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DS Misc > GPS car navigation systems for NDS(L)

#102062 - KaKiT - Sun Sep 10, 2006 12:04 pm

is it possible? =)

#102064 - Sausage Boy - Sun Sep 10, 2006 12:27 pm

Ahem. http://www.natrium42.com/blog/?p=31
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#102094 - HtheB - Sun Sep 10, 2006 8:31 pm

Sausage Boy wrote:
Ahem. http://www.natrium42.com/blog/?p=31
tough no one has this :D

#102099 - brennan - Sun Sep 10, 2006 8:55 pm

natrium42 wrote:
Code will be published later after a few things are cleaned up a bit :)


Yet to be released.
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#102151 - HtheB - Mon Sep 11, 2006 8:04 am

brennan wrote:
natrium42 wrote:
Code will be published later after a few things are cleaned up a bit :)


Yet to be released.
I hope you know how old this news is........

#102200 - Sausage Boy - Mon Sep 11, 2006 7:18 pm

I'm quite sure that natrium would give you the source if you build the device and ask.
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#102228 - brennan - Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:57 pm

HtheB wrote:
brennan wrote:
natrium42 wrote:
Code will be published later after a few things are cleaned up a bit :)


Yet to be released.
I hope you know how old this news is........


Yes, I do. Someone linked the article, I just quoted the part that said that the source hasn't been released.
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#102249 - Mr Snowflake - Tue Sep 12, 2006 8:33 am

Sausage Boy wrote:
Ahem. http://www.natrium42.com/blog/?p=31
Still, this isn't navigation stuff.
I don't think the DS is powerfull enough to calculate routes fast enough to be usefull. And we should get maps (with streets and such, not pics) and I don't believe we homebrewers are able to get them for free.
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#102254 - HtheB - Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:34 am

Mr Snowflake wrote:
Sausage Boy wrote:
Ahem. http://www.natrium42.com/blog/?p=31
Still, this isn't navigation stuff.
I don't think the DS is powerfull enough to calculate routes fast enough to be usefull. And we should get maps (with streets and such, not pics) and I don't believe we homebrewers are able to get them for free.

never heard of Tom Tom? :)

we could make such thing that will use the maps of it?
(or other similair map thing)

#102268 - bjoerngiesler - Tue Sep 12, 2006 12:58 pm

HtheB wrote:
we could make such thing that will use the maps of it?
(or other similair map thing)


I pulled down the maps from my father's TomTom a while ago. Reading them should be workable. But you still need some way to attach a GPS device to the DS. If someone (finally!) built a Bluetooth module, this wouldn't be a problem at all.
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#102292 - Mr Snowflake - Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:10 pm

HtheB wrote:
Mr Snowflake wrote:
Sausage Boy wrote:
Ahem. http://www.natrium42.com/blog/?p=31
Still, this isn't navigation stuff.
I don't think the DS is powerfull enough to calculate routes fast enough to be usefull. And we should get maps (with streets and such, not pics) and I don't believe we homebrewers are able to get them for free.

never heard of Tom Tom? :)
Hehe, I thought tomtom myself, after I posted :). Still, we have the preformance issue.. ;)
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#102306 - HtheB - Tue Sep 12, 2006 8:47 pm

bjoerngiesler wrote:
HtheB wrote:
we could make such thing that will use the maps of it?
(or other similair map thing)


I pulled down the maps from my father's TomTom a while ago. Reading them should be workable. But you still need some way to attach a GPS device to the DS. If someone (finally!) built a Bluetooth module, this wouldn't be a problem at all.

http://www.natrium42.com/blog/?p=29
problem solved? :D

#102313 - bjoerngiesler - Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:57 pm

HtheB wrote:
http://www.natrium42.com/blog/?p=29
problem solved? :D


Nope. That's from 07/2005. Where is the commercially available BT module? :-)
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#102330 - josath - Wed Sep 13, 2006 12:30 am

bjoerngiesler wrote:
HtheB wrote:
http://www.natrium42.com/blog/?p=29
problem solved? :D


Nope. That's from 07/2005. Where is the commercially available BT module? :-)


here's the cheapest bluetooth module i could find when i searched around, and it has a serial interface (i think it's actually the same one natrium used, i forget)
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=582

i found this a couple months ago, there may be better stuff by now.

