[Ovmsdev] Kia Soul status.

[Geir Øyvind Vælidalo]

I’ve tried the tiny passive antenna I ordered, but I just can’t get any GPS signal. I’ve tried with GSM-antenna too, but got nothing :-(

How do you see how many satellites you get?

Geir


> 15. des. 2017 kl. 20:11 skrev Geir Øyvind Vælidalo <geir at validalo.net>:
> 
> €30!?! That’s insanely expensive, especially if it’s no good!
>  
> I’ve just ordered one of these just to test it: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1PC-Ceramic-GPS-Built-in-Antenna-Passive-Antenna-PAD-Cell-Phone-Watch-Antenna/132408954278?hash=item1ed4304da6:g:PO0AAOSw~uhUoQT- <https://www.ebay.com/itm/1PC-Ceramic-GPS-Built-in-Antenna-Passive-Antenna-PAD-Cell-Phone-Watch-Antenna/132408954278?hash=item1ed4304da6:g:PO0AAOSw~uhUoQT->
> It is small and will be hidden under the seat in the end, so it might not be a good solution, but it’ll be interesting to test.
> 
> The GSM-anteanna I use with the V2 is very nice as it tucks really nice between the window and the dashboard. If it works well, I might go for a second GSM-antenna 🙂
> 
> Geir
> 
>> 15. des. 2017 kl. 20:05 skrev Michael Balzer <dexter at expeedo.de <mailto:dexter at expeedo.de>>:
>> 
>> Geir,
>> 
>> that sounds great :)
>> 
>> Regarding the passive GPS antenna, I've got mine now, it's this one:
>> 
>> http://shop.aixtema.de/lancom/passive-antenne-gps-5m-sma-plug.html?___store=en&___from_store=default <http://shop.aixtema.de/lancom/passive-antenne-gps-5m-sma-plug.html?___store=en&___from_store=default>
>> 
>> …and it's a bit disappointing. I don't get any better results than with the simple GSM antenna. It's more the opposite, I had 10 satellites with the GSM antenna
>> in about a minute, this GPS antenna needs around 10 minutes to get there and then doesn't get better.
>> 
>> So maybe you could first try a second GSM antenna instead. Or maybe the LANCOM antenna is garbage, it's one of the cheapest passive antennas available.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Michael
>> 
>> 
>> Am 15.12.2017 um 19:44 schrieb Geir Øyvind Vælidalo:
>>> Just a small status update on the Kia Soul porting.
>>> 
>>> My OVMS V3 is now connecting to the V2 server via my WiFi-network at home. I’ve got the first data from the new hardware through to the OVMS app on my iPhone.
>>> Fantastic job guys!
>>> As soon as my health is ok again, I can start testing the hardware in my car and verify the data and fix the bugs. The Kia Soul should be almost on par with
>>> the V2, with a few things added.
>>> 
>>> Just wish I had a case...  And I need to get a twin sim-card (I got free SMS and lots of data included 🙂 ) so it can be online away from home. Oh, and a
>>> passive GPS-antenna.
>>> 
>>> This is looking good!  
>>> 
>>> Geir
>> 
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