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Promark Xcm firmware 5.04 and what software
I am the owner of one dozen Magellan Promark Xcm GPS, with firmware from 5.01-5.03. The latest(the LAST), firmware is 5.04, which I would like to find. The units look almost brand new with all cabling and such
All my older computers have been burned up(in a barn fire), so that access is no longer available.
If anyone out there remembers what the software was for post-processing … well … I’ve forgotten. I think the files are *.CAR files, but I don’t remember how I got the files, either into RINEX or is I might have had a truly, truly old software that would only calculate one vector at a time … BUT, would make a RINEX.
BTW … I know it’s a slim idea/thought, but I paid about $20 each, plus the antennas are about $25 each and would let them go for about $50 each. Six of them will be used to set up a buddy in GPS … after 15 or so years of pushing him.
I’m racking my brains to remember how I used them … even did some Stop & Go with them.
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iGage.com
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I see Mark Silver is with Topcon and I think he might have cut his teeth on the Promark Xcm units … I’ll give him a holler … hope he kept his floppys…
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Those receivers predate my association with the Thales, MagPro, Ashtech series of companies…
I kind of think that there might be something in this web folder:
https://ashgps.com/2/iG__FTPMirror/20130710/Land%20Survey/Older%20Products/index.htm
But I don’t see it directly.
It might be museum time for those
???? Mark
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I didn’t see anything either. Problem is everything I owned got all burned up in Dec 2016 … EVERYTHING.
I am trying to show a surveyor(southern Ohio), the benefits of using GPS. Been working on him for about 15 years.
Took me about 20 years to move him up from a Timex/Sinclair computer to an old IBM computer … never got him into cad … oh gad.
Now I just ran across some Promark Xcm’s that record good data, even though the report a date from 1,024 weeks ago. Thinking RINEX and new date will take care of this. Now I’m trying to do data transfers, and although I remember something that was not in the manual, has to be done to download the data … I really need to find someone I can knash ideas with.
BTW the year date is only 2 digits, but I used Promark Xcm’s until 2008 … dates always wrong … RINEX … change date … compute.
Are old discussions back to 2004 or so still available?
John
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Dude, I realize sometimes we get a bit stubborn and pig headed but If you have been working on this fella for 15 years it is about 14 years and 6 months past time to cut your losses and pursue greener pastures.
Now you have spent money on old obsolete gps gear that could have been better spent on a new fly rod.
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I always figured Promarks were some kind of handheld GIS unit.
So I did a quick Google and the only reference is for this site and Promark3’s and such. The only links for the Xcm’s seem to be foreign language sites.
It may be a unit that time has passed by.
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But I don’t need a new flyrod.
I’m long retired and got these GPS for a song & dance …
I’ve always enjoyed moving this guy, that I’ve known and worked with for over 44 years, and I very much like nudging him toward technology … in small steps … and the added plus is he operates in southern Ohio, where I’ve always enjoyed flyfishing and walking in the woods(used to be a naturalist).
In essense, there are no losses to be cut and the “obsolete gps gear”, may be old, but not proven to be obsolete … it still works and still records DIF files(*.car). I know how to manipulate RINEX files, but I’m having problems downloading the data, which might be caused by the firmware.
If he likes it … well okay … if he doesn’t … well okay. I’m not too worried about it.
I never asked for or expected a glib “Ann Landers”, type, worthless reply, regarding a dear friend you know nothing about.
I’m simply asking for information or a location of firmware for a Magellan Xcm GPS … you have neither to offer and nothing to say.
NOTHING is “obsolete”, when it still works as it should, aside from the RS232 downloading issue … a software issue …
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Oh come on, of course you need a new fly rod. ????
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