The Ulysse GPS Speedometer
What’s New in Ulysse Speedometer?
Ulysse GPS Speedometer is constantly offering great new things in each new release
- discover here what binarytoys have for you this time around!
Incredible features: never seen together before in one GPS speedometer app!
With dozens of features, you can be sure there’ll be something of use for any journey
- by land, sea, or air.
At binarytoys Lab, we listen to our users and are constantly integrating your feature requests.
Ulysse Speedometer from binarytoys labs is not only built by us, but also by you – our Ulyssers!
High Precision GPS Speedometer
Digital: where speed indication is numeric in the center, with highlighted ticks on the dial.
Analog: for the more traditional way – with a needle on the dial, and numerical in the center.
Analog: for the more traditional way – with a needle on the dial, and numeric in the center. You choose your favorite!
GPS Altimeter
Ulysse Speedometer’s GPS Altimeter displays the altitude above the sea level for the geoid WGS84. This geoid represents an averaged model of the Earth, which in most cases coincides quite near to the real geometry of the planet.GPS Compass
With the strong distortions of magnetic fields due to the amount of the metal from which an automobile is made, Ulysse Speedometer does not use a traditional magnetic compass, but instead uses GPS to define the direction of the movement from signals of satellites.
This happens due to the following reason – in a static state, a GPS receiver can give small changes of location to within several meters/yards, which it then treats as movement and thus sensing perceived changes of direction. On the move however, the GPS compass works with a more-than-sufficient precision for practical use.
Overlay Indication
Ulysse has special ability for displaying important travel parameters such as speed, direction, time, over other applications like Maps or Navigation. With this feature activated, a small Overlay indicator appears over the main application window.Speedometer – displays current speed and speed limit warnings
Compass – displays direction to geographical north
Elevation – indicates current altitude
Trip Info -displays main trip parameters: like travel time and distance
Individual Overlay parameters can be specified like: screen location for different screen orientations, size, and transparency for each application with which you would like to use Ulysse.
Average Speed Indication
Ulysse Speedometer shows two values. The upper value is the average speed calculation while moving - only the time when the vehicle is in motion is taken into account and not while stationary at red traffic lights for example.The lower value is an average speed, constantly calculated, whether stopped at lights or on the move.
Both speeds are calculated for the whole trip and they are reset together with the counter of the current trip.
Using this function is extremely easy; when entering the controlled area, make a long press on the indicator to switch to CSAS. From that moment on, CSAS will display your average speed – measured from the start of this time marker.
Trip Computer
Trip Computer contains several trip meters, each of them records total time in motion, the stop-times, trip distance, average, and maximum motion speed. Additionally, in Ulysse Speedometer Pro, coordinates and addresses of the start and finish points of the movement are displayed.Currently, Ulysse records data for:
- the current trip
- all trips for today
- all trips for yesterday
- all trips for the week
- all trips for the month
- all trips since the installation of the application
The current-trip meter can be reset to zero at any time. After clicking it, press the key ‘Reset’ in the menu that appears. To review the meters’ list, the menu command ‘Trip Meters’ is required to be pressed.
On the right-hand side of the list, there is the key to call the menu allowing:
- saving of data on the memory card
- resetting of the meter (if this operation is provided)
- opening of detailed information (Ulysse Pro only)
- sending of the meter via email (Ulysse Pro only)
- setting of the initial value for the meter (currently available only for the meter of all trips)
Pro Version
Additionally, Ulysse Speedometer Pro has three extra meters, the names for which can be set and reset at any time.
Tracks Recording
Ulysse allows you to record your movements when the application is running. For enabling track recording, tap on the Trip meter in main dashboard and then select the ‘Record ON’ command. From now on, the app will record your movements automatically. You can stop recording at any time with another tap on the Trip meter and selecting command ‘Record OFF’.For deleting one or more tracks at once, mark them with DEL button and press ‘Delete’ button at the bottom/right on the screen.
For exporting, mark the tracks that you would like to export and press ‘Export’ button. In the export window select the required format: GPX or KML (Pro only). Additional data values such as; speed, altitude, and bearing are not supported by the standard format and are available as an extension. Press ‘Export to SD card’ – now, the files will be stored in binarytoys/tracks/gpx or the binarytoys/tracks/kml folder on your SD card.
