OK, so... here is the first public beta. Fully functional and never expires.
As usual, the application uses NTP servers if it can connect to Internet and you are not using ActiveSync or Device Center (the problem with them is that they do not support UDP protocol, which is used by NTP).
And now, the improvements :)
If you are using ActiveSync or Device Center, then application connects to alternative servers that do work through AS/DC (and are slighly less accurate, but still good enough).
If you have no connection to Internet at all, then it can use GPS satellites.
GPS radio will be turned on and off by application, if necessary.
WiFi and Bluetooth radios will be turned on and off too, as necessary. GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA/XYZ... connection - if you have phone device - too.
You can set the application to synchronize time:
- every day (at 6:00 AM local time)
- at power up - but it really does something only if current time is invalid (like when changing battery on an Axim), or at least 24 hours have passed since last sync
- immediately by manual activation
Now if your Axim forgets current time... just turn it on. Everything else happens automatically.
Recommended connectivity configuration:
- Phone devices with permanent GPRS connection: use "default connectivity"
- Phone devices with dial-on-demand-and-disconnect connection: use "connection manager"
- Classic PDA like Axims: use WiFi or Bluetooth or "default connectivity" for AS/DC over USB
- Car/boat navigation: use GPS
You can freely try and mix any options. You should have at least one "try something" option checked.
You can enter new NTP servers. You cannot enter new alternative AS/DC servers, because I need to know precisely what kind of protocol each one understands.
Known issues:
- not everything is configurable (for example, GPS search time is fixed to max. 5 minutes)
- you need to manually uncheck all options before uninstalling to clear pending wake up etc. notifications from device's notification queue
- progress messages not well tuned yet, too many at some places, too little at some places
- missing nice icon for application
Download is 85 kB. Application needs 200 kB on device.
No guarantees of any kind & I am not responsible for anything. I may have lied about GPS and your device will actually contact a hidden Cylon basestar that orbits Earth and transmit your position to it.