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PDA w/ Bluetooth GPS
Anybody using a bluetooth GPS unit to support navigation on a PDA ...
in a glider? If yes, appreciate if you can mention what hardware and software you are using .... Do you gave any reliability issues ... any issues with RF interference, etc .... thanks, KK |
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On Jun 7, 6:49*pm, "Ken Kochanski (KK)"
wrote: Anybody using a bluetooth GPS unit to support navigation on a PDA ... in a glider? If yes, appreciate if you can mention what hardware and software you are using .... Do you gave any reliability issues ... any issues with RF interference, etc .... thanks, KK I use this rechargeable puck-style bluetooth gps: http://www.buygpsnow.com/GlobalTop-G...-Off)_914.aspx It connects to the internal bluetooth in my Dell Axim X51v which runs Windows Mobile 5. I run the latest XCsoar release and and an in-car navigation system with this setup. No issues whatsoever over approximately 50 hours use in both. /Adam |
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I use a TDS Recon running Mobile 5 using SoaringPilot with a Styletap
Palm emulator. The GPS is a GobalSat BT-338 Next time I'll get the PDA with an SD card to save me having to hook up the PC to get the igc files. There's a bit of fooling around to figure it out the first time, but if you're over a 5 on the 10 point geek scale it's ok. The GPS has 10 hours (at least) of battery capacity. It sticks to the bulkhead behind me with Velcro. It's flawless. The other day I forgot my GobalSat GPS and used my Garmin 76S, set up with the distance and "idiot arrow" to the next waypoint. If you want something foolproof that's the way to go. I've also used that as a receiver connected to a Palm "T" by wire, but that's two lumps in the cockpit. Zero RF issues. Both these setups make igc files good enough for the OLC. (anybody at your club will know if you're cheating anyway) Martin |
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I'm using a Royaltek + iPaq RX3115 with XCSoar of course and it's
working fine. The only issue is the battery on the PDA, but the GPS is ok for at least 7 hours. |
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On Jun 7, 5:49*pm, "Ken Kochanski (KK)"
wrote: Anybody using a bluetooth GPS unit to support navigation on a PDA ... in a glider? If yes, appreciate if you can mention what hardware and software you are using .... Do you gave any reliability issues ... any issues with RF interference, etc .... thanks, KK I am using a BTGPS and HP ipaq 4700 running WinPilot that communicate via bluetooth. It works fine. There's a little front end work to do before you take off as you have to establish bluetooth communications with between the two devices and then fire up WinPilot. But it works fine every time. I noticed that the GPS eats batteries like popcorn so I added a 12v to 5 v converter to my panel and power both the GPS and my ipaq off of the glider battery. As a result, I get some kind of electrical pulse on my electrical system that breaks the squelch on my radio about once every two seconds. If I unplug the ipaq from converter and just run it off it's internal battery, the problem goes away. I'd like to fix that but I can live with it as the ipaq battery lasts as long as I want to fly normally. |
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, "Ken Kochanski (KK)" wrote: Anybody using a bluetooth GPS unit to support navigation on a PDA ... in a glider? If yes, appreciate if you can mention what hardware and software you are using .... Do you gave any reliability issues ... any issues with RF interference, etc .... thanks, KK I use a Palm Tungsten T running SoaringPilot. My bluetooth GPS is an iTrek M5 (Semsons.com). The GPS will run at least 12 hours (manufacturer claims over 20 hours, I have only tested it to 12). The GPS is very small. I just stick it to the canopy rail with velcro. This setup has worked reliably for me for the last 5 years. Never fails to connect immediately. Never had it drop out on me. |
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At 19:00 08 June 2009, Olin wrote:
On Jun 7, 5:49=A0pm, "Ken Kochanski (KK)" wrote: Anybody using a bluetooth GPS unit to support navigation on a PDA ... in a glider? If yes, appreciate if you can mention what hardware and software you are using .... Do you gave any reliability issues ... any issues with RF interference, etc .... thanks, KK I am using a BTGPS and HP ipaq 4700 running WinPilot that communicate via bluetooth. It works fine. There's a little front end work to do before you take off as you have to establish bluetooth communications with between the two devices and then fire up WinPilot. But it works fine every time. I noticed that the GPS eats batteries like popcorn so I added a 12v to 5 v converter to my panel and power both the GPS and my ipaq off of the glider battery. As a result, I get some kind of electrical pulse on my electrical system that breaks the squelch on my radio about once every two seconds. If I unplug the ipaq from converter and just run it off it's internal battery, the problem goes away. I'd like to fix that but I can live with it as the ipaq battery lasts as long as I want to fly normally. Sounds like you're detecting the NMEA data stream squirting through the cable. Try looping the cable through a Ferrite ring at the converter end. |
