Unable to clear the log.

DavidSteward · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 20, 2004 Posts: 9

I seem to be unable to consistently clear the old routes from my Satmap Active 10. I use software 1.45.
At the start of a walk I select Menu from the Trip Log screen. Then I select Trip Log Menu and Reset All. I select yes to Reset Trip Log Data. I find that the distance , height etc are all reset. Then I select Start.

At the end of the walk I select Stop from the Trip Log screen. This shows me how far I have travelled and the speed and height. I then switch off the device.

When I get home and load the data into the computer I find that I have several walks stored. The only way to separate them out for loading into Google earth is process the file in a word processor to separate out the walks. Too often the segments also include the trip back home in the car.

How can I delete old walks before I start a new one and make sure I only record the walk.

Apart from this I am impressed with the performance of the SatMap, especially the customised map service that gives me 1:25 000 OS of the area of Northumberland that I regularly walk. Yesterday's walk was outside that area and I noticed the difference with the 1 :50 000 map

Thanks
David

FrequentFlyer · Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 8:51 pm Post subject:

At the end of your walk, you select 'Reset All & Convert', (well, that's the option that I use.) and then go to your routes menu and look for todays date...if you did walk today. In other words , I don't thnik STOP is sufficient as, then what ?

Gibbo10 · Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 8:56 pm Post subject:

Hi David

I'm sorry but I don't understand some of what you have said.

Can you explain a bit more on this bit, how are you loading the data into the computer? What do you in a word processor to seperate them out?

DavidSteward · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 20, 2004 Posts: 9

Thanks for taking the time to reply.

You raised some points.
Can you explain a bit more on this bit, how are you loading the data into the computer? What do you in a word processor to seperate them out?

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When I get home and load the data into the computer I find that I have several walks stored. The only way to separate them out for loading into Google earth is process the file in a word processor to separate out the walks.

When I get home from a walk I use SatSyncLite 0.5.2(2) to transfer the .gpx file from the Satmap onto my iMac. I the open the file in my Nisus word processor. I can then see that various walks for the past month in separate sections. I highlight the old walks and delete them leaving only the recent one that I want. I re-save the file and drop it into Google Earth.

However you do not state in your post if you take the step of "Reset All & Convert" or "Reset Trail & Convert" after pressing stop and before exporting.

At the start of each walk I select the Trip Log Menu on the Satmap and choose the first menu option, Reset All.

I see I should do more at the end of the walk to stop the trip home being included.

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When I get home and load the data into the computer I find that I have several walks stored.

If you do one of the "convert" options after pressing stop - you will avoid the issue of the trip home segment.

Therefore at the end of the walk I should Reset All and Convert.

This still leaves me with the problem of deleting the old walk before starting the new one.

SatSyncLite only shows one file that can be transferred All_Raw_Tracks.gpx . This is the one I have to transfer and manipulate.

You said
So in summary.

1) Do what you are doing now at the start of the walk.
2) Convert the trail to track before driving home
3) Export your route which you can identify from the date
4) Delete your routes in the A10 if necessary to avoid confusion.

I was not doing step 2. If I do that then I may be able to to complete 3.
Step 4 is the stage I can’t do, I can find no way of deleting old routes.

I will test it again tomorrow.

David
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Gibbo10 · Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:26 pm Post subject:

Let us know how you get on when you retest.

When you do the convert I'm sure your problems will be solved. Although I am surprised to here that the raw file contains the last months trails as that should be reset when you to the reset all. However I am a PC user and unfamiliar with satsync lite for the mac but I would have thought it would behave basically the same.

Good luck.

DavidSteward · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 20, 2004 Posts: 9

SatSyncLite has one function, it allows you to drag the All-Raw-Tracks.gpx file from the window showing the files on the Active10 onto the Mac desktop. It may allow you to import routes but I haven't tried this yet. The PC version has many more features.

David

DavidSteward · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 20, 2004 Posts: 9

I can still not master the storage and retrieval of routes.

At the start of a walk everything is OK.
At the end of the walk I can access the data about the walk, distance, height etc.

The problem occurs at the Trip Log Menu stage.

