Valentine One Solution!

**antimatter** · 11-09-2004, 12:42 AM

Wow... Intersting thread. You have my interest and vote to continue development (If possible)

The problem with this project is that there arent enough people with these expensive devices that have electronics know how and the ability to program. But..... All you need is one person.

I would really like to see this project advance. Keep us posted

**rgardjr** · 11-09-2004, 12:49 AM

Just jumping in to follow the developments here. Might need to buy a valentine in the future.

**nickmig** · 11-09-2004, 01:17 AM

could you guys hold on while I go change my pants

**zPilott** · 11-09-2004, 01:50 PM

The chip I am working with is a USBMOD3 from elexol.com. It can be programmed to be a basic usb to serial, among other things, and comes with free drivers. The cheapo off the shelf usb-> serial that I had would get a different COM port every time I plugged it in, and you could only have one of them on a given system. The USBMOD3 I have can be uniquely identified, so I wont have those problems, and, it looks like, I can set the data rate to be exactly what the V1 is using.

I haven't looked into it yet, but I am also hoping that I can have it resume the computer from standby (like a USB mouse), when the V1 comes on (it is attached to ACC power) as another solution to powering up the computer.

I would also like to tie it in to a location database, that is user updated, that can help guess, based on location, if the signal is a false positive. Another option is to change the alert depending on your speed and the speed limit on the current road.

**Zip-Lock** · 11-09-2004, 02:22 PM

Originally Posted by zPilott

I would also like to tie it in to a location database, that is user updated, that can help guess, based on location, if the signal is a false positive. Another option is to change the alert depending on your speed and the speed limit on the current road.

Perhaps it can be combined with the speed trap database and databases for red light camera and speed cameras too.

**ACHIEVER** · 11-10-2004, 06:19 PM

I don't find a need to push the speed limit to often but in the time I've owned my

Valentine I estimate it has payed for itself a couple times over already. This project looks

real exciting and I'd love to see something come of it. Please keep us informed.

**Tred** · 11-13-2004, 04:01 AM

is it done yet? ....j/k

zPilott- how is the USBMOD3 chip coming along?

**Cris** · 11-13-2004, 08:55 AM

When this is complete, I'll get a V1.
BTW, do you know if I can find a V1 in Europe?

**0l33l** · 11-13-2004, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by Cris

When this is complete, I'll get a V1.
BTW, do you know if I can find a V1 in Europe?

Order it online... I'm getting that they'll ship it there. Now the question is if it detects radar in Europe... would suck to spend $400 and have it not working.

**zPilott** · 11-13-2004, 06:26 PM

There is another band of radar that it picks up, that apparently is only used in some parts of europe:

I travel a lot in Europe. Will V1 work over there?

Yes, with a few caveats. K and Ka bands there are the same as in the US, so all V1s (after a few very-early models) will work as good there as here. Ku band is found in Netherlands, Belgium and sometimes the UK (but not in the US). We've recently added Ku coverage with serial numbers ending 0600 or higher. Earlier V1s do not cover Ku.
What the Europeans call X band is sometimes different from the X band used in the US. So even the latest V1 could have this one blind spot.

Back to Ku for a moment, current-production V1s have coverage on that band installed but not "activated" as they leave the factory. For do-it-yourself instructions on activation, see www.valentine1.com/lab/mikeslabrpt3.asp elsewhere in this site.