
Raymarine, Raynav, Raychart and similar series
For this import use the Furuno GP32 importer but modified with the following instructions. From Chart mode press
enter and then using the trackpad left/right, select Waypoints, then Waypoint List. Then select Wpt/Route Transfer and
finally Send Waypoints. This applies to Raychart 425, HSB, L755, L760, Rannav 300 and others. Generally, only
Lat/Lon and name are transferred this way.
Other GPSs using HyperTerminal
You can upload and download some GPSs (like Furuno) with a standard terminal utility such as HyperTerminal found in
the Windows Start>Programs>Accessories>Communications folder in Windows XP. You can also dounload this
program from the Andren.com website on the Product Support>Other Downloads page. This will let the GPS do the
work and create a file on the PC or read a file into the GPS. Normally, this file would be a NMEA 183 formatted file
that can be imported and exported by the program. Furuno saves a PFEC file that can be opened in the Furuno Import
Waypoints selection. To see what file type it is, first download what is in the GPS and test the various import routines to
see what works. Then you will know what type of file to export for uploading. To see if it is a NMEA file, open it in
Windows Notepad. If it is a NMEA file, it will consist of lines starting with a $ sign, some characters like GPGLL, and
then data like Lat/Lon, and other stuff. Note that the Furuno GP32 importer/exporter function is an attempt to make a
simpler transfer mechanism, so try that first.
A typical NMEA file line typical of Simrad and Raymarine units looks like:
$GPGLL,001,1,WRK001,DESTROYER ,0,,,0,2427.950,N,08132.350,W,
A Furuno PFEC file will look like:
$PFEC,GPwpl,2427.950,N,08132.350,W, WRK001,B,@qDESTROYER ,A,,,,
A NorthStar PNTI file looks like:
$PNTI,001,1,WRK001,DESTROYER ,0,,,0, 2427.950,N,08132.350,W,
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