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1. f 4 3 5 8 Totals Turns the display of the trip totals on or off 4 9ikm 7 km h 0h38 Tools Settings Display Extras The values are from left to right 1 track length 2 average speed 3 time These values are reset with the reset function see 4 1 3 Reset loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 102 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 3 5 9 LOI Track Turns the rendering of the Line Of Interest on or off Tools Settings Display Extras A LOI as a predefined track as downloaded from www magnalox net LOIs are imported from files using gpx format Not all features possible in gpx are implemented loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 103 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 3 5 10 Background Map Turns the rendering of the background map on or off Tools Settings Display Extras The best display of a background map is achieved when the bitmap is not scaled This is the case when the zoom modus Mtach Map is selected The background map moves as the position changes unless the Keep Position Centered mode is turned off You can pan the whole display using a finger or stylus loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 104 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 3 5 11 Direction Turns the rendering of direction rays on or off 330 315 5 VA Y 34 Tools Settings Display Extras The center value with
2. www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries If loxtrax hasn t been registered a second dialog will be displayed RI loxtrax 4 10 28 fok j t loxtrax V1 11 9 H all rights reserved 2006 by www magnalox net This is an unregistered loxtrax version It will stop displaying background maps after 30 minutes and display reminders after saving 2000 positions Please visit www magnalox net for informations about registration Ej Click OK to continue loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 42 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 1 2 About This dialog shows the version number and the current registration state of the application Q Er qg ae ok loxtrax V1 11 9 PA all rights reserved 2006 by www magnalox net This is an unregistered loxtrax version It will stop displaying background maps after 30 minutes and display reminders after saving 2000 positions Please visit www magnalox net for informations about registration It also shows the limitations applying to the unregistered version Click OK to continue loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 43 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 1 3 Register Enter here the key you obtained after registration For details about registration please visit www magnalox net The license is not time limited and is valid for a single device Registration removes the limitations that ap
3. EF loxtrax Refresh screen every seconds This defines how often loxtrax refreshes its screen with a new position Screen Refresh Save Sample Screen of 4 gt Tools Settings Display Extras Ej Enter a value using the up down arrows the scroll wheel or the up down key Alternatively the virtual keyboard can be used for entries Low rates here leave the PDA s CPU longer in idle mode and thus save energy A value of zero means usually no update loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 67 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries Click OK in the upper right corner or press the Enter key to close this dialog loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 68 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 2 5 2 Save Sample Interval Here you can specify how often a position sample is saved when the logging function is enabled Click the tab at the bottom of the display if other tabs are displayed Q gr 461133 Save a position sample every g seconds This specifies the interval in which samples are saved in loxtrax internal memory Screen Refresh Save Sample Tools Settings Display Extras Ej Enter a value using the up down arrows the scroll wheel or the up down key Alternatively the virtual keyboard can be used for entries Low rates here leave the PDA s CPU longer in idle mode and thus save energy loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 69 159 Wwww magnalox net
4. loxtrax User Manual the smart GPS application for PDAs by www magnalox net Version 1 11 9 October 2006 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Contents 1 Preface mut a ete eieid ett a a E ate lavativlnaed 7 11 Wat Gionatan aasa a aa a anad aa 11 1 2 Disclaimers civ ia anaiain set ante ieee 13 2 Installaties mannna Gates 14 2 1 Installation using a Windows PC having Microsoft ActiveSync ISAM CG vice cosewescncviendsreees vanes sgevands snag kascenncedeanedescity en danbaWecvbiwelgedvaeess 15 2 2 Installation directly on the PDA without a PC ceeeeeeeeeteees 16 3 USING lOXtW AX urson euio ia a ea 17 3 1 Starting LOX AXi anaana inana 18 3 1 1 Loxtrax version NUM eEr Ng sssssssssrsrrrrrrrrrrrrrrnerereresesnensns 18 3 1 2 Starting loxtrax the first tiMe sssesssssssssssrsrsrsrrrrrrrrrrrrrrnnns 19 3 1 3 Starting loxtrax after the first time ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 21 3 1 4 Getting input files for lOXtraX sssssesssssssrsrsrsrnrrrnrnrnrnrnrnnnrnns 23 3 1 5 Using maps tracks and POIs from www magnalox net 24 3 1 6 Using other Maps cccccsececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 28 3 2 PREPARING a Ui Pi scscsseecesaetststisteieess Geevussancstedeteazedeleasedgvenastehecssaaas 29 3 2 1 Creating the track using Google Earth ceeeeeeeee 30 3 2 2 Creating a magnalog from GE s kml export 33 3 2 3 Importing the magnalog into loxtraX eeeeeeeeeee
5. loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 119 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries General POI display can be turned on and off using the Display gt Indicators gt Points Of Interest menu entry The appearance of a POI can be determined using the first section of the Extras gt POIs menu described below loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 120 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 4 1 1 Short Texts On Off Defines whether the up to 5 chars index texts are displayed This slows down loxtrax rendering a bit F Tools Settings Display Extras The POI position is actually at the bottom middle of the text box Fonts are not zoomed so the text remains readable in all resolutions loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 121 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 4 1 2 Longtexts Display Hide Render long texts below the POIs or not This can slow down loxtrax and lead to a cluttered display if many long texts are displayed Tools Settings Display Extras This POI has the short and the long text smaller font display turned on The POI position is actually at the top middle of the long text text box Fonts are not zoomed so the text remains readable in all resolutions loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 122 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 4 1 3 Display Circles On Off Defines whether proximity circles ar
6. no matter where or when the last regular position was created loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 143 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 4 3 3 Enable This feature needs to be enabled to make loxtrax creating positions You can enable this feature even without having magnatrax running This makes sens if you want to create positions that can be uploaded to the magnalox server at at later time for example when back in a cheap WLAN as often offered in hotels or marinas Then simply start magnatrax alone to make it uploading the meanwhile buffered positions beginning with the latest If the positions are not sent to the server check the following positions 1 live tracking is enabled in loxtrax 2 loxtrax is creating positions check the My Documents magnatrax folder on the PDA 3 magnatrax is running and enabled for position upload 4 the PDA is having an Internet connection 5 the log ID and the password configured in magnatrax are matching those on magnalox net loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 144 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 4 4 Use GPS Time This function sets the PDA s clock to the time received from the GPS satellites It is only available when not using NMEA files as a data source and a valid 3D position was found loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 145 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Other features 5 Other features This chapter explains se
7. data This data format is also accepted as an upload format by magnalox net It is much compacter and thus preferable over NMEA format The IGC format is rather compact unlike gpx or nmea and specified by the FAI F D RATION A RONAUTIQUE INTERNATIONALE here Not all records and features are implemented loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 56 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 2 3 Sound Turns the signal beeps on or off Loxtrax signals for example when it is losing connection to the GPS or doesn t have enough satellites for a valid position Make sure that the PDA s system settings allow audio output loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 57 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 2 4 Background Map 4 2 4 1 Load Selects the image to be loaded as a background map which is correctly displayed only by the magnalox edition of loxtrax The background map is an ordinary image file which can be in png gif jpg or bmp format True color files like satellite maps are possible but it is recommended to use simplified maps having a high contrast If a map is loaded while Center Last Position mode is not enabled see 4 2 6 Center Last Position and AutoPick Map see 4 2 4 3 Auto Pick Map is not enabled loxtrax moves the visible display window to the map area for a first visual check Just re enable Settings gt Center Last Position to continue havin
8. is empty loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 155 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Other features 5 6 Integrity Selftest Loxtrax checks it s integrity regularly and when certain events occur If if finds a problem it erases all data found and terminates Make sure you use only unmodified versions downloaded from www magnalox net Regularly check www magnalox net for updates loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 156 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Other features 5 7 Interrupting loxtrax Loxtrax can be interrupted by pressing the PDA s voice recorder button This works currently on a Pocket Loox 720 but may be not available on all PDAs Press this button a second time to continue loxtrax operations as usual To start another program while loxtrax is running just open the About dialog in the Loxtrax menu Then you will be able to open the Windows start menu in the upper left and start other programs or adjust settings When finished just click the OK button in the start menu to continue loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 157 159 Wwww magnalox net Index PAX 6610 lt 0 A 74 98 99 Audio 57 125 126 146 Ba d Fat sis sesenseserveceschawecavarexedenssstens 51 Betarin tienes 2 18 37 38 Bluetooth 16 22 47 148 Button 18 22 33 38 44 71 80 115 126 154 Calibration ccccccceeeee 3 34 59 61 Color 4 34 35 58 62 80 87 88 93 109 110 118 124 129 COM 7
9. the red arrow marks the current direction The short rays mark 5 the long rays 15 This is useful on ships when the extend of a course correction has to be estimated Note that the magnetic course can deviate from these values quite noticeably depending on your location read about Magnetic declination Magnetic variation and Magnetic Deviation loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 105 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries f 4 3 5 12 Crosshair Turns the rendering of a crosshair marking the current location on or off Tools Settings Display Extras This simplifies the finding of the current location on the map loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 106 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 3 5 13 Graphs Turns the rendering of graph displays on or off Tools Settings Display Extras Loxtrax can display the following values as graphs course elevation HDOP speed In regular intervals the time is also displayed The most recent value is at the right The maximum minimum and 50 values are displayed The average of the samples shown is also displayed These values can differ from the total averages loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 107 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 3 5 14 Points Of Interest Turns the rendering of POI markers and direction distance indicators on or off POIs ar points which can be defined by reading an external f
