Trail Tech Voyager - Interesting GPS Speedo!

[AugustFalcon]

Originally Posted by kclark

If any of you are familiar with the Washington Back Country Discovery Route a buddy of mine could use some help. He has the Trail Tech Voyager GPS, but when he attempts to import the Unabridged WABDR.gpx file it tells him "XML file error."...

Has he tried running it through an XML file checker or using GPSBabel to convert it from a GPX to a GPX (that sometimes cleans up any errors)?

[garridan]

Originally Posted by AugustFalcon

Has he tried running it through an XML file checker or using GPSBabel to convert it from a GPX to a GPX (that sometimes cleans up any errors)?

If he has problems converting and importing it, please have him send me the file directly. We converting part of the trail as a demo when Touratech USA was visiting us.


Garridan
garridan@trailtech.net

[flatboarder]

I installed my new voyager at my WR250R. There are some images at my blog entry:
http://bla.obda.net/wordpress/?p=1848
I got improved reading by following trail-techs advise (see vapor section of their tech faq) to reduce number of cable loops around ignition coil.
However, still not acurate when riding higher speed.

The unit is fun to use and I am happy with it.

However, there is a problem I could not resolve up to now (SW 1.08.06, flashed today):
It would export my rides to the 8GB micro SD card flawlessly, but it would not import it again.
Even after cleaning internal trip and track data, it does not import any GPX from that SD card.

After correctly selecting the GPX file to import from the SD card, the Voyager display says:

FILE ERROR
Error reading /rides/
...
DISK ERROR (1)

When copying the GPX from the SD card where voyager created it to my computer, it turns out the GPX is totally ok. It looks like the voyager is capable of writing to this SD card but cannot read from it.
Same problem with two more GPX files that were created through google maps.
All those GPX files look good and can be processed by standard tools and my Garmin GPS as well, but voyager refuses to import them.

Is this a known problem? Anything I missed?

UPDATE: issue resolved. Must not use FAT32 SDHC card. Works with FAT16 SD card. Will check manual whether I missed this point...

Update II: working on tach issue: no longer winding wire around ignition coil, which did not deliver trustworthy results, but tapping orange wire (low voltage input of coil) instead with sensor wire. Readings acurate sometimes, but still random mostly, especially when riding at higher speed.

Update III: installed temperature sensor and speed sensor at Yamaha WR250R and added sensor installation images to blog article mentioned above. Download sample GPX file from short test ride today with all sensors connected. Note tach values are random mostly. Still searching a solution for this. Anything else appears to be fine. Configured warning LEDs (orange and red, constant or flashing) to signal water temp of 70, 80, 90 and 100 degree (Celsius).

GPS antenna seems very good, by the way. I have full signal in my garage. This is not possible with the Oregon.
Phil

[tmotten]

Originally Posted by samaki

You can download the street maps from openstreetmaps.org. They have to be converted using GPSBabel (available online for free) before your TrailTech program can use them. These instructions are all in the manual starting on page 43.

You basically go to openstreetmaps, select the area of roads that you want, download them, convert them, remove all the waypoints using your TrailTech provided software, copy the file to your microSD card that came with the GPS and import it to the GPS. It sounds a bit complicated but trust me, if I can do it, anyone can do it.

How fast/slow does the unit process scrolling through a decent area with openstreetmaps? I'm thinking 300km loops etc.

[Dakar Dan]

Any reports on how the mounting system is holding up? The website suggests the single-sided plastic arm-mount for my bike (WRF) but I'd like it to be a bit more integrated with one of the solid ano mounts for offroad forays. Is it possible to use a bilateral arm mount for stability (ie. one on each side of the device)?

[dtp]

This unit would be awesome and I would buy one in an instant if it had this one feature that would be AMAZING for those of us that ride timekeeping enduros but don't want to "cheat" by using an ICO computer...

a screen with nothing but speed, time of day, and an odometer that is adjustable by tenths.

If it had this, I could replace my trailtech endurance, my cheap unreliable plastic clock, and my gps handlebar mount freeing up the clutter and giving me only two places I need to watch on the bars. I would think this would be pretty dang easy to program in a software update. I would even graciously offer my free services of field-testing it in an enduro.

Heck, there's probably even a way that it could display an automatically-scrolling roll-chart but that's a pie-in-the-sky request I know. Wouldn't that be freakingly awesome for enduros and dual-sport events??? It could be imported via gpx files even.

[Johnf3]

Originally Posted by dtp

This unit would be awesome and I would buy one in an instant if it had this one feature that would be AMAZING for those of us that ride timekeeping enduros but don't want to "cheat" by using an ICO computer...

a screen with nothing but speed, time of day, and an odometer that is adjustable by tenths.

.

The Voyager can already do all that

[NordieBoy]

Originally Posted by Johnf3

The Voyager can already do all that

Or the Vector with it's remote.

[outback jack]

Is the speed set in MPH or can it be changed to kilometers ?

[flatboarder]

Originally Posted by outback jack

Is the speed set in MPH or can it be changed to kilometers ?

Everything can easily be configured to metric units.

[dtp]

Originally Posted by Johnf3

The Voyager can already do all that

I saw nothing in it's literature about an ODO adjustable by tenths. How do you access this feature?

The Vector does not have gps so while it offers a lot it's not an all-in-one solution.

[NordieBoy]

Originally Posted by dtp

The Vector does not have gps so while it offers a lot it's not an all-in-one solution.

No but it does have...
"a screen with nothing but speed, time of day, and an odometer that is adjustable by tenths."

[dtp]

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

No but it does have...
"a screen with nothing but speed, time of day, and an odometer that is adjustable by tenths."

Ok well if you'd read all of my post you'd know the point was that if the Voyager had this feature I would not also need to have a gps on the bars. I already have that on my Endurance so why would I want a Vector for that?

[NordieBoy]

Originally Posted by dtp

Ok well if you'd read all of my post you'd know the point was that if the Voyager had this feature I would not also need to have a gps on the bars. I already have that on my Endurance so why would I want a Vector for that?

The Endurance doesn't have a permanent back light either.

[dtp]

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

The Endurance doesn't have a permanent back light either.

LoL ok you win. The Vector has some neat features. Still not going to buy one though.