Comments on: Canmore GT-730FL-S GPS data logger review

By: AdminPete

AdminPete — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 10:05:29 +0000

Hi microflyer,
It sounds like it’s a faulty device. You should contact the retailer and get it replaced if it’s under warranty.
Good luck,
Pete

By: microflyer

microflyer — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 21:31:06 +0000

Hi, Thanks for the very informative page. I have used the logger for a few months now and have a problem. When I press the button to log my position it does not always record the location. I made sure the Blue LED flashes fast so it seems it knows I pressed the button. Sometimes the points are logged, other times not during the same test. I have updated the firmware but no change. Any ideas? Thanks.

By: AdminPete

AdminPete — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 18:28:09 +0000

That was close. I’m glad you were saved the hassle and thanks for taking the time to let me know.
Pete.

By: AndyZE

AndyZE — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 18:09:41 +0000

Great review, and on the strength of it I have removed the device from my Amazon basket! The reason is because I only use Macs. I had assumed that this device would work like a USB stick, but as your review confirms, it doesn’t.

Thanks a lot for saving me wasting money on something that wouldn’t work for me.

Andy
Shetland

By: AdminPete

AdminPete — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 14:19:51 +0000

Hi Lea,
I somehow missed your post until now, so please accept my apologies.
I’ve not seen anything like this. I guess 200m isn’t huge, but it’s certainly not right. I once had a Garmin Oregon that I sent back as it did this regularly, but would move me several miles in one second.
Sorry I can’t help.

By: AdminPete

AdminPete — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 10:43:05 +0000

I’m Sorry to hear that. You might get a few quid for it on an auction site. After all, there’s nothing wrong with it.

CanadaGPS is a good place to look for ideas for an alternative.

By: Robert Grant

Robert Grant — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 10:17:31 +0000

Sadly this hasn’t fixed it. I removed Canway and the COM3 port driver and reinstalled from scratch. I don’t know what it is but something about this PC breaks the connection. COM3 appears under ‘Configure logger’ (but that’s not very informative) and then clicking on ‘Download trip’ does nothing. Oh well, I had a few months’ use out of it, I’ll look around to see if there’s an affordable alternative that doesn’t rely on virtual COM ports. Thankfully I was saving out the files as I went on the old machine. Thanks for your blog by the way, an excellent source of info!

By: AdminPete

AdminPete — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 14:48:39 +0000

Hi Robert, It should work on Windows 7. I use CanWay on Windows 10 and previously on Win8 and Win8.1. If you open Windows Device Manager, under Ports you should see STMicroelectronics Virtual COM Port when the data logger is plugged in. In the past I've had to uninstall this driver and then re-install it. In my case I thought it was because I was switching between the 730 and 740, but it certainly fixed things for me. There also seems to be no way to migrate the CanWay data to a new install (I replaced my PC last year too) apart from exporting all tracks to gpx files (which you have to do individually :yawn:) and then re-importing them. I've got no idea how to get the data off on a MacBook btw. Cheers, Pete

By: Robert Grant

Robert Grant — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 11:11:46 +0000

Hi, I’ve been happily using the FL-730 for about a year now. All going very well, but recently I junked my old PC (windows Vista) and now I find the Canway software doesn’t seem to ‘find’ the USB as a COM port on my office Windows 7 machine. Ideally though, I’d like to pull the data off in some way onto a MacBook. Do you know of any tricks for this? I’m not averse to programming.

By: Lea

Lea — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 16:04:38 +0000

Hi Pete,
I took a GT-730 for a walk yesterday and the track had a 200 metre gap between 2 points. The times recorded showed me travelling this distance in one second which I guess wouldn’t have happened if it was just the signal being lost. I’ve already returned a GT-730 that had the same problem with about a third of the tracks it recorded. Any idea what’s happening and how to prevent it?
Thanks for any help!