10. to POI 4 3 5 15 Status arcana 4 3 5 15 1 Battery annsin naa 4 3 5 15 2 GPS amp Position 4 3 6 SHOW Page ceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaea BS OM is Wd a A AT T 4 3 6 2 Auto ACAVANCE ccccccecceeseeeseeeeeseeeeees 4 3 6 3 Page Number ccesessseeeeeeeeeeees qA EXU AS anonn sana E AAA POMS sinesine aa AA 4 4 1 1 Short Texts On Off assec 4 4 1 2 Longtexts Display Hide 4 4 1 3 Display Circles On Off 4 4 1 4 Trigger Events ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 4 4 1 4 1 RANGOM 0 eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 4 4 1 4 2 Only In Sequence FATAL OR setisseesavtisviiessaavenesiieisniin loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 5 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual 4 4 1 5 Read From File cccceceeeesesessseeeeeeeeesaaeseeeeeseseaaaes 129 4 4 1 5 1 POI definition record example 129 4 4 1 6 Append From File eeeeceeeeceeeeeeeeeeeaeeeaeeeeeeeeneeenes 131 4 4 1 7 Save To File ccscccccssssssseeeeesessesseeeessesseaseneensesaeaas 132 4 4 1 8 Add POI here ccscssecsesssssssseeeesseeseseeeessseeaeeseneenes 134 4 4 1 9 Delete All POIS cccccsssesseeeesesesseeeeeseaesaaeeeeeseenaaas 135 4 42 LOL wasiceviessivtuatiietueviiebi a E S 136 4 4 2 1 The LOI gpx fileS ssssssssssssensnsresesenesuresnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 137 4 4 2 2 Display On Off sssssssssssssssrsrsesrsrrrnrnnerrrrrrnnnnnns 138 4 4 2 3 Name
11. to the POI You can step back and forth through the POIs defined using the upper left calender and right connection hardware keys at least on a Loox After the left POI was displayed the indicators are hidden Another key press restarts at the first POI then loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 111 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 3 5 15 Status Loxtrax currently has two status displays 1 Battery status 2 GPS status Status displays are texts which are overlaid over the map loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 112 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 3 5 15 1 Battery Turns the display of the battery status on and off Batt 096 O C Tools Settings Display Extras Loxtrax display the fill status and the temperature Note that not all PDAs and batteries have a temperature sensor so if fixed strange values appear here this is the explanation The values shown here are somewhat irritating because this was take from an artificial display loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 113 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 3 5 15 2 GPS amp Position Turns the display of GPS signal reception related values on and off Lat 48 757911 Lon 8 839441 Ele 568m Course 129 Speed 48 33kt C 14 26 59 Hdop 3 20 Sats 5 Tools Settings Display Extras This display shows values from the data the GPS sends to loxtrax Note th
12. 11 9 Page 28 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Using loxtrax 3 2 Preparing a trip In this chapter it is described how a trip can be prepared using www magnalox net and Google Earth We assume here that the user has already a free account on magnalox and Google Earth installed available from http earth google com The website creates the map the POIs and the track to be used with loxtrax To create the track we use the free Version of Google Earth All data and programs required are freely available including the background satellite map There are many ways to prepare a trip for loxtrax but the proposed procedure is rather easy and has other advantages like creating a magnalog with only a few clicks more The tree steps required 1 Create placemarks along the track in Google Earth GE lateron 2 Import the GE s file into a new magnalog 3 Download and import the magnalog into loxtrax These steps are outlined below loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 29 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Using loxtrax 3 2 1 Creating the track using Google Earth 1 Create a new folder under Temporary Places in the GE Places pane by right clicking Temporary Places then New Folder The folder name doesn t matter This folder is only to separate the Placemarks from other GE objects 2 Create in this folder new Placemarks along the future track by placing the cursor over the desired loca
13. 8 10 11 19 29 35 50 51 53 54 56 58 61 62 129 145 Coordinate 28 59 61 63 93 97 118 Coordinates 59 61 Correction 4 33 53 76 105 lleol e e A 77 Enable POl isnin isane 111 File 2 3 6 14 16 19 25 28 29 31 33 35 37 38 50 53 56 58 61 65 75 76 103 108 114 118 125 126 129 135 137 140 142 147 149 File IN PUbicsccctesesseccrcecedeeesssesiueicies 22 Formats 13 28 31 51 56 58 103 Eoo ETTET 77 78 GPGGA anisan naa 50 55 GPRMG siida ceases ninaa 50 55 loxtrax Version 1 11 9 loxtrax user manual Other features GPS 1 3 7 11 19 20 22 24 48 50 54 57 74 75 77 80 93 100 112 114 115 142 148 GP Ser oa o 11 GPX siasii saasa 6 23 25 56 103 137 140 HDOP 4 5 74 75 93 98 107 114 TCO cciisiinseca vecintawa seca vvaroenvnceesvatuweweaneas 18 e ETET 3 20 56 76 Interval 3 33 66 67 69 71 79 80 90 91 107 116 141 148 Latit de rieniras 59 60 Live tracking 20 79 140 LOI 4 6 23 25 37 85 103 136 140 Longitude sissisesssiiisenniieninianiisa 59 60 Magnalox 1 3 7 9 11 13 16 23 24 27 29 31 33 35 37 44 49 53 56 58 61 103 118 129 137 138 140 142 153 MagnatraX e 4 6 79 140 142 Maps 3 5 7 11 13 23 25 27 29 34 37 58 65 73 78 80 86 93 104 106 112 115 123 136 Nmea 3 19 20 23 47 50 51 53 55 56 74 76 129 134 142 147 149 OffSeto s
14. A are ignored e C RGB POI color red green blue components 0 255 e 1 12345 max 5 characters index text shorttext e A 1234 5678 position A lat O lon NMEA notation 12 34 minutes 0 5678 minutes e R 333 proximity radius 1000000 1 e 7 1222 longtext between usage depends on event type loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 129 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries e L 1 event type Types known 1 info pop up box 2 warning pop up box From loxtrax version V1 2 1 on 3 open document as noted in long text 4 play wav file as noted in long text For type 3 and 4 the filename must be noted like T My Documents test wav loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 130 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 4 1 6 Append From File Reads new POIs from a user selectable file and adds them to to the list of active POIs Loxtrax keeps the existing POIs Using this feature users can set up libraries of POIs and add the ones matching the current situation when required Loxtrax maintains currently not more than 64 POIs at the same time If the list of POIs is too long the speed slows down because each POI must be checked on each new location loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 131 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 4 1 7 Save To File Saves all current POIs into a file Useful when new POIs were created Before exiting loxtrax warns when unsav
15. A was turned off it usually recovers the Bluetooth connection within seconds To save battery You can keep your PDA turned off just switching it on when at crossings or other decision points You can also add loxtrax to your PDA s Start Menu using Start Button gt Settings gt Menus If you try to start loxtrax twice the second instance will terminate after bringing the first instance into foreground loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 22 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Using loxtrax 3 1 4 Getting input files for loxtrax Usually you can find an example input package zip on the same webpage where loxtrax can be downloaded This is currently http www magnalox net index php pg 203 This package contains all files required for a test even without requiring a real GPS device 1 amap png 2 a POI file txt 3 a LOI file gpx 4 a nmea file for GPS input simulation loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 23 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Using loxtrax 3 1 5 Using maps tracks and POIs from www magnalox net We assume here that you already have an user account on www magnalox net and are logged in User accounts on magnalox are free Premium accounts offering more resources and features are avialable for a little fee 1 Open the magnalog of your choice Use the search GPS tracks function in magnalox menu bar to find a matching magnalog You can search by the magnalogs attributes ac
16. On Of sssssssssssssssrrsrnssrrrrnnresrsrrrrrnnsnrnns 139 4 4 2 4 Read From File cccccssseeeesessseseeeeeeeessaaeeeeeeeeaeaaaes 140 44 3 TRACKING iscasstevegeveveseaesencces Pccrasiee tended aaaea 140 4 4 3 1 Open MagnatraX s ssssssssssrsnsrenssunnreorsusnnunnnosnnunnnone 140 4 4 3 2 Create POSION anagata a 141 445353 Ena Dle cns tenes tovtess avinen eee tiadies taetsteceeey 141 4 44 USE GPS Time nena EEE AE E NS 142 5 Other features ciccv assstsisesseseesssicteeadvaeetesitesiwreis tee avsantn ee aries 143 5 1 Pan Scroll by toUCHSCrCN irnia 144 5 2 Auto FOCUS orici a ise ew nin teins 145 5D 3 Alarm IMGIGAtOr Swe sscecccsscecetentccnsanivissiaadestendecstcs oseseavgoseseeecteens 146 5 3 1 SAT Sosas aseeni clavate de E a aoe 147 B92 GPS AT eaaa a OS 148 5 4 Screen resolution and orientation ssesssssssssssssrsrrrrrersrrrreen 150 5 5 Loxtrax keeps the PDA turned ON sssssssssssssssssrrrrrrnssrrrrrnrenrnrnnes 152 5 6 Integrity SelfteStsiisn naaa 153 5 7 Interrupting lOXtraR nininini aaa 154 loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 6 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Preface l1 Preface The idea of developing loxtrax was born in early 2004 when no GPS tool for the new PDA was available which used the VGA resolution and the variable screen orientation of the upcoming PDA generation Also the handling of some of the available solutions was clumsy and complicated especially when operated one handed or han
17. POIs aren t in all cases really helpful But loxtrax can still show the author s track as a LOI the interesting points along the track as POIs and the calibrated map In many cases you can use the PDA s built in browser to download the whole magnalog while at home and to read it off line while underway loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 25 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Using loxtrax loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 26 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Using loxtrax Here is an example loxtrax screen using magnalog ID 11926 see www magnalox net as input The map is a user drawn map based on satellite and street maps from various sources Approaching POI Wilds fok Wildsee Enjoy the view here Tools Settings Display Extras Note the yellow POI labels This map describes an area in the Northern Black Forest south west Germany see lake loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 27 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Using loxtrax 3 1 6 Using other maps Loxtrax can read and display bitmaps from png gif jpg and bmp files The map size is only limited by the operating system s memory restrictions The coordinates of the lower left south west and upper right north east corners of the map must be part of the filename Details on the exact format and how to create such a map image can be found in chapter 4 2 4 1 1 Calibrating the background maps loxtrax Version 1
