There is quite a lot of PC software available, check the above Web sites, or try a Google search, but we have successfully used (or tried) the following software programs to manage the information on our GPSes:-
As we mentioned, there is other software that you can find using Google including applications for Palm, Psion, Windows CE and Pocket PC. For Windows PCs, GPSS and OziExplorer are worth looking at for very feature rich (but not free) software.
To check if it is a problem with the connection (rather than your GPS communicating software) you can use a terminal emulation program (such as HyperTerminal included in Windows). Set your GPS to produce NMEA output (check your user manual) as this produces continuous text output. Open the terminal emulator application and connect it to "direct to COM" for the COM port you have plugged the GPS into (this is usually COM1 or COM2). You should then see a stream of characters with lots of lines starting $GP If the text instead looks like a lot of strange hieroglyphic characters, the connecting Baud rate is probably wrong (it needs to be 4800 Baud for NMEA).
If this basic test works, then the problem probably lies with the software you are using, if it doesn't work then you may have some conflicting communications software, not have configured HyperTerminal quite right, or you might have a faulty cable. Let us know what you have tried and we'll be happy to try and help.
If you have a Garmin that uses less than 12V (3v-5V) you should then use the voltage reducer from our eP3 Cigarette to GPs power cable. you can dissassemble the power reducer on the end to either make a plug to plug into your bike, or to wire the cable straight into the battery on your bike.
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