It should be placed on the dash to give it a good solid signal.Quote:
Originally Posted by dcrolltide
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It should be placed on the dash to give it a good solid signal.Quote:
Originally Posted by dcrolltide
Just received my GPS antenna today and installed it. (Thanks Tom)! I love how I can set my LID Speed limit. I have one question, when testing it out parked in my driveway it displays the yellow car because I am below the speed limit threshold. However when I shoot my PLIII at it it alerts but switches to defense mode until my LID time expires (4 seconds) . I don't have an IR camera so I am just wondering if the heads are firing back. The length of the gps antenna is great for truck owners :D btw.
There are 3 separate settings for GPS (Parking Sensor Speed, Radar Speed & Lidar Speed) you will need to configure a new setup file with settings for all 3.Quote:
Originally Posted by dukes
Also, If there is no GPS signal it will automatically operate as if no GPS was attached.
I configured the "Define PDC SPEED limit" at 20 kph, "Define PDC SPEED limit" at 10 kph but left the radar speed at no limit. Are these settings correct? While driving with these settings my alp connect car stays yellow till I go above 20 kph, but like I said when its yellow and I shoot my system it turns blue.Quote:
Originally Posted by BestRadarDetectors
It will not fire back under the set speed unless the GPS signal is lost. Mirage uses the GPS and he will probably chime in but I would guess its just letting you know of the alert.Quote:
Originally Posted by dukes
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Originally Posted by BestRadarDetectors
Yea I am seeing the little gps icon and like I said it appears to be working since when I go above 20 kph the system returns to defense mode. Just thought I would ask, thanks Tom!
You need to configure the LID speed limit as well, which is further down the setup page;
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If you're using the STiR+ as well, you need to set speeds for PDC, Radar, and LID (they default to no limit, unless you change them)
set my radar to 60 km/h in OZ to keep shops and servos out,,
My GPS antenna finally arrived and installed it yesterday. Is normal operation the red blinking light, or should the light be solid red, when GPS signal acquired? Wondering if it blinks or goes solid, based on a certain event.
Without the blue tooth module it is difficult to tell when you have GPS lock unless you set a speed limit on the lid. If you are below the lid speed limit then the led will change to green or yellow (can't rememberQuote:
Originally Posted by dcrolltide
which but it will not be blue). When your speed increases to above the set limit the led will change back to blue. If you do not have a GPS signal the ALP cpu will default to the highest protection mode.
Hmm. I have my led set to dark mode - so that won't be a way for me to tell either :/. When the system boots up now, I get fast led flashing green - don't remember this pre gps installation. I assume that is telling me that the GPS antenna is attached?
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Originally Posted by BestRadarDetectors
Does the ALP work with an ORIGINAL STi-R (non PLUS) antenna? ALP might be a nice option to upgrade my STi-R to Plus and get better jammer heads at the same time :)
Just to clarify that the LED inside the GPS antenna (not the ALP control set) blinks red once it has a lock. It never goes solid redQuote:
Originally Posted by dcrolltide
What if the GPS antenna light is constantly blinking red? Mine blinks roughly every second
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That's normal operation :)Quote:
Originally Posted by dcrolltide
Perfect. Thanks winterbrew!
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What is the behavior of the ALP, if you're under a speed threshold? Is it:
1. No alert
2. No audible alert, no firing back, but still logs the event
Also, if you go below and then above a speed threshold and you're in Dark Mode, do the LEDs flash green and then blue? Or do they not flash at all?
Under speed threshold, you're in detect only mode (yellow car on ALPConnect, or yellow LED on control set), so you will get a lidar detection/alert logged (no firing back). If you have the STi-R+ integrated, you get no radar alert/log below the threshold.Quote:
Originally Posted by awj223
After the initial warm up period when it goes into dark mode, the LED's do not flash again when you cross the threshold. If not in dark mode, the LED flashes blue when above the threshold (defense), and flashes yellow (detection only) below the threshold.
I've been running the GPS Atenna on my ALP Quad / STIR Plus combo for a couple days now. The GPS antenna completely changed my experience for the better. No more radar falsing, while sitting or slowly moving through traffic. For ~ $40 - it's a no brainer.
Well done ALP!
