Thread: GooPs Real-time GPS Tracking and Navigation for Google Earth -Version 2.5.13 Released

It's working great now, in my gps's config I can lower the rate so I did and changed it in goops, once I reached 4800 it started to work, i turn it up a notch and it stops working, no big deal though it works completely well at 4800 without any effects (thus far) on any of my other GPS programs.

Very cool stuff, i'm going to play with it more tomarrow on my way to work.

Originally Posted by davidhite

Sorry your having problems.
What is your interface to the GPS? It sounds like GooPs is successfully opening the COM port, but timing out waiting for data.
I get this if my GPS is turned off or unplugged from the db10 part of my serial port adapter (I'm using a belkin USB/serial port adapter).

Here are a few other things to check:
Is COM port and rate set correctly in GooPs/Options?
Is the rate set correctly on your GPS?
Are there other COM port options that may not be set correctly (you would have to set them in the control panel).
Are there other programs using that COM port? (could even be another instance of GooPs tying it up).

It should work at other rates - strange.
I just looked at my code and it looks like I have some of these COM settings hardcoded. I probably shouldn't set these because there is no way to change them.
dcb.fOutxCtsFlow = FALSE;
dcb.fRtsControl = RTS_CONTROL_DISABLE;
dcb.fDtrControl = DTR_CONTROL_DISABLE;
dcb.fOutxDsrFlow = FALSE;
dcb.fOutX = TRUE; // XON/XOFF control
dcb.fInX = TRUE;
dcb.ByteSize = 8;
dcb.Parity = NOPARITY;
dcb.StopBits = ONESTOPBIT;

Originally Posted by Vorex

It's working great now, in my gps's config I can lower the rate so I did and changed it in goops, once I reached 4800 it started to work, i turn it up a notch and it stops working, no big deal though it works completely well at 4800 without any effects (thus far) on any of my other GPS programs.

Very cool stuff, i'm going to play with it more tomarrow on my way to work.

Thanks Yorky. I was waiting for someone to ask for that . I'll put it on my list. BTW do the 3D cursors behave correctly down there?

Originally Posted by yorky

Very neat program! Worked straight away!

Only one question, can you add an option to toggle between KM/H & MPH speed? Since I'm in Australia we use km/h here

Stupid question. I haven't been able to test this in my car yet but will very soon. When I launch GooPs from my test PC and then it launches Google Earth.. GE always starts from outer space and takes FOREVER to get to the actual car.. Is this a setting in GE or something?

Thanks!

Looking forward to this being able to work in skinbedder!

Well while your talking about that, my GPS defaults to com11 because of some of the crazyness of my setup, not a big deal because I just let the GPS conflict with one of my modems but others may run into the same problem.

(GooPs only lets you set from com1-com8)

But keep up the good work, i've been using it just for fun for the last two days, next month i am going on a long business trip by car so it will be cool to let google earth's built in trip route thing direct me while GooPs tracks me.

Originally Posted by davidhite

It should work at other rates - strange.
I just looked at my code and it looks like I have some of these COM settings hardcoded. I probably shouldn't set these because there is no way to change them.
dcb.fOutxCtsFlow = FALSE;
dcb.fRtsControl = RTS_CONTROL_DISABLE;
dcb.fDtrControl = DTR_CONTROL_DISABLE;
dcb.fOutxDsrFlow = FALSE;
dcb.fOutX = TRUE; // XON/XOFF control
dcb.fInX = TRUE;
dcb.ByteSize = 8;
dcb.Parity = NOPARITY;
dcb.StopBits = ONESTOPBIT;

I don't have google earth installed on this machien but i'm pretty sure you can adjust it, it's called tour settings or something...lets you adjust angle, speed, zoom, etc

Originally Posted by tbird2340

Stupid question. I haven't been able to test this in my car yet but will very soon. When I launch GooPs from my test PC and then it launches Google Earth.. GE always starts from outer space and takes FOREVER to get to the actual car.. Is this a setting in GE or something?

Thanks!

Looking forward to this being able to work in skinbedder!

Is this in "Demo" mode? Make sure you have "Track Selection" checked on the GooPs main window. If that doesnt help try checking the "AutoZoom" box.

Originally Posted by tbird2340

Stupid question. I haven't been able to test this in my car yet but will very soon. When I launch GooPs from my test PC and then it launches Google Earth.. GE always starts from outer space and takes FOREVER to get to the actual car.. Is this a setting in GE or something?

Thanks!

Looking forward to this being able to work in skinbedder!

Thanks for the feedback.
I meant to make it so you could enter anything you wanted in the "Port" box and GooPs would try to use it. I'll fix that and add more ports.

Originally Posted by Vorex

Well while your talking about that, my GPS defaults to com11 because of some of the crazyness of my setup, not a big deal because I just let the GPS conflict with one of my modems but others may run into the same problem.

(GooPs only lets you set from com1-com8)

But keep up the good work, i've been using it just for fun for the last two days, next month i am going on a long business trip by car so it will be cool to let google earth's built in trip route thing direct me while GooPs tracks me.