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HDS Gen 1 compabibility notes
« on: 19 August 2014, 20:38:31 »
Here is a summary of HDS Gen 1 compatibility notes:
Gen 1 HDS was end of life a few years ago, but toolkit partners still produce content for it.

Here are known issues with class 10 SDHC cards and microSDHC cards with adapters:

Gen 1 HDS 5 and 7 units were meant for class 4, 5, and 6. The low bandwidth shielded cable of the SD/MMC slots for those units cannot handle the higher level of capacitance coming from the class 10, hence when it tries to read a class 10, the card is not recognized.
The “SD/MMC +” slot labeled in the HDS gen 1 unit’s case moulding next to the card slot, will handle and read class 10 SDHC.

•   HDS 5 Gen 1 has a single SD/MMC slot (class 10 won’t work with this slot)
•   HDS 7 Gen 1 has a single SD/MMC slot (class 10 won’t work with this slot)
•   HDS 8 Gen 1 has a single SD/MMC+ slot (class 10 WILL WORK with this slot)
•   HDS 10 Gen 1 has 1 SD/MMC slot (class 10 won’t work with this slot) AND 1 SD/MMC + slot (class 10 WILL WORK with this slot)

The difference is the HDS Gen 1 slots indicating MMC verses MMC+ (MMC slots do not handle class 10, MMC + does handle class 10
Even though MMC is an older standard used before SD, the HDS Gen 1 slot with MMC + handles more bandwidth so MMC+can handle class 10, regular MMC cannot. The slots are labeled so you can tell the difference. This does not show up well in a photo so I did not bother with a pic.

Hence this is why an SDHC class 10 won't read in some Gen 1 HDS units.

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Re: HDS Gen 1 compabibility notes
« Reply #1 on: 22 August 2014, 23:44:04 »
Also, here is some detailed information about Insight Map Creator with supported Navico products and legacy devices no longer supported for the purposes of experimentation.

Summary of at5 support:
Version 6 is used for really old devices.
Starting from AT5 Version 7, InfoBox on point features and raster is supported, not no unit ever used the raster.
AT5 version 10 was the officially supported raster display units.
Starting from AT5 Version 12, Unicode support, polygon elevation/percentage range, elevation on point
features and percentage on any feature is supported. Version 12 also supports submeter data storage in at5.


Below is everything we have quick access to with legacy devices. This is something I am passing along for your reference.


DISCLAIMER:
Hence the information below is provided for reference only as no support will be given. If you choose to make mapping products for these legacy products, you are allowed to but we will not be able to assist in unit or mapping support except for what little information we already have a seen below. Ultimately you will be responsible for support of these legacy products if you decide to supply a map card for it.


OLDER MAPPING TOOLS WITH KNOWN COMPATIBILITY ISSUES ON SUPPORTED UNITS
The LCMMapEdit is a 3rd party tool. It was not fully implemented so it has some gaps that caused LCM files from it to render lake polygons as a pile of spaghetti noodles on the screen for newer devices. The IMC creates version 6 at5s and version 7 at5s that actually work on new units because all data standards are accounted for. Hence most issues can be avoided, but these old products may still have issues if their display is a custom display that does not match up to the current displays we use (like older monochrome units).


ENDURA
The endura is not a legacy device, but it does not support at5 at all for vector. It supports .PSF format. However the endura does support raster at5 version 10.


LEGACY DEVICES ONLY SUPPORT VECTOR AT5s
Legacy devices as described below only support either at5 version 6 or at5 version 7, with the exclusion of XOG which actually supported version 7 or possibly ver10 at5 (I think, and supported raster at5 if you know how to enable it).

MAPPING DEVELOPMENT NOTES FOR LEGACY UNITS NOT SUPPORTED
Below is the LCX version information:
The IMC produced content may support content for the LCX if you use the legacy at5 version.

