Navigation for bikers - Carpe V Active tab 3 

Great video. When I was riding I was considering getting an Active3. A couple of extra bits of information which I hope someone will find useful: 1) For a cheaper mount consider a Quadlock universal adapter on the back of the Active3 case. It certainly won't be as good a solution as this but may be good for someone on a budget. 2) There is an LTE version of the Active3 and unlike other LTE tablets this one does have an ear speaker. So it can completely replace your phone. This is very useful for a travel tablet because it can act as a complete backup if your phone breaks or is stolen. 3) Unlike other tablets this will work without a battery. So if you only use it on the bike then you can remove the battery to keep the battery healthy. Obviously it needs a USB power source though. 4) You can get bluetooth OBDC adapters. Plug the OBDC sensor into the OBDC port on the bike or car and then use software on the tablet to read it. 5) I'm not sure how integrated this would be but you can get bluetooth "buttons" to put on the handlebars and use these for some controls such as accepting calls, moving to next music track, etc. It probably won't help much with navigation software but may be useful to some people.

20 videos watched and this is the only one that actually gave me the basic information I wanted, good job!

Don't forget to fix you Ram mount upside down if you don't want water on your charging pins. Water and electric connectors don't like each other 😉😉

For OBD connection, you can stick an OBD Bluetooth dongle on the bike and the tablet can recognize it and read its values through BT. Works great with the OEM tablet of PR7. Just get one which turns itself off :)

Best video summary I've found so far. Very helpful sir. Thank you.

Thank you for the video. I am planning to build such a system on my next bike to replace TomTom and it was great to see a biker who has already done this and confirms that it all works :)

Thanks for this - it was just the review I needed at the moment as I am torn between Garmin Zumo XT and the Carpe Iter. Your review has given me food for thought (and has me scratching my head even more!😀). I liked your explanation of the two systems - it was very clear and succinct. Cheers, Phil.

Yes, important to note the Carpe Iter is just he hardware. DMD can run on any android device. Pretty sure OBD sensors also show up on any device. Unless something has changed in the last few months. Just need the right DMD dongle thing. My factory PR7 screen shows all the functions that the bike supports, through the DMD screen. The bikes OBD output is a limiting factor, not all data available. Maybe the Carpe Iter is overkill. It’s very robust and removable. As you know the PR7 tablet really isn’t removable, and barring any electrical engineering, can’t be charged off the bike. Your system does seem like an excellent intermediate setup.

Thanks very much for taking the time to share. A very helpful video.

Hi I've just bought a Oukitel RT3 outdoor tablet for the same purpose, only the RT3 has more ram otherwise very similar. biggest difference being the RT3 is half the price of the Samsung 👍

This is an awesome setup, seems so Advanced to Drive your motorcycle with a tv like screen. So much better than the gpsmap 64 i am currently using haha

Greetings from New Zealand! Great video - thanks! How does the Samsung determine the bike speed? Does it use GPS? Cheers👍

Hi thanks for the video. What is your result after testing it for one year? Could you read the display properly during sunlight? You can also easily connect the buttons from carpe iter or any other bluetooth controller via bluetooth but I think you already found out. Thanks for your work, I appreciate it!

Have same kit to fit to bike next week

The Carpe has 1000nits of brightness, about double the Active 3. Thats the pudding. I run a big rugged 6.8inch smarthphone in an wireless mount that I can take of the bike in 5 seconds. Cheap and fast solution, but only 6.8 inches. I guess you have to compromise somewhere trying to protect the travelpurse.

So how do you have the RAM mount on your bike? Is it connected to the handlebars? Is it covering the dash? Have you done a relocation of the dash? I have thought of doing the same thing on my bike but it's winter here still so not much happening at the moment, but it would be nice to see how you have mounted it on your bike for inspiration. :) Great video.

I have just setup my active tab on my bike, it great. Have you found a way to turn the tablet on and off with the ignition, while still using the battery. I know that you can run it without a battery from direct power, but i would leave the battery in the device.

I know you Brits dont get a ton of sunshine like over here in the States, but how is the brightness/glare etc? I'm told a few blokes can't use their Galaxy Active 3 tablets as it's unreadable/unuseable in the sunshine so they went with different GPS solutions all together.

Thanks for the great video. Quick question, what sort of Ram system are you using to attach the 1 inch ball? Is it sturdy enough to support the Ram casing and tablet? Do you use the Ram rubber ball system for vibration dampener?

Thanks for a great video!🇸🇪

Hello - thanks for the info has helped me a lot. First wanted to buy the Carp - but after your review I decided to buy the tablet. What would be helpful (this is not a criticism just a comment) if you would list all the components that you have installed. I do not know what connection you have from RAM Mounts EZ-Roll'r Powered Cradle to the bike, have looked at RAM but found nothing. Thanks

How sturdy is the mount on the bike? Seems like 2 ball mounts might be better! Thank you!

Both are 8"

8gb ram VS 4gb ram is a very big difference… and software management for Cooling the batterycharge which the carpe iter has and Samsung not , big battery , very good gps 5 times a second… brightness of 1000nits , i think the Samsung has not… Maybe 600 so future wise i think you need two tablets against one carpe iter in the years you will own it.

Thank you.

Do you have to have an active sim card for the GPS and apps to work?

Hello ! Great video, you gave me a lot of valuable information. However, I wonder if the helmet with dark googles clearly shows the map ...? Somewhere I found that active 3 has 700 nits. I don't know if this is enough to navigate in full sun? Greetings from Poland.

You didn't provide a link for the tablet holder

I'm a bit confused as to how the Samsung it getting a connection to satellites

Did you consider Tripltek?? Thanks!

Is it possible to get drive mode dashboard on the Active 3 ? - if yes how to set up the tablet ?

Active tab 3 is 600 euros + 100 for the mount, no way

How can I download this driver interface to my device?

How is the vibration with that Ram mount? I'm thinking, regarding my Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro, how exactly to mount it, above the current TFT, in a way to not have to remove the windshield and not have it bounce around to much...direct mount to a cross bar used to raise and lower the windshield etc.....

your assessment is 100 5 incorrect... it is NOT aimed at rally racing at all. If you do a lot of off-road riding . you soon realise that standard tablets will not survive the vibration and abuse.. hence the military grade device which is excellent.