NRoutes Gone?

[Deleted account W]

The free software that Garmin produced, NRoute, to let you run a PC as a GPS with a USB receiver isn't available for download any more.

Anyone know why?

 

[Schtum]

It's been replaced by Garmin Mobile PC which......



http://www.garmin.com/garmin/cms/site/uk/cache/offonce/uk/mobiles/garmin-mobile-pc



....you have to pay for.

 

[Deleted account W]

They're not daft are they

 

[Blowzorn]

They're not daft are they

Your right there.

You also have to buy the Garmin GPS receiver to make it work

 

[Schtum]

You also have to buy the Garmin GPS receiver to make it work

You don't really. The only reason that appears to be the case is that the program uses the Garmin GPS signal protocol rather than the more usual NMEA one. By using a program like Franson GPS Gate, you can convert a NMEA input into Garmin protocol output to the Garmin mapping program. I've done this before, using a Microsoft USB GPS receiver, which outputs NMEA data, with nRoute.

 

[Deleted account W]

Found it, but it was well hidden

http://www8.garmin.com/software/nRoute_276.exe

 

[(RIP) Kaister]

with nroute - do you have to have mapsource loaded ? I'm thinking it does .

will any bluetooth gps receiver work ?

 

[Deleted account W]

with nroute - do you have to have mapsource loaded ? I'm thinking it does .

will any bluetooth gps receiver work ?

Yes you need Mapsource, no idea about receivers, only ever used it with a Garmin unit