UNSUPPORTED LCX
Please note the LCX series units and the card sizes vary significantly. For example: Even though the LCX-104C has a limitation of “up to 1GB card reader”, this means that some units were created with a 512MB reader. The whole series is this way hence the comment “up to…”.

product   Navionics Chart support   limitations   OS      Link to updates page   Date   Current Version   File Size                  
LCX-104C   2Gb Navionics cards not supported   up to 1Gb card reader   LCX-104C
8/31/2004   1.8.0   7MB   unit manual and accessory information in primus   
LCX-110C   2Gb Navionics cards not supported   up to 1Gb card reader   LCX-110C
9/20/2007   2.1.0   8.6MB                  
LCX-111c HD   2Gb Navionics cards not supported   up to 1Gb card reader   LCX-111C HD
9/20/2007   2.1.0   8.6MB                  
LCX-112C   need to verify   up to 2Gb card reader   LCX-112C
7/29/2009   2.5.0   8.6MB   non-hard drive counterpart of the 113      
LCX-113 HD   need to verify   up to 2Gb card reader   LCX-113C HD
7/29/2009   2.5.0   8.6MB                  
LCX-15 CI   2Gb Navionics cards not supported   up to 128Mb card reader   LCX-15 CI
9/25/2003   3.1.0   6.8MB                  
LCX-15 CT   2Gb Navionics cards not supported   up to 128Mb card reader                                
LCX-15 MT   2Gb Navionics cards not supported   up to 512Mb card reader   LCX-15 MT
12/29/2006   3.7.0   6.8MB                  
LCX-16 CI   2Gb Navionics cards not supported   up to 128Mb card reader   LCX-16 CI
9/25/2003   3.1.0   6.8MB                  
LCX-16 CT   2Gb Navionics cards not supported   up to 128Mb card reader                                
LCX-17M   2Gb Navionics cards not supported   up to 1Gb card reader   LCX-17M
10/13/2005   1.6.0   7.0MB                  
LCX-18C   2Gb Navionics cards not supported   up to 1Gb card reader   LCX-18C
8/31/2004   1.8.0   7MB                  
LCX-19C   2Gb Navionics cards not supported   up to 1Gb card reader   LCX-19C
8/31/2004   1.8.0   7MB                  
LCX-20C   2Gb Navionics cards not supported   up to 1Gb card reader   LCX-20C
12/29/2006   1.8.0   7.1MB   20 replaced 18            
LCX-25C   2Gb Navionics cards not supported   up to 1Gb card reader   LCX-25C
9/20/2007   2.1.0   8.6MB   25 replaced 19            
LCX-26C HD   2Gb Navionics cards not supported   up to 1Gb card reader   LCX-26C HD
9/20/2007   2.1.0   8.6MB   26 is hd counterpart   HD = hard drive until HDS came out
LCX-27C   need to verify   up to 2Gb card reader   LCX-27C
7/29/2009   2.5.0   8.6MB         CI and CT are international certifications
LCX-28C HD   need to verify   up to 2Gb card reader   LCX-28C HD
7/29/2009   2.5.0   8.6MB                  
LCX-37C   need to verify   up to 2Gb card reader   LCX-37C
7/29/2009   2.5.0   8.6MB                  
LCX-38C HD   need to verify   up to 2Gb card reader   LCX-38C HD
7/29/2009   2.5.0   8.6MB                  

LEGACY LMS  Units
I think some of the LMS units are monochrome and are not supported at all with the IMC as it does not use a monochrome display. Also most of the iFinder units are monochrome so they will not be supported either.

LEGACY Mapping folders directory structure needed on SD card
Legacy Units (such as iFinder, iWay, XOG,  LCX, Global Map, etc.)  might work if Vector AT5 files are stored in a “Maps” folder on the root directory of the card.” The legacy units have card reader size limitations, legacy devices won’t support raster at5 files, and legacy devices may support only up to at5 version 6 (not 7). iFinder, iWay, XOG, Global Map, LCX will either use version 6 or version 7 AT5.

Operating system differences
in the old Elite 5, Elite 4, and Mark 4 units (before HDI and CHIRP), these units only supported up to at5 version 10 vector. They also had a 2GB card reader limit. Larger cards simply will not work.
The new Elite 7 HDI, Elite 5 HD, Elite 4 HD, etc. actually use a newer operating system so we should distinguish the two. The HDI and CHIRP Elite and Mark units support up to at5 version 12 for vector and raster.
Please note also, if you duplicate any shape record in elite or mark Lowrance products, this feature will dissappear (Elite and Mark do not handle duplicates or multiple layering). The Lowrance HDS, Simrad, and B&G will support multiple layers. So you cannot mix IMC generated maps on Elite or Mark, but you can mix maps on Lowrance HDS, Simrad, and B&G displays, but conflicts will still occur due to layering and overlap.
Lowrance HDS, Simrad, and B&G supports vector chart category enabling/disabling. Lowrance Mark and Elite series units do not support vector chart category enabling/disabling.

