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GPS - how to test it

Hello,
I got this PPC a few days ago (from t-mobile. germany) and I still did not get the GPS thing running...
Does anyone have an idea with witch free program I can test GPS and how I have to configure it? GPS isn't really covered in the manual.
Or do i have to buy an antenna or something extra?
Thanks for help

Did your device come with some GPS related software such as a navigation package, if so which one?
You don't need an external aerial for it to work, if you haven't got any software there are a number of free utilities that can be used to check that it is working - Mike

ok, it's great to hear that i don't need a hardware addon to get it work, but i don't know other gps programs than gpsdash... and gpsdash doesn't work, i dont know how to configure it, it always says "satellites in use: 0"
how do i have to configure the com port and the baud rate?

For a start leave the GPS icon alone you don't need to mess with that.
In GPS Dash you want to select the following:
NMEA data type
Baud Speed 9600
Com Port 4
then you should start to see things working, I don't have that application on either of my Arte based devices, but these settings will work.
Otherwise have a look for the old TomTom GPS driver from version three or earlier I know this works as I use it from time to time on both devices.
Download, unzip and copy the CAB file to your memory card, then using the file explorer on the device locate the cab file and tap it to install the application. - Mike

GPS on My Xda

Right i'm new here and in fact i have to admit i'm new to this toys ... so i will try to be as detail as possible ... of all the other sub forums i think posting here is the right place (to mods sorry if i posted on the wrong sections)
Yesterday i was a proud owner of the O2 XDA executive...
Managed to twist around the PDA without problem but tried to install a GPS navigation system on it and got stuck in no where.
Got Tomtom 6 installed and running but i failed to connect the GPS receiver between my PDA and the device. My GPS receiver is a Cellink Bluetooth Global Positioning System which i did managed to connect it to my PDA but not recognised with the sign "?" next to the name of the device in bluetooth options and says that i need to install GPS in my PDA -_-"
Can anyone enlighten me as i'm really in need to use the navigation system and provide me "step by step" on how to install it.Thanks in advance
p/s : i really appreciate for any advice but please try no to use so much jargons as i'm a beginner and might not understand ... thanks again

gps
on your phone turn on bt then go into bt settings tick make this device discoverable to other devices then pair your phone with your gps recever then set up com ports make note of numbers these will be 6 or 7 Then start tomtom go into change preferences then in to show gps status then into configure pick other bt gps receiver then pick the com port you set up for gps receiver 6 or 7 it will work now

right i have done exactly what you said
1)bt --> discoverable
2)paired the GPS receiver
3)problem starts here ... tick on serial port and saved then i came into these 2 options which is "new outgoing port" and "new incoming port"
4)tried on either 6 or 7 but says "The com port could not be created.Please check your settings and try again"
5)it works on port 8
6)started tomtom and 1st thing i see is an arrow on a white background and below there's there's a message saying "no gps device!"
7)got into main menu and GPS status and i see is
8)QCT DATA INTERFACE
Serial Cable on COM1:
COM7:
RIL on COM6:
Infrared Port
Ir on COM3:
COM8:
COM4:
9)from there at the GPS status it says "no valid gps signal!"
thanks again

have you tried making it com 8 and choosing com 8 in tomtom?

Resolving configuration issues with Bluetooth GPS devices & TomTom
Resolving configuration issues with Bluetooth GPS devices & TomTom
** You need to understand registry manipulation before attempting this. - So backing up your device is a mandatory exercise beforehand! **
• Step 1 – Assumes that you have TomTom already installed & working.
• Step 2 – Activate The GPS Control Panel
- If the GPS Control Panel icon IS present in the PDA “Connection Settings”, go to Step 5
- Obtain any registry editor eg. PHM is free and works well - Download and install the ARM CAB file to suit your device - (http://www.phm.lu/Products/PocketPC/RegEdit/) The Win Mobile 2003 edition CAB worked fine with Win Mobile 5 on my iMate JasJar
• Step 3 – Back up the Registry
- Using the registry editor, back up the entire device registry to a storage card
• Step 4 – Edit the Registry
- Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MASCHINE\ControlPanel\GPS Settings - Delete the DWORD marked "hide" - Add a new DWORD called "Group" and give it the value of "2" (dec) - Exit PHM by selecting Tools -> Exit - Soft reset the device & the GPS panel will now show up in your connection settings. ***Important Note!!! *** --> make sure you exit the registry editor properly by Tools -> Exit, this saves the setting.
• Step 5 – Setup the GPS
- Establish a bond (pair) with your GPS and select the checkbox for serial access.
- In the BT Manager, create a new OUTGOING port – COM8
- Go to the GPS control panel, set the GPS program port to COM0 and make sure that the hardware one, is set to None. (Select (tick) Manage GPS Automatically)
- Start TomTom, and follow the configuration wizard, select a Bluetooth GPS, and you will be presented a selection of COM ports to use: Select COM0 (Should be 1st on the list) and close TomTom
- Return to the GPS Control Panel again, now set GPS Program Port to COM8 (This is the same port that we previously set to COM0). This will free up the COM port for use by TomTom
- In BT Manager create a new OUTGOING COM port as COM0
- Back again to GPS control panel and select NONE for both hardware and program ports. (This prevents the GPS middleware application from interfering with TomTom)
- Finally, run TomTom and it should connect automatically. You may be prompted for a passkey, please check your GPS Bluetooth Device User Guide to find the default key. Wait for a couple of seconds and check the GPS settings and you should see it has connected. Don't change the GPS settings page!
I was able to set up my JasJar running Windows Mobile 5 to connect to an iPAQ BT-308 Bluetooth GPS (AKA GlobalSat BT-308) using this procedure and it worked well.
Note that this guide was modified from a guide created for Destinator PN by “Andy007” at: http://www.mtekk.com.au/Forums/tabid/56/forumid/29/postid/43361/view/topic/Default.aspx
& I have simply adapted it to use with my Universal. Kudos to Andy007.
Cheers.
To the OP: Try steps 5 onwards if the first part is daunting, if not you might need to enlist the help of someone with some registry manipulation skills.

