Hi
Some help please, I have a xda 2, tom tom navigations software and a haicom 204e gps, i can not get the tom tom navigator to see the gps unit i have all the leads and the red led stays on i tried the gps on a laptop with a usb cable works fine, i don,t know which port to connect to ie com 1, 4, 5 etc and which things in the xda to turn on or off, as you can see i am a beginner to this, thanks for any help!!!!!
Onesongrg
Go to settings/connections/beams and uncheck the box, in tomtom choose com 1, nmea 4800.
Thanks mate worked a treat!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
SameProblem?!
Hello!
I'm a newbee... i want to connect a GPS 4TomTom to the USB Port.
So i don't really know, how to connect the MDA II to the USB GPS-Mouse.
I've taken an USB cable, that could charge the MDA II and build a adapter to connect the cable and the GPS Mouse in it. It won't work. I've think so already, but i've read it anywhere in the www.
So, could anybody help me with the Problem?
I've an Haicom HI-202E GPS-Mouse,
the MDA II :wink:
a soldering iron...
and a 5V Powersupply in my adapter (consists of 2 USB ports connected to each other, powersupplied with an 7805 (2A))
How can i fix it?
Thanks!
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Nobody0815 said:
I'm a newbee... i want to connect a GPS 4TomTom to the USB Port.
So i don't really know, how to connect the MDA II to the USB GPS-Mouse.
I've taken an USB cable, that could charge the MDA II and build a adapter to connect the cable and the GPS Mouse in it. It won't work. I've think so already, but i've read it anywhere in the www.
So, could anybody help me with the Problem?
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I'm not 100% sure, but i think, that wouldn't work.
The USB Specifications says that USB requires one master device to controll the slave devices. Your PC is the master device and the mda is just an slave. You won't be able to get 2 slaves talking to each other without a master.....
Stefan
cant the MDA work as an Master?
I've heard it so. But I'm not shure.
Some people gets a external HDD working on other PDA's.
I'll look and think about, but i've never found anithing an web for thet problem/solution. :roll:
I've wondered that nobody wants to connect more on the PDA...
I mean 20Gig HDD may be nice in Holliday to listen music :wink:
the tomtom software for PPC's will enable under "GPS-status - GPS" the options to select a protocol/GPS-Mouse and the connection:
Ir
BT on com6
serial on com1
com9
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Serial on USB
Bluetooth GPS
so, i thought it will
Thanks for more...
Found this in another thread:
Julian Thompson said:
Yes, this is right. The XDA2 won't function as a USB host. You do need that backpack and a www.ratocsystems.com host card. Then it will work.
I know this becuase I'm trying to link mine up to a HDD to store loads of music in my car and use the PPC as a controller but I don't want the confounded backpack - for you though on the motorbike, only using it when you need it it sounds perfect.
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and you can also take a look at this long thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=8799
Stefan
Hi
I have an xda 1 & am trying to get the gps to work. I have a Haicom hi204s gps receiver & a (ic-xda-ht for 02 xda tmoble ) cable for the car.
The software I am using is tom tom 3 ver 3.02
I have turned the beam off
My settings for the gps page are Haicom GPS + com1
I am at a loss !!
Rgds
Tan
@nobody: THE MDA can ony act as slave.
BUT: For GPS you ony need a serial port. And after all USB IS a serial type of port.
Only thing you need to do is solder a cable that connects the +5v, ground, Tx and Rx of the GPS USB connector to the appropiate pins of the MDA connector . . . .
On one of the german forums (cant remember the name :-( )there is a memeber nicked 'mocki' that offers custom built cables.
Tanman, choose nmea 4800 and com 1. Make sure beams are off and also that you dont have a keyboard driver loaded. Go to the gps screen in tomtom and see if there is any bars showing for satellites. If this doesnt work or gives an error let me know.
Hi cruisin-thru
Worked a treat
what I could not find at first was 'nmea 4800' which was the name of the sat receiver
Nice one thanx a lot
Tan
Tanman, that is actually the protocol used by the receiver rather than the name/model. Glad its sorted for you.
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Tanman, that is actually the protocol used by the receiver rather than the name/model. Glad its sorted for you.
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:?: :?:
So what you're saying is that, asl ong as the hardware is compatible with NMEA, we can use this generic driver with the correct baud spreed ?
Yes
Dear all, I just want to know,
is it possible to connect normal USB keyboard to PDA through, let's say a kind of connector ?
Sorry for my silly question
not an usb keyboard as himalaya dont have the hardware to be an usb host
which mean it can only be connected to over usb not connect itself
there are keyboards which use IR and bluetooth which works ok
and keyboards which use normal rs232 serial which is also connected to the button connector of himalaya
This tutorial is aimed to ones who wish to have USB OTG Capability within their
HTC Desire S ( Saga ).
