MAP THIS! version 0.461S (beta) with support for PSP-290 GPS accessory

[ejv21]

hey deniska i just received my psp-290 and it works great im running on ta-82 mobo 3.03 oe-c with usb prx from maplus and the usbacc from the greenprog, the only the thing sometimes it takes a while to get a fix maybe 10 mins or less. When i get under a train or a small tunnel it loses connection for a sec but then it revives. I live in queens, NY btw. Question, will you're application have some sort of navigation intergraded into it anytime soon? maybe some highlighting of the road? calculating routes and what not. Thnx for the app.

[deniska]

Question, will you're application have some sort of navigation intergraded into it anytime soon? maybe some highlighting of the road? calculating routes and what not. Thnx for the app.

You should be able to import a pre-defined route from google/yahoo directions with GMDL tool.
Once imported it will be marked with a red line, and announce waypoint instractions (turn left/right/etc)
No route recalculation so far...

[deniska]

Can anyone plz help me out:

My setup is not working under:

I have a PSP-290, with firmware 3.10OE-A'

I tryed the green proggie with the supplied 2.71 prx files, the 3.01 prx files and the 3.10 prx files with MapThis 0.461S 0.47 and 0.48(With the map made by GMDL 0.49). and tryed to change the Installation in the Config file between 0,1,2.

But, the signal strenght meter isn't working. It stays at 0. I am holding it in my car and drive though the city. tryed 3 different days and different weathers. But the signal strenght meter still remain 0.

I am in Vancouver B.C Canada. If some one live the same place like me, Please help to find the problem. Thanks a lot.

Sorry for my bad English.

Do you get any satellites to display on GPS-info screen? Is the gps clock running on the same screen? Is the GPS STATE "ON"? -if not your device maybe not functioning properly.

If you get some satellites to show up - try not to move the receiver for a few minutes - it will have better chance of "locking" on satellites .
Also, folks with newer motherboards may need to apply a patch to make the GPS thing working... read through this thread for details..

[zomarec]

sorry for the improper question.. however i read (and study) how to do it so i just would like to know:

i have a psp ta-082 and i replace the bin file.. so now it check my psp-290 and it seems to works...
however the signal is really light... i mean... into my car i can't fix any satellite... outside yes... but it's not so good anyway.. max 3 level...

update:

ok i study basically all the 60 thread page....

i use custom 3.03 oec
mapthis 0.48
prx files from 3.03 sony
i live in italy

i just reach 3/4 satellite... and i fix connection only outside car..
the signal level maximun peak is 3... usually is 2 outside car... 1 in the car..
inside car i lose connection usually... but i'm able to reconnect soon..
gps is psp-290

tomorrow i buy a usb small male/male cable that i would like to test deniska though of keep antenna as far away asa possible from psp

however cvongratulations for the great work... maybe there's a way to use the psp-290 in a better way.... maybe is a sony toy....

[Mystheryman]

zomarec
try
usbacc.prx from Firmware 2.71
and
usbgps.prx from Firmware 3.03
Works really good with my PSP-290

[Codaz]

What's wrong with the 3.10 prx files ?

Can someone upload the 3.03 gps prx and the 2.71 usb prx to megaupload or something ?

[danywing]

Do you get any satellites to display on GPS-info screen? Is the gps clock running on the same screen? Is the GPS STATE "ON"? -if not your device maybe not functioning properly.

If you get some satellites to show up - try not to move the receiver for a few minutes - it will have better chance of "locking" on satellites .
Also, folks with newer motherboards may need to apply a patch to make the GPS thing working... read through this thread for details..

Thanks for your answer Deniska. I will try to fiture it out.

[zomarec]

thanxs Mystheryman

i must admit i try the usbgps.prx from Maplus and the improvement is really high!!
i try to put the usbacc.prx from 3.10 but it gives me error when i try to launch mapthis... probably it depends in the fact i have 3.03 oeC
i still waiting the usb adpater that let me to use the PSP-290 not attached directly to PSP but a little away to see if psp gives "noise" to psp-290 satellite reception

[Mystheryman]

hmm the thing with the predefined routes from GMDL.
Works good.
But Sometimes a part of the route (the last part) is missing.
can someone tell me why?

[deniska]

Mapthis can display only upto 400 waypints at a time.. so if your route is longer than that - it would display only the 400 closest points...
Anyway, this will be fixed in the upcoming version..