18. Page 87 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries f 4 3 2 1 Day mode Tools Settings Display Extras This color scheme results in maximum contrast on a bright white background It is especially well readable on transflective displays in direct sunlight as used on modern PDAs loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 88 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 3 2 2 Night mode Tools Settings Display Extras This mode results in a dim display to keep the user s eyes adapted to the darkness loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 89 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 3 3 Point Ahead 1Hour 30Min 10Min 1Min Off Shows a ray and a circle marking the probable area reached within the time specified s Tools Settings Display Extras The dotted circles mark the distance reached in the four selectable intervals given that the current speed is kept constant The ray points into the direction currently taken by the user loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 90 159 Www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries This is especially useful on slow turning object like ships If enough space on the display is left a circle for 50 of the time interval is also drawn loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 91 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 3 4 Symbol Size Small Large XLarge Auto Specifies the size of texts lines an
19. ack totals track length and track duration loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 47 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries Before recording a track use this function after the position is accurate and stable This way you prevent your track beginning with very inaccurate positions When a GPS starts it usually takes several seconds or minutes until it acquired a precise position This is especially the case when the GPS was moved turned off over large distances loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 48 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 1 6 www magnalox net This function opens http www magnalox net using the browser configured in the system usually the Pocket Internet Explorer Make sure you closed the connection when not required anymore to prevent costly mobile online time loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 49 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 14 2 Settings 4 2 1 GPS Interface Here the parameters concerning the GPS data source used are set 4 2 1 1 COM1 COM8 Selects COM1 COM8 as GPS input Loxtrax expects NMEA compatible records arriving here Loxtrax interprets GPRMC and GPGGA sentences only Both must be sent by the GPS all others are ignored Some GPSes can be configured to send certain records only If Loxtrax doesn t display a position makes sure your GPS is configured properly If loxtrax doesn t find a valid position turn o
20. acks down loadable from magnalox are displayed as LOIs loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 138 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 4 2 3 Name On Off Determines whether the LOIs name is rendered as text in the center of the LOI or not manaha _Log1011925 Tools Settings Display Extras Enabling this display element may slow down render speed loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 139 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 4 2 4 Read From File Reads a user selectable LOI from a gpx file as down loadable on magnalox or from other applications loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 140 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 4 3 Tracking This menu entry is grayed out if your version of loxtrax is not live tracking enabled Otherwise it offers the sub menus described below These functions are only required for live tracking and not necessary for normal navigation Live tracking or online tracking means that the latest positions are transported to the magnalox server within a few seconds after they were created near realtime Live tracking requires mobile internet access which can be achieved over an integrated or external mobile phone WLAN LAN modem Bluetooth or whatsoever loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 141 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 4 3 1 Open Magnatrax This function starts magnatrax or brings magn
21. aiia Orientation 6 9 150 Page 158 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Other features POI 2 4 7 9 22 25 27 29 31 34 37 Screen 3 6 7 9 13 18 19 27 41 62 46 47 59 61 80 84 85 90 108 111 63 66 67 71 73 80 83 85 92 108 115 118 125 127 129 131 135 145 145 117 119 144 150 151 O C 122 VGA 7 8 92 150 151 loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 159 159
22. ample every 30 _ seconds i File Data file extensions gpx fl igc MJ hst HJ pit Hi kmif ste Hi hrm fl or nmea Temp TripPrepared kml Durchsuchen upload manea Maximum file size 4096 Kbytes Maximum number of position samples 4096 Unset the checkmark at Timezone correction and set Data reduction to 30 seconds Our position data has no timestamps so a time zone correction doesn t make sense and the interval chosen for Data reduction becomes the interval between two Placemarks You will be then led to the Edit position samples and appearance page which you can close untouched loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 33 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Using loxtrax 4 Click the M symbol at the lower left side of the edit page to check the magnalog Wait until the cursor passed all waypoints and POIs The text in the usually yellow labels will become the 5 character POI index text the text in the stories shown below the map will become the POI s long text Then click gt loxtrax files in the menu bar to download a zip file containing the track the map not created here for simplification and the Points Of Interest POIs You can of course modify the magnalog add a background map change colors and other attributes This type of magnalog is editable just like every other magnalog If you give it a background map the zip file downloaded contains also this b
23. as made Attention The beta versions are runtime limited and usually expire after a few weeks or days after the release to minimize the risk of using an outdated beta version Never rely on them loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 37 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Using loxtrax 3 3 1 Installing the betas First read the read the read me file if found in the package and follow the instructions there These instructions are usually more recent than this documentation The usual procedure is 1 Install the latest stable version if not already installed as described in 2 Installation Save the files loxtrax exe and loxtrax settings set of the last stable version into another sub directory of your choice Just to make sure that you can re establish your older version it may be also a good idea to save the whole installation directory onto your PC using Active Sync You can still use the old versions as long as they reside in their own directory by starting them using the file explorer Manually copy the files from the beta test package into the installation directory using ActiveSync or the PDA s file explorer Tab the exe file or use the menu entries or the hardware buttons to start it as usual loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 38 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Using loxtrax You can use multiple versions on the same PDA unless otherwise noted Just start the exe in the right di
24. at these values can also come from a pre recorded file and not from a true GPS The values shown here are unmodified GPS input HDOP Horizontal Dilution Of Precision Low values mean high precision Details on Wikipedia Dilution german Abschw chung loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 114 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 3 6 Show Page Loxtrax offer four independent display pages which can be configured individually This allows four different views at the current situation which can be stepped through by using the hardware keys the menu described below or a short screen tab when in display page no mode You can shift the displayed page back and forth using the lower hardware buttons calendar and today on a Loox 720 wrapping around when going beyond page 4 or before page 1 One simplified and fast display could show a map with a crosshair the next could show the same plus the the track speed and elevation the third could show the POIs and the fourth could give informations about the GPS and battery status This feature was implemented to minimize the display items shown at the same time Displays showing too many informations at the same time can be too complex for quick recognition loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 115 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 3 6 1 e Ea rgy 4 These are the display numbers the current display number has a checkmark to th
25. atrax into the foreground if it is already running Magnatrax is a separate PDA application which transports the recorded positions to the magnalox server Magnatrax can be started independently from loxtrax Loxtrax buffers the positions in a directory My Documents magnatrax on the PDA Magnatrax is usually installed together with loxtrax and can be independently started or terminated When magnatrax is started enabled and has a working connection to the magnalox server it starts transmitting the positions found beginning with the latest After a position has been successfully transmitted it is moved into the Done subdirectory By inspecting these two directories with the file explorer you can easily find out the system s state even without even starting magnatrax or loxtrax After creating a position to be transported to the server loxtrax triggers magnatrax to start the transmission Usually it takes less than 5 second until the position is stored in magnalox database after it has been created This structure was chosen to ensure that loxtrax is not affect by transmission and to achieve maximum flexibility loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 142 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 4 3 2 Create Position Usually loxtrax is generating positions for transmission in certain time or track intervals as set under 4 2 9 magnatrax By using this function a position can be created at any location
26. con On some devices you can assign loxtrax to one of the PDA s hardware buttons This can be very convenient because you can start or restart loxtrax instantly by pressing a single button When using a beta version please read chapter 3 3 Testing the beta versions 3 1 1 Loxtrax version numbering Loxtrax versions are numbered following the scheme A B C like 1 7 6 A is the major version number and will remain 1 until a rewrite is done A change in B means that new features were implemented Even if many new features were added this number may increment only by one A change in C is indicating that weaknesses were fixed loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 18 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Using loxtrax 3 1 2 Starting loxtrax the first time If you start loxtrax for the first time you will be asked for a GPS data source If loxtrax has no valid data source it will display this screen 09 56 cant open check menu Settings gt GPS Interface The filename directory name or volume label syntax is incorrect 123 Tools Settings Display Extras Just follow the instructions and select either a COM port or a nmea file as a data source using the GPS Interface sub menu of the Settings menu Make sure your GPS receiver is running connected and has a good satellite reception when choosing a COM Port loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 19 159 www magnalox net loxtra
