First results with the Canmore GPS GP-102+

one of my team members has got the same issue (memory full)

so when you format the unit, do you have to re- install the software in it ?

Thanks Tony, factory restore doesn't delete the hidden files (I suppose cause the new files are still 0 ko)

I tried to format under on a canmore I don't use (under win 10) and it emptied it completely, noting left in it

I have to say it was a yellow one

2nd use of the canmore after a short session - won't even turn on! Just %^$^ great!

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AusMoz said...
works now - on off button isn't real great - even the importer said it was crap.

Hopefully it keeps working for you

I spoke to yoyo today, he thinks it's a write speed problem, something to do with the memory being organised in blocks, when one block is full another has to be started, this too long for the next second to get written to memory.

Yoyo also says, that if he converts the canmore file to .sbp with realspeed, GPSResults then recognises a result with a gap in it.

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AUS 808 said..
Andrew,
We have noticed lately some spikes or longer points in the tracks, up to 9 seconds and just random.
I might have a look & se if they are at a particular time span & or regular.
This has been happening even when not moving.
Initially I though it could have been shadowing as it usually happens when facing a particular direction.

We haven't bothered about it too much as the the wearer is not getting any where near PBs or world records

Luckily we look at tracks in Realspeed and can easily see any errors, KA72 seems to be giving the same results so that would indicate that the errors are getting through.

It's good that you check your files in detail in a program.

A 9 second gap could play havoc with you 10 second runs though!!!!

Yes, if the memory block theory is correct, you'd expect the gaps at a regular interval

I've just checked one of Stretch's old files, and it's certainly not all that regular and the missing bits come in clumps, here's the times a 2s gap appears.

1244.11, 1247.10, 1248.05, 1248.08, 1248.14, 1248.16, 1248.19, 1248.21, 1248.37, 1255.39. 1255.45, 1255.47, 1255.50, 1255.57, 1300.52, 1302.16, 1303.21
1303.26, 1303.29, 1303.31, 1303.38, 1303.41, 1303.48, 1303.51, 1303.58, 1304.01, 1304.08, 1304.10, 1310.18, 1310.23, 1310.26, 1310.28, 1310.31, 1310.50

Does that blow the memory theory?

There seems to be a firmware update on Canmore's website (http://www.canmore.com.tw/download.php), listed under "GP-102 Firmware update". The following files were extracted from the RAR file:

DfuSeDemo GP-102 <directory>
update manual.pdf
GPS_Keychain_140325_SIRF.dfu
reset_factory.bin
update_140509 <directory>

Disappointingly, no changelog was included in the RAR file. To complicate matters, BSN101 has pointed out that the GP-102 device does not show the firmware version installed. This raises the question of which firmware is newer. Perhaps there is some way to determine the installed firmware using the included "DfuSeDemo" software?

P.S: I have not purchased the GP-102, for I am currently researching the pros/cons of this device.

Thanks for your helpful input, decrepit. After reading 10 pages of posts in this thread, I am convinced that the Canmore GP-102+ is certainly a fine GPS logger, but not without flaws.

I am concerned that the data files will be corrupted in the event of a flat battery. Apparently this can by solved by deleting the files in the "Found" folder, or a disk format. But there would be no way to restore the corrupted files :'( And it bugs me that the device can't overwrite older logs when the memory is full. There's also no indication of a "full memory" on the device

There also seems to be a rumour/myth going around that the yellow units are more prone to the "memory full" issue. Is this true? Or is this attributable to the corrupted file system which is amenable by a disk format?

Skylander: If you can obtain the new GW-52, it is a far better unit all around as long as you have access to a windows computer. It it likely to cost more though.

hi all,
new issue for me. I updated my mac to 10.7 during the winter. dunno if it is linked, but the Canmore does not show up on the desktop. Any clue?
thank in advance.
kind regards,
Plettil

Hey, I'm just curious to know what firmware version are you guys running on? My firmware version reads 006602-20140325

I had the old problem of it going flat, thus making my next two recorded tracks readable on the water but unable to upload anything onto KA72. I checked the used memory on my YELLOW Canmore 102 and it was reading full, although I had no files saved in there at the time (previously deleted). So I saved all the 'info' and 'stuff' from the Canmore onto my desktop and used disk utility to erase everything off the Canmore. Once completed I clicked and dragged all the 'info and stuff' back onto the Canmore. Now 99% of the memory is free and I am looking forward to getting on the water and actually uploading some data this time (hopefully with some good speeds!).

I too have though about getting a different GPS, but what else is user friendly and easily compatible with Mac?

Thanks Gustenzo, I did what you said and yes the memory was full even though I had no files. Anyway went for a bike ride and all is good now, thanks again.