Solution for "The COM port could not be created. Please check your settings and try again" in http://yopablo.blogspot.es/

Probs with GPS and AKU3.5

Hi,
I have a TT GPS module and have just installed a ROM to give me 3.5.
I did have the GPS working with GPSDash, but had to hard reboot and can not.
I have tried different com ports for both the GPS and the new MS GPS mananger thing, but GPSDash cannt find it.
Anyone else running this new ROM able to help please?
Thanks,
Simon.

Hi there
try the following
hope this help
Installing TomTom Navigator 5.1
15. Using File Explorer, navigate to the .CAB file you copied to your SD card and install R-Edit
on your Pocket PC. R-Edit can be acquired from http://www.pocketfleet.homeunix.com/REGEDIT.htm
but you can also Google for any other Windows Mobile 5 Registry Editor.
16. Run R-Edit from the Programs Menu.
17. Within R-Edit, navigate to the registry key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ControlPanel\GPS Settings"
18. Within the registry key, delete the DWORD entry marked "Hide"
19. Add a DWORD entry called "Group" and give it a Value of "2"
20. Soft reset your Pocket PC.
21. On your Pocket PC, go to Settings > Connections to ensure that the GPS icon is there.
If it is not then I can only apologise but it may not be possible to get TomTom working with
your GPS device. It is necessary for TomTom to see a specific GPS serial port that can
(as far as I can tell) only be set by this GPS connection program. After you have paired
with your Bluetooth GPS device you could try setting an Outgoing port to COM7: as that is
a default COM port that TomTom Navigator can connect to. Do step 22 then skip to step 26.
22. Turn on your Bluetooth GPS and stick it in a location that it's likely to get a signal.
On your Pocket PC, enable Bluetooth and search for new devices. Establish a bond (pair) with
your GPS device and ensure you check the "Serial Port" option.
23. Go to Settings > Connections > Bluetooth. Create a new Incoming COM Port. I chose COM8 for this.
24. Other guides on the Internet tell you to also create an Outgoing port and setting it
as COM7 but doing this would not work on the PPC that I was using so I had to create the
Outgoing COM port on COM0. Either way you need an Outgoing COM port to be set.
If you can set it as COM7: then you should do so, if not, use COM0:
25. Go to Settings > Connections > GPS. Set the GPS communication port to the same
Outgoing COM port that you set above. For the PPC I was using,
I had to set it as COM0: above so will set it here as COM0: also.
The "Manage GPS Automatically" checkbox should already be checked but if it isn't, check it and OK out.
26. Start up TomTom Navigator using the Programs menu and run through the setup procedure as
normal but select "Other Bluetooth GPS" when asked to select a GPS device.
27. TomTom will ask you to now pair your GPS device with your Pocket PC.
We've already done that so click Continue.
28. You will be given a list of ports that your GPS device is likely to be on.
Remember that this is the Outgoing port that we created earlier in steps 24 and 25.
Basically the COM port you set here must be the same as the one you set in step 24 and 25.
29. Select the relevant COM port and then click Next. You will likely be taken straight
in to the map view and with any luck your Pocket PC and GPS device will start communicating and your Pocket PC will show your position on the map.
30. If you made a mistake in setting the COM port that your GPS device lives on,
simply tap anywhere on the screen. Tap Preferences, tap Next three times until you
see an icon that looks like a satellite labelled GPS status. Tap that icon and then tap configure to change the COM port.
regards

WM6 and TomTom Navigator 5

Hi,
I just upgraded my Hermes / Vario II to the German TMobile WM6 version.
Most things work fine, including my BT338 GPS Mouse with various navigation applications.
Except for TTN5: TTN5 will recognise the GPS application COM port assigned by the GPS control panel but it fails with establishing the bluetooth connection to the receiver.
By experimentaiton I found a workaround to this:
- I send TTN5 into background
- I start any other application capable to open COM ports, e.g. a terminal emulator
- I open the GPS application COM port by this application and as soon as it gets GPS data I close the aplication
- I get TTN5 back into foreground and unbeleavable, it now recognises the GPC port and works as should.
I have appended a little TTY terminal application which is capable for doing this.
It is really a disgrace for TomTom beeing unable to implement a simple call to CreateFile for opening a simple COM port within their GPS driver code...
Regards, Gerd

[Req] A ROM without wmplayer

When using MSVC it tries to run wmplayer to stop/start it if it detects a bluetooth stereo source. In my case I use CorePlayer and this is a right pain, because when I have Garmin XT open it;
a) diamond is slow because wmplayer is launched
b) wmplayer comes to the foreground blocking the Garmin XT program
It's annoying because I use it daily on my motorbike. I thought the best way would be to create an exe that simply exits and copy over wmplayer.exe, but this seems impossible through explorer. Perhaps it would work through a cab installation? If not, what else can I do other than request a ROM?
Andrew