Improving Reception on Navman PIN

leswaller · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 02, 2005 Posts: 4

Is there a way of improving the GPS reception on a navman PIN without installing an external aerial?
Thanks

icsys · Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 5:52 pm Post subject:

There has been talk as far back as last December on a firmware upgrade for the MIO 168 (AKA PiN100/300) although there is no official announcement on this.

It is reported to improve time to aqquire a fix and dramatically improve sensitivity
You can read more about this on the Expansys forums and also a discussion here so you can make your own mind up if it is worth the risk.
A link to the firmware update is here should you choose to risk it.

Good luck.
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leswaller · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 02, 2005 Posts: 4

Hi Ian

Hmmm.... Not quite sure what to make of the postings on the other forums. It would seem that everyone had a good experience with the firmware update until recently then everything went pear shaped. The last two postings on the eXpansys forum don't indicate what original firmware they had, but the previous postings all have the same firmware as my machine.

Also some of the comments on XTrac indicate that whilst it is more sensitive, there could be delays in ongoing postitioning due to it searching for more (but weaker) signals.

I am very new to all this, what is your opinion. I only use the GPS in my PIn/Mitac for car navigation, but I am frustrated by the software's inability to get a fix in some places and the length of time it takes to get an initial fix when I switch on.

les

crep · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 09, 2005 Posts: 5

Jim_Richardson · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 02, 2005 Posts: 1

FYI, the link to that file is now: http://www.bedetti.com/mio168/software/Firmware.zip

Jim R.

Pocketgps · Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 12:38 am Post subject:

The Firmware Version on my Medion 95000 says

2.4.13.03.10-MitacR10-XTrace2.0.3-C3PROD1.0

and my Mio 168

2.4.12.09-XMitac-C4PROD2.0 0000003729*76

So what does that mean then.

geofflowe · Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:32 am Post subject:

Hi
I am considering the new Pin570 as an upgrade to my old ipaq3970 & 3450 GPS sleeve.
The updates you are referring to in this thread - are they on the new Smart ST 2005 by nay chance/

geofflowe · Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:32 am Post subject:

Hi
I am considering the new Pin570 as an upgrade to my old ipaq3970 & 3450 GPS sleeve.
The updates you are referring to in this thread - are they on the new Smart ST 2005 by any chance?

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