IPAQ / PC / TomTom

PeterStokes · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 20, 2004 Posts: 10

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Help! I currently have an IPAQ 3800 with TomTom2 (upgraded) and the supplied antenna and leads. I wish to upgrade to a CF antenna with CF jacket so as to enable use while walking. In addition it would be useful to be able to use the CF antenna in my laptop PC via an adapter. My questions are as follows: -
1 Is it possible to purchase an in car power lead that replaces the current TomTom one, as the jacket removes the need for leads?
2 When walking, does the power draw from the IPAQ battery, or am I correct in thinking that some CF sleeves also hold additional batteries?
3 The CF antenna will work with an adapter in my laptop. Will TomTom 2 software also work, or will I require a different type of software?
Thanks

lbendlin · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 4:36 pm Post subject:

Hi there

1) yes, you can purchase a standard iPAQ cigarette lighter charger

2) The power draws from the iPAQ battery and from the jacket battery (if you use a PC Card jacket or a CF Card jacket with battery). That's one of the reasons why we do recommend BlueTooth nowadays...

3) You will need to use other software. TomTom doesn't have a desktop component. Try Deluo Routis for example
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PeterStokes · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 20, 2004 Posts: 10

Thanks.
Being a novice I presume Bluetooth is cordless? I know that my current IPAQ is not Bluetooth enabled. Therefore is this possible and if so how would it connect?
Thanks for the software info, I'll look into this.

PeterStokes · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 20, 2004 Posts: 10

Problem.....Deluo Routis doesn't seem to cover the UK???

lbendlin · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 5:17 pm Post subject:

Yes, BlueTooth is cordless or wireless as the like to call it . For your 3800 there is not much you can do apart from using a Bluetooth CF card - but that will again drain your battery.. So you will have to stick to your CF GPS card. But try to use a PCCard jacket rather than a (battery-less) CF Card jacket.
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lbendlin · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 5:21 pm Post subject:

rj5620 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 19, 2004 Posts: 4

Has anyone tried using an Ipaq 4150 and a bluetooth GPS such as the Pharos unit with the Ostia softwae?

Thanks

Richard

DavidW · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 8:38 pm Post subject:

PeterStokes · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 20, 2004 Posts: 10

David
Sorry for the delay......been away from the PC for a while.
That helps a lot. To summarise I beleive you are saying that it is better to run the CF antenna through an adapter into a PCMCIA adapter (and then jacket), rather than into a straight CF jacket. The reason for this is the sharing of the two batteries, rather than each device running off it's own dedicated battery?
You indicate that you are running a similar set up. Have you any idea how long the whole system would run from both batteries, presuming GPS is set to trickle? No fun in setting out on a long walk, without being able to get back!!!! I presume spare batteries can be bought for the jacket as well, extending the life still further?

DavidW · Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 12:34 am Post subject:

I'd say that the best option is the CompactFlash Expansion Pack Plus - as that is more flexible with power than the PC Card Expansion Pack Plus. The CompactFlash Expansion Pack Plus is cheaper, slimmer and lighter than the PC Card Expansion Pack Plus - but won't work with PC Cards.

On the 3800 and 3900 series, as I described in my previous posting, the CompactFlash Plus pack has two advantages. It can share batteries with the iPAQ even with a card inserted, also it can be used without a battery.

My setup, which uses a PC Card Expansion Pack Plus, uses the expansion pack battery for the GPS, and the iPAQ's battery for the iPAQ. The iPAQ is likely to go flat first - so think what the battery life for your iPAQ is without an expansion pack. Thumbs Up

You can get additional batteries for the Expansion Pack Plus series, including a high capacity option - though things can get very heavy and bulky. I had a battery clip fail on an Expansion Pack Plus - for no good reason, as I wasn't exchanging batteries. The battery kept falling off in use.

I sent the expansion pack to HP under warranty - after about four weeks pondering their options, I got a brand new expansion pack and battery in exchange! I would be wary of changing batteries too often - the battery clip (which is part of the battery, rather than the expansion pack) looks a little fragile to me.

David

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