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Forum: OpenCPN 23-04-2012, 12:41
Replies: 88
Views: 15,386
Posted By djmarchand
Re: GPS Dropping Out

I am the OP to this old thread. A year or so ago I purchased a TranSystem hockey puck gps which has a different chipset and driver which solved the connection problem. But some &*^%$% stole my...
Forum: OpenCPN 13-12-2010, 18:42
Replies: 88
Views: 15,386
Posted By djmarchand
Well having given up on the BU-353, I bought a...

Well having given up on the BU-353, I bought a TranSystem GM-2. It is very similar to the BU-353 and costs the same, but uses a new GPS chipset and a Silicon Laboratories usb/uart chip and driver.
...
Forum: OpenCPN 09-12-2010, 21:13
Replies: 88
Views: 15,386
Posted By djmarchand
I am the original poster to this thread. For the...

I am the original poster to this thread. For the last 3-4 days I have been communicating with USGlobalSat about this problem on their support website. If anyone is interested it is at USGlobalSat GPS...
Forum: OpenCPN 05-12-2010, 12:23
Replies: 88
Views: 15,386
Posted By djmarchand
Dave: I have done the test that you...

Dave:

I have done the test that you propose. Here is what I have found:

When the GPS drops out under OpnCPN, the com port is gone in device manager.

When the GPS drops out under...
Forum: OpenCPN 05-12-2010, 07:49
Replies: 88
Views: 15,386
Posted By djmarchand
HotRod: From a careful reading of this...

HotRod:

From a careful reading of this thread, the problem does seem to be the Prolific chip or driver, which I guess does make the BU-353 junk.

But the GPSs you mentioned are all NMEA 2000...
Forum: OpenCPN 04-12-2010, 22:51
Replies: 88
Views: 15,386
Posted By djmarchand
Well sometime after one hour hyperterminal...

Well sometime after one hour hyperterminal crapped out!!!

The only difference from what happened with OpnCPN is that the com port seemed to continue to be available from device manager. But no...
Forum: OpenCPN 04-12-2010, 17:36
Replies: 88
Views: 15,386
Posted By djmarchand
HotRod et al: GPSInfo has been up and...

HotRod et al:

GPSInfo has been up and running continuously for three hours. I have downloaded and am now running hyperterminal. I'll report back if and when it fails.

But, USglobalsat has...
Forum: OpenCPN 04-12-2010, 14:34
Replies: 88
Views: 15,386
Posted By djmarchand
No good. The GPS dropped out after 30 minutes...

No good. The GPS dropped out after 30 minutes with the new driver.

Just for fun, I am going to run GPSInfo for and extended period to see what happens.

David
Forum: OpenCPN 04-12-2010, 13:45
Replies: 88
Views: 15,386
Posted By djmarchand
Chuck: I downloaded the latest driver (even...

Chuck:

I downloaded the latest driver (even though Windows told me I had the latest) and yes it is 3/12/2010, ver 3.3.11.152..

So OpnCPN is now running with the new driver. I will report in a...
Forum: OpenCPN 03-12-2010, 13:29
Replies: 88
Views: 15,386
Posted By djmarchand
HotRod: Some success, mostly failure. ...

HotRod:

Some success, mostly failure.

I set the advanced power management as you recommended to disable the USB selective suspend setting. It worked and it is sticky, ie it survives a reboot...
Forum: OpenCPN 02-12-2010, 07:41
Replies: 88
Views: 15,386
Posted By djmarchand
Fabbian: Yes you are correct, my GPSInfo...

Fabbian:

Yes you are correct, my GPSInfo works the same. Does that mean that when you click "start gps" then some signal is sent to the gps to make it start sending data to the port. I doubt it....
Forum: OpenCPN 01-12-2010, 20:39
Replies: 88
Views: 15,386
Posted By djmarchand
Dave: Thanks for your interest in resolving...

Dave:

Thanks for your interest in resolving this problem. This is the driver I am using:

Prolific USB to serial port comm driver (com5)
Date 11/19/2009
Version 3.310.140

I clicked on...
Forum: OpenCPN 29-11-2010, 15:18
Replies: 88
Views: 15,386
Posted By djmarchand
I am the OP on this thread. After reading...

I am the OP on this thread. After reading claire's post I was curious if I had really solved the problem, so I set my system up to run for an extended period. After 1 hour it was still going strong....
Forum: OpenCPN 01-11-2010, 16:23
Replies: 88
Views: 15,386
Posted By djmarchand
I may have discovered the problem and the fix....

I may have discovered the problem and the fix. The GPS has been running for more than an hour without dropping out. Here is what I think was causing it and what I did about it:

Windows 7 (don't...
Forum: OpenCPN 01-11-2010, 13:28
Replies: 88
Views: 15,386
Posted By djmarchand
GPS Dropping Out

Hello all:

I am running OpnCPN 2.1.0 on a Toshiba netbook under Win 7 with a BU-353 hockey puck gps plugged into a usb port as com5.

The GPS starts up fine with OpnCPN but after 5-50 minutes...
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