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''''Global Positioning by Satellite on the Zaurus''''
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'''Global Positioning by Satellite on the Zaurus'''
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Whilst PocketPC and Palm users have a wide choice of high quality commercial navigation software suites, the Zaurus isn't quite so well catered for and there's no neat all-in-one package.
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==GPS Receiver==
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===Serial===
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===USB===
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*/dev/ttyUSB0 or /dev/usb/tts/0 (depends on udev rules in specific distribution)
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* required module: usually pl2303.o (serial to usb converter)
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===CF===
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* /dev/ttyS3
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===Bluetooth===
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However, it might be of interest to know that TomTom use Linux in some of their highly successful standalone GPS "appliances" such as the GO 300, 500 & 700. There are efforts to see if the TomTom software can be made to run on the Zaurus, but it's likely to work on so far because TomTom protect their valuable intellectual property (mapping and navigation) with encryption, and also optimise it for their hardware (e.g. writing directly to the frame buffer, needed certain bluetooth functions to be available).
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==Test GPS Device==
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gpsd -[p|f] /dev/[ttyS3|ttyUSB0|...]
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telnet 127.0.0.1 2947
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press r to see if you get any text entry
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==Navigation Software==
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I hope the community will step in and help finish this page...
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* [http://www.gpsdrive.cc gpsDrive]
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- Paul
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* [http://gnuite.com:8080/nokia770/maemo-mapper maemo-mapper]
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* [http://qpegps.sourceforge.net qpegps]
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* [http://roadmap.digitalomaha.net roadmap]
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* [http://roadnav.sourceforge.net roadnav]
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* [http://www.opentom.org/ TomTom go] (binary only, runs on OZ 2.6 kernel but sound driver broken)
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* [http://www.travellingkiwi.com/zgps/zGPS_Main.html zgps]
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==Online Map and Routing Service==
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* [http://gnuite.com:8080/cgi-bin/gpx.cgi GPX Driving Directions]
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* [http://gps.pazu.info/ GPS Pazu]
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==Supported GPS Accessories==
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* [[Holux Compact Flash GPS]]
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* [[Globalsat Compact Flash GPS]]
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Issues with different GPS and non-GPS units:
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* Audiovox RTM-8000 GSM/GPRS CF-Card:
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GSM card with serial interface. Has persistent "Bad Vcc" problems after exchanging serial_cs.o.
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Please report if you have found a way to get working. Frank Pieczynski
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* iTrek CF GPS:
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This GM-270 clone works without problems under Sharp 3.10.
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No information available whether the patch is required under 2.38. Stewart Midwinter
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* GlobalSat CF GPS:
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Patch is required under 2.38. Andy

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Global Positioning by Satellite on the Zaurus

Contents

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

Online Map and Routing Service


Supported GPS Accessories

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

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