Map This! v0.3

[deniska]

Hi Deniska,

I've been coding an update to MapThis 0.3. The purpose of my code has been:

1. Leave what you have alone: if a person has MapThis already working, my code will not affect that.

2. Help people with slow GPS units use MapThis: my GPS unit is from 1997 or something. It's so slow, merely increasing the readtime variable does not fix my problems.

3. Provide a few ideas that might get integrated back into the main codepath: there are general optimizations to the serial port polling code that may help MapThis.

What I have accomplished: my current code appears to accomplish the first two goals. As far as I can tell, if a user of MapThis does not include a new config.txt line saying 'SLOW_GPS=1', my code should not activate at all. Further, I get consistent locks using my wicked old GPS using this code (though I'd still like to keep trying to improve that).

May I share my code with you? What is the best way to do that?

-0

Hey,
You can post the files that you changed here (zip and attach to this thread) - make sure you put some comments outlining the logic changes...

[Russoxley187]

I changed the FAKEFEED=0 to reflect that. but now I cget a bad data fault.
GPS is on but bad data.
I looked at the slim236 viewer prog and it tracks fine.
8 sats. So I know that my gps and cable works.
Any suggestions?

[Russoxley187]

and i dont get any satilites on mapthis.
none at all, I keep checking my 236 green screen software, its still good. My calbe wokrs and I get 8 sats...
just not in mapthis
strange....

[ZeroAltitude]

Hi Deniska,

Here you go! Let me know if you think you'll integrate these changes so I don't have to manually merge future releases . Also let me know if I've done a good job of making sure my changes won't affect others.

Cheers,

~0

[deniska]

and i dont get any satilites on mapthis.
none at all, I keep checking my 236 green screen software, its still good. My calbe wokrs and I get 8 sats...
just not in mapthis
strange....

You did take out the UMD and made sure WIFI switch is off, right?If it still does not work - post your config file here, i'd like to take a look

[deniska]

Hi Deniska,

Here you go! Let me know if you think you'll integrate these changes so I don't have to manually merge future releases . Also let me know if I've done a good job of making sure my changes won't affect others.

Cheers,

~0

Thanks.. I'll give it a try once I have some time at work and if everything works - i'll add it to the "official" code...

I see that you making use of interupts.. I actually got them working in a test prog but never moved them in to main code....

[Russoxley187]

duh...
still had the wi fi switch on...
what a dumbass...
thanx alot.
I was thinking about something....
IT would be cool if we could coutn the number of people who use this prog...
I wnat to be able to say that I'm so and so out of whomany who have a gps on their psp...
this kicks ass....

deniska rocks...

[Russoxley187]

Deniska,
Is this the final release, or are you woorking on another one?

[strikerranger]

i hope so, MapThis is GREAT !!, really. i'm using it now for a month, and it's still fun. i hope deniska beats sony's GPS, becouse sony will make lotts of cash, deniska is just making it for you !

[deniska]

Deniska,
Is this the final release, or are you woorking on another one?

There has been some slowdown in development of MapThis due to urgent projects at work and some personal matters...
I am still working on this application though...
Currently I am almost done, implementing a new filesystem for maps, which should greatly reduce the map transfer to PSP time and make maps smaller and a bit more manageble...
So - expect more releases and improvements... ;-)