Map This! v0.3

[icsocket]

I noticed when I enable hold switch, Map This! stop accepting GPS coordinate anymore. Is there any way of walk around this? There are too many buttons and it is easy to miss click some of those. (My wife is afraid of buttons… )

[GPSFan]

Yes it does work with the original testing program I think that's the "green screen" program. As for the GPS it is the exact set up you use the (GPSslim236). It worked before but if I use the new version 3 doesn't seem to work. Is it due to a setting on Config.txt? I will have the screen shot for you once I am able to use my PSP.

Does it still work with green screen program?
what gps do you use (GPSslim 236??)?
Post a screenshot of MapThis in GPS mode - it may help to troubleshoot it..

[deniska]

Yes it does work with the original testing program I think that's the "green screen" program. As for the GPS it is the exact set up you use the (GPSslim236). It worked before but if I use the new version 3 doesn't seem to work. Is it due to a setting on Config.txt? I will have the screen shot for you once I am able to use my PSP.

Post screenshot and config file...

[GPSFan]

###########################################
############## DEFINE BAUD ################
###########################################
BAUD=38400

###########################################
## TRY >1 VALUES FOR SLOW BAUD DEVICES ###
###########################################
READTIME=1


###########################################
######FAKE FEED SWITCH 0 or 1 #############
##IF '1' READ NMEA MESSAGES FROM gps.txt
###########################################
FAKEFEED=0

###########################################
###### SECURITY CHECKSUM FOR BETA TESTERS
###########################################
CHECKSUM=-8398

###########################################
####### SPEED CONVERTION MULTIPLIER #######
## MOST DEVISED GIVE SPEED IN KNOTS #######
### USE 1.8523 FOR KILOMETERS #############
###########################################
SPEEDFIX=1.8523

###########################################
###### HEIGHT UNITS FIX: USE 1 for METERS #
###### USE 3.280839895 FOR FEET ###########
ALTFIX=1

###########################################
##### TIME ZONE OFFSET IN HOURS ###########
###########################################
TIMEZONE=-4

###########################################
## ALERT MESSAGE WARNING DISTANCE ########
###########################################
WARNINGDISTANCE=35

###########################################
# THIS VARIABLE IS INTRODUCED TO SMOOTH #
# THE MAP MOVEMENT BETWEEN GPS UPDATES #
# IE THE MAP WILL CONTINUE MOVEMENT IN #
# THE SAME DIRECTION WITH A SLIGHT #
# DECREASE OF SPEED FOR EACH NEXT #
# FRAME RENDERING #
###########################################
SPEEDFACTOR=0.99

##########################################
## LOAD WIFI MODULE ##
##########################################
LOADWIFI=0


and I've tested the cable it's working fine, did I also need to replace the EBOOT.PBP even though I am using version 3?

[GIS]

Hey GPSFan
I have the same "config.txt" as you.
What du you mean with "replace the EBOOT.PBP" ?
Setup
1. Delete the old version of MapThis!
2. copy the files from \mapViewer_v03\1.5\ to you PSP to : \PSP\GAME\
3. change "FAKEFEED=1" to "FAKEFEED=0" in "\PSP\GAME\mapViewer\system\config.txt"

What FW version is you PSP ?

[GPSFan]

Hey GPSFan
I have the same "config.txt" as you.
What du you mean with "replace the EBOOT.PBP" ?
Setup
1. Delete the old version of MapThis!
2. copy the files from \mapViewer_v03\1.5\ to you PSP to : \PSP\GAME\
3. change "FAKEFEED=1" to "FAKEFEED=0" in "\PSP\GAME\mapViewer\system\config.txt"

What FW version is you PSP ?

Hi I'm using 1.5. So I did exactly what you mentioned but I changed the miles to km that's the only change I've made. The previous versions there was a problem with the EBOOT.PBP and it needed to be replaced. I'm not sure if that problem has been fixed ni the new version that's why I asked.

[GIS]

OK
Try :
1. Format Menory Stick
2. copy the files from \mapViewer_v03\1.5\ to you PSP to : \PSP\GAME\
3. change "FAKEFEED=1" to "FAKEFEED=0" and miles to km in "\PSP\GAME\mapViewer\system\config.txt"

[GPSFan]

OK
Try :
1. Format Menory Stick
2. copy the files from \mapViewer_v03\1.5\ to you PSP to : \PSP\GAME\
3. change "FAKEFEED=1" to "FAKEFEED=0" and miles to km in "\PSP\GAME\mapViewer\system\config.txt"

I did all that. I foud out there was a problem with my cable just a few moments after I tested it witht he old test program. I tried it recently again and it didn't work I have to resoulder things when I have time. But thanks for everyone's your suggestions.

[ZeroAltitude]

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

[DaxDce]

is there a section for adding suggestion for the (hopefully) new version of mapthis?