27. contact us All screenshots shown here were taken from a standard 320 x 240 PDA display Loxtrax takes full advantage of higher resolutions and can also render into a 640x480 display in both upright and landscape modes Under http www magnalox net index php pg 202 ares some example of high resolution screen renderings in both orientations loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 9 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Preface This document was intentionally formated for a small page size DIN A5 This way you can print it out into a handy booklet or view it on the PDA by using the Pocket PC version of the Adobe Acrobat reader as freely downloadable from http www adobe com products acrobat readstep2_ mobile html loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 10 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Preface 1 1 Warning Never rely solely on GPS or other electronic devices for navigational purposes Batteries can be flat displays can be broken flash memory can lose it s data PDAs can disappear into the ocean loxtrax can behave unexpected rain can destroy hardware satellites can fail and the US Department Of Defense can change it s mind and turn GPS off or make it inaccurate The entire chain of components has to work perfectly in order to get a single GPS based position Maps can be outdated inaccurate or wrong Maps from www magnalox net are usually not cross checked before publishing Always keep a paper map
28. d by clicking the OK button or by pressing the enter key usually the center key on the PDA or the scroll wheel loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 126 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries l 4 4 1 4 1 Random The sequence in which the POI events are triggered doesn t matter A POI triggers only once unless the Reset function was used Loxtrax menu loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 127 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 4 1 4 2 Only In Sequence POI events are only triggered in the order given This is useful for example for round trips where the last POI is at the starting location It is only triggered when all other POIs where reached meanwhile I 44 1 4 3 Off No POI events are triggered loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 128 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 4 1 5 Read From File Deletes all present POIs and reads new POIs from a user selectable txt file The file is plain ASCII editable with Pocket Word as found on each PDA Each line describes a POI spaces are important Check the example file or the POI files contained in a magnalog s download registered magnalox users only registration is free 4 4 1 5 1 POI definition record example Example line avoid line breaks A C 255 255 255 I RudHa A 5412 2214 0 1346 3775 R 1540 T arriving in Ruden Harbour L 2 Field explanations e A record type fixed lines not beginning
29. d other display elements especially useful on VGA displays Auto mode uses a value matching your screen resolution This setting influences the display rendering speed Small fastest On some hardware hardware graphics accelerations are only effective if line widths of 1 pixel are chosen This behavior may change from PDA to PDA and may disappear with future hardware and or OS generations loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 92 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 3 5 Indicators Turn off singled display elements like speed elevation distance circles coordinate grid GPS sample markers text messages and signal quality HDOP These settings are individually settable for each display page see 4 3 6 Show Page The displays shown below are in day color mode the smallest symbol size possible and most examples show a cross hair too which can be individually turned on or off All display elements can be combined but not all combinations of display elements make sense For example if all graphs are displayed it would cover a map shown in the background almost totally loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 93 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 3 5 1 Distance Circles Turns the rendering of distance circles on or off Tools Settings Display Extras loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 94 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 3 5 2 Speed Sho
30. double clicking it 2 Follow the instructions Un installation is done via ActiveSync the PDA synchronization software from Microsoft You can select between un installing it from the PDA only and keeping a copy on the PC or un installation on the PC too Consult your ActiveSync documentation for more details loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 15 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Installation 2 2 Installation directly on the PDA without a PC This method assumes that the cab file found it s way onto the PDA somehow eg via Infrared Bluetooth or WLAN using Internet or email 1 Copy the cab file onto your PDA 2 Execute it by tabbing it using the file explorer and follow the instructions Un installation on the PDA is started using the PDA s Settings gt System gt Remove Programs function accessible from the PDA s start menu Loxtrax doesn t modify the PDA s registry or system files It touches only the directory it is installed in it is usually installed under Programs magnalox loxtrax Maps and recordings aren t deleted loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 16 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Using loxtrax 13 Using loxtrax loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 17 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Using loxtrax 3 1 Starting loxtrax After successful installation loxtrax should appear on the PDA s program screen Start Button gt Programs This is loxtrax program i
31. ds free while walking or flying Some of the available applications focused on eye candy and wasted precious memory but didn t have the features required Some were slow some were focusing too much on special applications like flying After having seen loxtrax running other PDA owners liked it too especially its speed and the no frills principle was appreciated Having written PDA applications for a while and having a at that time free development environment available the very first loxtrax version was the result of only a few hours at the PC Since then the feature list and requests grew week by week turning loxtrax into a quite useful universal GPS application The integration of loxtrax with www magnalox net came making it possible to download calibrated maps tracks and POIs Points Of Interest onto loxtrax loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 7 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Preface The combination of a website creating tracks and a mobile computer reading tracks simplified the procedure of preparing a trip quite noticeable Meanwhile loxtrax has several thousands of users as the many downloads and the feedback indicate Loxtrax is running on most hardware equipped with the operating system Windows Mobile 2003 or later It supports modern VGA displays 640 x 480 pixels and can change orientation on the fly while operating On VGA displays the visual quality comes close to printed paper
32. e left 4 3 6 2 Auto Advance Increments the displayed page and wraps around after the 4th display page in certain intervals This allows hands free operation but still having all informations in time multiplexing loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 116 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 3 6 3 Page Number Displays the current display page s number in the upper right corner Tools Settings Display Extras If this mode is on a short tab on the screen advances to the next display page wrapping around to page 1 after the 4th page loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 117 159 Www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 14 4 Extras 4 4 1 POIs Points Of Interest are special points having coordinates color a short text a long text and a proximity radius POIs can be generated in three ways 1 on the fly by pressing the enter key This creates a POI at the current location 2 by reading a POI file These files are ASCII txt files which can be edited using Pocket Word Registered users can download POI files from www magnalox net loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 118 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 3 by selecting Place POI here from a context menu You can open the context menu by tabbing the screen for a longer time at the same location Place POI here Pos 48 793561 8 755140 Dist 0 140km 82 Tools Settings Display Extras
33. e rendered The POIs event see 4 4 1 4 Trigger Events is triggered when the position enters such a circle Tools Settings Display Extras To be exact it can be understood rather like a cylinder than a circle because the elevation doesn t matter The size of the circle depends on the proximity radius and the zoom level Map details can shine through the circle loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 123 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries The short text is also shown here The circle s color is taken from the POI definition see below loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 124 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 4 1 4 Trigger Events An event is triggered when the current position enters a proximity circle of a POI Currently that means that a info or alarm text pops up and has to be confirmed by the user with a tab the center key or the wheel pressed Approaching POI Car fok where we started Tools Settings Display Extras There are also events types that play audio or video files or open a certain webpage when triggered This allows many new applications using loxtrax and POIs loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 125 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries For example the PDA can narrate stories or can warn at special locations The audio files can be recorded using the PDAs audio recording features The message popup box can be close
34. e the incoming NMEA data is saved into a nmea file The file can reside on a Flash memory card or a microdrive These nmea files can be uploaded to www magnalox net to create a magnalog The nmea files can contain much more data than actually needed by loxtrax or magnalox and thus can grow fast Other applications can also read and analyze NMEA log files There is a little script available from http forum magnalox net which can shrink nmea files to make them fitting the limitations for free magnalox user accounts Paid accounts have much higher limits All incoming and buffered NMEA records sentences are saved The data is saved without modification Even if you apply an elevation offset see 4 2 8 Elevation Correction or filter the positions by quality see 4 2 7 Filter Pos Quality the logged records remain untouched and complete This feature is useful to find out what data loxtrax actually receives It logs the data received even if no position is displayed If loxtrax doesn t display a position it can be helpful to find out what loxtrax actually sees If there is no incoming data found in the file it is very likely to be a COM port misconfiguration or the GPS is not sending any data at all loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 53 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries Remember that loxtrax is not configuring the GPS device at all it just listens This makes it possible to use loxtrax para
35. ed POIs exist POIs modified Save POIs in a file Tools Settings Display Extras loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 132 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries After clicking Yes the following dialog enables the user to save all existing POIs in a file Save As Name Folder None X Type loxtrax POT file txt v Ej The resulting ASCII txt file can be edited using a text editor or Pocket Word loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 133 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 4 1 8 Add POI here Creates a POI at the current location even when playing back a NMEA file and let the user enter the index shorttext and longtext Q g q is2 Add Point Of Interest Lat 48 794906 Lon 8 751008 Elev 452m UTC 12 02 07 Index max 5 characters Text Start and end of the tour The long text is set by default to the local time You can overwrite it using a virtual keyboard This function can also be invoked by using the Enter hardware key loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 134 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 4 1 9 Delete All POIs Clears the internal POI storage after a confirmation dialog is shown Delete POIs Really delete all Points Of Interest Tools Settings Display Extras This functions doesn t touch the files from where the POI may have been loaded loxtrax Ver
