Kunena Site Syndication http://www.outdoorrugged.com Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:29:54 -0500 Kunena 1.0.10 http://www.outdoorrugged.com/components/com_kunena/template/default_ex/images/english/emoticons/rss.gif http://www.outdoorrugged.com Kunena Site Syndication http://www.outdoorrugged.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=2&func=view&catid=4&id=32#62 Great idea. My Yuma is past the born on date and is not under extended maintenance anyways. Whe I received the upgrade to Win7 I thought I could get is done but, I have an early build and need to send it in. Not happening. I can do an in-place upgrade with a USB bootable drive but that's about it. I wish they did not lock this machine up so tightly. It is a PC not a datalogger. --Brad Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:23:57 -0500 http://www.outdoorrugged.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=2&func=view&catid=4&id=61#61 WOW!! with two free programs (Google Earth & Earth Bridge) you can track your location in Google Earth in real time. The trick to Google Earth is to veiw the area you will be in BEFORE you disconnect from the internet so the map data is stored in the cache file. Then you can access this info offline in the field. Redirect the cache location to your storage card so your c:\ drive doesn't get filled with the Google cache. Happy Mapping! http://earth.google.com/ http://mboffin.com/earthbridge/ (Garmin Mobile PC works beauty too!!) Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:33:29 -0500 http://www.outdoorrugged.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=2&func=view&catid=4&id=32#60 I just did the following on a Vista Yuma before I upgraded to Windows 7. Use diskpart from the command prompt to make the restore partition visible. Copy/Burn/Backup all the contents on the partion for future use. Remove the partion using disk management then combine the c: drive with the unallocated disk space using Easeus Partition Manager (free). Follow this: http://uncoveryourrecoverypartition.blogspot.com/ Use this: http://www.partition-tool.com/personal.htm You will gain 4.4GB of disk space. Trimble should have just supplied everyone with restore disks so we could have more disk space. THIS WILL PROBABLY VOID YOUR WARRANTY. USE AT OWN RISK. (it's worth it!!) Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:14:54 -0500 http://www.outdoorrugged.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=2&func=view&catid=4&id=56#59 samsung MCCOE32GQMPQ. They make a 48gb & 64gb version as well. They are the same size but I do not know if it will work in the Yuma or not. Hp used it in a compaq laptop so it is availible from them. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:58:07 -0500 http://www.outdoorrugged.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=2&func=view&catid=5&id=39&limit=6&limitstart=6#58 Hello Greg It seems I’m not the only one experiencing Wi-Fi related problems. I’m afraid no concrete solution has been suggested to me by Trimble or their suppliers, and I have had to make a decision that the Nomad is not compatible with my company software products hence we will not be recommending the Nomad to our customers at this stage. This is sad because I am fond of the device. I can also share with you that the Getac PDA that I have tested works fine,not to mention the old Symbol WM5.0 PDAs also work without a glitch. Help from Trimble is the ‘Order Of Day’, and would be appreciated. Davinder Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:07:57 -0500 http://www.outdoorrugged.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=2&func=view&catid=5&id=39#57 Hi Can anybody help me with this issue? I haven't heard back as yet... I am a software provider and 5 clients using over 80 Nomads between them and they are all experiencing this issue. They are growing increasingly concerned and are considering returning their Nomads to us and replacing them with new devices, such at the Getac. Surely other people have experienced this issue and can provided assistance?? Thanks Greg Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:04:54 -0500 http://www.outdoorrugged.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=2&func=view&catid=4&id=56#56 Great tablet and love the SSD (my first experience) but would like to know what brand they are using (SanDisk? Toshiba?)? Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:49:47 -0500 http://www.outdoorrugged.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=2&func=view&catid=5&id=39#55 Hi Just wondering if there was an answer on this issue as I am experiencing the same problem. 12 Nomad devices connecting to WPA2-PSK (TKIP). Either they connect and then lose the connection (go back to Available) or sit on Connecting for ages and never actually connect. Hoping you can help Thanks Greg Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:59:46 -0500 http://www.outdoorrugged.