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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Karol-pl:
hmmm, cause i think it's not refreshing somehow the gpsbuffer in TM, it stores all the time the first positon which was read.

Cause gps is sending all the the time some data, even in that funy way ;)

NMEA Input: $GPGGA,231343.459,5155.7554,N,01
NMEA Input: 533.0870,E,1,03,2.8,143.2,M,43.0
NMEA Input: ,M,,0000*56
$GPRMC,231343.459,A
NMEA Input: ,5155.7554,N,01533.0870,E,1.75,3
NMEA Input: 27.72,101207,,,A*6B
$GPGGA,2313
NMEA Input: 43.659,5155.7524,N,01533.0900,E,
NMEA Input: 1,03,2.8,143.2,M,43.0,M,,0000*55
NMEA Input:
$GPRMC,231343.659,A,5155.7524,
NMEA Input: N,01533.0900,E,1.53,333.01,10120
NMEA Input: 7,,,A*6D

so if there is no difference between that 2 logs, what it can be ?

NMEA Input: $GPRMC,001326.000,A,5155.7424,N,01533.0900,E,0.00,,111207,,,A*7E

NMEA Input: $GPGGA,001327.000,5155.7424,N,01533.0900,E,1,04,2.3,183.1,M,43.0,M,,0000*5E

NMEA Input: $GPRMC,001327.000,A,5155.7424,N,01533.0900,E,0.00,,111207,,,A*7F
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Karol-pl:
staryon, please don't be angry on me ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Exactly! that's what I mean. The problem is in the content of the data that I receive.

My program is very simple. Just open a com port and reads data from it.

If I get

$GPGGA,001326.000,5155.7424,N,01533.0900,E,1,04,2.3,183.1,M,43.0,M,,0000*5F

100 times, TrackMe considers that it what is getting the GPS.

As simple as that.

Without the port splitter the data written in the COM port is for some reason always the same, and that's why TrackMe is reporting the same data.

It's not a problem with TrackMe. TrackMe just reads whatever comes from the com port.

The question is... why do you need a com splitter to get correct data written to the COM port? No idea.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
oh no!!! of course not. I really appreciate your help. Sorry if I looked angry or something like that. Sometimes words can give you a wrong impression of how a person is saying something!

Again, thanks a lot for your help.

:)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mfrodrigues:
In fact its not easy to answer to these questions. Specially the one related with COM splitter.

But to clarify:

1st- Its obvious that it's a hardware issue, because trackme is working with many devices.

But it would be great to find out how we could solve this problem! This also seems a problem of refreshing the buffer, or something like that.. For some reason, TM is always getting the same buffer.

But, for example, GPSGATE and GPSPROXY status screen give me the correct position and when i move the get updated.

Do you have any test application similar to TrackMe, that shows the position in your program in real time? This could be handy to check if in continuous mode, the info get updated.

Sorry for the ignorance, but:

And when you read the GPS, do you close the buffer, and open it again, but what about the com port? Do you leave it open?

I'm asking this because if I force the TrackMe to stop and start, i'm able to get the right position. Can't you add a checkbox to force the COM port to close and open again? I know it would be pretty hard doing this every time the TM needs to scan any data, but if it solves the problem, thats ok by me!

If you already close the port, what might be the difference of the "start" and "stop" button, that let me see the correct data?

Sorry if my message is a bit confusing ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
I think I found where the problem is.

Windows Mobile 6 already comes with a port splitter enabled which Kaiser and Tilt users are already using by default.

If you go to START->SETTINGS->SYSTEM, there is a tool called 'External GPS' (aka GPS Intermediate Driver)

If I run it, I see the following:

That program by default does the same thing than GPSGate and similar programs.

If you are using a bluetooth GPS, you can just run that program and configure it to split the selected com port.

For Windows Mobile 5 users this program is hidden. I read that if you go to the registry and delete

the "Redirect" or "Hide" keys under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ControlPanel\GPS Settings it should show up.