36. ed here can show excerpts from maps issued by the Landesvermessungsamt Baden Wiurttemberg in Germany If you find mistakes or things left out in this documentation feel invited to send a notification to admin magnalox net loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 13 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Installation 2 Installation Loxtrax doesn t need additional DLLs or runtime libraries like the NET framework It does not modify the OS or file assignments nor does it write to the registry or install DLLs It is one executable only User settings are stored in one extra file next to the executable Loxtrax has two methods of installation which are described below Loxtrax can be installed on Flash memory cards which has the advantage that even after the batteries were totally empty the program can be run after recharging by simply starting the file loxtrax exe using the file explorer This applies at least to PDAs running on Windows Mobile 2003 loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 14 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Installation 2 1 Installation using a Windows PC having Microsoft ActiveSync installed ActiveSync is the synchronization application usually shipped with the PDA on a CD but also downloadable from Microsoft s website It has a function maintaining and installing applications on the PDA The installation packages are programs runnable on Windows 1 Copy the installation exe file onto your PC and start it by
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38. els and stories if you like With adding additional information you make your tracks more interesting and helpful for others Use the recordings from your trip to create a finalized magnalog with accurate track recordings photos and POIs The next user can then download and benefit from your experiences As usual on computers the first try takes some time But after having it done once the following versions are usually done much faster loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 36 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Using loxtrax 3 3 Testing the beta versions Never use a beta version for navigational purposes It is not a finished program version and may have errors or inaccuracies and is usually time limited If it refuses to start or operate check www magnalox net for later versions Unless otherwise noted the file formats didn t change so you can still use your old POI LOI and map files Support the development of loxtrax by testing the betas and sending in descriptive reports Please include loxtrax version reproducability and if possible sample track files into your bug report Thanks for your support If you found no glitches that s also worth an email Please check loxtrax web forum found here http forum magnalox net for details and errors before sending in double reports There is usually a new thread for each beta version released These threads are removed when a release of the next stable version w
39. en click Edit 4 When finished save the folder content into a file of your choice by right clicking the folder and choosing Save As In the following dialog choose Kml kml as file format Attention Don t use the default kmz file format here loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 31 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Using loxtrax Keep in mind that Google Earth maps aren t always and at all locations 100 accurate There may be also areas whited out or modified intensionally for national security or other reasons The maps used in Google Earth may also be outdated loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 32 159 Www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Using loxtrax 3 2 2 Creating a magnalog from Google Earth s kml export 1 Log in using your magnalox user account name and password and create a new magnalog using my magnalox gt my magnalogs then the Create a new magnalog section The you will see the tab gt 1 Attributes Fill out fields like country activity difficulty etc and save the settings using the save button Go to the tab gt 2 Upload and upload the kml file created in the previous section Timezone correction during upload I apply a time shift of 50_ minutes Use negative values if west to Greenwich Jl This browser thinks You are located in a timezone with an offset of 120 minutes check DST offset during summer Data reduction Use not more than one s
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41. especially when the font anti aliasing feature of CE is turned on Users also reported that it runs on recent hardware like smartphones etc For a list with user feedback concerning hardware visit http www magnalox net index php pg 295 Please enter your configuration under http www magnalox net index php pg 203 feedback when not found on this list Loxtrax is developed and tested on hardware running under the WM 2003 SE and WM Version 5 operating system Loxtrax philosophy is if software can have a philosophy to keep things lean simple and fast where possible Loxtrax was entirely written from scratch in C making a port to any other platform possible loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 8 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Preface Don t let loxtrax intimidate you by it s many features Most of the features are optional and need no special attention Just try out the more basic things like background tracks and display features before going into the more advanced topics like Points Of Interest POI maps etc Loxtrax got now downloaded several thousand times from www magnalox net The user feedback was always positive and friendly many users developed and told us about their own ideas on how to improve it further Some of those ideas and enhancements got implemented in the recent version Feedback from loxtrax users is always welcome Just use the email functions found on www magnalox net to
42. explained here loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 59 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries Example filename map 41453403 72827083 41467469 72811208 png This map s corner coordinates latitude longitude are 41 453403 72 827083 south west and 41 467496 72 811208 north east Other Examples West to Pittsburgh USA 40308854 80386963 40517975 79961243 North to Sydney AUS 33650065 151040039 33421126 151465759 Most mapping applications have a feature showing the coordinates of the current mouse position like Google Earth or MagicMaps have Loxtrax expects all maps in Mercator projection north up This is the mapping type also used by Google Maps and other applications loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 60 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 2 4 1 2 Verify the map calibration online using www magnalox net www magnalox net offers an easy aid to check the coordinates 1 Open a magnalog in large display Google Maps mode for example here http www magnalox net log no php lid 11394 amp fmt G amp t 0 amp z 3 amp til 1 2 Zoom and pan until it covers your desired area 3 Click on the crosshair You will find the coordinates of the corner points of the map displayed just below the current position This allows an convenient plausibility check of your coordinates These values are updated when you modify the map It is recommended to use the following notat
43. f you know your exact elevation just enter the difference between the elevation indicated by the GPS and the actual elevation After this the elevation indicated by loxtrax should be closer to the real elevation Be aware that the offset is location dependant Note that the elevation error is higher than the horizontal position error due to the principles applied by the GPS It is easier to understand this when recognizing that the satellites below the device aren t usable for the GPS Only satellites in the hemisphere above the device can deliver usable signals loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 77 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries For more details and theory just search the Internet for geoid http www ngs noaa gov GEOID more explanations http www ngs noaa gov GEOID GEOID03 images geoid03 b jpg is an interesting map for the US http de wikipedia org wiki Geoidundulation is an interesting article in German loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 78 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 2 9 magnatrax Enter here the intervals in which positions for live tracking are created You can enter a track or a time interval in meters or seconds EF loxtrax a q 11 33 fok Create a position for live tracking every seconds B Eee 20 Eres Defines how often position samples are created in My Documents magnatrax Enable creation under Extras gt Tracking gt Enab
44. ffset To GPS Elevation g meters This can be used to correct an elevation error The GPSes usually assume the earth as an ellipsoid but actually it is rather irregular shaped due to the uneven mass land sea distribution Screen Off Elevation Offset 4 gt Tools Settings Display Extras Ej If unsure enter 0 here default All other values result in a check mark left to the menu entry to indicate an manual correction being applied This value varies usually between and 100 meters The elevations saved in a NMEA log file aren t modified The elevations saved in a igc file are modified by this elevation offset loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 76 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 2 8 1 Little GPS elevation theory When the GPS devices calculate the elevation based on the received signals they usually use a mathematical description of the earth s shape ellipsoid Using this simplification the elevation must be rather inaccurate The earth is actually not a perfect ellipsoid because of the uneven mass distribution land water To exaggerate it a bit the earth rather looks like a potato than a squashed sphere So the next step of model refinement usually used is named geoid A geoid is describing the shape better by using complexer formulas but it still has errors Loxtrax offers a manually entered offset which it applies to the elevations after reading the GPS records I
45. g is disabled the visible area on screen is not modified by loxtrax This can be very convenient for example when panning the map to a location ahead Note that the zoom functions don t apply when this feature is disabled loxtrax remains in the current zoom level and mode To modify the zoom modus like Match Map or level again just enable this setting loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 73 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 2 7 Filter Pos Quality Using this setting all positions worse than a minimum quality meaning accuracy of the position indicated can be filtered out from being used by loxtrax The NMEA data received from GPS receivers contains informations about the quality of the signal The quality is determined by the number of satellites seen and the constellation for the satellites For example if all satellites were at the same location what never happens the accuracy of the position would be very bad for geometrical reasons The satellites permanently move are not in geostationary orbit so the accuracy permanently changes even if the receiver is not moving When having bad signal reception the location indicated can change very much even if the device doesn t move This can lead to undesired results longer track length etc which can be filtered out On the other side enabling a filter can also mean that there is no position at all The signal quality indicato
46. g the display window moved to the latest location Maps can also reside on removable memory cards This fact simplifies the convenient and fast creation of map libraries Create the maps on the PC then plug the memory card into your PDA Organize your maps by country region or type street nautical topographic user drawn satellite etc in different sub directories for a better overview Memory cards offering 4 GB of storage are available for less than 100 Euro loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 58 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 2 4 1 1 Calibrating the background maps Loxtrax must be able to assign a map to a certain area what is called calibration Each map is calibrated by specifying it s bounding box The bounding box coordinates are determined by the map s filename Naming convention A A BBBBBBB CCCCCCCCC DDDDDDDD EEEEEEEE png A A arbitrary text describing the map without field separator ignored by loxtrax See below B C D E latitude longitude coordinates of the south west B C and north east corner D E These values must be exact otherwise the map is not displayed or distorted Maps coordinates from west to Greenwich or south to the Equator have negative signs 78123456 means 78 123456 decimal notation 6 decimal digits after the decimal point are required Don t use the character in the filename other than