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"I get some kind of electrical pulse on my electrical system that breaks
the squelch on my radio about once every two seconds." A common problem I'm afraid when feeding via a 12 to 5v converter. You will probably find it's not so bad when the Ipaq battery is fully charged as the converter is not doing a lot. It gets worse if the battery in your Ipaq is low as the converter is now supplying the 5v charge. You can try a ferrite core at the supply end. If you can loop it once around a small core as in the Lnav's etc then do so. If you have plugs at both ends you need to get a round 1" ferrite core and wrap it round the outside of the core. How many times is guesswork unless someone else knows better? Another solution is to have a battery solely for the ipaq/gps charger away from the radio and it's power supply/aerial etc. You don't need a 7.2A/h battery for this. I use one of the small batteries used in burglar alarms. Can't remeber what A/h it is but it is ample to keep the Ipaq going for a few day's. Andy At 19:00 08 June 2009, Olin wrote: On Jun 7, 5:49=A0pm, "Ken Kochanski (KK)" wrote: Anybody using a bluetooth GPS unit to support navigation on a PDA ... in a glider? If yes, appreciate if you can mention what hardware and software you are using .... Do you gave any reliability issues ... any issues with RF interference, etc .... thanks, KK I am using a BTGPS and HP ipaq 4700 running WinPilot that communicate via bluetooth. It works fine. There's a little front end work to do before you take off as you have to establish bluetooth communications with between the two devices and then fire up WinPilot. But it works fine every time. I noticed that the GPS eats batteries like popcorn so I added a 12v to 5 v converter to my panel and power both the GPS and my ipaq off of the glider battery. As a result, I get some kind of electrical pulse on my electrical system that breaks the squelch on my radio about once every two seconds. If I unplug the ipaq from converter and just run it off it's internal battery, the problem goes away. I'd like to fix that but I can live with it as the ipaq battery lasts as long as I want to fly normally. |
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On Jun 7, 10:53*pm, Adam wrote:
On Jun 7, 6:49*pm, "Ken Kochanski (KK)" wrote: Anybody using a bluetooth GPS unit to support navigation on a PDA ... in a glider? If yes, appreciate if you can mention what hardware and software you are using .... Do you gave any reliability issues ... any issues with RF interference, etc .... thanks, KK I use this rechargeable puck-style bluetooth gps:http://www.buygpsnow.com/GlobalTop-G...ltra-Low-Power... It connects to the internal bluetooth in my Dell Axim X51v which runs Windows Mobile 5. I run the latest XCsoar release and and an in-car navigation system with this setup. No issues whatsoever over approximately 50 hours use in both. /Adam What Serial Port setting do you need for the G33 ... I can't get it to talk to eval copies of CU Mobile or FlyWithCE on a x50v ... but the Axim is new and perhaps I don't have it set up correctly ... :-/ |
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On Jun 12, 10:43*pm, KiloKilo wrote:
On Jun 7, 10:53*pm, Adam wrote: On Jun 7, 6:49*pm, "Ken Kochanski (KK)" wrote: Anybody using a bluetooth GPS unit to support navigation on a PDA ... in a glider? If yes, appreciate if you can mention what hardware and software you are using .... Do you gave any reliability issues ... any issues with RF interference, etc .... thanks, KK I use this rechargeable puck-style bluetooth gps:http://www.buygpsnow.com/GlobalTop-G...ltra-Low-Power... It connects to the internal bluetooth in my Dell Axim X51v which runs Windows Mobile 5. I run the latest XCsoar release and and an in-car navigation system with this setup. No issues whatsoever over approximately 50 hours use in both. /Adam What Serial Port setting do you need *for the G33 ... *I can't get it to talk to eval copies of CU Mobile or FlyWithCE on a x50v ... but the Axim is new and perhaps I don't have it set up correctly ... :-/ never mind ... did a reset and port 7 worked fine ... the G33 is a nice unit ... pulls in a signal in the house ... thx ... KK |
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