However I tried that and it is still not visible. If you want more information you can check here

If you don't want to do that, I was able to find the application, so you can download it from here

Just copy it to your PDA and run it. The interface doesn't look exactly like the previous screenshots because

it displays everything in one page, but it offers the same options.

I hope this can resolve the problem with people with bluetooth GPS!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jcleek:
Staryon, I put up a new file. The only thing that changed was the language file. Bottkars updated the German information. The file is in the same location as before.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Done. Thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mfrodrigues:
Hello,

I had already tried this situation on the beginning.. I made all kind of tests, but everything kept the same. I have enable this option with the specific ports, tested several speed connections beside 4800.. Tried to disable the windows to manage gps connection.

TrackMe says: "Waiting for GPS response"

But.. But in my previouos post ii found a answer to our problem without knowing!

Since what i needed was to trackme close and open the com port, i have set the option to "Disconnect between upload". This will force trackme to open the port again, and know it's working with gpsproxy!

I need to make some more tests, because I think that some positions weren't recording, but it might be because i had a bad gps signal!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bwired:
Questions about trackme parameters.

I logged to own server I get all the parameters and use not the PHP but building for ASP.

Altitude: what I see is when I saty on the same location the altitude various ver much. I have set the prog to metric and I get readings like 85 then 112 etc I'm still at the same location?

DB parameter: what is the menaing of this parameter, I get "1"

Are that all the GPS parameters been send to a remote server or are there more?

Thanks again

Pieter
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
I just show whatever comes from the GPS. I don't do any extra processing to check how accurate is that altitude. It also depends how precise is your GPS.

Sorry but I don't understand. I pass a parameter called 'db' that notifies the server about the sever version that is expecting the client.

I send lat, long, altitude and speed (which is not really a parameter from the GPS. It's a calculated value)

Pieter[/QUOTE]
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ezrabenun:
installation unsuccessful

I just keep getting...

"Installation of TrackMe.CAB was unsuccessful."

Ezra
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Karol-pl:
once i had similar situation, but with different software (actually it was some patch to pda). It didnt want to install soft (i had the same announcement). Then i have found out that there were others progrs which they didnt want to install. That time it was caused by opera browser (beta version), somehow WM5 didnt allow to install anything, i didn try to unistall opera, but few days later i made hard reset and installed everything from the beginning, then it solved problem ;)

by the way, can you install anything else ?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Karol-pl,

Please let me know if you tried the tool what I mentioned before.

By the way, I just wrote a small application that opens a com port and shows whatever it reads from there. It's basically the same routine that I use with TrackMe. The difference is I don't parse any data... I just show whatever comes...

You can use that for further testing.

Unzip and copy both files to your PDA.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Karol-pl:
yes. i've checked it, but that tool i has already setted up by deafault. It didn't help, but i've never switched it off, i'll try and see, i'll try aswell some other combinations.

and of course try your prog. :) thank you :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Karol-pl:
staryon, can you add option of saving data to file? please :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Karol-pl:
nice work, so your program shows that TM receives correct data, but truncated as i shown in my logs.

and here is reformed with gpsgate
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Good news!

When I was adding the Log feature that you asked me, I found a very rare bug that could be causing the problem. Check the attached program and let me know if it works better.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Karol-pl:
:cool: works perfect !!!! :D

like i told and thought ;) the problem was with reading input data from nmea, now when it's combining into one line, everything seems to be fine :)

so it means that the way of representing nmea data, it does matter.

I'm glad you found that bug at last , now TM should works as at others pdas thank you
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
As I told you like 5 times (after reading your posts, emails and PMs) I was doing that already. I WAS ALREADY COMBINING IT.

