I received my PSP-290 (GPS device) a few days back and I must say, AVEC is pretty bad ass, especially the turn-by-turn navigation business. Now with 3D terrain mode and improved MPI routines, we present: Art’s AVEC V6.

I’ve been using this site to get my maps; I’m not sure what’s with all the religious POIs in my area. Oh yeah, I also recommend you use the included MP Converter tool; having the PSP do this takes forever.

AVEC V6 Changes:

• Implemented 3D terrain view mode for topographic maps with two configurable terrain exaggeration levels.
• Fixed bug present only in user mode version where the grid was not rotating with map while in GPS mode.
• Removed canvas size option from the configuration menu.
• Changed position indicator slightly to improve visibility.
• Added street names to map display at highest zoom level if street names are available in the map file.
• Fixed zoom routine to ensure highest zoom level is always available.
• Changed the default GPS mode zoom level to the highest zoom level.
• Removed delays in image capture routine that were not supposed to be present in any public release.
• Improved the look and the control of scrolling in the configuration menu.
• Sound now works in GPS mode for user mode version only. USB GPS routines are running in a dedicated thread.
• Implemented new compressed mpi file format resulting in faster map file searching and smaller file size.
• The PSP-290 USB GPS unit can now be plugged in after the user mode version of the program has started.
• Fixed bug in mpi converter routine. Program would crash if a street name began with an open bracket character.
• Program no longer adjusts the PSP clock speed. By default, the PSP will run at 222MHz.

Download: AVEC V6

- source: dcemu