Nov 25 2009: Magellan Minor Releases

Ashtech/Magellan GPS: Latest Firmware/Software/AppNotes

Last Updated: November 25, 2009; [ View Past Software/Firmware Notifications ]
Latest Changes:
Recently there have been two minor releases:
  FASTSurvey for the AllegroCX [ here ]
  New Firmware for the MB500 [ info and Firmware ]
 
SurprisedI recently finished a short white paper on extending ProMark3 RTK Radio Range
  [ pdf ] Dependable operation to 3,800 feet with a relatively simple hack is described.
 
If you have a MobileMapper CX, please insure that you have EBoot 2.50 or higher!
  [ info ]
You can always find the latest Magellan Professional GPS Software and Firmware at the official Magellan FTP site:
or at the HTTP Mirror (faster and does not require an FTP client):
Unlike other hardware manufactures Magellan provides firmware and software updates at no charge, there is no annual subscription required to keep your mapping and survey equipment up-to-date!
Most of the links below will display a folder, within the folder is a PDF which describes how to perform/install updates.

SURVEY
ProFlex 500
Firmware: V2.42
Information: [ Information ]
File Download: [ link ]
Latest firmware will report:
SYS S028
RFS 242
BOOT LOADER 1.1.5.8
KERNEL 2.6.19
PMU 2.31
GSM 6.63 or 7.3
PDL 2.58
WEB SERVICE 014
ProMark 500
Firmware: V3
  ftp: [ info ] [ folder ] 12/2/2008
  Your display should show S051Gg19, $PASHQ,VERSION:
PacCrest Internal Firmware: PDL2P58 7/7/2008
FAST Survey Fast Survey: 2.3.4 3/18/2009
  ftp: [ info ] [ folder ]
PM3 / PM3.RTK
Be sure to download, print and follow the PM3 hints in:
  [ Achieving Reliable Results... ]
GPS Firmware: P010 4/7/2008
OS: 2.16 4/7/2008
Survey/Mapping: 2.14 7/16/2008
FAST Survey: 2.1.3 7/25/2008
GNSS Solutions
Software: 3.10.07  3/25/2009
  >> a single file ZIP download is available at: 3.10.07.zip <<
A known bug in 3.10.07 prevents 'Convert to Ground' from working properly. Version 3.10.06 is still available [ here ].

MOBILE MAPPING
MobileMapper Pro
Firmware: 6.57 3/4/2008
MobileMapper 6
MobileMapperToday: [link] 7/9/2008
MobileMapping: 2.10 9/16/2009
  note: 2.10 includes both receiver firmware and desktop/office software.
GPS Differential For ArcPad [ faq ] [ code ]
MobileMapper CX
Eboot: 2.50 [info] [firmware 11/5/2008
OS: 5.26 6/19/2009
USA: MobileMapping: [ 1.44 ] 6/17/2009
GPS Differential: [ 1.0.0.4 ] 12/13/2007
MobileMapper Office
Software: 3.4a 4/27/2007