GPS evaluation for Windows Mobile

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Aug 28, 2006

New from u-blox, u-centre mobile is a GPS evaluation and visualisation tool for Windows Mobile-based pocket PC handheld devices such as PDAs.

New from u-blox, u-centre mobile is a GPS evaluation and visualisation tool for Windows Mobile-based pocket PC handheld devices such as PDAs.

u-centre mobile is the handheld version of u-centre, u-blox' PC-based GPS evaluation software.

Launched in 2001, u-centre has become renowned throughout the industry for its powerful controls, visualisation and analysis features.

u-centre mobile has now been developed to bring the same functionality to handheld devices such as PDAs, mobile phones and other consumer and professional GPS-enabled handheld devices.

u-centre mobile provides satellite status and positioning information, enables 2D representations of any GPS parameter in real-time and offers extensive configuration options.

Viewing functions have been specifically adapted for the limited screen resolution of handhelds.

Users can load digital maps calibrated with u-centre to view static positions or itineraries.

The system has a data recorder with playback functionality that enables GPS data logging.

Log files created with u-centre-mobile are compatible with u-centre, giving users the option to analyse log files from their PC, handheld, or both.

"u-centre mobile enables GPS testing on-the-go", explains the creator of the tool, Michael Ammann, Research and Development GNSS Software.

"This powerful tool will become an indispensable companion for developers of GPS-enabled handheld devices, who will be able to test GPS performance directly on the device that they are designing".

"All other GPS product developers will also benefit, as they will be able to connect their GPS applications to any mobile device with u-centre mobile installed and use its powerful GPS evaluation features from anywhere".

The tool's built-in AssistNow client software enables access to u-blox' AssistNow A-GPS service framework, which slashes time to first fix down to seconds and enables satellite acquisition even under difficult signal conditions.

u-centre mobile supports various interfaces such as Bluetooth, USB, UART, CompactFlash and Secure Digital I/O interfaces and, most important, tightly coupled GPS integration.

You can download u-centre mobile for free from the u-blox website.