

You get ESPN on that thing and you're talkin!!!

[siscoken]

dedfish suggested that I give a printscreen snapshot of the laptop pics, so here it is. As you can see, there are several different maps of the same area. One is Fishing Hot Spots, one KY Hydrographics Topo, one is Ky Hydrographics sidescan view of the lake bottom. These are simulated pics, but it is the same as the view on the water. I can use any mapping that runs on a computer. I am not locked into any manuf specific equipment.

Problem to resolve?

Garmin GPS10 (bluetooth) locks onto Com 40. I need it to lock on Com 8. Any suggestions from the XP Pro Gurus?

When I get this working, I will be able to build track logs of gps/sonar data. This should be similar to what Lowrance is doing with the memory cards.

Sorry if I missed an important piece of info but what are you using to input the depth info to your laptop and program. I know about the gps side of it I use garmin 60c and enroute.
Signed uninformed
aka ken

[frank lawhead]

makes me proud to know you---glad you gave yourself the raise ---I can always get a part time job to pay your wages WTG

[bobberwatcher]

You should be able to change the com port in device manager. Just a shot from the hip here but connect your bluetooth device and find it in your device manager. (Start, Settings, Control, System, Hardware, Device manager) Find the bluetooth device and if it isn't there, check under Ports (com and lpt). See if it is listed under there. If it isn't, it may actually show up on the control panel itself. I don't have bluetooth on my laptop, so I can't tell you for sure. Let me know if that helps.

[GRIZZ]

If you go into control panel/system/hardware/device manager do you see any ?/conflicts listed there?

Does your GPS have the latest firmware installed? Here is a link for the webupdater.

http://www.garmin.com/products/webup...wtoinstall.jsp

During setup did you see a step to choose a com port? If not try to reinstall and watch carefully for where it asks to choose a com port or where it assigns one. There may be an option to choose differently than the default.

XP is pretty good at sorting out com ports. Its been a long time since I had to mess with them, but I don't remember seeing com ports over the low 20's. Feels like windows 98. eww

You may also already have something on 8. Go back to device mngr - choose the view tab at the top - then check resourses by connestion - click on the + next to IRQ. That will show all your ports.

Shame on you - your making me think. :D

[Backlash]

I'm glad you're on our side!

[Wiskers]

If you had been around 100 years ago we'd be crappie fish'n on Mars by now! :D