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WP8000: EGNOS for Mobile Phones

D8.3 User Installation and Operations Manual

Name

Date

Author

L. Banfield

03/11/2010

Project
Manager
Authorisation

K. Sheridan

03/11/2010

Signature

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.1

INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 3
Purpose and Scope ................................................................................................... 3

USER INSTALLATION MANUAL FOR HTC PHONES....................................... 4

USER MANUAL ................................................................................................... 5

3.1

Settings ...................................................................................................................... 5

3.2

Creating a new position ............................................................................................ 5

3.3

Swapping Map modes ............................................................................................... 5

3.4

Viewing all positions in current file.......................................................................... 6

3.5

Stored files................................................................................................................. 6

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Introduction

1.1

Purpose and Scope

This document provides installation and operation instructions for a user of the application
developed in WP8000 of the SIGNATURE project. The purpose of this work package is to
investigate the potential for using EGNOS products on GPS-enabled mobile phones. This is
achieved through the design and development of a novel application which integrates the
products with data provided by a phone GPS chipset, and a test campaign in order to
evaluate the associated positioning performance benefits.
Details of the application and testing results are provided in
SIGNATURE_WP8000_D84

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User installation manual for HTC Phones

Step 1:
Connect to the in the internet on a PC with a Windows operating system and USB 2.0 ports.
Go to the site http://www.htc.com/uk/support.aspx.
Step 2:
Choose your phone the Choose your product section
Step 3:
Choose the downloads tab and click the download hyperlink for the Application HTC
SyncTM for the HTC {your phone}

Step 4:
This page should give list all the instructions needed to install and load the HTC sync
software.
Step 5:
Connect phone to computer via USB cable (provided with phone). The USB port needs to
be Version 2.0 compatible. The installation process described below is for the Windows XP
OS. Some differences may occur on other versions of windows.
Step 6:
On the phone, choose the HTC Sync option from the list on the Connect to a PC page.
Click the Done button.
Step 7:
On the computer, once inside the HTC Sync program, click on Application installer button.
Step 8:
Navigate to the NSL EGNOS Project.apk file and click on the open button

Step 9:
Click on the Done button to complete the installation of the apk.

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3.1

User Manual
Settings

Clicking the Setting button allows the user to specify what

configuration they would like. This configuration is saved after the
clicking of the submit button.
The IP address is the IP address of the SISNeT server or a
service that has the same protocol.
The port is the port number that is used alongside the IP
address.
The SISNeT username is the username required to log into the
SISNeT Service.
The password goes along with the username to log into the
SISNeT Service.
The checkbox allows/disallows the logging of NMEA Data.
The checkbox allows/disallows the GPS positions displaying on
the map

3.2

Creating a new position

If the start button is pressed a box containing a loading message will

appear. The Start button is only able to be pressed if it is green. If the
button is Red the program is yet to get a GPS fix or doesnt have an
internet connection. Visual messages will tell you which of the
services it is currently searching for.
Behind the scenes the phone is using the received NMEA strings and
EGNOS messages to modify the position that has been sent to it.
Once this process is completed the Service will return a new set of
NMEA data. A screen asking for details to be saved with the position
is displayed. Once the submit button is pressed the position is saved
to a file on the SD card along with the modified NMEA data. If the
submit button is pressed without filling in all the data fields, default
data is chosen for those fields.

3.3

Swapping Map modes

Clicking on the Map View button will swap the way in which the map is
viewed. This can help with download speeds if the Satellite view is not
selected. Be aware that the non satellite view cant zoom in as far as
the satellite view.

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3.4

Viewing all positions in current file

Until the savedPostion.txt file is renamed or moved, the application

continues recording positions to this file. It is possible to see all the
positions in the file by clicking the View All button. This will show all
positions in the file. The last position created will be the focus of the
map view.

3.5

Stored files

The files on the SD Card are stored in the EGNOSApp directory. This directory should
contain a config.txt file, a savedPosition.txt and a folder called NMEA. This folder contains
the recorded NMEA from the phone and the newly created egnosNMEA.
Changing the name of the savedPosition.txt, moving or deleting it will mean the View All
button will not show these positions. Changing the file name allows for a speed up of the
view all option because displaying a lot of points can be a strain on the phone. The layout of
the file is:
ID,EPODOMIC lat, EPODOMIC long, GPS Lat, GPS Long, comment, type
Example:
CarPark1,52.934790,-1.164817,52.934795,-1.164819,3rd bay - deep,pothole

If the config.txt is corrupt, deleting the file completely will allow you to change the
configuration in the program. If you wish to edit the options via the .txt file the file must be
set out exactly as follows:
Ip:{ip}
Port:{port}
SisnetId:{SISNeT Username}
Sisnetpass:{SISNeT password}
Nmea:{If the NMEA is to be recorded}
Example:
Ip:131.176.49.142
Port:7777

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SisnetId:myusername
Sisnetpass:mypassword
Nmea:false

3.6

Other controls

The home button, denoted by a small house, allows the user to use other functions on the
phone while the application continues to record GPS NMEA data. Leaving the NMEA
recording like this will use a lot of battery life.
The back button, denoted by a back arrow, allows the user to exit the application. Only the
back button or the terminating of the program via the applications manager will disable the
GPS.
The Menu button is not used in this application.

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