The problem is I found a bug that was causing not to work in some cases.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] warmkiwi99:
Hi Staryon. Using your latest version and your server, i get this error on Google maps:-

Parts of http://luisespinosa.com/tra... could not be displayed because it contains errors.Show errorsHide errors

Line 1: <coordinates> contains syntax errors
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
It works fine here...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] warmkiwi99:
Hmm. Does here now too. Goggle Earth was OK but maps errored. Odd. Sorry to bother you unecessarily
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
New version available.

- GPS data was not being refreshed for certain GPS devices. This was causing TrackMe to think GPS was not moved. This has been fixed.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mfrodrigues:
That's great news! I will be able to use with gpsproxy! Or it may probably open now in the default com2! I will test it right now!

Just one warning:

The link for the program is missing the "trackme" directory in the URL .

On this page: http://luisespinosa.com/freeware_eng.html the link is set as:

http://luisespinosa.com/bin/TrackMe.CAB

In this forum, the link is correct ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Karol-pl:
so i'm going to test it now :)

http://luisespinosa.com/trackme/routes/karol-pl.kml

cant wait to see results :)

now i'm excited like a child ;)

added later

seems it works fine, that's the most important to me - great :)

sending sms and looking for budies, makes TM crashing. I'll post some screens after my outside tests .
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Karol-pl:
yeap, now it works (at my pda) without any gps proxy or so. Did you try staryon's COMporttest program ? then you will know it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mfrodrigues:
Yes!! It's working now with GPSProxy. It's great because know we don't have to use gpsgate comercial version. And my trial was expiring in a few days! ;)

btw: Still doesn't work without this program redirecting to COM2. It's strange, but i can't complain!

Just one question for a new feature: Have you ever thought of an upgrade tool, inside TrackMe? Or is it to hard?

Thank you!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mfrodrigues:
It's working on you default com2 port???

I still needed the gpsproxy. Now it may be my configuration problem. I will try with different settings.

I still haven't tryied comporttest. I will give it a go in a few minutes!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mfrodrigues:
I have tested comporttest and it receives no data in com2. I can only receive data when it's on another port different from com2. Strange.

It's not a big problem, because portsplitter and gpsproxy are working great now! And TM is configured to use port5, in my case.

We should start making a list of supported devices ;) and these little tweaks that people need.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Karol-pl:
my deafault port is com5, btw did you try that solution ? here

i just back from the town, and looked at the google earth...

and at last :) it's working as it should
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mfrodrigues:
So, you PDA is different because mine uses com2 as default. Yes, I have already tried these solutions, but still doesn't work on port5. But that's ok.. I't works with a simple gpsproxy "port splitter" to com5, so I'm happy now!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] apposite:
cf 3.5 error?

I am running Dutty's Hybrid 7 rom with cf3.5 cooked in.

Whenever I try to run TrackMe I get following error on program startup -

"An unexpected error has occurred in TrackMe.exe. Select Quit and then restart this program, or select Details for more information.

Can't find PInvoke DLL 'sqlceme30.dll'."

Here are the details tab -

"TrackMe.exe

MissingMethodException

Can't find PInvoke DLL "sqlceme30.dll'.

at

System.Data.SqlServerCe.SqlCeConnection..ctor()

at Utils.DB..ctor()

at TrackMe.FormMain..ctor(0

at TrackMe.Program.Main()"

Here is a quote from rom build -

"Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 3.5 RTM [thanks to CAXIO package]

Code:

My Trinity WM5 has increased in speed by 40% and under a WM6 by about 20% increase once you uninstall .NET 2.0 and install 3.5.

Microsoft_SqlCeMobile_3.5 [new]"

Can I just find this file and download/install it or is there other issues???

Did a quick search and may have missed this issue being addressed.:confused:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Please read first post.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] apposite:
duh!

I guess I just glossed over it since it mentioned non Kaiser/Tilt. I had previously been running TrackMe just fine until Dutty cooked mssqlce3.5.