Altas Versions
Sets the output version for the final AT5 file. In general it’s best to use the latest version but some
versions are not supported on earlier devices and some versions have better support for different
features.
Version 6 is used for really old devices.
Starting from AT5 Version 7, InfoBox on point features and raster is supported
Starting from AT5 Version 12, Unicode support, polygon elevation/percentage range, elevation on point
features and percentage on any feature is supported. Version 12 also supports submeter data storage in at5.
Version 13 at5 currently only works with HDS 3.0 software.

Language support and legacy devices
Russian and Czechoslovakian languages can be used in the old Elite or Mark units (Before HDI or CHIRP) as at5 version 10 via IMC, but otherwise the only languages supported were windows 1252 ANSI characters for legacy. We will not provide tools or documentation to implement this, it is too complex, rather there are some limited conversions behind the scenes in the IMC and options for testing these characters in the IMC. The latest products of Violet and NOS (excluding indigo OS) support Unicode:

The IMC has functional support for 59 different codepages on shapefiles.

The names can either be specified for their formal text values or the ESRI aliasing values - support.esri.com/cn/knowledgebase/techarticles/detail/21106

"Apple Roman"
"Big5"
"Big5-HKSCS"
"EUC-JP"
"EUC-KR"
"GB18030-0"
"IBM 850"/"850"
"IBM 866"/"866"
"IBM 874"/"874"
"ISO 2022-JP"
"ISO 8859-1"/"88591"
"ISO 8859-2"/"88592"
"ISO 8859-3"/"88593"
"ISO 8859-4"/"88594"
"ISO 8859-5"/"88595"
"ISO 8859-6"/"88596"
"ISO 8859-7"/"88597"
"ISO 8859-8"/"88598"
"ISO 8859-9"/"88599"
"ISO 8859-10"/"885910"
"ISO 8859-13"/"885913"
"ISO 8859-14"
"ISO 8859-15"/"885915"
"ISO 8859-16"
"ISCII-Bng"
"ISCII-Dev"
"ISCII-Gjr"
"ISCII-Knd"
"ISCII-Mlm"
"ISCII-Ori"
"ISCII-Pnj"
"ISCII-Tlg"
"ISCII-Tml"
"JIS X 0201"
"JIS X 0208"
"KOI8-R"
"KOI8-U"
"MuleLao-1"
"ROMAN8"
"Shift-JIS"/"SJIS"
"TIS-620"
"TSCII"
"UTF-8"/"65001"
"UTF-16"
"UTF-16BE"
"UTF-16LE"
"UTF-32"
"UTF-32BE"
"UTF-32LE"
"Windows-1250"/"1250"
"Windows-1251"/"1251"
"Windows-1252"/"1252"
"Windows-1253"/"1253"
"Windows-1254"/"1254"
"Windows-1255"/"1255"
"Windows-1256"/"1256"
"Windows-1257"/"1257"
"Windows-1258"/"1258"
"WINSAMI2" 

Offline prometheus

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Re: HDS Gen 1 compabibility notes
« Reply #2 on: 22 August 2014, 23:47:27 »
One last thing, here is a post of the currently produced products compatibility matrix for non-beta users.

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Re: HDS Gen 1 compabibility notes
« Reply #3 on: 04 September 2014, 16:44:26 »
I should rename this category "Lowrance/Eagle end of life/Legacy product compatibility notes".

I'm throwing this out there so it is also addressed in the forums also (this is covered in the IMC documentation), here is some information for Enduras:
Endura Out and Back - uses PSF format for vector (there are no publically released tools for this format) and the AT5 version 10 for raster data (imagery). You can create raster at5s from the IMC that will work with this. You can only have a maximum of 20 at5 files at one time (more than this and some at5s won't display).

Endura Safari - uses PSF format for vector (there are no public released tools for this format) and the AT5 version 10 for raster data (imagery). You can create raster at5s from the IMC that will work with this. You can only have a maximum of 20 at5 files at one time (more than this and some at5s won't display).

Endura Sierra - uses PSF format for vector (there are no public released tools for this format) and the AT5 version 10 for raster data (imagery). You can create raster at5s from the IMC that will work with this. You can only have a maximum of 40 at5 files at one time (more than this and some at5s won't display).