47. ile pressing the enter key tabbing the screen for a context menu or using the regular menu loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 108 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries I 4 3 5 14 1 Markers Turns the rendering of POI markers on and off Tools Settings Display Extras This display shows two POIs purple circles with their index texts purple on green and a track red line The circles represent the area in which the POI is triggered meaning a dialog box pops up showing informations about the POI POI triggering color and proximity circle can be defined for each POI individually loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 109 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 3 5 14 2 Direction to POI This turn the rendering of a direction arrow and the POIs names distance and bearing on and off Tools Settings Display Extras From upper left to lower right POI number Index text distance to POI course to POI POIs longtext The arrow indicates the direction to the POI The fill colors used are the POIs colors loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 110 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries Hints Enable POI arrow and direction rays in the same display Tools Settings Display Extras If the red triangle points directly on the arrow you are on the right course to the POI If the red track line is aligning with the arrow s center line you are also heading
48. influence on rendering speed because some display elements like background maps must be rescaled This may be of importance on weaker hardware having slower CPUs loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 81 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 3 1 1 100M 1KM 5KM 10KM 25KM 50KM 100KM This sets the displayed are to a fixed zoom level This mode slows down the screen rendering when background maps are used because the bitmaps have to be rescaled You can switch to even large scales by using the scroll wheel or the up down keys loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 82 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 3 1 2 Dynamic Zoom Specify here how many of the most recent samples shall remain in the area visible on the screen If you are moving fast this covers a larger area if you are slow or stopping the covered area gets smaller and smaller as you might need for a detailed display The current position can move off center in this modus The zoom factor can be also influenced using the wheel or the up down keys loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 83 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 3 1 3 Alternate Automatically alternates the zoom modus between the last two types chosen by the user Example Select 1KM then Match POIs then Alternate The display will alternate between a full overview all POIs and a detailed 1 kilometer area with
49. ion for the filename Country Region Maptype Coordinates xyz Example USA Gettysburg Road 39794161 77338600 39845252 77230282 png Country USA Region Gettysburg Type Road map could be Topo or Satellite or User drawn loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 61 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries You can also organize your maps in different directories sorted by map type or by location It is very recommended to keep a copy of all maps created on a PC or even better a removable backup media such like CD or memory cards The actual X and Y dimensions of the bitmap are only limited by the PDA s memory 2048 x 1600 still works flawless on a Loox 720 A bitmap of 1024x1024 pixels requires already 3 megabytes of memory to be rescaled and panned for each screen rendered In cases where huge maps can t be loaded it may make sense to reset the PDA This de fragments the memory usage pattern allowing larger blocks of memory being allocated Remember that very large maps require more time to read and display Loxtrax uses the PDAs drawing hardware to display bitmaps but scaling a huge true color bitmap on the fly still takes some time To make loxtrax rendering a background bitmap the background map generation needs to be turned on under Display gt Indicators gt Background Map This is automatically done for you by loxtrax after loading a map loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 62 159 www magnalox ne
50. is not scaled when zooming The smaller the rectangle the better the signal loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 98 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries It is flashing when loxtrax updates the display meant as a visible heartbeat Note that the number of satellites alone is not sufficient for a good estimation of the accuracy actually delivered Few satellites in good constellations may result in better positions than many satellites in bad positions loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 99 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 3 5 6 Position Samples Turns the rendering of markers for position samples on or off Tools Settings Display Extras Each of the blue rectangles represent a location where the GPS position was recorded The lines in between are straight lines Position samples are only rendered when the track display red line is also turned on loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 100 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 3 5 7 Track Turns the rendering of the track line on or off Tools Settings Display Extras The track line connects the locations of actual position samples see 4 3 5 6 Position Samples To optimize the rendering speed loxtrax can omit segments having a sample outside the drawing window Just zoom out for a full track display loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 101 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries
51. itmap as a calibrated background map Pure satellite maps aren t very useful for navigational purposes but you can use them as a template or background for your own maps which can be drawn using you favorite vector drawing application Otherwise you can check the maps calibration as described in the section 4 2 4 1 1 Calibrating the background maps loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 34 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Using loxtrax 3 2 3 Importing the magnalog into loxtrax Import the magnalog just like every other magnalog into loxtrax as described under 3 1 4 Using maps from www magnalox net You can of course open and modify the the logxxxxx POIs txt file with an ASCII editor and modify the colors texts ranges etc You can unzip the file using Window s File Explorer or any other software on the PC There are free tools available to unpack zip files on a PDA We are using winrar available from http www rarlab com which worked reliably loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 35 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Using loxtrax 3 2 4 Additional thoughts about creating tracks You can refine the procedure above in many respects the descriptions are meant as a guideline You should delete the magnalog on www magnalox net when it is not needed anymore If you want to refine the magnalog delete all position samples and replace it by the data recorded during the trip Add photos lab
52. le Start magnatrax to transfer positions to the server Elevation Offset magnatrax a gt Loxtrax Settings Display Extra Whatever happens first triggers the creation of a new position to be transfered by magnatrax given that live tracking is enabled See 4 4 3 3 Enable loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 79 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 14 3 Display In this menu the display parameters like zoom factor colors and display elements can be defined Loxtrax has four individual display pages which can be configured individually You can for examples set up a page to display the moving map and the track page 2 to display the elevation and speed graphs page 3 to display the GPS conditions and page 4 to display the direction and distance to the next POI The user can switch display pages by using a menu function hardware buttons a timer interval or by shortly tabbing the screen when the display page number is displayed in the upper right corner see below loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 80 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 3 1 Zoom Specifies the zoom modus used for screen renderings as described below The zoom modus chosen applies to all display pages Changes here have no influence when the Center Last Position mode is turned off has no check mark set see below meaning the display is not following the last position The zoom modus has also an
53. line using WWW MaGNalOX Nel eee ee eeeeeeee cece eee ee eee eeaeaee ae ae aa nunnu nnnnnnnn na 61 432 42 UNO ad niia 63 4 2 4 3 Auto Pick Map eeeceeeeeeeeeeee cece ce eeeeeeaeaeaeeae eae eeeeeeees 63 4244 ODO fisikna aaae i aiiai 65 4 2 5 Intervals iring uaaa a aa as 66 4 2 5 1 Screen refresh INterval ccccccsssssceeeeessssssseeeeeenssnaaees 67 4 2 5 2 Save Sample INterVal ccccsssseeeeeeeesssssseeeeeeassnaaeeeeeeneas 69 4 2 5 3 Screen Off Interval s ssssssesssersssrrsrnssssnsnnnnrssernnnnnnes 71 loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 3 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual 4 2 6 Center Last POSItION cccsccsssseeeeeeeeesaseeeeeeessaaaeaeeeeensangs 73 4 2 7 Filter Pos Quality ccccsssseeeeecseesseeeeeeseesseaeeeeenensaaaaaeeeeenea 74 4 2 7 1 Off all HDOPS 00 ccesesseeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeesasaaaeeeeseeaeaaaes 75 4 2 7 2 Medin lt 4 ucni inini ikainiai kiia 75 427S High lt 2 rinna aidera 75 4 2 8 Elevation Correction ccccsssseceeeessssseeeeeeessssaeeeeneesaaaaaeenees 76 4 2 8 1 Little GPS elevation theOry cccceccceesssseeeeeeesssaaeeeeeenes 77 4 2 9 MAGMA AX csv ikiia aiiai cesar sere aa a E TaN 79 4 3 Display kiaia aa aa aa aaa E E E GE 80 4 31 ZOOM iina aika aana aiaa EE N aE Eana 81 4 3 1 1 100M 1KM SKM 10KM 25KM 50KM MTLOOKM Ancaras innn aaa a a a aa 82 4 3 1 2 Dynamic ZOOM sssssssssssssssrrrrrrenrsrnrrrenannrnrnnnnnnnnnnne 83 4 3 1 3 Alt
54. llel to other applications using the same COM port given that the OS or additional software can provide this loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 54 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 2 2 1 1 Required NMEA records sentences The data logged must contain lines beginning with SGPGGA 110511 843 4848 2492 SGPRMC 110511 843 A 4848 2492 These two records sentences must appear in the recording for a valid 3D position fix Other records are ignored The second section 110511 843 is the UTC timestamp f 11h05 and 11 843 seconds in this case Some GPSes can be set to send in other formats like SiRF Loxtrax is not attempting to change the GPSes mode If loxtrax doesn t display a valid position whereas other applications do in most cases the GPS is not set to NMEA mode There are also tools available for some GPSes which allow to set the frequency in which each record type is issued by the device you can save a lot of space and time if you can configure the GPS so that it creates only the required types in the required intervals loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 55 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 2 2 2 IGC Lets you specify a file in which loxtrax saves the position samples Only one sample per refresh is saved Loxtrax asks you whether you want to save the internal positions store or not This allows you to decide to save a IGC after you started your trip without losing
