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1. My GlobalSat GH-615M or GH-625 doesn't work, what can I do?
   The GlobalSat devices are USB devices with integrated serial ports in them. Unfortunately, the Prolific PL-2303 series is not supported directly by OS X without a driver from the manufacturer. To get this working, you'll need to download the latest PL-2303 driver from the Prolific support pages. ...
2. How do I get my Garmin Foretrex 201 to work?
   Thanks to a user for reporting this The Garmin Foretrex 201 uses a USB-to-Serial chip for it's USB adaptor which is manufactured by Prolifict (the PL2303). As with other PL2303-based solutions, a driver is needed to make it work on the Macintosh. Prolific has a driver site that contains drivers ...
3. My GPS isn't in the list of supported GPS units, how do I use it with Cartographica?
   If you are using a GPS that isn't directly supported by Cartographica's Acquire GPS Data option from the File menu, there are still options to working with the GPS Data. Of course, we'd like to know what kind of GPS you are using, so make sure you leave us a feature request using the bug report ...
4. Can I use my Heart Rate Monitor without GPS Coverage?
   Yes, in many cases, you can use the heart rate monitor capabilities of your GPS device if you are not within range of the GPS signal. In particular, we've tested both the Timex Data Recorder and the Garmin HRMs and they both work. Since early last year, we have been using a special dataPt elemen ...
5. What additional information do you put in the KML and GPX files?
   In KML, we don't add anything, because the format is not extensible, and it would lead to compatibility problems with other programs. When using GPX, LoadMyTracks can also incorporate additional data as defined by Geocaching.com and some additional pieces that have been created by ClueTrust. The ...
6. My GlobalSat DG-100 doesn't work!
   The most common cause of problems with the DG-100 is lack of drivers. The DG-100 uses a Prolific USB Serial chip, and so the drivers from Prolific are your best bet. If you aren't certain that you have the latest Prolific USB Serial adaptor drivers, go to the Prolific website and download the la ...
7. My Sony CS-1 doesn't work!
   Update! Apple has fixed this problem in 10.5.3. If you upgrade, the device will show up in LoadMyTracks and you should be happy with the results. In versions prior to 10.5.3 and after 10.4.9, the Sony CS-1 would not show up on the desktop as a storage device, and thus LoadMyTracks wouldn't see it.
8. My device only takes a limited number of points in uploaded tracks. What can I do?
   Some devices have a limited ability to upload track data. Often limited to 256 or 512 points. As of 049, LoadMyTracks has an experimental feature to minimize the number of points in the uploaded data. This is achieved by examining the slope of the line and eliminating data points that fall on th ...
9. I'm having problems with a GPS device using USB and OS X version 10.4.9
   Many USB devices had problems with the 10.4.9 version of MacOS X. If you are having trouble talking to Sony, TomTom, or other devices using this version the OS, you should upgrade to 10.4.10 or Leopard (10.5.4+). These problems are not unique to LoadMyTracks.
10. My GPS Device isn't supported, what can I do?
    ClueTrust has purchased a large array of GPS devices for testing of compatibility with ClueTrust and Cartographica. Each time we do an implementation, it requires development and testing. Over time, we'll add more devices (and make sure that they're tested when we update the software), so if you ...
11. What GPS devices are supported?
    LoadMyTracks and Cartographica support a wide variety of devices, please see the Supported Devices Table
12. How do I get my Garmin GPS to work?
    Garmin Communication background Garmin has been making GPS devices for a long while and over that period of time, has had at least 4 major methods for communicating with their devices (and each of those has had a number of variations, some compatible, some not compatible). Today's modern handhel ...