Hello everybody !!
I am a newbie with my 02 XDA II device and also new to this (great)forum. I've learned quite a lot about my PPC on this site but now I've got a problem I wasn't able to solve yet:
I recently bought a Royaltek 2000 Sapphire GPS Device (Sirf II chipset) which connects by wire to the serial port of my XDA II.
When I first connected both devices it all worked out with the Software I installed for testing (GPS Dash/VisualGPSce).
Due to problems with my car cigarette lighter (from which I get the power to operate both devices) which I tried to fix - I might have damaged or destroyed my GPS device.
I always get the message that com port 1 cannot be opened.
Now I wonder whether this is because I might have destroyed my gps device or because some other program is blocking the com-port (as the software suggests).
My question therefore is: How can I find out whether or not any other programs are blocking my com-ports. Is there software out there to check on the Com-Port status ?
I just wanna make sure that the problem lies within my GPS Device before I throw it away. If you know of any method to test the GPS Device's functionality itself - I'm certainly interested in that as well.
Thanks in advance for any advice on my problem.
Go to settings/connections/beams and make sure the incoming beams box is UNCHECKED.
Thanks for helping me with my problem. Your advice worked out fine. I didn't expect this problem to be solved that easily. Thanks folks !
Related
Hi
I'm new to this site and would like a little help if possible.
I recently went from an IPAQ 5550 to an XDA. I installed my TOMTom3 software to the XDA with no problem. When i start up TT3 the software calls up the GPS part first and then starts the main TT3 prog. (as it did on my IPAQ). Although i haven't bought a suitable connecting cable yet for my receiver (the old receiver IPAQ plug does actually fit into the XDA!) when i start navigator up the XDA complains that there is a problem with COM1 not existing. After a couple of "OK" clicks it then boots up navigator and the maps etc seem to be as normal but the GPS says it is disabled.
Any ideas greatly apreciated
Doug
The iPAQ and XDA connectors although physically identical are not the same. The GPS disabled message is because it can't detect the GPS which given you don't have the correct lead is understandable.
As for the COM1 not exisiting error, do you have nything else which may be using COM1 such as an external or clip on keyboard driver?
To enable com 1, go to settings/connections and uncheck the "recieve incoming beams" also if you have an external keyboard driver that will also need disabling.
Now i'm impressed. Thanks to both of you for the replies. I unchecked the beam box and it goes direct to TT3. Brilliant.
(I think a donation may be in order soon) :wink:
Doug
:x :evil: I purchased a Leadtek wireless GPS receiver (model LR9537) and Navigator software for my IMate Pocket PPC 2003 Phone Edition device. I can bond to the GPS receiver but I cannot send or receive information - hence at the moment the software is unuseable.
I downloaded and installed the rom upgrade from the club imate website (which was supposed to fix the problem) but still no luck.
I contacted customer support in Nov 2004 and was told it would be looked in to, but to date have not got a reply from them with an answer. Frankly I am fed up with their customer service as they do not appear to be interested / able to help in solving problems of this type.
I went back to where I purchased the GPS equipment and they were unable to fix the problem. They even tried to talk with a nokia phone by bluetooth but it would not work either, so it narrows it down to being a problem with the bluetooth function.
Has anyone else had a similar problem, and if so have they been able to work a solution? I am eager to get this problem resolved and start using the (expensive) software which I purchased. Are there any patches or additonal downloads that I need to install or is it just purely a matter of configuring the device correctly?
Which navigation software are you using, what settings are you using for the gps? When you bonded the gps were you given the serial port option for the gps device?
I have the Destinator 3 software. I am not sure what setting I am suppose to use other than a baud rate of 4800 and NMEA protocol.
I also have the leadtek software that came with the GPS.
When I ask the Destinator 3 software to find the GPS it does a search and goes through the different baud rates and the different ports but comes up saying that it cannot find the GPS. The leadtek software also cannot find the GPS from its own receiver!
When I bonded to the GPS all I had to enter was a four digit pin - nothing else.
As a side issue I also find that I must not turn on the bluetooth before running an application otherwise it tells me that the port is in use. If I leave it turned off the blue light will start flashing once I start running the application.
Is there possibly a compatability problem?
My leadtek lr9537 arrived on my door step yesterday, and as yet i am unable to keep a steady BT conection to it from either my laptop or universal (in o2 clothes). The BT on the GPS seems to fall over as soon as it picks up a fix. I am also as yet unable to get a GPS signal to my pda either. I'm gonna have a good play with the settings buit it almost seems as if the BT on the device is dodgy.
i'll post back if i find more....
