to, 2007-11-01 kello 06:00 -0500, Doug Sutherland kirjoitti: > If this one is only sending raw data ie no actual coordinates then > it makes no sense to use that part.
*sigh* 1) Yes, it pretty much sends raw data. 2) Yes, it can make sense not to have a bazillion CPUs on board from various perspectives. 3) Also you can do a bit more magic if you get the raw data in a known format. 4) It's suboptimal in this case mostly because of the proprietary protocol in which this raw data arrives (the calculations necessary shouldn't indeed be a problem given a known (reverse-engineered) data format), and the provided driver being proprietary... 3b) ...which is quite possibly not only a licensing question (though to be sure, it is that too) but also a legislation issue at least when moving across US borders. 4) Not too sure on this count, but my impression is that the chip for the GTA01 was pretty much fixed at the point where this was going to be also a mobile Windows phone. Somebody correct me if my impression is wrong, please. And finally, 4b) The GTA02 will have a different chip that does have an integrated processor and talks NMEA over serial (and reportedly might also be coaxable to give raw data as well in some format) -- Mikko Rauhala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> University of Helsinki _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community