This is one of my first working prototypes I've build. The first test in the car
has changed the original design a bit to the current design published at this website. With thanks to my old,
faithful Philips Oscilloscope.
The final design build into a case. The print on top is the Motorola Oncore VP GPS receiver.
Side view of the GPS Receiver with build-in GPS IRda converter.
The complete set of hardware build into the car:
A GPS Antenna. (active 5 Volts).
A cigarette-lighter power cord.
The casing with the GPS Receiver and GPS IRda converter
A IR-led soldered to a cable with on the other end a 3,5 mm mono jack plug.
My HP h1910 PDA loaded with TomTom Navigator software.
The HP h1910 installed in my Peugeot 307. On the upper left corner you can see the IR-led build in my home-made car holder.
This
a picture of the print created using the new design (v2.01). As you can see it is much smaller with less parts. This print was soldered in less than two hours into a functional GPS IRDA Converter.
The new design build into a case. The case measures
70mm x 60mm x 30 mm. This one
is build including a 6-pin PS/2 connector which carries the supply voltage for a HaiCOM
HI203-E. This combination is tested and works great.
Check the SHOW CASE section to see how easy it is to build one your own.
The
PCB print that I have designed. This is an older version that fits in
the casing of the picture above
The new printed circuit board that I have designed that
fits perfectly into the PDA-GPS cables of Hiacom. See next picture.