I like using “inRoute” on my iPad for route planning. The problem is importing the GPX file that was created on the iPad. I can’t figure out how to save the GPX from the iPad to anything, like a thumb drive, that the navigation can read. The PITA way I do it now is:
- create trip route using inRoute on ipad
- mail the GPX to myself
- open the mail message in my mail app on my Windows LaTop
- save the GPX file to a local folder
- copy the GPX file to a thumb drive
- use the Boom Navigation to import the GPX file from the thumb drive

This worked well on our recent 2 week, 5,000 mile tour. I created one big route of the entire trip. Then using the above procedure, copy the GPX file to the navigation. Then each morning, open the route and select the days end destination. The navigation was smart enough to start me at the day’s start...and direct us to the day’s end.

But...the procedure above to go from the iPad to the navigation is a PITA!!

Does anyone know of a more direct method to get the GPX file from the iPad to the Navigation? I looked at some thumb drives that have a lightening connector on one end and a USB on the other. But, their app is limited to moving photos and videos?

Help!?

 

 

 

Samsung 32Gb Duo is the one I use

 

 

 

Yahooo! Problem solved!
In the 13.x version of iOS Apple created a more robust file system. Now with a hardware adapter, you can save more then just photo & video files to a USB thumb drive!!

How:
0. Save the file you want to copy, somewhere you can find it.
1. Buy the Apple Lightening to USB Camera adapter...with extra lightening port. Some thumb drives take more power than USB can provide. So, the extra lightening port allows you to plug in a regular lightening charge cable, to provide the extra power.
2. Plug a USB drive into the USB port.
3, On the iOS home screen, click on the file folder in the bottom of the screen
4, Select browse, and click around until you find the file you want to copy.
Note: Your USB drive should show up as well
5, Click your file & select copy or move from the pop up.
6. Thrn select your USB thumb drive as the destination

Now I can do exactly what I wanted: Create a route on my iPad using InRoute, save the nav .gpx file, move it to the USB stick, then plug the USB stick into the Harley USB port, and import it directly to the nav system.

Note:
There are cheaper 3rd party devices like the Apple one. But, in this case I believe it is worth the extra $ to buy the Apple version for compatibility. I’m sure Apple would never do something in their future iOS releases to create issues with 3rd party devices.🤪
But given the interaction between the file system and USB hardware & software, I’d rather avoid compatibility issues.

Here it is connected to my iPad.

 

The GTS Manual says that the USB stick used to upload must be windows based, not apple. Have you been able to use the USB stick from you iPad and successfully upload the GPX file to the HD nav system? I can't even get a windows based GPX file and USB to upload to the nav system. Only the app works, but then I have to do my routes in HD planner, which is garbage.