You only need to do this once, I use the same SD card to transfer routes. If you do not load a Garmin map into HomePort it will use a crude map without any depth data, buoys, or other nautical information. It can also use your Garmin map, I loaded my Garmin 5212 base map onto a SD card so it would be available when planning routes.
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HomePort supports Active Captain so you can download the database and have all of the markers available while planning your route. GPX is a standard format to transfer routes/waypoints- many programs, apps, and devices support it. I have also transferred routes to/from the Active Captain web site, again using the GPX format. I also use HomePort to export my route to a format that can be imported by iNavX on my iPad. I personally find it much easier to use a PC/Laptop with mouse to create my routes. Once transferred into the Garmin Chartplotter routes are stored internally and you can put your G2 Vision or other map chip back in. I have a separate SD card that I use to transfer between my chartplotter and laptop, I temporarily remove the Garmin G2 Vision card to transfer routes.
On your chartplotter this is the same place that you insert a Garmin map, such as a G2 Vision chart. Routes and waypoints are transferred to/from Homeport and your chartplotter using a SD card (or chip). You can use it to create a route or view/edit routes that you have created on your Garmin chartplotter. Hi Anne, HomePort runs on a Windows or MAC PC/Laptop. I have an iPad and imagine I need to do the route there first? On my iPad I currently use Navionics, (altho Rose Point seems to be what travelers in Alaska are using, along with ferries and I think I heard other large boats.) (I am not using Active Captain yet, with so little knowledge.) What is the SD card that I need to copy the route onto? It must fit into the slot where I have the chip, correct? Does it then integrate with the chart plotter so it functions with whatever chip I have in? Any clarification will be helpful, and thank you in advance! Howard, I am slow in understanding the steps I need to follow to add this to my Garmin. Howard Posts: 423 Joined: Mon 10:31 pm City: Warwick State/Province: RI Ranger/Cutwater Model: R-27 Non-Ranger Model: 2008 Nordic Tug 37 Vessel Name: (2012) Little Debbie MMSI Number: 338124238. You can then transfer to a SD card for your chart plotter. The Active Captain website can also import/export GPX route files, if you copy or create a route on the Active Captain web site export as GPX then import into HomePort. I also export my routes in.GPX format to use in the iNavX iPad app. Copy your route to a SD card and load into your plotter.
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It is much easier to use my PC or Laptop to plan a route. I have been using HomePort for years and find that it is a great route planning tool.
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The Garmin HomePort software is now a free download.
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