55. loxtrax user manual Menu Entries Click OK in the upper right corner or press the Enter key to close this dialog loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 70 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 2 5 3 Screen Off Interval Here you can define after what period loxtrax turns the display off Click the tab at the bottom of the display if other tabs are displayed Q g 4 1103 par loxtrax Turn screen off after a seconds This feature can be used to save battery 0 means never turn off Save Sample Screen Off Elevation offsd 4 gt Tools Settings Display Extras Ej Enter a value using the up down arrows the scroll wheel or the up down key Alternatively the virtual keyboard can be used for entries Turning the display off saves energy and prevents screen inputs for example while the PDA is in the pocket Turn the display on again by pressing a hardware button loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 71 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries Click OK in the upper right corner or press the Enter key to close this dialog loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 72 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 2 6 Center Last Position If this setting is enabled visualized by a check mark left to it the last position is centered on the screen Even if the visible area is panned using the touch screen the display re centers after a while If this settin
56. loxtrax user manual Other features 15 3 Alarm Indicators Alarm indicators are symbolized by huge red text rendered on the display optional with a beep You can configure the beep using the Sound sub menu under the Setings manu Make sure that the PDA s system setting are also configured for audio output if there is no sound heared loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 149 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual 5 3 1 SAT Other features This means that not enough data is available to create a valid 3D position This can be a temporary situation when in tunnels or buildings Tools Settings Display Extras Move your receiver to a better position or go to a location better exposed to the sky This message comes also at the end of a replayed NMEA file loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 150 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Other features 5 3 2 GPS This means that the PDA lost connection to the GPS device and is not receiving any data Loxtrax tries to reopen the specified interface then in constant intervals Tools Settings Display Extras On a Loox 720 or an Asus MyPal A636 loxtrax recovers an interrupted Bluetooth connection without any user interaction This is very convenient for example when the GPS device is left in the car but the PDA was taken out When returning the connection is usually up loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 151 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user
57. manual Other features and working before the engine is started even when the PDA remains in a pocket This message appears also at the end of a replayed NMEA file loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 152 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Other features 15 4 Screen resolution and orientation Loxtrax runs on PDAs having the standard resolution of 240 by 320 by pixels If run on a PDA having VGA resolution it takes advantage of the full 480 by 640 pixels display and is not just rendering up scaled screens The maps show all details in 480 by 640 pixels This is a screen shot of a VGA display in night mode loxtrax Settings Display Extra loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 153 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Other features Loxtrax uses the PDA s hardware acceleration if available what explains the high frame rates even when rendering scaled high resolution bitmaps Loxtrax can switch from portrait to landscape mode even while running This is a screen shot of a VGA display in landscape mode loxtrax Settings Display Extra The resolution in reality is 192 dots per inch what comes close to printed paper loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 154 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Other features 15 5 Loxtrax keeps the PDA turned on While loxtrax is running it prevents the PDA from turning itself off Be careful to exit loxtrax when it is not needed anymore Otherwise it may run until the battery
58. n the NMEA recording feature and have a look at the records saved For more details see 4 2 2 Log To File loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 50 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 2 1 2 Baudrate Selects the baud rate speed in which the COM port specified above is opened 4800 Baud is OK in most cases 4 2 1 3 NMEA file Select a pre recorded NMEA file as a data source This makes loxtrax replaying a track previously recorded It behaves just like it reads the data from a real GPS except that it doesn t make pauses when reading it So the replay is much faster than the recording If this is selected the GPS Data from the GPS antenna is ignored and not read out any more To create tracks in nmea format you can use the record function described below When started in file replaying mode loxtrax asks for the filename on startup If you click cancel it uses the file it used before loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 51 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 2 2 Log To File This functions write the input from the GPS into a file on the PDA for later usage In both cases the location and filename is selectable This way the recordings can bes saved on flash media meaning that they don t get lost even if the PDA s battery fails loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 52 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 2 2 1 NMEA Lets you specify if and wher
59. nd scaling After you left the area loxtrax changes back to the large scale overview map The entire directory that you picked last as background map directory is scanned and all maps in this directory are prepared for potential use This way you can take a several Gbyte SD Card fill it with maps and let loxtrax automatically pick the correct map for you In the current implementation at most 32 maps are selectable at once loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 64 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 2 4 4 Open This function opens the current active background map file png gif jpg or bmp using the application assigned by the Operating System for the file type For png files this is usually the Pocket Internet Explorer but image manipulation programs can overwrite these assignments This is an easy and convenient method to manipulate the map directly on the PDA loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 65 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 2 5 Intervals Opens a new dialog where the intervals can be set Loxtrax has currently three user definable intervals 1 Screen refresh 2 Sample save 3 Display off loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 66 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 2 5 1 Screen refresh Interval Here you can specify how often the display should be refreshed Click the tab at the bottom of the display if other tabs are displayed Q go 4 1104
60. out further user interaction loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 84 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 3 1 4 Previous Switches back to the last zoom modus used 4 3 1 5 Match POIs Display all Points Of Interest POI s see below and the current position on a single screen 4 3 1 6 Match LOI Display the full Line Of Interest LOI see below and the current position loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 85 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 3 1 7 Match Map Adjusts the zoom level in a way that 1 pixel of the background map equals 1 pixel of the display In this modus the background map if used is not rescaled and thus not distorted This results in the fastest and clearest map display The display speed may be of importance on weak hardware or when much data has to be processed what is the case when maps are very large more than 200 by 2000 pixels If no background map is loaded the results are unspecified loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 86 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries I 4 3 2 Colors This function switches the rendering mode between day bright colors white background and night dim colors black background mode When used at night a very bright display may disturb the users view by not adapting the eyes to dark conditions Dark colors in bright sunlight on the other side can be hard to recognize loxtrax Version 1 11 9
61. ply to the free version BF loxtrax Q E 10 34 fok a To obtain a full loxtrax version please enter your license key below Software Key 4 License Key l For informations how to register loxtrax please visit the magnalox website http www magnalox net Ej Click OK in the upper right corner to save your entries or the Cancel button to leave this dialog loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 44 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries If the registration key was accepted a message box appears License OK Thank you for registering loxtrax loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 45 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual 4 1 4 Exit Menu Entries Terminates loxtrax after a confirmation dialog If new settings were made like new POIs You will be asked to save them Exit loxtrax A Really Exit loxtrax Tools Settings Display Extras Click OK to exit loxtrax loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 46 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 14 1 5 Reset Deletes the current track and resets reopens the current NMEA source An existing Bluetooth connection will be closed and re established Reset Track A Really Reset Tools Settings Display Extras Click OK to reset loxtrax track buffer Also resets the state of the POIs pop up messages will be shown again when approaching Existing POIs are not deleted It also resets the tr
62. r used is the HDOP Horizontally Dilution Of Precision parameter The lower the value the better the accuracy Values lower than 1 0 indicate a rather good precision The actual accuracy in distances or areas can t be really determined by the HDOP because it also loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 74 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries depends on the constellations of the satellites and their individual signal strength Loxtrax can indicate a loss of satellite reception with the SAT alarm message printed in large red letters when the filter prevents positions from being processed by loxtrax In this case a less restrictive filter can help NMEA data is written to the logfile if logging is enabled before the filtering is applied So the NMEA files still contain all data sent by the GPS even the positions filtered out This may be useful for a later analysis See also chapter 4 3 5 5 HDOP 4 2 7 1 Off all HDOPs All valid 3D positions received from the GPS are used 4 2 7 2 Medium lt 4 Only positions having a HDOP lower than 4 are used 4 2 7 3 High lt 2 Only positions having a HDOP lower than 2 are used loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 75 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 2 8 Elevation Correction This function opens a dialog where the elevation correction offset used by loxtrax can be set AF lloxtrax Q E 12 36 fok Ly Apply O