Hi guys!
Just learned of this forum, it might be my last chance.
I bought the GlobalSat SD-501 GPS secure digital receiver in Hong Kong. It was a big gamble and it turned out to a headache.
After installing the thing you are supposed to be able to see which comport it has received using the nifty utility "GPSInfo" from GlobalSat.
It is supposed to identify itself as COMX: MANF-0501-CARDID or something similar.
... but after loading the program I see the following:
COM1: Serial
COM2: Serial_Cmd
COM3: IrCOMM
COM4: BTIBserial
COM5: BTOBserial
COM9: Serial_Data
That is, nothing that resembles anything what I want. I tried to force select one of the following ports but of course that didn't work. There are also 3 different drivers to test, the one supplied on the cd and two on the developers site, found here:
http://www.globalsat.com.tw/english/download.php?level_id=3
I have tried all three drivers with no effect. I have also tried soft resetting after install and even a hard reset to see if that would solve any issues.Along with the drivers there is also a program called COMKiller that disables comports (after surfing found out that most IPAQ's tie up all comports leaving nothing for the GPS), I tried this as well with no success.
The LED on the GPS is supposed to blink when it has your location fixed, the device actually does that after a while so it seems to have a working hardware anyway - it just won't talk to the phone.
From looking at other forums it seems as this device work for people running the S2020 (the Himalaya) so maybe there is hope.
In summary this is what I have tried:
1. Tried all three drivers available from maker.
2. Soft resetting.
3. Hard resetting.
4. Upgraded ROM to the version described below.
5. Disabled IR (incoming beam).
This is what I have:
Qtek S100
ROM: 1.06.00 WWE
ROM date 01/06/05
Radio version: 1.05.00
Protocol version: 1337.39
ExtROM version: 1.06.115 WWE
Model NO.: PM10A
Maybe there is something in the driver that is trying to access the S100 in the wrong way, maybe it is trying to force select a busy comport. I don't know. Please you kind devs and others, can you maybe take a look at this?
best regards
Kristian
I querried this forum about this about a month ago and had no luck.
I have an o2 mini. When i plug the sd501 into the mini The light doesnt come on. My friend has JAM. When I plug it into the jam the light comes on but still i have not been able to get it to work,
If you find a solution please post
Could any of you smart devs please take a look at this, I would be eternally grateful!
/Kris
Krillo said:
Could any of you smart devs please take a look at this, I would be eternally grateful!
/Kris
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi Kris,
did you already try on the forums you can find at www.pocketgps.co.uk ???
IMHO that is the best-gps-experts website; if nobody can help you there, you can put your receiver in the recycle bin
Sorry I cannot help you some more
Hi,
yes I have posted in that forum too - awaiting response. But I am sure this is solvable, it's not rocket science. Well, for me it might be but I know there are some seriously smart people here eager to give support
/Kris
being a bit a GPS expert myself as well as an S100 owner I have not found a solution so far to get this combo to work, which I guess is not that bad at the end of the day considering you lose the SD slot for storage unlike with say a Bluetooth GPS. I will certainly revisit when they send me the SD-502 with its 512mb RAM, small helix antenna and SIRFIII chipset for testing in a few weeks ;-)
GpsPassion -> Do you have some kind of relation with GlobalSat? If so, have you had any comments from them if they will try to make this combo to work or not?
I mean, I like the device and it would suit my needs quite well - and I bought mine so I must decide if I should sell it or if there might bew a solution sometime. Do you have any contacts?`
best regards
Kristian
Hello Sd 501 "victims",
searching through the net I ended up at this thread. I also would like to run my sd-501 with my magigian. Is there really no solution to that problem?
Stefan
hi
the drivers arent installed properly you should have on there manufactors card under the com ports. reinstall the drivers andf it will work are you using the disk that came with it as the drivers you down load dont seem to work.
kevin
Nice to see an old thread coming back to life. I for one never managed to get the 501 to work on an S100 and the 502 is following the same fate, looks like some SDIO issues at HTC...http://www.gpspassion.com/fr/news.asp?id=410
just signed up today and this is my first post! anyway i am having the same problem. i have been trying to get the globalsat sd-502 to talk to my Qtek s110 without any joy depsite expansys saying it is compatible.
i have tried the drivers supplied and those on the globalsat website. it cannot see any com ports other than those mentioned earlier in this thread.
i do know from a local guy who tried to help me out that he managed to get it working with his xdaii which was not comaptible but he failed to help me out on with the qtek. i think this is one that globalsat will need to look at.
