Hi everybody,
I've got problems with connecting my Rikaline 6010 to the Car Kit. With the help of the forum I know now, wich pins I have to connect together. But I'm not be able to bring power to the Mouse. I have the +5V and GND connected but the LED on the mouse won't turn on. With a simple car adapter for the mouse and the xda it works perfect. I try to look inside the cable of the car adapter and it looks lite the cable, I build myself.
Maybe I have to short some pins inside the connector ??
Does anybody have a Rikaline 6010 successful connected to the xda car kit ?
thanks a lot
rob.
Make sure the switched power supply is connected.
I assume you are using the official XDA carkit.
I did some reverse engineering on this carkit and found that the GPS powerline is only working if the switched power line for the carkit is connected.
After disconnecting this line the GPS power will stay on for 1 hour and then automatically switch of.
Have you checked if there is power on the GPS connector of the carkit when nothing is connected? Maybe the current demand is to high? For pinlayout check www.vanhemert.biz
Francois
Hi Francois,
I think my problem is not the car kit. After it doesn't work with the carkit, I tried to connect my car-adapter-cable with the cable, I made myself to the gps-mouse. And also there, the mouse doesn't get power. So I simply put +5V and GND to the pins of the mouse-connection and it doesn't work.
Maybe GND must be connected to two pins or to the GND-pin AND the PS2-connector's metall ?
I think, I have to buy a H203e to make it work....
rob.
Pinlayout
I have looked at the data sheet (http://www.rikaline.com/pdf/gps-6010-manual-e.pdf) and it looks straightforward. Pin 2 and 4 should do the job but I can imagine that you need a correct RS232 signal to get the thing up and running. Are you sure that the LED is just an indication of power or does it only light if power and RS-232 is correct?
As you can see in the schematics on my website I had trouble opening the COM port on my XDA, Communication just did not start unless I pulled the DCD line (pin 6) to Vcc. This will activate Active sync in the same way as the original cable set I used to have.
Good luck,
Francois
Hi,
thanks for your reply. The LED on the GPS-Mouse have to turn on simply by bringing power to it. I've tried that by using my car adapter cable and simply connect the mouse to the cable and not connect the xda...and the LED turns on.
I've ordered today a Hi203E and I will try to conncet it as you described on your homepage....hope it will work (if not, I'll be back ;-))
thanks a lot
rob.
Hi Francois,
today I received my Hi203e and I will try to connect it to the carkit.
One Question:
Is the connector, which is shown on your homepage and labeled with "to gps" the female connector, which is wired to the gps-mouse or the male connector, which is wired on the selfmade cable between carkit and PS2-connector of the mouse ??
thanks
rob.
hi,
ok, my previous question is now obsolet. The connector, which is wired to the Hi203e, is male (at my Rikaline6010 it is female). So I have to buy a female connector and build new cable. I made a first test by bringing the +5V and GND of the carkit over an adaptercable to the gps-mouse and (yippie) it worked. The LED on the mouse turns on !! Looks pretty good.
...to be continued (if I have the new connector...)
rob.
Hi Francois,
I've got it now and it works perfect. Thanks again for the Info's on your webpage.
2 points:
I've got a low noise (frequently repeated) in the speaker, when the gps is active. Is there something to do against that ?
And how can I stop the activation of active-sync, when i put the xda into the carkit ?
Do you know that ?
thanks
rob
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rob said:
I've got a low noise (frequently repeated) in the speaker, when the gps is active. Is there something to do against that ?
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I would guess this is the speaker wire picking up the GSM signal, nothing to do with the GPS. Try re-aligning so that the wires relative to the antenna of the XDA. If that doesn't work, you could experiment with ferrite beads (these ugly black blocks on all modern cables) on the wires.
Same problem here, but...
I found that if I start serial communication with the GPS unit, i will hear some interferance via the speaker. It looks like the auto mute functions does not work immediatlly after inserting the XDA and "the connection is left open".
Workaround:
Pressing the red phone button to generate a tone (keypress) activates the automute and the interferance will disappear. (at least is does in my case)
Auto start of the active sync process:
This is caused by the DCD line pulled to Vcc. I first owned a standard GPS Y-cable (XDA/GPS/Lighter) and it showed the same behaviour. My first experiment was to not use the DCD line (just gnd, tx and rx)but at that time TomTom could not open the COM port. I did no further investigation but one of the forum members suggested to disable the IR connection and auto sync, this should free the com port to TomTom and not start active sync automatically. Again I have not tested it but if you will, i am interested.
Good luck,
francois
hi,
Been reading this thread with alot of interest...
can someone help me with a problem, I have the O2 carkit installed in my car, and i also have a rikaline 6010 that i would like to attach it.
I have found the GPS connector that i need to attach the GPS reciever to but when i check the connector for +5v its not there...
Does anyone know where i can connect it to... looks like the person who connect my carkit could'nt be bothered about connecting up the GPS connector properly...
and also the colour of wires that everyone mentions, mine are a different colour...
i have the following from my rikaline reciever, 4 in total...
red
black
green
white
does anyone know what connects to what????