#102360 - Lynx - Wed Sep 13, 2006 7:17 am

I believe SparkFun is the place Natrium42 purchased both the BT and GPS modules.

And how is TomTom going to help? Showing maps isn't even close to being a "navigation system".
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#102367 - bjoerngiesler - Wed Sep 13, 2006 9:16 am

Lynx wrote:
I believe SparkFun is the place Natrium42 purchased both the BT and GPS modules.


That's not what I meant. I think it would be really great if someone built and marketed a Bluetooth module for the NDS. I mean something that I can buy, unpack, and plug into the DS or the GBA slot. If that was available, I'm sure applications such as BT sync, GPS, and many others would become available very quickly.

Something that the user must solder himself is not going to become widespread.

Quote:
And how is TomTom going to help? Showing maps isn't even close to being a "navigation system".


True. But you need maps to build a nav system, and not bitmaps like you can download from maps.google.com, but vectorized ones with road/speed information and POIs, so you can do path planning. Why not use TomTom's, for a start?
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#102435 - Lynx - Thu Sep 14, 2006 1:20 am

Well, the reason I don't think it's helful at all is because Linux doesn't even have a navigation system. Sure, there are plenty of mapping softwares around, but none that will do actual navigation. I believe this is because of two reasons. Either A)encryption routines used by commercial navigation systems is stronger then they are willing to commit time to try to crack/they change to much or B)liscensing is to expensive for non-commercial developers.

So, even having vector maps isn't going to give you the routing information required to make decisions. If it's just maps you want, "borrow" them from any of the GPL GPS mapping applications already available.
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#102549 - molopo - Fri Sep 15, 2006 2:12 am

HtheB wrote:
brennan wrote:
natrium42 wrote:
Code will be published later after a few things are cleaned up a bit :)


Yet to be released.
I hope you know how old this news is........


Someone didn't know about it, obviously, so stop talking kthx.
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#102577 - HtheB - Fri Sep 15, 2006 11:17 am

molopo wrote:
HtheB wrote:
brennan wrote:
natrium42 wrote:
Code will be published later after a few things are cleaned up a bit :)


Yet to be released.
I hope you know how old this news is........


Someone didn't know about it, obviously, so stop talking kthx.
who are you?? :S :S :S

look pal.. i dont wanna hurt you.. but i think you didnt even read the whole topic..

and oh.. you even have only 7 posts.. hmm..
interesting.. uhum uhum..


maybe you should stop talking.. newb :D hahehehe :P :evilgrin:

#102579 - Harakiri - Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:11 pm

HtheB wrote:


and oh.. you even have only 7 posts.. hmm..
interesting.. uhum uhum..


maybe you should stop talking.. newb :D hahehehe :P :evilgrin:


wow - the nerd has spoken - look at your l33t post count - roxxor

i pitty you, get a life

#102589 - bjoerngiesler - Fri Sep 15, 2006 2:40 pm

Oi! Take it to email, willya?
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#102663 - HtheB - Fri Sep 15, 2006 11:30 pm

Harakiri wrote:
HtheB wrote:


and oh.. you even have only 7 posts.. hmm..
interesting.. uhum uhum..


maybe you should stop talking.. newb :D hahehehe :P :evilgrin:


wow - the nerd has spoken - look at your l33t post count - roxxor

i pitty you, get a life
what i want to say is that he just entered the board and.. talks like that..
so are you :D...

#102664 - tepples - Fri Sep 15, 2006 11:34 pm

Or even private message if you need to.

Post count wii'ing contests are offtopic and will likely be split or deleted.
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