I want to be able to send the .gpx file of a walk to others who were on the walk. Section 4.04 on page 14 of the manual is useless. Which option do I select to store that days walk as a .gpx file and have everything back to zero for the next day?

Does the manual actually include a description of the items on the Trip Log Menu page or what to do at the end of a walk?

David

LostMike · Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 5:34 pm Post subject:

Hi David

I agree that page 14 of the manual is useless for this as I don't think it is relevant.

Instead try page 13 section 4.03.

Having completed your walk press the lower right hand key until the Trip Log page is shown. Then press the lower left side button which should change the "stop" to "start" and the little green triangle at the top right of the screen to a two red bars. This stops the recording of your route.

Then press the right hand lower side button (menu) which takes you to the list of options given on page 13. You now have a couple of options but I will tell you what I do. First select "convert trail to track". You will be asked if you wish to reset all the trail data - you decide - but at this stage I normally say "no". This will have recorded a .map file on the A10 with a name made up of the day's date and the length of the walk. If you then use Satsync to export this to your PC you should get the .gpx file you wanted.

Before the next walk I go back to this page and select "reset all" before selecting "start" on the Trip Log page to begin the procedure all over again.

Probably not too intuitive but it works for me.

Hope that helps.
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LostMike
Satmap A10. Platform 21
Software version 1.5.9193
Satsync 1.525

DavidSteward · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 20, 2004 Posts: 9

I can still not start a new walk with an empty .gpx file stored on the Active 10.
At the end of a walk:-
I select Stop from the Trip Log page.
I record the statistics for distribution to the other walkers.
Using SatSync on my iMac I download the .gpx file.
Then I drop the .gpx file onto Google Earth to get a picture of the route.

Now the problem occurs no matter which option I select from the Trip Menu Log page I can't delete the .gpx file from the Active 10 in readiness for the next walk. I have to resort to editing the old old from the .gpx file on the computer using a word processor, saving the edited section of the file and dropping that into Google Earth.

David

Gibbo10 · Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 11:28 am Post subject:

David, not being a mac user I'm not best placed to answer this.

I'm assuming that when you say

DavidSteward · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 20, 2004 Posts: 9

It is the All_Raw_tracks.gpx file stored in the internal memory on the Active 10 that I need to delete at the end of a walk prior to starting the next one. Reset All from the Trip Log Menu page seems to have no effect on the All_Raw_tracks.gpx file.

Viewing the SD card directly on the iMac does not allow me to anything that would delete the internally stored All_Raw_tracks.gpx file.

Unless the PC version of SatSync allows access to the internal memory I don't think it is an Imac associated problem.

David

Gibbo10 · Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 11:56 am Post subject:

PC users have access to the internal memory and sd card via sat sync.

Regardless of mac or pc the reset function on the active 10 deletes the All-Raw_tracks.gpx.

What version of the software are you on. Because you say that there is nothing on the SD card but in the latest versions of the active10 firmware routes are saved to the SD card and not to the SD card.

if you are not on the lastest suggest you update to it, if you are on the latest or regardless of that check you SD there is a little slide protection tab on the right hand side if this is slid downwards it will be protecting the SD card and therefore perhaps your routes are being saved to the internal memory, slide the protection up and see if your routes are saved to the sd card.

Paul

Gibbo10 · Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 11:59 am Post subject:

I've just noticed what you said

DavidSteward · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 20, 2004 Posts: 9

You asked
What version of the software are you on. Because you say that there is nothing on the SD card but in the latest versions of the active10 firmware routes are saved to the SD card and not to the SD card.

I am using Version 1.45

if you are not on the lastest suggest you update to it, if you are on the latest or regardless of that check you SD there is a little slide protection tab on the right hand side if this is slid downwards it will be protecting the SD card and therefore perhaps your routes are being saved to the internal memory, slide the protection up and see if your routes are saved to the sd card.

The Sd card was locked, as it was supplied with the custom mapping service. I will unlock it and try again.

Thanks for taking to time to try and solve my problem.

David

Gibbo10 · Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 1:04 pm Post subject:

It would be worth making a copy of the custom mapping file in case of accidental deletion.

Paul

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