Any chance of your offering a TrackMe supporting this version?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] apposite:
spoke to soon!

running the cab file on freshly hard reset Tilt with Dutty's TouchFlo Hybrid #7 did not solve the issue!

same error message as above.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] apposite:
staryon? any ideas?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Lidberg:
geez, give the guy some time to respond.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] apposite:
sorry!

he responded with 6 minutes of my first post

thought after a couple of hours I would check in

like many you have too much time on your hands:D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Karol-pl:
you still havnt read the first post of that thread i guess

here is the first post ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Did you install this file?

http://luisespinosa.com/bin/trackme/sqlce30.wce5.armv4i.CAB
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] podavies:
Can this app record how far you have gone.

Im looking for a tool that i can use with my phone that can rack runs and how far i have run and at what average pace. can this tool do this
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Karol-pl:
i wrote i would post some screen shots of the errors caused by TM, so here they are:

this errors were invoked when i tried to send sms

and this when i tried to find closest buddy

aswell, but i don't know how to call, bug ? i found that the option window onced is open, then it resides in memory all the time

well, that would be all, what i've found so far.

Maybe some suggestions now ;)

when i was testing TM yesterday, i saw that it was quite hard job ;) for my pda to store data to server every 10 seconds. So then i thought that there could be option of choosing different times for storing points from gps and different time for storing that points to server, for example:

TM stores gps points every 5 second, but upload data every 1 minut. then the routes could be more detailed.

what do you think about it ?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
If you use the web browser for displaying a track you can see the average speed and the total distance.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] podavies:
Thanks for the pronpt reesponse
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Juraus:
Server side installation problem

I have problems with 'TrackMe Server Side Installation'. I get error "ERROR: Failed to connect to database" when trying to install. I have created database and user/password for it (granted all privileges).

I have tried to to use 'localhost' for database server address and also server IP-address but i get always this "ERROR: Failed to connect to database" error.

What could be wrong? Any ideas, please? I'd like to get this working... It's so cool!!!

By the way... is it possile to install it manually without 'install.php'? How? Step-by-step instructions?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
I'm sorry. I cannot help you with that because haven't used that install.php file yet. Did you follow the instructions in the readme.txt file?

I hope people who are using their own server can provide more help.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Juraus:
Yes, I did, step by step. Do you know if it's possible to install it manually? If i just create tables manually (database.sql) with phpMyAdmin and edit manually config.php file... Does it works that way?

- Juraus
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Lidberg:
A good program for that is Run.GPS Trainer UV. Google it. It's awesome. It's made for runners, bikers, or practically any outdoor sport.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Yes, it should work.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] apposite:
If you actually took the time to read my posts completely I already stated I have installed the file and I am experiencing the same result!

yes, same exact error message! any ideas? I have also asked on Dutty's Hybrid 7 thread.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
I just tested TrackMe with Compact Framework 3.5 and it doesn't work, because it installs a newer version of SQL Mobile that it's not compatible with the program.

I will upgrade TrackMe to work with CF 3.5, but it may take a few weeks before I do that.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] phatman81:
This may be why it does not work on the Shadow also... I once again have hope for this to work on my device!:D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Sparrowhawk:
Staryon, lately I've used TM and whilst it has logged my position, it hasn't uploaded the data to your server. I thought it was just a data connection issue where I was at the time but every time I've tried since, in different locations, I get the "You need to run this process again later" message.

Any ideas? Name and password are ok.

Cheers mate.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
Hi Sparrowhawk,

Are you using the latest version of the client?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Sparrowhawk:
I am now and it's working perfectly again!

Thanks very much.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] apposite:
thanks starton!

oops I meant staryon

look forward to using your version for 3.5 after you have it developed! keep up the awesome work and attention to detail!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Karol-pl:
well, you just wrote that you inastalled cab file again. So it didnt mean, that you use exactly that file which was in first post ;) I thought, you were writting about installation of TM on fresh system again. Sorry then:o
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
New version available.

Now you can upload (or link) your own images when forcing an update.

