Fooling Around // Software Production Line

Another feature added to convert OziExplorer waypoints into eXplorist compatible format.

What’s new in this build?

• New: Import Waypoints Wizard

Application Name: Alax.Info Magellan eXplorist Tools
License: Free for personal use, request commercial licenses via email or contact form
Latest Version: 1.0.9
Download Link: Alax.Info Magellan eXplorist Tools 1.0.9 (317K)

Magellan technical support is disappointing:

In reference to your enquiry concerning more information [...], we regret to inform you that there is no information available concerning your enquiry.

In a lack of public information, they seem to be ignoring personal support requests. OK, no problem.

Detail map alteration wizard was given a new experimental feature to update layer zoom levels. A layer’s property page contains a new property page to select visibility zoom levels per layer for given detail level (Highest, High, Medium, Low, Lowest):

Any feedback on the feature is welcome.

What’s new in this build?

• New: Visibiltiy zoom levels per layer and detail level (experimental)

Application Name: Alax.Info Magellan eXplorist Tools
License: Free for personal use, request commercial licenses via email or contact form
Latest Version: 1.0.8
Download Link: Alax.Info Magellan eXplorist Tools 1.0.8 (312K)

Minor improvements into KML to UPT conversion. As a bonus, here go points of interest in Amsterdam and Paris converted from bbs.keyhole.com’s KMZ files:

• Amsterdam
• Paris

What’s new in this build?

• Updated: KML 2.x version files supported
• Updated: Multiline descriptions converted into single like GPS descriptions

Application Name: Alax.Info Magellan eXplorist Tools
License: Free for personal use, request commercial licenses via email or contact form
Latest Version: 1.0.7
Download Link: Alax.Info Magellan eXplorist Tools 1.0.7 (312K)

What’s new in this build?

• Fixed: Error event on losing serial connection
• New: More NMEA sentences interpreted: $GPRMC, $GPGSA
• New: Timeout property and event for serial connection timeouts

Application Name: Alax.Info Magellan eXplorist Tools
License: Free for personal use, request commercial licenses via email or contact form
Latest Version: 1.0.6
Download Link: Alax.Info Magellan eXplorist Tools 1.0.6 (312K)

What’s new in this build?

• Fixed: Support for KML Folders in imported KML waypoints file
• Fixed: Support for international characters in imported KML waypoints file
• Fixed: Wrong checksum codes in exported Magellan files

Application Name: Alax.Info Magellan eXplorist Tools
License: Free for personal use, request commercial licenses via email or contact form
Latest Version: 1.0.5
Download Link: Alax.Info Magellan eXplorist Tools 1.0.5 (310K)

Automation continued to interpret basic NMEA-0183 sentences: $GPGSV, $GPGLL, $PMGNST.

Additionally to bugfixing and serial connection NMEA-0183 reader, this update provides a new COM object to parse and interpret several sequences raising an event on interpretation.

Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.6
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1996-2001. All rights reserved.

Assumed Port: COM10

Input: $GPGSV,3,1,12,07,86,334,,24,81,116,,06,80,080,,21,51,220,*7D
Input: $GPGSV,3,2,12,10,34,063,,30,34,164,,16,28,310,,31,23,256,*72
Input: $GPGSV,3,3,12,05,18,159,,12,06,150,,02,05,055,,18,02,179,*79
Satellites: 12
1: PRN 7, Elevation 86.0, Azimuth 334.0, SNR 0.00
2: PRN 24, Elevation 81.0, Azimuth 116.0, SNR 0.00
3: PRN 6, Elevation 80.0, Azimuth 80.0, SNR 0.00
4: PRN 21, Elevation 51.0, Azimuth 220.0, SNR 0.00
5: PRN 10, Elevation 34.0, Azimuth 63.0, SNR 0.00
6: PRN 30, Elevation 34.0, Azimuth 164.0, SNR 0.00
7: PRN 16, Elevation 28.0, Azimuth 310.0, SNR 0.00
8: PRN 31, Elevation 23.0, Azimuth 256.0, SNR 0.00
9: PRN 5, Elevation 18.0, Azimuth 159.0, SNR 0.00
10: PRN 12, Elevation 6.0, Azimuth 150.0, SNR 0.00
11: PRN 2, Elevation 5.0, Azimuth 55.0, SNR 0.00
12: PRN 18, Elevation 2.0, Azimuth 179.0, SNR 0.00

Input: $PMGNST,02.03,2,F,875,04.9,-00096,20*5D
Software Version: 02.03
Fix: Type 2, Availability false
Battery: Level 87.6%, Hours: 4.9

Input: $GPGLL,5156.7875,N,01621.8208,E,204642.824,A*3B
Fix: Latitude 51.94645833333333, Longitude 16.36368, Time 22:46:42 UTC+0200, Active true

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