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Table of Contents
Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 5
Chapter 1: Getting Started ................................................................................................... 9
Chapter 2: File Menu – View Map / Data Logging ............................................................ 13
View Map ................................................................................................................................................ 13
Open Map ............................................................................................................................................... 13
Chapter 3: Edit Menu – Preferences................................................................................... 19
Display Preferences .................................................................................................................................. 19
Serial Preferences ..................................................................................................................................... 22
Keyboard Commands .............................................................................................................................. 26
License Key ............................................................................................................................................. 27
Internet Preferences ................................................................................................................................. 27
Chapter 4: Displays Menu ................................................................................................. 29
Location Panel ......................................................................................................................................... 29
Heading and Speed Panel ........................................................................................................................ 29
Navigation Panel ..................................................................................................................................... 29
GPS Satellite Data ................................................................................................................................... 30
GPS Data Monitor .................................................................................................................................. 32
Chapter 5: Utilities Menu – Time Synchronization ............................................................ 37
Set Macintosh Time ................................................................................................................................. 38
Chapter 6: Utilities Menu – GPS Data Upload/Download ................................................ 41
Extended Format Datafiles ..................................................................................................................... 41
Chapter 7: Sending GPS/NMEA Commands .................................................................... 45
Chapter 8: GPSyLinks to DeLorme Street Atlas® / iPC MapFanII /
Internet Map Servers .................................................................................. 47
StreetAtlas 4 GPSyLink Quick Directions ................................................................................................ 47
Notes on the SA4 GPSyLink ................................................................................................................... 49
Chapter 9: GPSyLink AppleEvent Support ........................................................................ 51
Appendix A: Hooking Your GPS Unit to Your Mac ........................................................... 53
Mini Din-8; DB-25; DB-9 Connector Schematics and Signal Functions ................................................. 55
Appendix B: A Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Tutorial ................................................ 59
Appendix C: (Almost) Everything You Wanted to Know about NMEA-0183 .................... 65
NMEA-0183 Data Structure ................................................................................................................... 65
Standard NMEA Tags .............................................................................................................................. 66
Appendix D: A Warning on Datums .................................................................................. 69
Glossary ............................................................................................................................. 71
Index ................................................................................................................................. 85