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=2&func=view&catid=5&id=54#54 I have done several labs today with Nomad handheld and got very bad results, our setup at the customer has two access points and they need seamless roaming between those two AP-s. In our testing lab we have user AP-s from two different vendor HP and Ruckus, not AP-s were mixed but we did the testing in two different labs to get more consistent testing results. We also used WPA1,WPA2,TKIP,AES and open networks and all do the same: Nomad is not roaming at all, it does it sometimes but occasionally fails to roam, then disconnects and sometimes failed to reconnect. we also observed 2000 ms ping times just after roaming we have tested various signal levels and configurations, Nomad fails in 90% cases. The systems hangs in 80% cases after roaming or in weak signal levels. we also investigated the antenna solution the Nomad is using, it has no diversity and just ceramic resonator in very weak position from design point of view, fortunately the wi-fi module is quite sensitive and this is not the worst thing in the brick Just now the product is not suitable for mobile work in multi AP environments with seamless roaming requirement. fw. 1.0.4 2.1 wireless card driver patch Tue, 29 Jun 2010 03:15:34 -0500 http://www.outdoorrugged.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=2&func=view&catid=9&id=52#53 At Trimble we are continually investigating cutting-edge mobile technology solutions which may provide additional productivity for our customers. However, we can not comment on potential new products or changes to existing products while in the research, testing and development stages. Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:44:16 -0500 http://www.outdoorrugged.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=2&func=view&catid=9&id=52#52 Microsoft are no longer supporting Windows Mobile 6 and Pocket PC in VS2010, and Windows Mobile 7 appears to be specifically geared towards the Smartphone market (c.f. for example the deterioration of diplomatic exchanges on http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/windowsmobiledev/thread/422a51c9-7990-44fa-b3b4-3719ddeab495) Can anyone tell me what platform the Nomad and GeoXH will be using after WM6? Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:24:02 -0500 http://www.outdoorrugged.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=2&func=view&catid=5&id=51#51 Custom Mobile Apps, no Custom Programming MobileFrame’s Field Service and Work Order Application on the Trimble devices provides instant visibility into back office service data and information for managing your service organization across the entire field service chain - from dispatch and work order prioritizing to parts used and labor costs. We can help you deliver information to your field technicians when they need it most, on-site with the customer. Our mobile application will guide your field service technicians through best practices so they can focus on customer satisfaction rather than paperwork. And, our apps can be easily customized to your own business requirements all with no coding required. YouTube Video of Work Order Solution on Trimble Recon - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Opt47ik37Tg To see a demonstration of our other applications running on Trimble Devices visit our website Link (https://support.mobileframe.com) User: NickTrimbleDemo Pass: NickTrimbleDemo Thu, 10 Jun 2010 06:54:43 -0500 http://www.outdoorrugged.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=2&func=view&catid=4&id=49#50 Is the Yuma Vista or Windows 7, what HDI version is it?Please make sure that you have VGPS 0.0.1.37 or greater installed on the Yuma when you are developing in VS 2008. The development must be done on Yuma itself. Let us know if you still have the same issue. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 07:19:14 -0500 http://www.outdoorrugged.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=2&func=view&catid=4&id=49#49 Hi, I am a developer looking to create some utility apps to quickly grab coordinates from the GPS. I downloaded both the Camera SDK and the VGPS SDK from the Yuma website. The Camera SDK example works great, but the VGPS project requires a conversion in Visual Studio 2008 and when attempting to convert it fails. I have tested this on both the Yuma itself and a Windows XP development machine. Could one of your developers possibly double check the file that out there, or let me know if I'm missing some prerequisite? Also, are there any good web resources out there with open source apps devs have created for the Yuma? I hate to reinvent the wheel if something as simple as grabbing coordinates already exists. I love the simplicity of the Virtual-GPS GUI that comes on the Yuma but there is no way to export the data that I can see, so that's why I'm trying to write something custom. Thanks! Fri, 14 May 2010 04:29:47 -0500 http://www.outdoorrugged.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=2&func=view&catid=4&id=46#48 You will need to contact the Trimble Partner or Dealer where you purchased the Yuma to see if you are eligible to purchase an upgrade coupon. If you are able to get an upgrade coupon, you can use this to order the DVD from Microsoft. Once you have an upgrade DVD, go to the following link to download the appropriate drivers and instructions on upgrading to Windows 7. http://www.trimble.com/Outdoor-Rugged-Computers/yuma.aspx?dtID=support Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:14:24 -0600 http://www.outdoorrugged.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=2&func=view&catid=4&id=46#47 Hi, I think Trimble will release a Support Note regarding to the upgrade from Vista to Windows 7. Have you asked your Reseller/service center about it? If you can't wait until the release: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/help/upgrading-from-windows-vista-to-windows-7 http://www.intowindows.com/how-to-do-vista-to-windows-7-upgrade/ or: http://www.google.com/#hl=hu&source=hp&q=upgrade+vista+to+windows+7&btnG=Google+search&lr=&aq=0&oq=upgrade&fp=3ca744059f4e686e Obviously, you will need a USB DVD reader (plus the Win7 install disc) or a USB flash drive (at least 8 GB) to perform the update. Hope this helps. Sun, 17 Jan 2010 13:29:05 -0600 http://www.outdoorrugged.