If you press ‘Export with e-mail’ (Pro only), you will need to enter a target e-mail address – then all exported files will be attached to the e-mail and sent!
You can reset selection list at any time with the ‘Clear’ button or unselect individual tracks with the ‘Undo’ button in the track row.
Music Control (Pro version)
You can change the selection at any time – just open Music Control, tap on Settings button, tap on the desired player.
If a player app was selected, Music Control will start it; this is a convenient and fast way to choose another album or playlist in player. Remember that Music Control is only set of buttons, so don’t forget to choose the album or playlist in the player!
When you press the play button, the Music Control sends a command to the currently selected player and the button blinks until it starts to play music. It may take some time before the player reacts on the Control action.
Speed Limits Warning
The scale remains green until reaching the Speed Limit (‘Edge’). By exceeding this speed limit, the scale turns red,
Having set the various sound signals, you can drive your car without distracting your attention onto Ulysse, thus avoiding speeding tickets.
Initially, the speed limits – which are valid in most countries of Europe and the US – are preset in Ulysse Speedometer. Two independent sets of limits for km/h and mph are supported.
Each set can include up to ten limits, each of them containing values for Min, Max, Edge and Back speeds. The limits cannot overlap themselves (i.e., the max. value of the lower limit cannot be more than the min. value of the next limit).In most cases it is enough to change only the main value of the limit – Edge; the rest of the values will be set by the application automatically. Of course if you need to, you can change them individually.
GPS Status Monitor
This indicator shows the current condition of GPS chip. It is an important tool as it shows how reliable the current values on Ulysse are.
When green – all is in order, the GPS is giving precise information. The Monitor also displays the precision of location ID (in feet or meters).
When gray – the GPS is giving no info about speed or location – so it’s not possible to rely on the displayed information whatsoever.
When the GPS chip cannot identify its location, the Monitor displays the number of satellites from which signal are received; availability of a signal does not guarantee that it will be used for the calculations – the signal could be maybe weak or intermittent.
If Ulysse Speedometer was started with GPS not activated on the device, the display of the monitor will be totally black with the word ‘off’, along with a proposal to click it in order to move to the system control panel of the GPS. From this panel, you’ll be able to activate the GPS and return back to Ulysse.
To access the menu, tap on ‘GPS Status monitor’ and add the app in free slot. This menu has three slots in the Pro version – but just one in the Free version. For removing an app from the menu, press and hold then select ‘Remove’ from the dialog.
Date & Time Indication
Most other speedometers have small, insignificant time displays in the status line – they’re quite difficult to read when driving. So what did we do with Ulysse Speedometer? We added a large time and date display to the Ulysse dashboard.
Battery Monitor
HUD Mode: A Pilot’s-Eye View
In the Normal submode, the speed, direction of the movement, current time, and covered distance are shown.
In the submode Only Speed, only the speed value is shown.
The mirrored reflection is designed for projection up to a windshield, therefore best suited for use in darkness. To enable this mode, set Ulysse to HUD mode, and place your device on the dash under the windshield – an undistorted reflection of your device’s screen, with all the current information about your movements, will be displayed on it.
Of course, you have full control on the displayed HUD color – red, green, and blue values can be individual selected giving the huge amount of color possibilities – choose your favorite!
Maybe you’re a mellow-yellow?
… or a true-blue? It’s your call.
Advanced Overlays
This means that you can use your device as normal and always instantly see Ulysse’s vital information.
The Overlays’ data is displayed within circles for easy recognition. Data direct from the Speedo, Compass, Elevation, and the Trip Meter is shown (note: the Compass, Elevation, and Trip Overlays are offered on a 15-day trial – please upgrade to the Pro version of Ulysse and experience its full power!)
Of course, we’ve made it possible to adjust the position of all the Overlays; either having positions common to all device apps, or customized to any particular app. For example, maybe the four Overlay circles on your Calculator app in landscape mode need sliding away from the calculator’s display – simply move and organize them in the Overlay settings. You’ll maybe also use the Calculator in portrait mode, requiring the Overlays to now be in different positions on-screen. Simply organize the Overlays like you did in landscape mode and their positions also will be remembered separately!
