Wayviewer

In principle Wayviewer can run on all mobile phones, which support CLDC 1.1 and MIDP 2.0 and which provide access to Bluetooth (JSR 82) or the serial interface (data cable). Alternatively an integrated GPS receiver can be used if it can be accessed using JSR 179. Furthermore it must be possible to access files either over the standard way JSR 75 or using a proprietary one.

In particular the Siemens mobile phones starting from generation 65 as well as Nokia and Sony Ericsson models are supported, which implement JSR 75.

• Bluetooth: S65, SK65, SP65, CX75, M75, S75, SL75, SXG75, Nokia 6230i, SE K750i and others
• Data cable: additionally C65, CX65, CX70, M65, SL65 among others

GPS receivers with Bluetooth or serial interface are supported, which provide the NMEA 0183 sentences GGA and VTG or RMC. That nearly all at the market available might be.

It is possible to do also without a connected GPS receiver. Of course in this case the software cannot step forward automatically. Nevertheless the route can be shown on the display of the mobile phone.

In the connection mode "Network/Internal" the Location API (JSR 179) is used. In this case no external GPS receiver is needed. In this case the location is determined by the GPS receiver or by the network provider. This functionality is obviously supported however in Germany so far by no provider.

Wayviewer is Shareware. The download version is fully functional and runs 15 days. Afterwards the input of a license key is required, which can be purchased online on the download page or be requested via the feedback form. The license key is valid also for all subsequent versions and costs 14.99 EUR.

Download

• Wayviewer 3.3.1 or
• Select http://wap.wayviewer.de on the mobile phone and download and install Wayviewer directly.

Installation

• Unzip the file Wayviewer.zip on a PC and install the application according to the type of your mobile phone. Further references you can find in the FAQ.
• For file storage Wayviewer requires a folder Data inbox. This folder normally already exists on Siemens phones. On other mobile phones this folder must be created at a suitable location. Wayviewer looks for it in the roots of the file systems, i.e. also on a possibly existing memory card, as well as in the standard folders for pictures, tones, videos, and others. If it cannot be found, it will be created automatically in one of these folders.

The file system access is extremely restrictively implemented in the operating systems of the mobile phones for security reasons. On non Siemens phones the file system access might be refused by default without further inquiry to the user. Therefore please make sure to setup your security settings in such a way that the user is asked before file system access.

Usage

• Copy the text file generated with the MapPoint® Add-in or the PDB file generated with a MAP&GUIDE program to the folder Data inbox. Please avoid umlauts in the file name since it may lead to problems on some mobile phone types.
• Select "Wayviewer" in the menu item "Applications" in the menu "My Phone", "Media Pool" or "Surf & Fun". In the case of frequent use it is advisable to assign a shortcut key to the application.
• Push "Options" and select the menu item "Import".
• Acknowledge security questions with "For session".
• Select appropriate file and if desired, delete it after the import. The progress of the import is indicated by a bar. The procedure can be interrupted at any time.

  

• Select the desired route.

  

• Afterwards appears the route summary containing the route name, the driving distance, the trip duration, the driving time, and the cost.

  

• After pushing "Continue" the first driving instruction appears. On the display are indicated the segment number, the length of the segment, the distance up to the next turning point (linear distance), the GPS status symbol, turn and direction symbols, as well as the strongly shortened textual instruction. At the end planned time and mileage are shown.

  

  Meaning of the GPS status symbols:

  Symbol	Meaning
  	No connection to GPS receiver; fix the error, possibly by restart
  	GPS data invalid; establish view to the satellites or step up manually
  	No GPS position of next turning point available; step up manually
  	Automatic GPS mode

• The switching to the next driving instruction happens automatically controlled by the GPS receiver or manually by pushing "Continue". With the red key it is possible to return to the preceding menu option. With "Go To" in the "Options" menu one can go to a segment directly. In automatic mode during step up a voice or tone sequence output takes place depending on the option set.

  

• The menu "Options" contains the following setting possibilities:

  

  Explanation of the options

  Option	Meaning
  License key	License key for use after the test phase
  Connection	"Bluetooth", "Cable", "Network/Internal", or "none". With "none" no GPS data are read. Step up has to be done manually. The GPS status symbol is not indicated.
  Baud rate	Baud rate of the serial interface (NMEA default value 4800  Bit/s)
  Illumination	Lighting level of the device’s backlight
  Voice output	Voice output if on, otherwise tone sequence (see also FAQ)
  Volume	Volume of the voice output
  Δ (0 km/h)	Distance from the next turning point, at which step up takes place at 0 km/h
  Δ (100 km/h)	Distance from the next turning point, at which step up takes place at 100 km/h
  Font size	Font and symbol size of the driving instructions
  Route language	Language of the used MapPoint® version
  URL	URL of the connection to the GPS receiver (informative only)
  Folder	Full path of the folder Data inbox (informative only)

  Before reaching the next turning the step up must take place in time, so that the driver can still execute the appropriate maneuvers. This threshold is speed-dependently adjusted with the Δ options. The faster the vehicle moves, the rather is switched (linear correlation).

  Push the "OK" button to save the options. If this function is not directly accessible on a function button, it hides behind the button "Options."

• In the menu item "Delete" imported routes can be deleted from the data base.

  

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