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Old 01-02-2008, 04:15 PM   #31
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Quote: Originally Posted by Borte View Post
Hmm... This worked on my desktop, I could now select the comport from a list but for some kind of reason it doesnt work on the laptop that I'm using in my car. They are both running WinXP.

Remove the 2 driver lines from settings.ini so it looks like so....

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[WorldClock_Zones]

And remove settings.dat
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Old 01-02-2008, 04:26 PM   #32
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Remove the 2 driver lines from settings.ini so it looks like so....

[Drivers]

[WorldClock_Zones]

And remove settings.dat

This did the trick. Thank you for all your help Beezer!
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I managed to embed the software into the Cfig plugin in centrafuse, and I can make it resize how it needs to....but the position doesnt change. doesnt matter what I set the position to.....it still cuts the top off the embedded sygic application.

Anyone got any ideas?
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sorry, solved that now, only thing i need to know is how i can input the camera locations available for the uk, into the software from the spreadsheet on the freedrive website???

If anyone can tell me that - i'll be flying!!!
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sorry, solved that now, only thing i need to know is how i can input the camera locations available for the uk, into the software from the spreadsheet on the freedrive website???

If anyone can tell me that - i'll be flying!!!

Not sure how you can do it from the spreadsheet on freedrive, but if you get the tomtom speedcam files and use a program called OV2UPI Translator 2.1 (google it) then you can covert them to the correct format for this program.
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and what function, or what setting points the nav program to the database once converted?
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You just have to drop the converted POI's into your map folder (the UPI files) and then from inside the Sygic drive menu you can turn them on (Menu, Manage POI)
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Quote: Originally Posted by swift_gti View Post
Not sure how you can do it from the spreadsheet on freedrive, but if you get the tomtom speedcam files and use a program called OV2UPI Translator 2.1 (google it) then you can covert them to the correct format for this program.

Thats how I done it, using the Tom Tom files from PocketGPS. It probably wouldn't be right for me to post the files here but I will post a howto instead.

1) Get PocketGPS speed cameras for Tom Tom. I got the November 2007 release. The files should be .ov2 files, one for each camera type, e.g

pocketgps_uk_gatso_20.ov2
pocketgps_uk_gatso_30.ov2
pocketgps_uk_gatso_40.ov2
.... etc etc

Make sure that you have the equivalent logos in bmp format for the files. e.g.

pocketgps_uk_gatso_20.bmp
pocketgps_uk_gatso_30.bmp
pocketgps_uk_gatso_40.bmp
.... etc etc

4) run ov2upi, but run it for each ov2 file individually. I found that it didn't work properly when you told it to convert an entire directory at once.

5) You should have lots of upi files now.

pocketgps_uk_gatso_20.upi
pocketgps_uk_gatso_30.upi
pocketgps_uk_gatso_40.upi
.... etc etc

Rename these to whatever you want to appear inside Sygic Drive. e.g. I named mine

Fixed Speed Camera @ 20.upi
Fixed Speed Camera @ 30.upi
Fixed Speed Camera @ 40.upi
.... etc etc

6) Copy these upi files into your map directory e.g. GBR. Don't copy default.upi

7) Copy all bmp files into the Icons directory in Sygic Drive. Don't rename them. IIRC a few don't display properly so you have to load them into Irfanview or something & increase their colours to 8bit.

8) If you load up Sygic Drive now, you should see new categories in your POI management. You should see them named however you named the file & you should see an icon to the left of the name. If you enable them & look at the map, you should see the icon on the map.

9) If you want alerting as you approach a camera, you have to do the following...

10) copy wav files into the Sounds directory for your alerts. Get these from wherever you fancy. Personally, I used the ones from GatsohunterRR which in turn were borrowed from FreeDrive.

