DNS series head unit (new generation dual core RNS-510 alternative)

[moda]

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Weird. Give the latest July update a go I guess?

Been playing around with the GPS some more.

According to resinfo, the DNS810 WinCE partition can see about ~200mb of memory, and has about ~100mb free. CPU usage spikes to 100% when you skip tracks (SD&FLAC).

Have given Primo 9.8 a try, completely stripped back to bare essentials (ie no TTS/building/3d/DEM files etc etc, just the primo.exe, maps and license files), seems to be a bit faster when changing volumes/skipping tracks, but as soon as you start a route (ie i'm simulating a 1000km route, it bogs down and you get lag. Stop the simulation and it goes back to responsive again.

It seems like for whatever reason that when Primo is running a route/simulation, its using the entire CPU, so when you try and change a track its battling for resources and won't let the units WinCE partition use the CPU, so it just freezes until you either pause navigation or minimize it.

Whether or not this is an issue with Primo being a resource hog, or the DNS's CPU (it should be a dual core 1.2ghz ARM processor, should have bucketloads of processing power), i'm not sure.

It may still be an issue with the DNS not fully utilising the second core? I know that was an issue, but was under the impression that it was supposed to be fixed?

I'm wondering whether there is a way to limit how much CPU Primo uses, say, make it only use a max of 80%, might make it a bit less responsive, but might give the unit some breathing room?

[asa572]

Weird. Give the latest July update a go I guess?

The latest update works but the previous didn't.
Moda,can you point me in the right direction to getting iGo8.3.5.
And any tips on getting it working.

[moda]

The latest update works but the previous didn't.
Moda,can you point me in the right direction to getting iGo8.3.5.
And any tips on getting it working.

NaviTotal.com • View topic - Igo8 - 8.3.5.183522 - March 16, 2011

Link down the bottom. Use the same maps as primo (ie the Content/License folders, but not the skin/scheme folders from primo). Delete his ui_igo8 folder and branding.zip and add/change these lines to sys.txt:

[folders]
;app="%SDCARD%/iGO8"

[gps]
source="nmea"
set_messages=0
background_navigation=1

[interface]
maxzoom2d=6000000
show_exit=1
shutdown_time=0
defaulttilt3d=7600
vga=0
resolution_dir="800_480"
skin="ui_igo8"

[rawdisplay]
highres=0
class="landscape"
screen_x=800
screen_y=480

As I said, its ugly as hell. At least it works, though.

Looking into Sygic, seeing if I can get latest maps for it, hrm.

[asa572]

Thanks,
I will give it a go.

[asa572]

Thanks Moda, got it working last night.
Haven't really tested it but you are correct in saying it looks like ****!

[moda]

Thanks Moda, got it working last night.
Haven't really tested it but you are correct in saying it looks like ****!

Yep. There are some skins that make it not as terrible, though.

Did some more playing around. Found that iGo8.3.5 isn't a solution. It's ever so slightly more responsive when open, compared to Primo, but as soon as you start navigation/simulation, the same thing happens where everything just bogs down/slows down. Go back to the menu of iGo8.3.5, or stop the simulation, and it goes back to being responsive again.

So it's either that iGo8/Primo is being a resource hog during navigation/simulation, or the DNS just isn't optimised properly/fully, yet.

I don't understand why its so hard, when Primo/iGo8 works fine in many other units, many of which have 1/4 of the processing power that the DNS is supposed to have. Hell, the exact same copy of Primo works ****ing perfectly in my Eonon unit, even when simulating a 4000km trip, and that has a 500mhz processor, 128mb of ram, and essentially the same version of WinCE6.0.

Ugh.

[moda]

Just a heads up, apparently Audiosources have a new set of units for VW, called the S600 series. It looks like its the same hardware as the DNS series (same CPU etc), just with a different software running on top (so its not OEM-style). It also has an external canbus decoder (my guess is they did this so they can upgrade it in the future, instead of having to resolder a chip like we are going to have to do with the DNS).

Bazzle has one, and according to his reports, has seen no GPS related issues, though it does have some other bugs.

Car dvd /Car gps/VW GPS/BMW GPS Professional manufacturer-Audiosources Electronic Technology (Shenzhen) Limited

So it sounds like they can actually make a unit where the GPS side of it isn't completely potato. Hopefully it means they have a fix for the GPS slow down, but who knows.

[moda]

So I got a response back from Audiosource re iGo lag. They basically said, we recommend you use our version, we've had no issues.

"About Igo map issue,I had asked our engineers,he said it is edition problem.some edition IGO map is bigger and port is not same as our's,then it can't compatible with our device well.

Please use the version of the map can work normally."

I believe their version (or at least, the one Sandy shipped my unit with), is 9.6.2.209584.

Might give it a go tomorrow with the latest Aus maps and nothing else (no skins/mods/utilities etc), and see how that goes.

[chrislewis85]

Any chance you can post contents of your SD card somewhere for download moda? I didn't receive any software with my unit shipped direct from AS

[asa572]

So I got a response back from Audiosource re iGo lag. They basically said, we recommend you use our version, we've had no issues.



I believe their version (or at least, the one Sandy shipped my unit with), is 9.6.2.209584.

Might give it a go tomorrow with the latest Aus maps and nothing else (no skins/mods/utilities etc), and see how that goes.

That's the only version I have used, the one that came with it.

[Goobz]

Same here. I haven't really looked into changing it at all cause for the most part I find it unusable and end up using my phone for nav. Let us know how you go Moda.

[moda]

Update: Apparently the version Audiosources uses is: 9.6.13.267029.

I actually have a copy of that, will build up a basic install (ie just maps, no tts/skins/mods/utilities) and see how it goes tomorrow. Will let ya'll know.

[Goobz]

Thanks mate!

[chrislewis85]

Nice one moda

[asa572]

Fingers crossed.