2.2.3. OpenPandora

OpenPandora with external GPS

OpenPandora with external GPS

2.2.3.1. (Super)Zaxxon

  • get the .PND and place it on your SD card e.g. /mnt/mmc2/pandora/menu/

  • get a default navit.xml and place it at /mnt/mmc2/pandora/appdata/navit/navit.xml

  • download Maps and put the .bin file at /mnt/mmc2/pandora/appdata/navit/maps/test.bin

  • get espeak:

sudo opkg install http://www.angstrom-distribution.org/feeds/unstable/ipk/glibc/armv7a/base/libportaudio2_v19+svnr1387-r0.6_armv7a.ipk
sudo opkg install http://www.angstrom-distribution.org/feeds/unstable/ipk/glibc/armv7a/base/espeak_1.37-r0.5_armv7a.ipk

and test it:

espeak 'This is just a short test.'

2.2.3.1.1. Connect GPS

Bluetooth:
Power up your GPS device, enable bluetooth at the Pandora Manager and open a terminal and execute:
hcitool scan

Mark and copy your BTaddr and paste it in the following lines

sudo hcitool cc AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF
sudo rfcomm connect rfcomm0 AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF
This should work fine and the GPS should show an established BT link.
Now test your virtual connection:
cat /dev/rfcomm0

This should show up scrolling lines with GP* prefix
USB:
Connect you USB GPS and open a terminal and execute:
dmesg
This should contain a line announcing a new USB device and that it is attached to a virtual serial port as /dev/ttyUSB0 or /dev/ttyACM0
Now test your virtual connection in a new terminal:
cat /dev/ttyUSB0

This should show up scrolling lines with GP* prefix

2.2.3.1.2. Adapt configuration

  • Open the navit.xml file

  • search for <config …> and add within language=”de_DE” with your appropriated language Code (e.g. en_GB)

<config xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" language="de_DE">

  • search for “binfile” and replace

<mapset enabled="yes">
    <map type="binfile" enabled="yes" data="$NAVIT_SHAREDIR/maps/*.bin"/>
</mapset>

  • search for “gpsd” and replace:

    • rfcomm0 for attached Bluetooth GPS

    • ttyS0 for attached USB GPS

<vehicle name="Local GPS" profilename="car" enabled="yes" active="1" source="file://dev/rfcomm0">

  • search for “speech” and adapt

<speech type="cmdline" data="espeak -v german '%s'" cps="15" />

2.2.3.2. Todo

  • OSD for cassual users (#1 routing, #2 map browsing, …)

  • Make use of pandora buttons

  • Skin like minimenu

2.2.3.3. See also