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=2&func=view&catid=4&id=46#46 Does anyone out there have the procedure for upgrading Yuma tablets to Windows 7? The coupons for the upgrade are now available but I can't find the instructions to do the upgrade. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:22:32 -0600 http://www.outdoorrugged.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=2&func=view&catid=4&id=32#45 We have started shipping Yuma tablet with just one partition plus the hidden partition. We also made improvements in the total available hard drive space. Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:14:07 -0600 http://www.outdoorrugged.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=2&func=view&catid=4&id=32#44 Hi Brad, As far as I know, unfortunately not... All of the disks are pre-formatted and partitioned into 3 parts in the factory: C, D and a hidden partition. C is for system and D is for data. I think that you cannot extend the system partition in Vista too, but I don't have any experience with that. Maybe you can try with a 3rd-party software, but I really don't recommend it, as well as revealing and using the hidden one (that's for recovering Vista)... If you do and you experience some malfunction, you cannot recover the system, so you have to send the device back to your authorised service centre for recovery. And you have to pay for it, because the warranty doesn't cover it!!! So you decide, but personally I really recommend using an SD card instead of "hacking" the partitions... Hope this helps, Zoltan Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:46:13 -0500 http://www.outdoorrugged.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=2&func=view&catid=5&id=39#43 Thank you for the additional information. We will be looking into this issue and will contact you through the traditional support channels. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:10:31 -0500 http://www.outdoorrugged.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=2&func=view&catid=5&id=39#42 Many thanks for you recommendations Conniec; we have tried the PDA with Factory defaults but to no avail. But recently we have managed to recreate similar conditions in the office to that on site, on our test AP; here are the log records from the AP. Laptop and Symbol PDA Log Interface Dot11Radio0, Station 0016.d368.896a Associated KEY_MGMT [WPA PSK] No other Authentication is generated and the Laptops and Symbol PDA works fine... Nomad PDA-1 Log Interface Dot11Radio0, Station MRVL-CW 001a.6b8e.59ab Associated KEY_MGMT [WPA PSK] PDA Makes a good connection then 1 second later. The connection is broken with.. Interface Dot11Radio0, Deauthenticating Station 001a.6b8e.59ab Reason: Sending station has left the BSS Station 001a.6b8e.59ab Authentication failed Station 001a.6b8e.59ab Authentication failed Why the connection is deauthenticating is probably a big clue? Please help. Davinder Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:15:04 -0500 http://www.outdoorrugged.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=2&func=view&catid=5&id=39#41 The post from yesterday was posted as we were transitioning to another web server, so I reposted it below, and I you will not need to register again: How many Nomads have been tested? 2 Have any other Windows mobile 6 devices been tested? No If you factory default the AP and the Nomad, does the problem persist? Not physically possible as the site AP are our property. Have you tested any other Access Points? Yes Does the Nomad connect to a common Wi-fi hotspot? Yes How did you determine that the Nomad was not connected even though it appeared connected? Using PING utility from the PDA. Have you tried using the SSID lock to lock on to the SSID? Yes Before installing the WLAN Driver update, were you ever able to connect to the AP? No After installing the WLAN Driver update, were you ever able to connect to the AP? No These types of WLAN issues are sometimes hard to diagnose. It does not appear to be an issue with the Nomad hardware if it is able to connect to other APs. In order to fully understand why the Nomad will not connect, the AP would need to be reset back to default settings. I have seen many times where it is some obscure setting on the AP that is causing the Nomad not to connect, even if other devices are connecting. The other devices have a different operating system and they may have a different WLAN module, driver and supplicant. You may also try to do a factory reset on the Nomad to see if this helps, but this is does erase everything except the OS, so you will need to back everything up. To perform a factory reset on the Nomad, Hold down the Power key and press the right soft key (---) to display a countdown. Continue to hold down both keys until it counts down to zero, followed by a brief appearance of the boot screen. Continue to hold both keys down until a blue screen with an eraser appears. Let up on the buttons and a message will display: WARNING: This operation will clear the persistent store including all user data, application, and settings! Press Enter to proceed, or Press any other key to cancel. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:49:21 -0500 http://www.outdoorrugged.