11) Edit SKIN/application.skin. USE NOTEPAD NOT WORDPAD. search for "managePOI.alarm". You should see 3 lists. items, sounds & icons. You need to add new items referencing the sounds that you added using a default icon. You can't add your own icons. Make up the name for the item for now - anything you want. e.g. here's mine

<listBox id="listBox.managePOI.selectSound" bitmapSound="_b.checkOff"
items="
managePOI.alarm
managePOI.alarm
managePOI.alarm
managePOI.alarm
managePOI.ring
managePOI.ring
managePOI.ring
managePOI.beep
managePOI.beep
managePOI.beep
managePOI.cam30
managePOI.cam40
managePOI.cam50
managePOI.cam60
managePOI.cam70
managePOI.camera
managePOI.mobile
managePOI.redlight
managePOI.speed"
sounds="
Sounds\Beep.wav
Sounds\Beep2.wav
Sounds\Beep3.wav
Sounds\Beep4.wav
Sounds\Bell.wav
Sounds\Phone.wav
Sounds\Ring.wav
Sounds\Whistle.wav
Sounds\Beep2.wav
Sounds\Alarm2.wav
Sounds\cam30.wav
Sounds\cam40.wav
Sounds\cam50.wav
Sounds\cam60.wav
Sounds\cam70.wav
Sounds\Camera.wav
Sounds\mobile.wav
Sounds\redlight.wav
Sounds\speed.wav"
icons="
_i.alertBeep
_i.alertBeep
_i.alertBeep
_i.alertBeep
_i.alertRing
_i.alertRing
_i.alertRing
_i.alertAlarm
_i.alertAlarm
_i.alertBeep
_i.alertAlarm
_i.alertAlarm
_i.alertAlarm
_i.alertAlarm
_i.alertAlarm
_i.alertAlarm
_i.alertAlarm
_i.alertAlarm
_i.alertAlarm
"/>

Save it

12) Edit SKIN/English.lang (or whatever your lang is). USE NOTEPAD NOT WORDPAD

Search for <lang id="managePOI.beep" text="Beep"/> Copy that line & add your new items as you want them to appear in the menu using the names you chose in the previous step.

e.g. here's mine

<lang id="managePOI.cam30" text="Speed Camera @ 30"/>
<lang id="managePOI.cam40" text="Speed Camera @ 40"/>
<lang id="managePOI.cam50" text="Speed Camera @ 50"/>
<lang id="managePOI.cam60" text="Speed Camera @ 60"/>
<lang id="managePOI.cam70" text="Speed Camera @ 70"/>
<lang id="managePOI.camera" text="Camera"/>
<lang id="managePOI.mobile" text="Mobile Speed Camera"/>
<lang id="managePOI.redlight" text="Redlight Camera"/>
<lang id="managePOI.speed" text="Speed Camera"/>


13) Load Sygic Drive, go to the Manage POI section & add an alert for your speed cameras. The alert sounds menu should now show the new items you entered.

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forgive my stupidity.....poi converter doesnt offer a .upi file extension to save siles as?

And the ov2upi translator software gives error initialising when i try to open it?

Anyone able to assist me?
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Apologies. I never could get poiconverter to work properly. I've now corrected the post above.

What error do you get on ov2upi?
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when i double-click the exe (the only file to launch) it just says failed to initialise???
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Old 01-07-2008, 08:33 AM   #43
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Quote: Originally Posted by Beezer View Post
Thats how I done it, using the Tom Tom files from PocketGPS. It probably wouldn't be right for me to post the files here but I will post a howto instead.

1) Get PocketGPS speed cameras for Tom Tom. I got the November 2007 release. The files should be .ov2 files, one for each camera type, e.g

pocketgps_uk_gatso_20.ov2
pocketgps_uk_gatso_30.ov2
pocketgps_uk_gatso_40.ov2
.... etc etc

Make sure that you have the equivalent logos in bmp format for the files. e.g.

pocketgps_uk_gatso_20.bmp
pocketgps_uk_gatso_30.bmp
pocketgps_uk_gatso_40.bmp
.... etc etc

4) run ov2upi, but run it for each ov2 file individually. I found that it didn't work properly when you told it to convert an entire directory at once.

5) You should have lots of upi files now.

pocketgps_uk_gatso_20.upi
pocketgps_uk_gatso_30.upi
pocketgps_uk_gatso_40.upi
.... etc etc

Rename these to whatever you want to appear inside Sygic Drive. e.g. I named mine

Fixed Speed Camera @ 20.upi
Fixed Speed Camera @ 30.upi
Fixed Speed Camera @ 40.upi
.... etc etc

6) Copy these upi files into your map directory e.g. GBR. Don't copy default.upi

7) Copy all bmp files into the Icons directory in Sygic Drive. Don't rename them. IIRC a few don't display properly so you have to load them into Irfanview or something & increase their colours to 8bit.

