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Newer Windows Tablets use Location API, GPS is not published to COM Port #3

Open bzeeb opened 10 years ago

bzeeb commented 10 years ago

Workaround for now is to use: http://www.centrafuse.com/us/centrafuse-localizer

We may need to use the windows location API at some point: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd464636(v=vs.85).aspx

HeatherHillers commented 10 years ago

Centrafuse is Not so relianle. We Are Using external GPS Sticks instead.

mgiana commented 10 years ago

Hi Heather, are you trying the evaluation version? Feedback from users I have spoken to the evaluation version is not good. Buy the full version for $12. If there are still issues may need to use the Levono Broadcom GNSS Geolocation Driver for Windows http://support.lenovo.com/en_AU/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS033066

Here is the link to gis.stackexchange where someone got it working, and one of our customers used the same steps and got it going http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/78857/how-to-make-work-tablet-integrated-gnss-gps-on-windows-8-with-qgis

HeatherHillers commented 10 years ago

Yeah, I have the trial version. But it put one of my tablets into an infinite BSOD loop. So, even though I did buy a couple licenses, I am hesitant to install them yet, because I don’t have time to rebuild my tablet from a factory reset .again.. And I am downright afraid to put it on my user’s tablet. They wouldn’t respond well to destruction. They would give me a Look. But if I have a bit of quiet time later, I’ll try it.

On 28.02.2014, at 01:54, Marco Giana notifications@github.com wrote:

Hi Heather, are you trying the evaluation version? Feedback from users I have spoken to the evaluation version is not good. Buy the full version for $12. If there are still issues may need to use the Levono Broadcom GNSS Geolocation Driver for Windows http://support.lenovo.com/en_AU/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS033066

Here is the link to gis.stackexchange where someone got it working, and one of our customers used the same steps and got it going http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/78857/how-to-make-work-tablet-integrated-gnss-gps-on-windows-8-with-qgis

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mgiana commented 10 years ago

@HeatherHillers far out that is a pain. Haven't heard that happening with it. hope you sort it out and get it going. If you have any questions I can ask people I know who have it going.

stephdms commented 10 years ago

Yeah we bought a $15 com port software emulator for a client Ben could tell you more

Stephane

On 28 Feb 2014, at 5:15 pm, "Marco Giana" notifications@github.com<mailto:notifications@github.com> wrote:

@HeatherHillershttps://github.com/HeatherHillers far out that is a pain. Haven't heard that happening with it. hope you sort it out and get it going. If you have any questions I can ask people I know who have it going.

Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com/DMS-Aus/Roam/issues/3#issuecomment-36333271.

HeatherHillers commented 10 years ago

Well, luckily the mobile Projects here are mostly still in planning and development. I'm hoping that the gods will fix the Interface Problem before we get around to any Kind of big deployment. And maybe the licensed Version of Centrafuse will turn out to be rock solid. A Girl can hope.