IPAQ Navigation System 2

Peter_Soper · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 18, 2004 Posts: 26

Posted again in a more appropriate forum:

Hi,

Am considering the above for my IPAQ 3950. Great to use 'out of the box' for car sat nav, but I also want to use it with other applications (eg POI Warner and Memory Map).

Can the hardware be used as a general GPS receiver, or is it tied to the application software that comes with it??

Also, does it require a seperate power supply, eg through the cigar lighter in the car, or does it draw power from the IPAQ? I want to take it out on my mountain bike.

Thanks in advance,

Pete

lbendlin · Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 1:25 am Post subject:

You can use it as a generic GPS receiver, it is not tied to a particular software. It does need a special driver, though

It draws its power from the iPAQ, and it draws ALOT, so if you want to take it onto a mountain bike you MUST think about alternative power sources. I've been using the iSUN solar panel, but most reliable is a simple four-pack of AA batteries.
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Peter_Soper · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 18, 2004 Posts: 26

lbendlin · Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 3:34 pm Post subject:

we have the driver in our downloads section
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Peter_Soper · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 18, 2004 Posts: 26

Great, thanks a lot!!

Peter_Soper · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 18, 2004 Posts: 26

Having checked the downloads pages, I am not sure which one this is.

Is it the Navman iPAQ 3.1.6 Serial Driver that I need - I seem to recall somewhere seeing reference to a Navman driver in relation to INS.

Thanks,

Pete

lbendlin · Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 5:26 pm Post subject:

yes, that's the one. If it doesn't work, try to use an older version like 3.0.7
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