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=2&func=view&catid=5&id=31#40 It is not possible to delete the in-ROM applications such as games, Outlook and Internet Explorer. However, it may be possible to hide the icons for other Windows Mobile applications by deleting the icon link, or overriding the dll in the Windows folder. Developers should refer to the ‘Hiding ROM Resident Applications’ technique described in the Nomad Developer Guide, which is part of the Nomad SDK (found in Nomad Developer Resources (http://www.trimble.com omad_rugged_handheld_ts.asp?Nav=Collection-64695)). This section describes how to remove the shortcut from the Start Menu, and how to create a CAB file that will hide in-ROM games. The technique for doing this for other Windows applications will be similar. Sample XML code is also included. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:16:51 -0500 http://www.outdoorrugged.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=2&func=view&catid=5&id=39#39 I am having difficulties to get a number of Nomads to work on site, but work fine in the office…. see below PDA: Nomad 800LE Firmware: 1.04 OS: Windows Mobile Classic 6 Radio/Wifi/WLAN Driver 2.1 In Office: One Cisco AP with single vlan using WPA-PSK (TKIP) no EAP, no Radius Site Setup: Multi (roaming) Cisco 1200 AP, vlans, radius server. Using WPA-PSK (TKIP) no EAP. Info: My laptop and a Symbol PDA Mobile (5.0) communicate fine on the site network. Cisco firmware versions on and off site are the same. Symptoms: Using the new driver on the Trimble V1.2 appeared connected to the Network_1 SSID but was actually NOT conencted at all! Before the WLAN V1.2 upgrade the PDA used to oscillate between available, connecting, and connected and then go back to available….for ever. This cycle was continuously repeated. Any light on the above very much appreciated. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:24:28 -0500 http://www.outdoorrugged.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=2&func=view&catid=4&id=33#38 Thanks for all your help, the API looks like just what I need. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:40:12 -0500 http://www.outdoorrugged.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=2&func=view&catid=4&id=33#37 The Yuma rugged tablet Camera API is now posted under Yuma Developer Resources (http://www.trimble.com/yuma-rugged-tablet_ts.asp?Nav=Collection-66422) at the Yuma Support page (http://www.trimble.com/yuma-rugged-tablet_ts.asp) on Trimble.com. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:29:17 -0500 http://www.outdoorrugged.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=2&func=view&catid=5&id=29#36 Re-posting the answer given to the customer via Trimble_Support@Trimble.com: Here is some sample code for using SCAN_ReadLabelEvent(). { HANDLE scanHandle; SCAN_BUFFER* scanBuffer; DWORD dwResult = SCAN_Open(&scanHandle); scanBuffer = SCAN_AllocateBuffer(MAX_DECODE_DATA); SCAN_UseControlPanelConfiguration(scanHandle, TRUE); SCAN_EnableScanning(scanHandle, TRUE); SCAN_EnableSoftTrigger(scanHandle, TRUE); // Get existing scan params SCAN_PARAMS params; SCAN_GetScanParams(scanHandle, &params); // Set scan duration to INFINITE for monitoring; // otherwise event will be signaled //after 'dwScanDuration', even if // barcode has not been scanned. params.dwScanDuration = INFINITE; SCAN_SetScanParams(scanHandle, &params); Sleep(1000); HANDLE evt = CreateEvent(NULL, TRUE, FALSE, NULL); ResetEvent(evt); // register monitor event SCAN_ReadLabelEvent(scanHandle, scanBuffer, evt, SCAN_TYPE_MONITOR); // wait for event to be signaled DWORD dwWaitRet = WaitForSingleObject(evt, INFINITE); if (dwWaitRet == WAIT_OBJECT_0) { WCHAR wszDecoded[255]; BYTE* pBuf = SCNBUF_GETDATA(scanBuffer); MultiByteToWideChar(CP_ACP, 0, (char*)pBuf, scanBuffer->dwDataLength, wszDecoded, 255); wszDecoded[scanBuffer->dwDataLength] = 0; m_txtInfo.SetWindowText(wszDecoded); } CloseHandle(evt); SCAN_Close(scanHandle); } Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:17:01 -0500 http://www.outdoorrugged.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=2&func=view&catid=4&id=33#35 That's great! When it's been posted, please could you drop me a link to it? Thanks :-) Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:55:27 -0500 http://www.outdoorrugged.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=2&func=view&catid=4&id=33#34 We do have an API to turn on and off the away facing camera as well as to switch between cameras. Our technical support expert for the Yuma tablet is posting these to the Trimble Partners section on the Trimble web site now. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:43:25 -0500 http://www.outdoorrugged.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=2&func=view&catid=4&id=33#33 Can anyone tell me how I can control the front and back cameras programatically (powering and switching between the two, as well as capturing images from the active one). There must be a windows driver, and therefore a standard API (open, close, read, write, IoControl, etc) that could be used. It would be appreciated if somone could tell me what the driver is, and details on how to use it would be even better! :-) Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:21:59 -0500 http://www.outdoorrugged.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=2&func=view&catid=4&id=32#32 Is there a way to order a Yuma with one partition instead of 2? I need all the space I can get and do not want to use the SDIO slot for a card if I can help it. --Brad Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:13:07 -0500