GW60 instructions

If you'll be using windows, first step is go here

www.locosystech.com/en/product/gps-watch-gw-60.html

And download the quick start guide also download and instal the utility, updater, driver and latest firmware.
If you're already using a GW52, the old util, updater and driver seem to work OK with the watch.

Set up is very similar to the GW52, you can do it from the watch or utility, (I'm not going to repeat what's in the quick start guide)

Non windows users will also want this guide. But they can only set up from the unit.

here's where I've set mine.
buzzer, x (off, but you may want it on if you set an alarm)
logging, 5hz. Smart seemed like a good idea, but during a gybe it changes frequency which confuses the software and gives strange alpha results. So if I'm doing distance I set to 1hz, but for the rest of the time, 5hz gives better looking alphas and more accurate 2s. The software can center the peak speed, where as at 1hz you could be off to the side of the peak speed and missing some decimal points. NOTE, setting the watch to 1hz is probably not necessary for distance as it's got a lot bigger memory than the GW52.
min SPD, 2kt. (not if you're doing a battery test!)
unit, NM.
GMT, +8 (for Perth, +10 for eastern states +11 for daylight saving South Australians and NTers you'll have to work your own out).
SPD AVG, You'll probably want 10s but I've set mine to 2s, because the max speed at 5hz can be almost a knot higher and it's the 2s I'm really interested in. The 10s average will be on the GW52.
SPD Genie, I have set to 27kt, because I'm interested in speeds over that, and I'm not likely to do more than that upwind. In other words set this between your downwind and upwind speeds, that way you can see the last run when you get back to the start.
Action SPD, is on S, but I don't think this matters, unless you want to see the average speed while you are sailing.
SPD Font, BIG. (if small I don't think you get distance in the scrolling speed genie display, but I've never tried it)
SPD History, O. (on) This gives the max and average speeds since the display was cleared, in other words session maxes
Scroll, 1.5s. but that's because this old brain couldn't cope with 1s using the GW52 in a pouch, maybe with the watch I'll be able to see it a bit clearer and cope with a higher data rate. After a couple of weeks it's still on 1.5
USB Class, If you're a windows user you'll leave this on the default "COM", being a linux user mine is on "UMS", MAC users will want this as well.


Windows users plug unit into computer and launch the utility, click on "connect", with any luck you'll get a dialog saying you've succeeded. On the first page you can do the set up and change user name.
Click on "Log Data", to get the next page.
I'd make sure "Auto Clear" is un-ticked! If this is selected it's possible to loose all the data from that session if the computer has a "glitch" of any sort.
SBP Header should be ticked,
In "file selection" browse to where you want your data stored.
Then click on "Download Log" a progress bar tells you what's happening, when it hits 100%, and the dialog says transfer successful, then you can click the "Clear log" button and the "Clear" under "top ten speeds". Clearing log data also resets distance to zero, 'clear top ten speeds' zeros the speed genie display.

Non windows users, with the device already in "UMS" mode and asleep plug into computer, press the adjust button, the display then changes from watch to adjust with "buzzer" selected at the top. hit the "start" button to bring up the version, then hit it again to select "to usb msc" then hit "adjust" again and the watch should then display a connection graphic.
No ideas what happens with a Mac, but on this computer a USB icon comes up labeled "locosys MSC," click on that and I get a "GPSLOG.SBP" file. I save that to my windsurfing file and rename it. It's necessary to rename because this file is always called "gpslog" so it'll want to rewrite any previous file.

To delete the internal data there's two steps. First go to GPS mode then hit adjust, select yes and hit adjust again. This deletes the log data and distance record.
Then hit start or reset to bring up the speed genie display, do the adjust delete sequence again to get rid of max and average records.

Hope this is clear, if not please post questions, It's very easy for me to forget stuff.

I'd suggest to perhaps wait a bit with the firmware update (at least if you also use the GW-60 on a Mac). I just tried to do update the firmware on brand-new GW60. At the end, I got an "update failed" error message, and now, the watch is frozen. The screen in blank, the backlight stays on, and the communication with the Windows 7 computer does not work anymore (neither to GW60Util nor to the update utility).

When trying to use the update utility again, I now get an error message "No boot loader detected!!", followed by "Device syn failed!!".

This may (or may not) have something to do with the Mac integration. I had connected the GW60 to my Mac before, which worked without problems the first time. There was minor issue that the device automatically re-connects after ejecting (similar to the Canmore). After a couple of cycles, the Mac would show an error message "cannot repair disk". Copying the .spb file from the device still worked, though, and connecting to Windows XP (under VMWare) and erasing the data from the utility also worked. Installing the update utility under Windows XP did not work, however, which is why I used Windows 7 to do the update.

I'll contact Locosys support about the issue. I'm sure they'll get the watch working again eventually, although I'm a bit afraid that may require sending it back to Locosys. But I figured I'd share the little problem before someone else encounters it, too.

Hi,

I've got the same problem with updating the firmware when running Windows on a Virtual machine (Windows 10), update got stock after a few seconds. Wacht was frozen for a few hours. After that it rebooted normal and operated normal again. Firmware upgrade with native Windows runs perfect, i think maybe the virtual machines under Mac OS do something tricky with the COM ports. Please notice that Windows XP is not a supported platform anymore and could cause additional problems.

Small correction maybe, a few hours was at least a good night sleep, also the backlight stayed on.... so maybe a bit much patience...

Great ! After the first crash i didn't do it again, a bit afraid it would stuck again , and indeed upgrading with a native Windows machine no problem and really fast....

Very very helpful, all set up and waiting for wind.
Has anyone got as far to test...

If we do not clear logged data.. because its super windy and were all excited. Ending up sailing 2 days without clearing the log.. will KA still recognize as different files when the file is uploaded?

Little like when the SD card failed and we had to use internal log on GT-31.

If no one has been there yet this could be my project.

Ka separates the files but only one file per day when posting to gpstc.
I sailed two locations in one day.it combines results but puts the first location.
Same as gw52.
It will keep files from previous sessions no drama.
Recently used gw60 in race and found i had to turn off gps to use the timer function.i love mine so bought 2 to overcome this.

For Mac users: you can get away with connection to GW60 without updating firmware! Just setup watch and then connect. If GW60 does not show up immediately, press adjust or check cable contacts.

I got to the "click on browse to click on .bin file from downloads then click update" but then get a message saying "port open failed".
Tried everything but that's as far as we could get. Bloody frustrating!!

Combined with all the tips above I found the quick start guide which can be downloaded from the website very helpful.
This watch almost even replaces a start watch... maybe in later firmware

The firmware update has to be done from the down load area not hard drive.
I still don't understand why I Canot see it when I plug it in . I can only see the watch if I open a file which I carnt remember which one.