1: what you need ( software )
A USB host capable kernel or your Android Must support USB Host APIs.
if you don’t have proper kernel you will not get USB OTG support, in my case
I flashed kernel 3.0.76 from Stefan on ics Final v2.0 ,Android version 4.0.4, sense 3.6, Now there is another kernel, I have Hboot 2.0******.
Available with USB Host capability the version is 3.0.89, I have not tried this kernel
Yet, you can if you wish, you can find both of these kernels at XDA.
If your rom or framework does support USB Host APIs then may be you don’t need to flash
The kernels.
With a linux patched kernel USB devices are detected under “ sys\bus\usb\*.* “.
If your android system and framework supports USB Host APIs, Android will detect USB devices
Under “dev\bus\usb\*.*”
Install USB Device info from google play store.
Install USB Host Diagnostics from Play Store.
Install USB OTG Helper from Play Store or any other software like Stick Mount to mount your USB STORAGE DEVICE.
You must have root access and super user installed.
Before flashing the kernel always make a backup of your current Rom.
As in my case when I flashed the kernel my wi-fi stoped working and then I had to manually push some wifi related files to system directory.
2: Hardware
You need a USB OTG Cable, unfortunately USB OTG cables available in Market are not suitable for Desire S, because Desire S does not Power the USB Bus within its own, to wake up USB Host Capability for Desire S we need to short Pin 4 and 5 at Micro B plug, Micro B female is incorporated within Desire S.
If a cable with shortened pin 4 and 5 is available then you don’t have to make a cable.
Its recommended not to short pin 4 and 5 at micro B plug, its good to sold a 10k resistor between pin 4 and 5. Get a standard charging cable for you Desire S with Micro B Plug, First of all check this cable by connecting it to your computer, if charge only and disk drive options appears at your phone the cable is good for our purpose.
Secondly get one Standard USB Extension cable, this cable has 4 pin Male at one end and 4 pin Female at the other end. Cut this cable from the center, remove the shielding plastic and uncover the wires.
You will find four wires,
Red = POWER ( Normally 5 Volts )
White = ( Data- )
Green = ( Data+)
Black = GND ( Reference Ground for 5 Volts )
Get a soldering iron and a piece of solder wire.
Now pick Male end, cut white and green wires ( we don’t need them because we only need power wires from this plug ).
Now pick Female one, uncover the wires from this also, Make a joint of Male “RED” with Female “RED”, and Also Make a Joint of Male “BLACK” to Female “Black”, don’t cut “WHITE” and “GREEN” wires.
Now cover “RED” and “Black” with some sort of Glue or Adhesive Tape, Glue is better choice because it will prevent the wires from getting short, or you can use heat shrinking sleeve.
Now pick your standard charging cable and cut it from the center and hold the end having small Micro B Plug, uncover plastic shielding, you shall find following wires,
RED
WHITE
GREEN
BLACK
Now get the cable you already mad having Standard Male and Female and Make joints as follows.
RED = RED
WHITE = WHITE
GREEN = GREEN
BLACK = BLACK
Double check all connections and now the important part comes
Gently remove the plastic from behind the Micro B plug with sharp knife or cutter, be careful and be patient here because in a hurry you can damage the plug or wires.
After you remove the covering Micro B plug you will find “ RED , WHITE , GREEN , BLACK “ wires soldered.
Notice that only one point at Micro B plug is Empty, There you go, it is pin No 4 of Micro B Plug.
You will also see “BLACK” wire there, Now get your 10 k resistor, sold one end of the resistor to where the “BLACK” wire is soldered and sold other end to pin No 4 which you have already found empty.
Be careful here not to short any pins, it may lead to a disapointment. Your USB OTG CABLE is ready, put some glue where you find its necessary to cover and also over the Micro B plug from where you remove the plastic.
Now run USB Host Diagnostics and when it says to plug in then plug your micro B connector to the phone, you don’t have to apply power through mail connector until. USB Host Diagnostics should show
As following picture, it will detect USB root hub of the phone, if it does not detect anything then
May be there your cable is not prepared properly, or just Restart your phone after installing USB HOST Diagnostics and check again, USB HOST Diagnostics needs root access if USB HOST APIs or framework is
Not supporting USB HOST MOD.
Now apply power through your charger to MALE connector, after 5 or 7 seconds your phone will indicate charging, means the cable is correct.
Put a USB stick in USB Female connector, open USB OTG Helper and hit MOUNT, it will mount your USB storage device and will create a directory at the root of your SD card named “UsbOtgDrives”.