63. rectory and make sure it has a matching loxtrax settings set residing in the same directory loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 39 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries l4 Menu Entries In this chapter loxtrax menu functions are described in the order of their entries The menus are grouped by subject GPS Interface Log To File Sound Background Map Register Intervals Center Last Position Filter Pos Quality gt Elevation Correction Exit Reset www magnalox net Loxtrax Settings Display Extra loxtrax Settings Display Extra Colours gt Point Ahead gt Symbol Size gt Indicators gt Show Page gt LOI Tracking gt Use GPS Time loxtrax Settings Display Extra rax Settings Display Extra loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 40 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 14 1 Loxtrax 4 1 1 About Displays the program s splash screen indicating the version number loxtrax Q 10 27 fok loxtrax V1 11 9 H all rights reserved 2006 by www magnalox net Use this application at Your own risk Never rely solely on GPS or loxtrax for navigational purposes Data maps or positions displayed may be wrong or inaccurate The entire GPS system is subject to change at any time without notice Anyway have fun with loxtrax ea Ej Click OK to continue loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 41 159
64. sion 1 11 9 Page 135 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 4 2 LOI A Line Of Interest is an imported track that is shown in loxtrax display as a thick green line This is usually a pre recorded track displayed as thick green line Tools Settings Display Extras This example shows a LOI green a user drawn background map a red line marking the track and a crosshair marking the current location Note that the LOI thickness is not scaled when zooming out or in for better recognition loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 136 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries LOIs can be downloaded from www magnalox net when logged on as a registered magnalox user Internally loxtrax is prepared for vector based maps allowing many LOIs also as boundaries and other display items Since there are not many standardized free resources for vector maps available this feature wasn t further developed and disabled 4 4 2 1 The LOI gpx files LOIs are loaded from gpx files which must contain the following records lt trkpt lat 48 707775 lon 8 431064 gt lt ele gt 121 lt ele gt lt time gt 2006 04 11T00 28 39Z lt time gt lt trkpt gt Other records are ignored loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 137 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 4 2 2 Display On Off Determines whether a Line Of Interest LOI is rendered or not A LOI is usually a track The tr
65. t loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 2 4 2 Unload Unloading a background map frees the PDAs resources accordingly 4 2 4 3 Auto Pick Map If turned on loxtrax uses the best matching map for the current screen center This means if you move along your track or if you pan to another location using the touchscreen you will see the corresponding map from the position you are or look at This is especially useful to look ahead if the current map tile doesn t cover the target area Loxtrax uses an algorithm to select the best fitting map The map with the current position inside and with the smallest bounding box coordinates is assumed to be the most detailed one If you have set the zoom level to Match Map loxtrax changes the display scale to make a pixel on the map bitmap matching a pixel on the screen This results in the clearest and fastest moving background maps and sets the zoom level higher all without a single user interaction When for example driving on a highway you usually need no detailed maps except when approaching an exit loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 63 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries Using this strategy loxtrax can display a large low resolution overview map for the whole area and high resolution detailed maps for special areas of interest like exits or other areas When you enter such an area loxtrax automatically switches to this map and adapts the resolution a
66. tion and pressing lt Ctrl gt lt N gt The following dialog together with a flashing yellow cursor will appear Google Earth New Placemark o Create In Folder gt E My Places o Temporary Pla ia oA I7 Advanced Descripti New Foider 2006 Europa Technologies The yellow flashing Placemark can be placed at the desired location loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 30 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Using loxtrax Begin placing Placemarks at the end of the trip because GE adds new entries at the top of the list Alternatively you can reorder the Placemarks afterwards using drag and drop in GE Places pane The order of the Placemarks matters because the track will follow go from Placemark to Placemark 3 If you leave the Description and Name field empty magnalox will use this position to create a later waypoint Waypoints are just points along the future track Add waypoints until the track is smooth enough and follows the desired road or path Enter an up to 5 characters wide text in the Name field of a waypoint to become an index for the POI enter the future POI s text in the Description field A Name could be Car a description could be Start and finish of the trip The Name field will be also transformed into a label on the magnalog Do this for all relevant positions along the track You can edit an existing Placemark by right clicking it th
67. tivity country duration etc by log ID 5 digit number ranking etc Not all magnalogs have maps and not all magnalogs are suitable to be imported with loxtrax 2 Click on gt loxtrax files in the page s menu bar rsion 8 2 gt download GPS log as gpx gt as ovl gt loxtrax files 3 Anew page appears explaining what data the package will contain and how to use the data on loxtrax 4 Click the download link in the text and follow the instructions found on the web page loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 24 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Using loxtrax Usually the procedure is as follows Extract the sub folder contained in the zip file with all files into a new sub folder under My Documents on your PDA Let ActiveSync on your PC do that or use a unzip utility to do the unzipping directly on the PDA Then start loxtrax and read the files using the following menu functions Map file png Settings Background Map Load only magnalogs having a background map export calibrated maps in this package In other cases create own map files and check them as described in 4 2 4 1 1 Calibrating the background maps POI Points Of Interest file txt Extras POIs Read From File Track LOI Line Of Interest file gpx Extras LOI Read From File The authors of the magnalog usually don t have loxtrax in mind when creating magnalogs So the story texts which are transformed into
68. veral general functions and features of loxtrax loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 146 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Other features 5 1 Pan Scroll by touchscreen Use a stylus or a finger to move the displayed area around The movement is doubled in range so that it can be operated with the thumb while holding the PDA in the hand It returns to the normal position centered display after 3 seconds unless the Center Last Position is turned off loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 147 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Other features 5 2 Auto Focus Loxtrax automatically reclaims focus becomes the topmost application when covered by another application after a while Intended to simplify usage when no finger or stylus is available and another application window popped up unintentionally Make sure you turned off the calendar notifications before flying with loxtrax Otherwise it may happen that you get suddenly reminded of a date with the dentist while gliding peacefully up in the air and those are sticky i To temporarily use other programs use a workaround Press the enter key to start the definition of a new POI A POI definition dialog pops up then As long as this dialog is visible loxtrax doesn t reclaim focus Use the system menu to start another program When finished click Cancel to close the dialog without creating a new POI loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 148 159 Wwww magnalox net
69. with you the likeliness of this system to fail is several magnitudes lower than when using an electronic map If you rely on electronic navigation make sure you have at least two independent and redundant systems accessible especially when reliable navigation is crucial like on ships or planes One system for the normal usage one as a Spare part or when doubts about the results of the first system arise Loxtrax is a PDA application optimized for daily usage It was designed with the idea of a simple even hands free operation in mind But before taking loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 11 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Preface it out for a trip make sure it fulfills your expectations and you can handle it with ease loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 12 159 Www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Preface 1 2 Disclaimer This document can contain mistakes or ambiguities preventing you from a proper usage of loxtrax Loxtrax can have inaccuracies or flaws preventing it from operating as expected Maps can be wrong outdated or cover inaccessible or dangerous areas Use loxtrax on your own risk never rely solely on it Never use maps or other copyrighted material other than granted in the Terms Of Usage If your loxtrax version has more features than described here this documentation is probably outdated For more and more recent informations please visit http www magnalox net Screen examples display
70. ws the speed at the bottom end of the display a numeric values and as a bar 6km 97 Tools Settings Display Extras The left value is the minimum the right value is the maximum speed The center shows the latest speed The green bar visualizes the percentage of the current speed vs the maximum speed loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 95 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries f 4 3 5 3 Elevation Shows the elevation at the left side of the display as numeric values and as a bar Tools Settings Display Extras The top value is the minimum the right value is the maximum elevation The middle shows the latest elevation The green bar visualizes the percentage of the current elevation vs the maximum elevation loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 96 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries f 4 3 5 4 Coord Grid Turns the rendering of the coordinate grid on and off Tools Settings Display Extras loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 97 159 www magnalox net loxtrax user manual Menu Entries 4 3 5 5 HDOP Turns the rendering of rectangle visualizing the current accuracy on or off Tools Settings Display Extras The rectangle visualizes the HDOP horizontal dilution of precision value A small rectangle signals an accurate position It is not representing the most probable area which is very unlikely to be rectangular anyway The rectangle
71. x user manual Using loxtrax Alternatively you can download an example NMEA data source file from the web page where you downloaded loxtrax see 4 2 1 3 NMEA file or 4 2 2 1 1 Required NMEA records sentences Nmea files simulate the GPS input otherwise sent by a real device over the serial port They were usually recorded using the function described in chapter 4 2 2 1 NMEA You can use this feature to do live tracking from a previously recorded NMEA file or to create a igc export file from a nma file or simply to replay the last trip loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 20 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Using loxtrax 3 1 3 Starting loxtrax after the first time When loxtrax starts it uses the settings of the last usage display parameters etc EF Open NMEA File 4 11 03 iE Folder All Folders X Type NMEA nmea v Name a Foder Dte nonbach3 loxtraxd 5 16 4 24 When Cancel is clicked here the previously selected filename is used You can create a library of settings by copying and renaming the file loxtrax settings set found in the installation directory loxtrax Version 1 11 9 Page 21 159 Wwww magnalox net loxtrax user manual Using loxtrax This implies the GPS data source too If loxtrax was running on file input last time it will prompt the user for a filename when re started If loxtrax was running and connected to the GPS over Bluetooth when the PD

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