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Will Adams
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WA
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Friday, March 24, 2006 - 10:47 am, by:  Will Adams (Draco) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Okay I'm soon to be receiving my deck. My deck is GPS ready, you just need to attach a GPS unit to it for it to work. My question is where do I get one of these devices? I have not been able to see anywhere where these standalone units are sold. I have checked the forums and also searched through ebay and can't find anything (just GPS ready things).

I know that some units just allow a CD to be put into it and the unit somehow runs off that (obviously with an additional aerial). What about the standalone units?
Rhong Hua Xie
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Victoria
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Friday, March 24, 2006 - 01:25 pm, by:  Rhong Hua Xie (Wm_z) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

To my knowledge, it all depends on the interface of the unit itself. So if the unit requires a gps unit which will only input into your unit, then you will have to buy that unit and whatever it specifies it to you.

If it takes a CF card gps or bluetooth gps, then just buy one form ebay (I have) and it works great. Without any information of the type of unit you have, it is impossible to answer your question directly.
Will Adams
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Friday, March 24, 2006 - 01:31 pm, by:  Will Adams (Draco) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks Rhong. I will check the "instruction manual" when I receive it to see what it specifies and post back.
Richard Baird
TryHard
Perth, WA
Toyota Echo

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Friday, March 24, 2006 - 11:42 pm, by:  Richard Baird (Richo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

You are out of luck Will our mapping has not been done for these units......
Will Adams
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Friday, March 24, 2006 - 11:46 pm, by:  Will Adams (Draco) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Not sure what you mean there Richard, as I do not have EMV. This is a third party brand unit.
Will Adams
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Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 12:15 am, by:  Will Adams (Draco) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Just saw Richard's post via here =>

http://soarercentral.com/sc-forum/messages/13208/53581.html?1143205160

So the question now beckons, could I potentially use the ThinClient with Windows XP and a much smaller harddrive just to run the GPS through.

I've already bought my unit, so can't do the whole screen thing etc. etc. I'm really just after something that I can use for GPS. If that just means I can use a USB key and run that software by itself, that would probably solve my issue.
Richard Baird
TryHard
Perth, WA
Toyota Echo

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Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 12:20 am, by:  Richard Baird (Richo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yup i saw your unit Will I have been asking a few of these manufacturers to supply info on thier GPS interfaces as such. None of them use an "off the shelf" mapping standard we use here.

BTW the thin client began life with a 256MB flashdisk running Win XPe.
Will Adams
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Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 12:24 am, by:  Will Adams (Draco) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

How would I get that to work (if possible). The plug for the GPS unit is purely an RCA cable as you saw. I can't plug a flashdisk into this can I?

Sorry have no idea what I'm talking about at this point, so not sure how I would get this to work with the GPS thingy on my new unit when it eventually arrives (next week it would seem).
Richard Baird
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Perth, WA
Toyota Echo

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Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 12:15 am, by:  Richard Baird (Richo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

No generally the GPS addins to these Taiwanese units use a serial data bus plus propriatory calls from the head unit itself...complex...

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