Mobilepro 900c and TomTom / other GPS?

Software works perfectly...

I did have V8 running but cant repeat what I did last time... nothing seems to work now

Having a go at igo8 now (the one with the 3D buildings)

John

Edited by mr-mac 2008-07-24 5:54 PM

Can it works by GPS device which is plugged in USB slot?And do i need to install the driver of GPS device?

Don't know...

Would assume it needs some sort of driver or at least GPS support built in to the USB but havn't a clue. Though there are plenty of CF or Bluetooth GPS recivers that work fine and are really quite cheap on ebay..

USB GPS requires a driver to work. I have seen specific USB drivers (Pharos) for PPCs (Toshiba), but no drivers for HPCs.

I see.Thanks!

ppc and hpc are 99% compatible at the driver level. except maybe user interface, but a usb driver won't need any.

so has anyone tried those toshiba drivers? of course only if they are made for wm2003/2003se. (ppc2000/2002 might have compatibility issues with ce.net)

I tried both some time ago but could not make it work. Maybe, with help from cmonex, I can try them again to hopefully make at least one work. That'd give MP900C a new dimension as Pharos GPS receiver becomes really cheap!
http://download.pharosgps.com/download/NewUSB.htm

Edited by CAuser 2008-08-02 11:16 AM

Okay, I tried the WM2003 driver from Pharos, but no success yet.

I used the extracted CAB file to install to the default location on MP900C with Cmonex v2. Although the system warned it's not compatible with the machine, I went ahead to complete the installation. After a soft reset, I connected Pharos iGPS-360 with a USB to serial cable (the GPS receiver has a customized serial interface). At the insertion, MP900C asked for the driver name. I knew the driver name is USBSER.dll, but the system refused to accept. The GPS receiver did light up. I did use Hex editor to check the CAB file, but found no clue.

Here is the info from the registry:
..\USB\ClientDrivers\CEUSB_driver
..\USB\LoadClients\1659_8963\0_0_0\255_0_0\CEUSB_driver\USBSER.dll

ExecutabilityCheck reported: \Windows\USBSER.dll is Invalid File.

BTW, the chip inside is Prolific PL-2303. The driver seems to be a custom build (found thru a Hex editor).

I guess, some hacking is required. How?

Edited by CAuser 2008-08-02 3:44 PM

interesting... do you have any WM2003 devices where you can test this? is it ONLY intended for toshiba or any WM2003 device with usb host?

I suddenly come up with a question.What need I insert when the UI knocked me to type a DRIVER NAME?Especially when I DON'T KNOW what driver need i to install(like when i insert a MICRODRIVE into the slot)?

According to Pharos, the driver is for Toshiba PPCs with USB host port. Unfortunately, I don't have PPC with USB host. I opened the CAB file and the DLL one using a Hex editor, but don't know what to look for.

Edited by CAuser 2008-08-03 10:55 AM

It turned out that the USB to serial cable branded 'Microsoft' has a product ID different from Pharos' for Toshiba PPCs though the vendor ID remains the same. I changed the PID to the right one and now MP900C won't ask for the driver name. I assume the device is recognized by the system. I'm in the process of copying Pharos maps and testing it on MP900C. Stay tuned!

Unfortunately, I have not been able to make it work though the driver seems to work (after editing the registry entry) and the GPS receiver does light up. I tried all the COM ports from 0 to 14 but none picked up GPS signal. The likely port is 1 to 4. Toshiba e400/350/750 use COM2 while e800 uses COM4. If I let Ostia 7 set up the port automatically, then it fails with the GPS receiver off ( I had to do a hard reset to install the driver and change the registry entry again to make MP900C recognize the receiver). I guess the problem is with the communication between the software and the receiver. Other software might be able to do a better job.

For future reference, I list the VID and PID for the USB to serial cable for Pharos/Microsoft iGPS-360/500:
Vendor ID: 067B (Hex) or 1659 (Decimal)
Product ID: aaa0 (Hex) or 43680 (Decimal)

Maybe, some people can make it finally work.

BTW, installing Pharos' Ostia 7.0 on MP900C with Cmonex v2 is simply a breeze.

Edited by CAuser 2008-08-03 4:19 PM






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Pocket Streets 2006 could not pick up GPS signal either.