New M6500 Discussion Thread

Do you mind posting the link on how its done

cheers

 

Pages 17 through 19 of this manual discuss the steps necessary to configure your navigation software to access the correct comm port to connect to the embedded GPS in the Gobi: http://www.motioncomputing.com/resources/J3400/MotionCMUserGuide.pdf

 

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I think that since the notebook doesn't support a connection for external GPS antenna (probably uses the UWB antenna) the receiption wont be quite strong even to get a position fix (needs at least 4 sats to get a fix). However, I would be very interested in reading about your experience with the GPS as soon as you get it.

 

The antenna's are built into the M6500 display back.

 

Yeah, this is what I guessed. But, to get a reliable signal indoors (if any at all) would be quite difficult. I don't know however the sensitivity of the embedded GPS chipset.

 

I tried to find out about some specs for the dell 420 mini card, but no luck. It would be useful to know about the technical stuff of the gps receiver.

EDIT: FWIS, I have only found this on dell's site:

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/...etail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=313-7847

though its part number is different to the European's 420 mobile UWB

 

Thanks Tom.....that's pretty much my machine you have there....looks gorgeous, can't wait to get my Covet thanks to Pricegrabber, or I'd be waiting on the m4500....@!!

PS: thanks for the Linux review...I use linux on all my machines. (Fedora right now)

...Also, I saw the cat sneaking around behind there....be careful, I've lost a key pulling my cat off of one of my keyboards....

 

Not sure if you know this but the 420 module is not a GPS card. The GPS is built into the Gobi WWAN mobile broadband cards.

 

Can anyone think of a use for the gps feature, the M6500 is too big to use as a satnav.

Personally I would try to get an NTP client running off it if suitable software exists to set the time off the gps pulse but I except its a pretty specialist use.