8) If you load up Sygic Drive now, you should see new categories in your POI management. You should see them named however you named the file & you should see an icon to the left of the name. If you enable them & look at the map, you should see the icon on the map.

9) If you want alerting as you approach a camera, you have to do the following...

10) copy wav files into the Sounds directory for your alerts. Get these from wherever you fancy. Personally, I used the ones from GatsohunterRR which in turn were borrowed from FreeDrive.

11) Edit SKIN/application.skin. USE NOTEPAD NOT WORDPAD. search for "managePOI.alarm". You should see 3 lists. items, sounds & icons. You need to add new items referencing the sounds that you added using a default icon. You can't add your own icons. Make up the name for the item for now - anything you want. e.g. here's mine

<listBox id="listBox.managePOI.selectSound" bitmapSound="_b.checkOff"
items="
managePOI.alarm
managePOI.alarm
managePOI.alarm
managePOI.alarm
managePOI.ring
managePOI.ring
managePOI.ring
managePOI.beep
managePOI.beep
managePOI.beep
managePOI.cam30
managePOI.cam40
managePOI.cam50
managePOI.cam60
managePOI.cam70
managePOI.camera
managePOI.mobile
managePOI.redlight
managePOI.speed"
sounds="
Sounds\Beep.wav
Sounds\Beep2.wav
Sounds\Beep3.wav
Sounds\Beep4.wav
Sounds\Bell.wav
Sounds\Phone.wav
Sounds\Ring.wav
Sounds\Whistle.wav
Sounds\Beep2.wav
Sounds\Alarm2.wav
Sounds\cam30.wav
Sounds\cam40.wav
Sounds\cam50.wav
Sounds\cam60.wav
Sounds\cam70.wav
Sounds\Camera.wav
Sounds\mobile.wav
Sounds\redlight.wav
Sounds\speed.wav"
icons="
_i.alertBeep
_i.alertBeep
_i.alertBeep
_i.alertBeep
_i.alertRing
_i.alertRing
_i.alertRing
_i.alertAlarm
_i.alertAlarm
_i.alertBeep
_i.alertAlarm
_i.alertAlarm
_i.alertAlarm
_i.alertAlarm
_i.alertAlarm
_i.alertAlarm
_i.alertAlarm
_i.alertAlarm
_i.alertAlarm
"/>

Save it

12) Edit SKIN/English.lang (or whatever your lang is). USE NOTEPAD NOT WORDPAD

Search for <lang id="managePOI.beep" text="Beep"/> Copy that line & add your new items as you want them to appear in the menu using the names you chose in the previous step.

e.g. here's mine

<lang id="managePOI.cam30" text="Speed Camera @ 30"/>
<lang id="managePOI.cam40" text="Speed Camera @ 40"/>
<lang id="managePOI.cam50" text="Speed Camera @ 50"/>
<lang id="managePOI.cam60" text="Speed Camera @ 60"/>
<lang id="managePOI.cam70" text="Speed Camera @ 70"/>
<lang id="managePOI.camera" text="Camera"/>
<lang id="managePOI.mobile" text="Mobile Speed Camera"/>
<lang id="managePOI.redlight" text="Redlight Camera"/>
<lang id="managePOI.speed" text="Speed Camera"/>


13) Load Sygic Drive, go to the Manage POI section & add an alert for your speed cameras. The alert sounds menu should now show the new items you entered.

I wonder if using the above process if its possible to add Uk traffic too using my Traffic System that RT put together on DC....

http://www.traffic.letscommunicate.c..._downloads.php

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Of course, you could even automate it, however, I'm not sure if you can update the POI file at the same time that Sygic Drive is using it. IIRC, Sygic Drive can avoid certain POI.

How often do you update the Traffic System POI file?

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Quote: Originally Posted by Beezer View Post
Of course, you could even automate it, however, I'm not sure if you can update the POI file at the same time that Sygic Drive is using it. IIRC, Sygic Drive can avoid certain POI.

How often do you update the Traffic System POI file?

Every three or five mins.... its live.

I was thinking you could automate it as POIEdit can be ran from a command line.....

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