GPS

From OESF

Global Positioning by Satellite on the Zaurus

Contents 1 GPS Receiver 1.1 Serial 1.2 USB 1.3 CF 1.4 Bluetooth 2 Test GPS Device 3 Navigation Software 4 Online Map and Routing Service 5 Supported GPS Accessories

GPS Receiver

Serial

USB

• /dev/ttyUSB0 or /dev/usb/tts/0 (depends on udev rules in specific distribution)
• required module: usually pl2303.o (serial to usb converter)

CF

• /dev/ttyS3

Bluetooth

Test GPS Device

gpsd -[p|f] /dev/[ttyS3|ttyUSB0|...]
telnet 127.0.0.1 2947
press r to see if you get any text entry

Navigation Software

• gpsDrive
• maemo-mapper
• qpegps
• roadmap
• roadnav
• TomTom go (binary only, runs on OZ 2.6 kernel but sound driver broken)
• zgps

Online Map and Routing Service

• GPX Driving Directions
• GPS Pazu

Supported GPS Accessories

• Holux Compact Flash GPS
• Globalsat Compact Flash GPS

Issues with different GPS and non-GPS units:

• Audiovox RTM-8000 GSM/GPRS CF-Card:

GSM card with serial interface. Has persistent "Bad Vcc" problems after exchanging serial_cs.o. Please report if you have found a way to get working. Frank Pieczynski

• iTrek CF GPS:

This GM-270 clone works without problems under Sharp 3.10. No information available whether the patch is required under 2.38. Stewart Midwinter

• GlobalSat CF GPS:

Patch is required under 2.38. Andy