Gps Dongles

[timewarp78]

Was sat here studying when I had the idea of gps running on Pandora.
Had a look on the web and there is a linux one available at
http://www.buygpsnow.com/Canmore-GT-730F-U...port__1037.aspx

It supports drivers for redhat, but there is a forum here
http://discussion.buygpsnow.com/forums/p/2037/6836.aspx#6836

Where people have got it running on Ubuntu.
Havent yet started studying linux, so does anyone know if it would be worth buying one of these to run on Pandora Angstrom?
I guess some command would need to be typed in...

 

[Vimacs]

gps is pretty standardized, most modules should "just work".
Personally i would get a bluetooth one, not wired.

 

[Squidge]

Any NMEA compliant GPS device should be a piece of cake to get to work, as they are basically a bogo standard serial communications port that works over either Bluetooth or USB and just sends a line of text out every second or so.

 

[gruso]

Be aware that many USB GPS devices are USB 1.1, not USB 2.0, which means they'll need to connect through a hub. If you get one, do yourself a favour and make sure it's USB 2.0 so it can plug straight in. See our delicious new USB page on the wiki for more info.
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http://www.pandorawiki.org/USB

I agree with Vimacs though, Bluetooth is a better option. I bought one of these for Pandora:
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http://www.calculatorking.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=32_65&products_id=1292&osCsid=27c69ef156e1973f4f76851084c01f7f

 

[timewarp78]

Be aware that many USB GPS devices are USB 1.1, not USB 2.0, which means they'll need to connect through a hub. If you get one, do yourself a favour and make sure it's USB 2.0 so it can plug straight in. See our delicious new USB page on the wiki for more info.
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http://www.pandorawiki.org/USB

I agree with Vimacs though, Bluetooth is a better option. I bought one of these for Pandora:
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http://www.calculatorking.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=32_65&products_id=1292&osCsid=27c69ef156e1973f4f76851084c01f7f

hehehe I bought a convertor a month ago, planning to connect mobile broadband to Pandora

 

[gruso]

Yeah I'm doing the same, got my Huawei E220 and planning to hack together a compact inline USB hub. I'm using the E220 right now actually, to sidestep the work firewall and post here.

 

[Svartalf]

I agree with Vimacs though, Bluetooth is a better option. I bought one of these for Pandora:
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http://www.calculatorking.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=32_65&products_id=1292&osCsid=27c69ef156e1973f4f76851084c01f7f


Bluetooth is the way to go on a mobile device that doesn't have GPS already built in. The negative of needing a battery is offset by the ability to pair it up with damned near anything with a bluetooth interface (Pandora, Nokia NXXX series, phones, etc.) and not needing a USB to hook it to with this longish cable attached to it.

Me, I bought this one for my Centro, Nokia N800, Laptop, AND the Pandora:

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http://www.ambicom.com/prod_detail.php?pid=34

 

[DigitalWings]

Yeah I'm doing the same, got my Huawei E220 and planning to hack together a compact inline USB hub. I'm using the E220 right now actually, to sidestep the work firewall and post here.

Sorry about the slightly OT question, But I have been looking at Huawie USB wireless modems for the pandora and I believe they have an E160 that is USB 2.0. I haven't been able to find out much about the e160(I think that the number it's certainly 1xx) or E220 and was wondering if you knew the difference ?

 

[borgqueenx]

just use a bluetooth gps for navigating. it should be possible.

 

[gruso]

Sorry about the slightly OT question, But I have been looking at Huawie USB wireless modems for the pandora and I believe they have an E160 that is USB 2.0. I haven't been able to find out much about the e160(I think that the number it's certainly 1xx) or E220 and was wondering if you knew the difference ?

That's correct. According to DJWillis (Pandora dev), the E220 and E160 are the same internally, except that the E220 is USB 1.1 and the E160 is USB 2.0

 

[DigitalWings]

Sorry about the slightly OT question, But I have been looking at Huawie USB wireless modems for the pandora and I believe they have an E160 that is USB 2.0. I haven't been able to find out much about the e160(I think that the number it's certainly 1xx) or E220 and was wondering if you knew the difference ?

That's correct. According to DJWillis (Pandora dev), the E220 and E160 are the same internally, except that the E220 is USB 1.1 and the E160 is USB 2.0

Awesome, Thanks

 

[Tor]

For GPS, go bluetooth. Go bluetooth. Go bluetooth. Nothing else makes any sense at all.

 

[Spirit]

The OpenStreetMap wiki has an extensive list: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/GPS_Reviews
I'll get one for my Pandora too.

 

[Eso Rimmer]

Is there any car or tourist navigation software which will be able to run on the Pandora and use it together with commercial maps? I mean something like Garmin's or TomTom's maps.

 

[OrR]

For GPS, go bluetooth. Go bluetooth. Go bluetooth. Nothing else makes any sense at all.

Why does everyone keep saying this? :huh: Sure, it's a good solution but if you use an USB dongle, you have one less battery to remember charging which can be an advantage.

 

[Mattz]

For GPS, go bluetooth. Go bluetooth. Go bluetooth. Nothing else makes any sense at all.

Other than the fact that a USB device can run off the Pandoras USB supplied power, rather than a Bluetooth GPS that requires a charged battery to work.

 

[barzoule]

and more wires means less cancer
and less chances that you lose the thing.

 

[HaCo]

It's funny, I wanted to start the same topic as well this morning, but didn't have the time...

On ebay.co.uk there are cheap bluetooth gps recievers. Sometimes you can simply charge them with an USB cable, this means in the car you could use your charger cable of your original GPS device, at least with my MIO it charges the same way.

Here there are some linux navigation apps...
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http://tuxmobil.org/linux_gps_navigation_applications.html


This one has caught my eyes:
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http://navit.sourceforge.net/


I suppose it could get compiled for the Pandora, right? It supports IMG garmin format, which you can buy on the internet

Can't wait for my andora1:

 

[DAP]

For GPS, go bluetooth. Go bluetooth. Go bluetooth. Nothing else makes any sense at all.

Why does everyone keep saying this? :huh: Sure, it's a good solution but if you use an USB dongle, you have one less battery to remember charging which can be an advantage.


Because the majority of the USB GPS dongles are USB full speed devices that won't work in the main USB port since it only supports USB High Speed.
And aside from needing an adapter to work in the USB OTG port, that port can not handle more than 100 mA, and it is not clear if all USB GPS dongles use less than that.
So rather than gamble on if the USB GPS device you buy will work or not, people are suggesting you get a bluetooth device to guarantee it working.
Of course with bluetooth, you will never be allowed to use the GPS on a plane (though given our idiotic homeland security you are not allowed to use any GPS device on a plane at the moment, so the point may be moot).

 

[EdCa22]

It's funny, I wanted to start the same topic as well this morning, but didn't have the time...

On ebay.co.uk there are cheap bluetooth gps recievers. Sometimes you can simply charge them with an USB cable, this means in the car you could use your charger cable of your original GPS device, at least with my MIO it charges the same way.

Here there are some linux navigation apps...
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http://tuxmobil.org/linux_gps_navigation_applications.html

This one has caught my eyes:
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http://navit.sourceforge.net/


I suppose it could get compiled for the Pandora, right? It supports IMG garmin format, which you can buy on the internet

Can't wait for my andora1:


Wow, nice find. NavIt looks great! And yes, I see nothing there preventing it being compiled for the pandora... the fact that it has already been run on many other handhelds suggests that it would be very easy to get working. Now I just need a decent open source ordnance survey gps mapping program for when I'm walking and I'm sorted for car and outdoor navigation!