From TomTom to Garmin

JoyP · Regular Visitor Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 77

I have just changed my TomTom to a Garmin Nuvi 3597. I have the speed camera files for the TomTom in a folder on my computer, but gather that it's a different format for the Garmin. Do I have to start all over again, downloading a whole new set of files, etc? Or can I somehow amend the ones I've got before loading them onto the Garmin?

M8TJT · Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 10:28 am Post subject:

Afraid you have to start again. Read the instructions for your device on this page (Scroll down) to find out how it's done on the Garmin.

Andy_P · Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 2:36 pm Post subject:

I a bit worried that you said "do I have to download all over again" as if it was something unusual! Have I got the wrong end of the stick?

You do realise you are supposed to be re-downloading all the camera files every week anyway, don't you? Otherwise you will be getting more and more out of date.

The camera database is normally updated every Wednesday, so you should be re-downloading soon after that every week and updating what is installed to your SatNav.

For TomTom you needed to select "TomTom OV2", but for Garmin you need to select "Garmin CSV" and use Garmin's POILoader software to put it onto your unit (use the correct version, see the installation instructions on this site).
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M8TJT · Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 3:26 pm Post subject:

JoyP · Regular Visitor Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 77

What I meant was, do I need to create a whole new folder of files for the Garmin? When I first did it for the TomTom (subsequently updated!) I found it a long and tiresome business, and wondered if I would have to go through all that again.

I have now downloaded the Garmin files into a new folder, and from there onto a memory card, as advised, but haven't yet tried it out on the device. My worry is, although when explored on the computer the memory card shows as having the files, it doesn't when explored on the device (with it inserted, of course). I'll just have to wait and see whether it all works!

M8TJT · Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2014 9:29 am Post subject:

Have you used POI loader as per the instructions? You have been a bit vague on what exactly you have done.

sussamb · Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2014 2:24 pm Post subject:

JoyP · Regular Visitor Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 77

Ok, so I loaded the files onto a micro SD card via the POI loader, and then inserted that into the device. I also included SOX.exe. But it still doesn't work. Which audio files does the Nuvi 3597 support? Do I load .wav or .mp3? I can't find the answer anywhere, and feel stupid and frustrated! I had the database nicely on my TomTom, and am beginning to regret changing to Garmin...

sussamb · Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 7:58 pm Post subject:

First thing to check ... .gpi files should be in a folder named POI on the card, are they? Also the card must be formatted as FAT32.

Can't help with sox.exe as I don't use the voice files.

M8TJT · Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 8:04 pm Post subject:

No need to feel stupid Joy. Frustrated, perhaps. But you are not by any stretch of the imagination the first person to have problems with POIs when swapping from TT to Garmin. One thing though, it is possible to add POIs to Garmins, it isn't on the latest TTS.
Did you put sox.exe onto the SD card? It doesn't go there.
Can you tell us what instructions you are trying to follow please.

dales · Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:38 pm Post subject:

Joy,

Make sure you got sox.exe from a post authored by MaFt, in which he gives a PGPSW download link for a version of sox.exe which is known to work. (Some other versions apparently do not work).

Unzip it before putting it in the same folder as PoiLoader.exe (eg in C:/Program Files/Garmin/PoiLoader).
(As stated above, sox.exe doesn't go on the SD card, and it doesn't go with the camera and voice files either).

You will need to use the .wav files, unless your device happens to have an mp3 player and can handle the mp3 files.

Keep at it. People are happy to help.

Dales.
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MaFt · Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 11:49 pm Post subject:

JoyP · Regular Visitor Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 77

I tried it all. I downloaded the sox.exe file, extracted it to the same folder as the POI loader is (happens to be in "My downloads", but possibly that's not right.)

When I look on the device itself, under "Custom POIs" it lists the cameras, but I do not get the warnings while driving.

My procedure was: I downloaded the files, including .wav files for the voice, from this site, launched the Garmin POI loader, imported those files, then from the POI loader put them onto the micro SD card. When I put them on the loader I did notice that I got a message about not being able to convert some of the files.

I don't seem to see any .gpi files.

Help!

Kremmen · Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 4:34 pm Post subject:

If you have 'installed' POILoader then it will be in \Program Files\garmin\ or very similar.

That is the location the sox goes to.

Right click the POILoader icon and look at the target path it's launching from as it certainly doesn't launch from your 'downloads'
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dales · Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 6:51 pm Post subject:

Kremmen is correct.

Right click the PoiLoader icon, click Properties, and check the Target.

That's where the sox.exe should go.

If sox.exe is not present, then PoiLoader cannot convert the .wav files, and you get the warning message that you mention.

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