Do you find the standard size of Overlays too large? During positioning, it’s also possible to reduce their size by clicking the ‘SIZE’ button at the bottom of the screen and using the slider to adjust. You now have the Overlays at the perfect size – but maybe they are still too obtrusive. We have included a ‘TRANSP’ button also to adjust their on-screen transparency.
An Overlay consisting of a double circle means that it has extra functionality when tapped. Choose from:
- inactive
- returning to the main Speedometer screen (…and from there quick-launching any app)
- displaying the Music Player controls (…where else could you control your music from any app—your navigation screen for example?)
“How Do U Use Ulysse?”
Whether it’s the usual way in the car, van, train or bus on your way to work (there’s nothing wrong with that!). But what about in your rickshaw, truck, taxi, helicopter (posh) or private jet (really posh!). On your motorbike, bike, horse, unicycle, Segway, camel, skateboard, boat. While hang-gliding or paragliding, running, walking, skipping, hopping…
However you’re using Ulysse — share it with us. Please send us your YouTube links, images, stories to binarytoys(at)gmail(dot)com or via the Contact Form and we’ll post your contributions here on our site — Thank You Ulyssers!
Any plans for iphone version for the 3 guys with those?
BTL — Hello Andy. That’s great news! We at binarytoys have never been fortunate enough to test Ulysse vertically, but it’s great you found it useful!
Could we possibly ask you for the Tracks file? We could then show this on the site, and would be interesting for our developers to see.
Regarding iOS, this will be available in the near future-or you could ask your buddies to try Android?
Greetings,
binarytoys
BTL — Hi Stefan. If you can, please send us any videos, photos, printscreens of Ulysse in action on the slopes. Maybe you have a GoPro (or similar!) that you could use to make the video — but please be careful!
BTL — Thanks Gibbo, happy truckin’!
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Location coordinates |
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Music control |
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User-defined Trip meters |
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Begin / end address in Trip |
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Menu slots in GPS indicator |
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Detailed Trip info |
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Export trips with email |
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Export tracks with email |
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Export tracks to KML |
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Speedometer Overlay |
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Compass Overlay | Demo for 15 days | Unlimited |
Elevation Overlay | Demo for 15 days | Unlimited |
Trip Overlay | Demo for 15 days | Unlimited |
Speedometer User Reviews: We Love our Ulyssers – And They Love Ulysse!
We are fully dedicated to our user base – with its millions of loyal worldwide users, we are constantly building on this success to guarantee that Ulysse remains on pole position now and in the future.
Many thanks go to all our loyal global Ulyssers for your continued support – come read what they’re saying about us and…
“Welcome Onboard!“
“Better than the car speedometer”
Not only is the main app screen attractive and informative, but it can overlay tools on other apps, so, for instance, I can have a navigation or mapping app running, and still get accurate speed, compass, and trip duration info. It’s more accurate than the speedometer on the car panel!
- Paul Nancarrow
“Most advanced Speedometer App“
“Poetry in motion“
“…enter Ulysse Speedometer to save me“
”Accurate, visually appealing and informative speedometer application“
”this virtual dashboard has been a proven lifesaver…“
“The best speedometer ever!! Don’t know how you do it… but you did. Great job!!!”
Great I’ve tested all of the car dashboard apps. None of them even come close to this gem. Added bonus: speed overlay on Google navigation!
Great App This developer gets it. This is a nicely designed app with a clear, easy to read display that puts your speed front and center unlike some other apps that put your speed in a small font with poor contrast. The app hasn’t been buggy and is quick and relatively intuitive.
Great app! Fast response to any technical issues with phone! Worked perfect for LONG time and my phone got stupid. Same day response to all my questions. Will definitely get on my new phone!
Great app for Ebikes Even though we have computer speedos this verifies even car/tire speeds. You could be walking or riding in someone else’s car and know how fast they are really going without looking at their speedometer.
The best I use this as the dashboard for my motorcycle. Its plugged into a power supply so the battery life isn’t an issue. Works great. Very accurate.