You can brows the files and directories of your device in that folder.
Un mount USB Mass storage through USB OTG Helper and connect any USB mouse and you will see a small cursor, its very small and but you can locate it, if pointer does not appear remove the power plug and connect again, same way you can connect a USB keyboard, connect a USB keyboard and open any text editor in your phone and check by typing from keyboard or open your sms editor and check it there.
You can get your device info with “USB Device Info” if you installed it from play store.
Wow...now...
that is one of the great tutorials that were missed
in our forum
many thanks from saga community:good:
asgardr said:
Wow...now...
that is one of the great tutorials that were missed
in our forum
many thanks from saga community:good:
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I wrote tutorial, but there was a question i did asked, "does viper saga supports USB OTG AND USB HOST API, BUT UNFORTUNATLY NOBODY REPLIED, SO I SPARED SOME TIME AND INSTALLED THIS ROM TO MY DESIRE S, IT WAS ACTIVATING CAR DOCK MOD AS SOON I PLUGGED USB OTG CABLE BUT WAS NOT DETECTING ANY USB DEVICES, I SPENT TOW HOURS ON THIS ROM AND NOW EVERRY THING IS WORKING " MASS STORAGE, CDC-ACM- PL2303 SERIAL CABLE, CH340, CH340, SERIAL CABLE AND ALL HID DEVICES. IF SOMEONE IS GETTING PROBLEM CONNNECTING THOSE DEVICES, PLEASE PM, I WILL TRY MY LEVEL BEST TO HELP.
Many Thanks
MNASWL said:
I wrote tutorial, but there was a question i did asked, "does viper saga supports USB OTG AND USB HOST API, BUT UNFORTUNATLY NOBODY REPLIED, SO I SPARED SOME TIME AND INSTALLED THIS ROM TO MY DESIRE S, IT WAS ACTIVATING CAR DOCK MOD AS SOON I PLUGGED USB OTG CABLE BUT WAS NOT DETECTING ANY USB DEVICES, I SPENT TOW HOURS ON THIS ROM AND NOW EVERRY THING IS WORKING " MASS STORAGE, CDC-ACM- PL2303 SERIAL CABLE, CH340, CH340, SERIAL CABLE AND ALL HID DEVICES. IF SOMEONE IS GETTING PROBLEM CONNNECTING THOSE DEVICES, PLEASE PM, I WILL TRY MY LEVEL BEST TO HELP.
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I tried ur tutorial with SVHD 2.1.0 ROM on my HTC Desire S with kernel 3.0.76 and it is working superbly, my wifi stpped working after the kernel flash but after flashing the boot.img via fastboot solved the problem .. I did not try to make a usb cable as u narrated instead I am using Y cable for it which has a separate mini usb power adapter and USB slot for pen drives... Many thanks bro :laugh:
Is there any existing cable on the market now that I can buy? I'm low on time to make my own
cable
broucker said:
Is there any existing cable on the market now that I can buy? I'm low on time to make my own
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no such cable is available in market for desire s,you can try y cable with standard usb to otg converter.
Please can some one get a video of his tutorial for me to take a close look at it to make my own. I really need it to work on ds. Thank u all. I would be very happy to see that video
Just try to closely see the pictures and read care fully what I have written, in case if you feel difficult let me know , will try to spare some time to make video. Any ways it's easy.
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Just try to closely see the pictures and read care fully what I have written, in case if you feel difficult let me know , will try to spare some time to make video. Any ways it's easy.
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I am using a custom viper saga Rom, i've install the Stefan kernel, and I have closely followed everything step as you said, but still can't mount any drive. My USB host diagnostic show exact as your in the picture, but my USB helper still can't mount drive..... Please I need help fixing the issue
This Rome will not work.
Install victims saga 2.0 rom.
That will work.
Sorry virtuous saga 2.0
Hy there
I want to mount my Tablet in my Car at the moment everything is up and running except for the USB connection.
In the Car the tablet will be connected permanently to an Car charger. but i still would like to have an option to plug it into my pc and use USB OTG.
Removing the tablet from the car is not an option because it will be mounted there permanently.
So i thought about this:
When i connect the +5V and GND Lines form the Charger to the Tablet it should charge
Then i would connect the D+ & D- lines to an Micro usb port mounted in the dash. so i can get an usb connection with my laptop.
Additionally i want to mount an Female type A Usb connector to the dash which yould get all the Wires from the Tablet (the +5V &GND ist connected to the carger)
Here is a Picture: http://puu.sh/bV7vN/99f07ad434.jpg
Would this work this way?
push ....