Many Thanks
Zetex
Rikalinegps 6010 with cables - from eBay
This receiver is available with cable for XDA via eBay (see link below), but you guys have got me worried. I'm thinking of buying the Rikaline 6010 but am I going to have to do all this business of rewiring etc? What's the economical way of buying all the other bits that I need (Software, Car Kit etc)?
I'm looking for some easy to follow advice. Keep it simple please.
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hi...hoping for some advice, ..i just purchased the haicom receiver. i dont want to use the ciigar lighter lead supplied, as i have a car kit, but i do want to keep the lead to use in my wifes car. so is it possible to use the pc lead, also supplied, with the 9pin female, to connect with the car kit. if so how...do i have to split the lead, or is there an adaptor, and where to i hook up to the car kit? ive seen the pin out diagram, but havent looked at the car kit yet.
id appreciate any advice...ty
Can anyone help ???
I am trying to connect my GPS receiver to my car kit. There is a 9 pin connector which is not described. Does anyone know the pins for txd/rxd &gnd.
jester said:
Can anyone help ???
I am trying to connect my GPS receiver to my car kit. There is a 9 pin connector which is not described. Does anyone know the pins for txd/rxd &gnd.
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Take a look at
http://www.vanhemert.biz/Car_Kit_GPS_Connection.htm
HTH
Stefan
hi there,
years ago ive putted a hands-free car kit in my golf 4 for an nokia 6310i. is it possible to use this system with the kaiser due an adaptor?
thanks in advance
petsampress said:
hi there,
years ago ive putted a hands-free car kit in my golf 4 for an nokia 6310i. is it possible to use this system with the kaiser due an adaptor?
thanks in advance
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If you hands-free car kit supports bluetooth then you won't need any adapter to use your Kaiser.
nope.
its an old fashioned car kit where you stick your mobile in.
petsampress said:
nope.
its an old fashioned car kit where you stick your mobile in.
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I doubt you will find any adapter for Kaiser.
Here's what I did for my "car kit" since my car doesn't have bluetooth nor a cassette player...
1. Generic Wal-Mart phone holder -- it has padding and clips onto the dash air vents ~ $9.00
2. 3-in-1 usb device for Motorola/HTC devices ~ $14.00 shipped
3. HTC 2-in-1 mic/speaker extension cable ~ $5.00 shipped
4. iTunes digital FM Transmitter w/ 3.5mm speaker cable ~ $40.00
5. Motorola/HTC car dc adapter ~ dunno, came w/ my Tilt
6. 2-way lighter spitter ~ $10.00 shipped
It's a lot, all-in-all lol. What I did was this:
1. mount phone holder onto the dash
2. plug 3-in-1 usb into the phone
3. plug dc adapter into one of the 2 lighter ports and into the left usb port
4. plug fm transmitter into other lighter port
5. plug fm transmitter's 3.5mm into the end of the 2-in-1
6. plug 2-in-1 into the right usb port
it should be good to go. I prefer the digital FM transmitter only because it has no frequency limitation.
If the car stereo had a cassette player, I'd just get a cheap 3.5mm to cassette adapter.
petsampress said:
hi there,
years ago ive putted a hands-free car kit in my golf 4 for an nokia 6310i. is it possible to use this system with the kaiser due an adaptor?
thanks in advance
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which car kit? The nokia specific car kit? Go out and buy a bluetooth car kit, then you don't have to worry about connecting any wires. Or you can upgrade your stereo to one with bluetooth built in, this is what I have in my STi http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PION...022QQitemZ350039047357QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW works great. Decent stereo, and great bluetooth integration, except I have problems syncing my contact list on my tilt. It used to work fine with my 8125, but when I try to sync with the tilt bluetooth resets on the tilt. You can get a refurbed one for $200 Here's a new one for $200 http://cgi.ebay.com/PIONEER-DEH-P79...ryZ39752QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem the major only difference between the 7900 and the 790 is the 790 has the ipod integration cable included
Does anyone know what magnet positioning the HTC Car Cradle uses to activate the Navipanel?
I have a Brodit incar cradle but I have spoken to HTC about getting the Navipanel to launch automaticaly and they say that it can't be done as the HTC cradle has magnets in it which cause the Phone to launch Navipanel when it is proximity with the magnetic field and also running on mains power
I believe the activation of Navipanel has nothing to do with magnetism. It is the connection with the mains that triggers the app.
Why do I think so? Because I ordered the 'Motorola mini usb to micro usb adapter'. When I connected this adapter to the 12 V car charger of my old HD, the navi-app on my HD2 came on, the screen tilted 90 degrees and the speakerphone switched on. So I got rid of that Motorola adapter in the car .
Other adapters don't have this behavior.
So believe the feature has to do with the wiring in the connector.
Regards,
shthpnz said:
I believe the activation of Navipanel has nothing to do with magnetism. It is the connection with the mains that triggers the app.
Why do I think so? Because I ordered the 'Motorola mini usb to micro usb adapter'. When I connected this adapter to the 12 V car charger of my old HD, the navi-app on my HD2 came on, the screen tilted 90 degrees and the speakerphone switched on. So I got rid of that Motorola adapter in the car .
Other adapters don't have this behavior.
So believe the feature has to do with the wiring in the connector.
Regards,
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Same to me, but why did you get rid of the adapter??
You can easily turn off the landscape feature from your HD2!!!