Notes for people using their own server:

1. you need to update your database with the following:

ALTER TABLE `positions` ADD `ImageURL` varchar(255) default NULL;

2. Some php files have changed. Go to http://luisespinosa.com/trackmeserver to see what files you need to update (just check the column with the date)

3. When an image is uploaded, a new folder called 'pics' will be created on your server. Be sure that you have the right permissions. This folder is created in the same place where 'routes' is created.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jcleek:
I will get the server files updated tomorrow.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Karol-pl:
nice option :)

but i've got question. Is that correctly, that after i forced update, then i have to make some movement to see changes on google eart ? Cause when i was testing it, and my position havent changed, the picture havnt appear until i made next move.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
it depends how often you are refreshing Google Earth.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Karol-pl:
in my case it's refreshing every 4 sec. but i mean that, when you are not moving with your pda and you try to force update that picture, it's not appearing in GE. You have to make any movement, then the picture appears.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] odie3:
Okay, updated my server and client. Directory was created and files uploaded. I assume the index.php will not work (jcleek says he'll be updating soon].

Problem 1:

All my pictures are in \Storage Card\My Documents\My Pictures\. With the browser I can there and All Files does not seem to show them either. I am thinking that is the way the windows standard browser works - is there a more advance one you can use?

Problem 2:

Can not upload more than 400k but my pictures are around ~500k. Can you remove that limit?

Problem 3:

The picture is not showing in google pop up for some reason but the picture(s) are in fact there.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
it doesn't make to sense to update GE every 4 sec because the minimum number of seconds that you can upload from TrackMe is every 10 seconds.

Your refresh rate in GE should be >= the value that you have in TrackMe.

Anyway, how often are you generating the KML file? after a new position is received?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
I noticed that too. It's strange. I'll let you know if I find out something.

I have almost 900 users on my server. Think about it.

I will probably add a parameter on the server or something like that later.

I tested from GE and GM and it worked fine here. Check the KML file to see if the URL of the image is in fact there.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] odie3:
Thanks! (btw, I meant I can *not* get there)

Yes I understand, i really hope you make a change in the php file for the size limit. ;)

Odd, its the kml file not updating and even if I "Export Data" does not help. I know the information is getting to the DB, since I can see my comments that I am tagging each time when I go to my website (and of course when I look into my DB). confused...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Karol-pl:
well, true

i setted up every 10 seconds. but when i'm not moving, then TM is not generating any KML file, casue TM skips that positions. Maybe try on your pda :)

set option"don't upload ..points if distance..." for 1000 meters. Then try to upload picture, and see if it appear in GE. :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] odie3:
Okay got it!

Problem 1: (which I had forgot about)

When doing a forced update only the DB gets updated, so you have to do a Export Data to get the kml file to update. Any reason why not to create the kml file on forced update? I always assumed there was a reason but never remembered to ask.

Problem 2:

Seems then you go to "Export Data" and and then click "Get Existing" the order of the trips are not in order (almost all of my are auto+the date). I had assumed the newest trip was always at the bottom that is not the case. So when I was Exporting my data it was really a trip from 12/7. I guess that is what I get for assuming and not really reading what I was exporting. ;)

Oh forgot to ask about this before. When you finally find the picture you want and you click on it, it seems it gets uploaded at that selection. Would it be possiable to upload the picture after you click the okay button (or even when you click to upload the position)? I see myself selecting the wrong picture at some point and there is no chance (that I can see) to stop the process of the file getting uploaded.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Karol-pl:
so i think that the answer for my question above :)

btw. nice monkey ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
You're right. There is not reason for not doing that. I'll change it.

I'll fix it.

Let's see what I can do.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _LEM_:
By the way, just in case there is somebody who knows html...

When I show the pictures, I use this code:

<a href='mypic'><img src='mypic' height='200' width='240'></a>

As you can see, I resize it to 200x240. That works fine if the picture is bigger than that, but if the picture is smaller, it will look bad because it will be enlarged.

Is there an easy way of not resizing the picture if the picture is smaller?