OnStar?
#31
07-26-2007, 12:56 AM
RE: OnStar?
I was always told it takes a big man to admit when he is wrong, so here goes.
I was totally incorrect about the innerworkings of OnStar, as corrected by my old man, a pro at radio communications. And here is why I was wrong..
Onstar does infact have its own GPS reciever, produced by Motorola. Onstar then sends the information digitally through cellphone digital data networks (1x).
And interestingly, here is a modification should you be interested, and your onstar subscription runs out..
http://www.openminds.net/onstar/1explanation.html
It really goes into great detail, and in the long run, could be used to make your own Navigation system, maybe out of a small computer and linux or a stripped down xp Install. Ill leave it to your imagination!
I was totally incorrect about the innerworkings of OnStar, as corrected by my old man, a pro at radio communications. And here is why I was wrong..
Onstar does infact have its own GPS reciever, produced by Motorola. Onstar then sends the information digitally through cellphone digital data networks (1x).
And interestingly, here is a modification should you be interested, and your onstar subscription runs out..
http://www.openminds.net/onstar/1explanation.html
It really goes into great detail, and in the long run, could be used to make your own Navigation system, maybe out of a small computer and linux or a stripped down xp Install. Ill leave it to your imagination!
#32
07-26-2007, 12:02 PM
RE: OnStar?
Hmm.. Im not sure if onstar has a backup system or what its capabilities are.
Like I posted Onstar told me the back-up battery in my Monte was bad and needed replaced. This was last month.
Some things to me don't add up what I was told?
1. Onstar has it's own back-up battery.
2. Onstar didn't do a diagnostic of my car in June.
3. Cause my car battery was dead.
So why is it Onstar couldn't do a diagnostic of my car even with the battery dea if their system has it's own back-up battery?
Like I posted Onstar told me the back-up battery in my Monte was bad and needed replaced. This was last month.
Some things to me don't add up what I was told?
1. Onstar has it's own back-up battery.
2. Onstar didn't do a diagnostic of my car in June.
3. Cause my car battery was dead.
So why is it Onstar couldn't do a diagnostic of my car even with the battery dea if their system has it's own back-up battery?
#33
07-27-2007, 02:11 AM
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RE: OnStar?
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I was always told it takes a big man to admit when he is wrong, so here goes.
I was totally incorrect about the innerworkings of OnStar, as corrected by my old man, a pro at radio communications. And here is why I was wrong..
Onstar does infact have its own GPS reciever, produced by Motorola. Onstar then sends the information digitally through cellphone digital data networks (1x).
And interestingly, here is a modification should you be interested, and your onstar subscription runs out..
http://www.openminds.net/onstar/1explanation.html
It really goes into great detail, and in the long run, could be used to make your own Navigation system, maybe out of a small computer and linux or a stripped down xp Install. Ill leave it to your imagination!
I was always told it takes a big man to admit when he is wrong, so here goes.
I was totally incorrect about the innerworkings of OnStar, as corrected by my old man, a pro at radio communications. And here is why I was wrong..
Onstar does infact have its own GPS reciever, produced by Motorola. Onstar then sends the information digitally through cellphone digital data networks (1x).
And interestingly, here is a modification should you be interested, and your onstar subscription runs out..
http://www.openminds.net/onstar/1explanation.html
It really goes into great detail, and in the long run, could be used to make your own Navigation system, maybe out of a small computer and linux or a stripped down xp Install. Ill leave it to your imagination!
#34
07-27-2007, 10:16 PM
RE: OnStar?
That is very cool... Now if I just had a use for GPS....
Lol, j/k I'm considering doing this... but the length of the cable i would need is ridiculous....Definitely a motorola unit in the trunk there..... gasp... I wonder if I could just intercept the connection to the car and use that perhaps?
Lol, j/k I'm considering doing this... but the length of the cable i would need is ridiculous....Definitely a motorola unit in the trunk there..... gasp... I wonder if I could just intercept the connection to the car and use that perhaps?
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