TomTom One compatibility with other TomTom units?

[+vanGO]

I have just purchased a TomTom One for my car, to compliment my old faithful handheld Magellan GPS.

As I try to figure out how to upload my geocaching waypoints to the TomTom One, I have figured out that TomTom seems to use a .ov2 file extention.

==> My question is: Do ALL the other TomTom units use the same format in this file? Or in other words, since there seem to be a bunch of conversion utilities that reference other TomTom units, are these likely to be compatible with the TomTom One?

 

Additionally, I have been using GPX spinner, and will be trying to find a way to do what it did, in a way that is easy for the TomTom. Any advice would be most welcome.

Regards, Rob

[+AnotherPirate]

==> My question is: Do ALL the other TomTom units use the same format in this file? Or in other words, since there seem to be a bunch of conversion utilities that reference other TomTom units, are these likely to be compatible with the TomTom One?

 

Regards, Rob

 

I have a TomTom 300, it does use OV2 as a file format for POI's. I use GPSbabel to convert the files the geocaching website to ov2 and then created a custom POI on my TomTom for the file. My wife has a TomTom One and I see no reason why it would be different between models the TomTom is actually a small linux computer.

 

Hope this helps.

[+vanGO]

Thanks, I have now found that I had to use the "export" function of GSAK, to create the .ov2 file.

Unfortunately it seems like the TomTom One cannot directly read this file type using the "TomTom Home" utility that came with the unit.

 

BUT, I did getting it working by copying the "Table of Contents" file from another one that worked.

It appears to be an XML file, so I just edited its contents to fit the file from GSAK.

 

Here's the file that worked in case others are interested (saved as Waypoints.toc)

----------------------------------------------------------------

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<TomTomToc version='1.0'>

<Poi>

<Id>Waypoints</Id>

<Version>0</Version>

<Name>Waypoints</Name>

<Size>205000</Size>

<Location>file:///./Waypoints.zip</Location>

<Preview>file:///./Waypoints.zip/Waypoints.bmp</Preview>

</Poi>

</TomTomToc>

-----------------------------------------------------------------

As near as I can tell the "Size" information is just for the operator's benefit when transferring files from the PC to the TomTom One, so the same number will work for any sized file.

 

Sooo, now what I would like is an "easy way" to do all this...

Any suggestions??

[+AnotherPirate]

Thanks, I have now found that I had to use the "export" function of GSAK, to create the .ov2 file.

Unfortunately it seems like the TomTom One cannot directly read this file type using the "TomTom Home" utility that came with the unit.

 

Any suggestions??

 

I didn't install the POI via the TomTom Home application.

 

This is how I installed the POI to the best of my recollection.

 

1. I downloaded all the .LOC files from geocaching.com that I wanted, then I used a text editor to put them all into one file that I called Geocaching.LOC

2. Ran GPSbabel to convert the LOC file into an OV2 file for the TomTom, name Geocaching.ov2

3. Created on the TomTom unit itself a new POI Category, via the following steps:

 

Select Change Preferences, then Manage POIs, then Add POI Category. I created a category called Geocaching (the upper and lower case must match your OV2 file name) leaving off the .ov2 in the category name.

 

4. Connected my TomTom to the computer, and opened the SD card in the TomTom via Finder/Explorer (depending on if you are using a mac or pc).

5. Copied the Geocaching.ov2 file into the North America folder (where there exists a Geocaching.bmp file since I created the Category on the TomTom).

6. Disconnect TomTom from USB and reboot.

 

This should allow you to update the ov2 file with new locations if you choose, and just simply move it onto your TomTom directly to use it.

 

Hope this helps.

[+vanGO]

>Hope this helps.

 

Yup, that sounds like a great shortcut to what I found!

I guess the key is to have created the POI Category ahead of time, then just copy the .ov2 file into the right place.

 

Thanks!

[+naviguesser74]

this is houw I did it.

 

http://www.bioneural.net/2006/01/13/geocac...n-for-mac-palm/