SmartQ V5 Windows CE with new boot

Chinese engineers developed new firmware for SmartQ V5. Android is very fast now, but Windows CE is completely Chinese. But we made from stars. I developed a shell for it, because I still want to use iGo. Windows boots 2 minutes now but who cares. Look in video.

SMARTQ V5 Running IGO 8

Here is a video about iGo8 installed on SMARTQ V5. This device has 3 operating systems: Ubuntu, Android and Windows CE. I installed iGo 8.3 on Windows CE and already tested it in my car with iBlue 747 bluetooth GPS. Navigation is perfect, voice is loud and clear.

Update: I'm using this setup almost everyday and it works perfect. Application for connect to GPS is here

qq2440 boot

Here is a video of qq2440 booting in custom shell. Currently it can select IGo or image viewer.

qq2440 and bluetooth GPS

I have created an application. This application based on printUI example from Windows CE. It creates COM5. This port you should select in iGo for GPS.

Application is here. I have copied it to SD card.

I assume that you have enabled bluetooth in windows CE as I described in previous post.

Start application in your windows CE device. It displays small icon in system tray.

If you start application first time, do the following:

Click on icon. The main window is opened.
Turn on your bluetooth GPS.
Press "inquiry" and wait. After 1 minute you should see your GPS in list.
Select your GPS and press OK. Window closes and you can use your GPS now.

You don't need to repeat inquiry. You do this only once - first time. Program writes in registry correct values for next runs.

For second and next runs after reset - only start program. Icon in system tray says that port is open. You can run iGo now.

If you want to delete all registry keys written by this program - press "Deregister" and make inquiry again.

qq2440 + iGo8 + bluetooth howto

How the stuff works

Part 1: iGo

First of all you need iGo 8 on SD card. In iGo8 install directory (StorageCard/NavNgo/iGO8) find file SYS.TXT and open it. Change/add the following:

[interface]
resolution_dir="800_480"
vga=0

[rawdisplay]
highres=0
screen_x=800
screen_y=480

If something missing – add it, if something present – change it. 800x480 – my screen resolution. If you have different resolution – change this numbers to yours. Now you should be able to start iGo.

Part2: BT Dongle

Open WinCE platform builder.
Open your project.
Open “Communication services and networking – Networking PAN – Bluetooth – Bluetooth protocol stack with transport driver support”.
Delete all except “Bluetooth stack with integrated USB driver”.
Now clean and build your platform.
After building and loading new platform you should be able to start Bluetooth dongle.
Go to “Settings – Control panel”. Double click on “Bluetooth device”. In opened window press “Scan Device”. You should view Bluetooth devices in range.

Part3: You need to open virtual COM port and associate it with Bluetooth. I’ll describe it later

GPS and qq2440 (continue)

GPS works. I have connected bluetooth USB dongle and bluetooth GPS. And there is a sample in Windows CE platform builder for virtual com port. I made some changes in it. Here is the results.

Navngo IGo 8 on qq2440

IGo 8 is running on qq2440. Finally something good. Now I'm looking for RS232 GPS.