I'd still be worried about not catching I/O shots. Say you're stuck in traffic, and right past the jam, there's a cop shooting I/O...Quote:
Originally Posted by dcrolltide
or your travelling through road works on our freeway 100 kph zone some temporarily road works will be set at 80 /60 even 40 kph then what as far as the gps thinks the road is still 100kph
The ALP GPS/ALPConnect doesn't have a road/location database, it only currently uses the GPS to calculate your speed, so that's not a problem currently. My radar / lidar threshold is set at 40km/h, as thats the lowest speed limit in school zones here.Quote:
Originally Posted by deano
Something strange has been happening lately with my alp / stir w Gps lately. Now when I turn my system on, I get fast blinking red and green lights after the system has warmed up. It seems like it's telling me "GPS error" because I think the gps functionality doesn't work, when this extra light sequence happens,...
Anyone know what the system is doing here?
That is normal operation with the standard control unit. I believe it indicates the number of satellites it has acquired. As with any GPS device the more sats the better but I find the ALP to be accurate enough for what it uses GPS for. Have you tried setting a lid speed and verifying that the control led switches to yellow when under the threshold and blue when above it?Quote:
Originally Posted by dcrolltide
Not yet. I run in led dark mode, so I need to change that to test it. I will do it and let you know. Thanks
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Does GPS antenna orientation matter? Flat side up vs. down? Was thinking of mounting on the glass up high, behind the rear view mirror (flat side up).
^ I mounted mine at the bottom of the A-pilar, in the fuse box area where all my other hardwired stuff is. Since the antenna is magnetic, I just stuck it on a piece of metal there. It’s sitting vertically, with one layer of plastic covering it and it’s been working fine.
The manufacturers say to mount the antenna where it has a clear view of the sky. Whether that is actually required all the time I don't know, but I would guess they recommend that as a best location to sure it has a lock the most often.
I have searched this antenna on the web, and although the thought here is that the GPS antenna is not waterproof, all seller product descriptions I have reviewed says it is waterproof and can be placed outside and even used in Marine applications. I mounted mine on the inside on the dash, as I really do not want an ugly black wart on the outside.
Manufacturer: Locosys. Model LS 23036-G
http://www.elecomes.com/article.php?id=31
Just pop off part of the dash panel and put the antenna inside the panel where the cars factory GPS antennas usually reside.Quote:
Originally Posted by 991TurboS
So the receiver can be blocked by plastic dash pieces and still function well? My stock GPS is on the back roof part of the car, not in the dash. If I can conceal the ALP GPS inside the dash, I will do so.Quote:
Originally Posted by BestRadarDetectors
itll work fine behind the dashQuote:
Originally Posted by 991TurboS
not sure how your car is exactly but the shark fin on the roof is usually for satellite radio etc...GPS reciever (at least in my vehicles) is behind the nav unit in the upper part of the dash.
Maybe it is the satellite antennae and not the GPS.Quote:
Originally Posted by tawwwd
I went ahead and mounted the antenna in the trunk area of the car, which in a 911 is the front. It is sitting under the black plastic cowling lining the bottom part of the front windshield, so it should get a good signal. It is a dry location.
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Originally Posted by dcrolltide
I did a quick plug-in test today. Yup, noticed an LED on the GPS antenna itself, and a larger one on the R/G unit.Quote:
Originally Posted by winterbrew
Let me see if I understand:
GPS antenna LED: normal (signal ok) = blinking?
R/G LED: normal = ____?
Yes, blinking red LED on the GPS antenna = signal OKQuote:
Originally Posted by wirelessandy
If you're using the HiFi control set, it will also announce if the GPS signal's been lost (I think the LED on the std control set flickers red briefly if this happens)
My r/g module is tucked away under the dash, so can't remember what that does, although constant green LED comes to mind :)
No hifi here. Good to know about the antenna blinking! That will be handy.
Update: Confirmed. I can't see the R/G module either. It's also tucked away now.
I remember hearing something about time and geotagging alerts with the GPS receiver. Is this feature going to happen, and if so, when? I might have to order a GPS antenna if this feature is added.
Too many more important things being worked on. Protection is always first before non important features. Eventually stats will be redone but that won't happen until other things being worked on get completed.Quote:
Originally Posted by awj223
So does AL Display take priority over this? Acutally, I'm kinda hoping it does, because then I could order the display + GPS antenna in one go and save on shipping :)Quote:
Originally Posted by BestRadarDetectors
Display & Stat Logs are at the bottom of a long list of things being developed at the moment.
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