Storing GPS details on PocketPC

stulbs · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 08, 2005 Posts: 5

Hello,

I need to record location information while I am on the move, and latter process this information on my desktop PC.

To date I have been using a laptop, with a GPS device on the serial port. I did this by using “HyperTerminal” to log the NMEA string to a text file. I later parse and process these on my desktop using my own Java application.

However, I am now trying to use a Pocket PC instead of a laptop. Ideally, I need a Pocket PC version of “HyperTerminal” that can save the serial port input to a file. Does such a piece of software exist?

Another aspect of the Pocket PCs that I do not fully understand is the wide variety of CPUs available. For example, my devices have either Intel XScale CPUs or TI OMAP CPUs. Does this mean that I need different ports of a “HyperTerminal”-like-program for each processor?

Thanks,

stu

StevenGourlay · Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2005 4:14 pm Post subject:

PDA dont have that feature but have a look at the Emtac with data loger:

http://www.emtac.com/support/download.asp
Crux_Log for Trine (PPC) Test Program Manual
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nej · Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 9:11 am Post subject:

If you have programming experience just write your own. Embedded VC++ and Embedded VB are both freely downloadable from MS and it wouldn't take long to write a program to read in the data from the com port and log it to a file.

Or if you have Visual Studio 2003 you could do it in .NET (check out opennetCF for their SerialPort class)

Darren · Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 9:44 am Post subject:

There are a number of Datalogger GPS units available, one of the best is Royaltek's RBT3000 which has both a PC and PPC client app that can replay the log files through a virtual COM Port in real time.

This may or may not be a better solution for you? The RBT3000 has been reviewed by us, see here. Another option is the Deluo Blackbox Datalogger or the Delorme Earthmate Blue Logger.
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stulbs · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 08, 2005 Posts: 5

nej · Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 8:59 am Post subject:

I've no C++ experience so can't help you much with that (Although my work is now threatening to teach it to me so I may have to bite the bullet soon). If you do it in the hell that is eVB I could probably help - the comms stuff in eVB is actually very very straightforward.

As for installing apps, all the ActiveSync basically does is copy the CAB file over to the PDA and then execute it. There's nothing to stop you copying the CAB file to the PDA via any means you like, but you'll have to manually tap on it to install it.

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