Garmin software for Boombox ?

[Beorn of Ga]

Is there Garmin GPS software available the Harley Boombox ?

 

[cavemunk]

Boom Box software

It's my understanding that the navigational software of the Boombox is proprietary. You can use the Garmin Basecamp software to create navigational routes and import the file into the Boombox system.

 

[cavemunk]

Base Camp to Boom


After planning a route in Base Camp you want to export it to a thumb drive (file/export in Base Camp). On your Boom you want to go to navigation. Using the "menu" function in the top right hand corner find the import function and bring in your route. It's really simple.

 

[ultrafxr]

You can plan a route(s) in either Garmin's BaseCamp or MapSource. To import to your BoomBox the route must be in *.gpx format.

BaseCamp's native format is .gpx while MapSource's native format is *.gdb. But from the drop down menu in the save as function in MapSource you can select to save the route in the *.gpx format.

I prefer MapSource over BaseCamp as the former is what I first worked with and am most comfortable with. I have used BaseCamp successfully but I do not like its database structure. I prefer the MapSource heirarcal structure with which I am more familiar.

In any case you can create routes from many different providers and import them to the BoomBox gps.

 

[Gone2Three]

Just remember to use the "Avoid Clowns" option when routing :qpnmt:

 

[cavemunk]

You might want to try a complicated layout and watch how boom box responses. I have seen a few weird things happen. But glad you got it working.

 

[ultrafxr]

You might want to try a complicated layout and watch how boom box responses. I have seen a few weird things happen. But glad you got it working.

Yeah it sure does. That's why I gave up on it and bought a Garmin Road Tech Zumo 590 last year. If you don't pin it down with a waypoint at each turn the Boom Box gps tends to 'shortcut' its way to connect to the next road sometimes taking you down literal cow paths . And that is with fastest time selected as routing preference. I learned that I simply cannot trust it to follow the map I created using the Garmin software - either BaseCamp or MapSource. The Garmin unit tends to faithfully follow the route I created on my computer.

Honestly I do wish the Boom Box gps worked as well as the Garmin since the screen size and resolution on it are much better than the Garmin 590/595.

 

[ray3187]

I use both the Boom Box and a Zumo 660 for my navigation. I trust the Zumo over the Boom Box because it is more up to date. You can also use the Ride Planner by HD also.

 

[cavemunk]

Boom Box software

Yeah it sure does. That's why I gave up on it and bought a Garmin Road Tech Zumo 590 last year. If you don't pin it down with a waypoint at each turn the Boom Box gps tends to 'shortcut' its way to connect to the next road sometimes taking you down literal cow paths . And that is with fastest time selected as routing preference. I learned that I simply cannot trust it to follow the map I created using the Garmin software - either BaseCamp or MapSource. The Garmin unit tends to faithfully follow the route I created on my computer.

Honestly I do wish the Boom Box gps worked as well as the Garmin since the screen size and resolution on it are much better than the Garmin 590/595.

When I use the Boom Box, I also will run a phone app called "GPX Viewer" or "Waze". More for a backup because I do a lot of back road riding instead of highway. As has been said - "I'm never lost. I just found an alternative route."

 

[mirider]

You might want to try a complicated layout and watch how boom box responses. I have seen a few weird things happen. But glad you got it working.

Have to agree weird things can happen with the nav system on a boom box.....coming home from the upper peninsula of Michigan (Munising) to the lower peninsula (Grand Rapids area) my nav system wanted me to head west and down thru Wisconsin then take the carferry across from Manitowoc to Ludington instead of the normal route across the Mackinac Bridge......

 

[Gorilla]

Have to agree weird things can happen with the nav system on a boom box.....coming home from the upper peninsula of Michigan (Munising) to the lower peninsula (Grand Rapids area) my nav system wanted me to head west and down thru Wisconsin then take the carferry across from Manitowoc to Ludington instead of the normal route across the Mackinac Bridge......

The BADGER was looking for business. It is a nice sail though.

 

[mirider]

The BADGER was looking for business. It is a nice sail though.

Taken it many times......grew up in Ludington, my home town. ThumbUp

 

[FuLong]

I also use a Zumo and the Boombox.

The Zumo for navigation, and the map mode of the Boombox with a small zoomfactor for a overview of the area.

That's useful, because if routing with the Zumo in the "windy road" mode, sometimes, it sends you off the course, probably trough neighbourhood, to gain some curves. With a overview it is possible to avoid this detours.