LXGPS
LXGPS (99K, Version 1.8, October 22, 2002)
interfaces your HP 100/200LX palmtop to a GPS receiver that
communicates using the standard NMEA 0183 protocol over a serial line.
LXGPS is copyrighted freeware.
LXGPS includes the following features:
- moving map display using user supplied maps in PCX format.
- navigation to user defined waypoints including graphical
bearing indicator, distance to waypoint and estimated time
enroute.
- satellite tracking and signal strength display.
- route track, logging and playback.
- setting of palmtop time from GPS time.
Here are some screenshots of LXGPS in action.
The answers to a number of
Frequently Asked Questions about LXGPS are available.
Here's a collection of maps calibrated for use with
LXGPS.
Beverly Howard wrote an article for the
Palmtop Paper about GPS and the
HP palmtop. Read it here.
lxgps (@at@) rendafamily.com