its a shame because it locks on to satellites just as quick as my globalsat bt-338 but wont suck the battery dry as quickly the bluetooth does. i will be interested to here if someone comes up with a solution.
tebs said:
just signed up today and this is my first post! anyway i am having the same problem. i have been trying to get the globalsat sd-502 to talk to my Qtek s110 without any joy depsite expansys saying it is compatible.
i have tried the drivers supplied and those on the globalsat website. it cannot see any com ports other than those mentioned earlier in this thread.
i do know from a local guy who tried to help me out that he managed to get it working with his xdaii which was not comaptible but he failed to help me out on with the qtek. i think this is one that globalsat will need to look at.
its a shame because it locks on to satellites just as quick as my globalsat bt-338 but wont suck the battery dry as quickly the bluetooth does. i will be interested to here if someone comes up with a solution.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sorry to hear about your problems - but, what software are you trying? A good freebie is VisualGPS CE, and does work with the SD-501 (i use said GPS reciever with my Blue Angel).
But unfortunatly, I think this problem is purely a HTC problem, not global sat. Remember, they made thier device compatible to the BSquare SDIO Now protocalls - if HTC decides not to follow that , then it is not GS's fault (though, it is odd that they would support the SDIO on devices like the II, IIs, III, but not on other devices..)
Divine im using tom tom 5 but as far as gps programs ive used both gpsinfo and winfast as someone on the pocketgps site suggested. yeh it probably is something that htc need to look at.
thanks to a bit of browsing on here ive downloaded a trial verison of phone alarm which allows me to use a single press of tghe tom tom icon to activate the bluetooth and tom tom in one go. exiting tom tom switches the bluetooth off and the phone so i can power the device down. this will keep me happy till someone comes up with a solution.i am going to return the sd-502 to expansys and ask them to remove the qteks110 compatiblity reference on their site
Hi Dudes !
Anyone can help me to make that Program ftp://www.leadtek.nl/mirror/gps/Tools/WinCEMonitor.zip
usefull ?
I need it really to reset my Holux BT 236-Mouse, because every 2-3 Weeks that thing freeze and get no sat-fixes.
That is the only Program, who can fix that bug with a factory-settings reset on the mouse.
Now the Problem:
The Program Win Fast works on my VPA4,- but it shows me only these Ports to get a connection:
IRCOMM Com3
Serial_FIR Com2
Serial Com6 (RIL)
Serial_BTU Com7
Serial_dbg Com1 (Cable)
QCTComposi Com9 (Data Interface)
here is no Port 4 !
On my old XDA IIi the Program works on Com 6 and it shows me the Ports 1-6 and Port 9,- thats complete other Ports than under WM5.
My BT-Settings:
My GPS-Mouse come in Com4
and there is a incoming Port on Com8
In the GPS-Programm-Settings (Today, Settings, Connections)
There is Com Port 4 (Hardware)
and
Port 7 for Software
TomTom5 and Sky-Map (Flightnavigation)
both works fine with Port 4 like the Mouse-
but not Win Fast Navigator...
What is the best way to get a connection with these Program ?
I heard, that WM5 can manage all these Ports...
Anyone have an idea ???
I want to stop using my old Device,- but without these Program i need the old one too :?
Thanks for help,-
Jay
I tried WinFast Navigator with my Holux GPSlim236, but found no port configuration with which the o2 Exec (Universal) would communicate.
Before buying the Holux 236, I looked at many other manufacturer's manuals and many indicated that the retained current location can become lost or invalid leading to a long "Time-To-First-Fix" when next activated. This happens particularly when not activated for some time, e.g. between 20 and 60-days, or when physically moved by over 500km. In these circumstances, a cold restart of the GPS receiver would be necessary.
The Holux 236 does come with a utility on CD-ROM (called GPS Viewer) that can warm or cold restart the receiver. This utility is also available from the Holux web-site:
http://www.holux.co.uk/Products/gpslim236/download.shtml
GPS-Viewer works on the o2 Exec, although not all the screen is viewable in landscape mode, and the cold-reset command does work.
Cool !
Thats correctly my opinion. I´m a pilot and fly many kilometers in short times, that is the reason, for the many full memorys on the SIRF III Chip.
After a factory reset, it work for a few days than it can´t fix again.
:evil:
But I didn´t know, that GPS-Viewer can do that thing and works on our device.
Thanks a lot,- but...yesterday i killed the damn mouse with too many factorystarts with my old XDA IIi and send it back to Holux.
They say, it needs only two or three days to get a new one.
They change it complete, and fix it with new software.
Also... why not ;-)
GPS-Viewer works after it too.
Greetings & many Thanks from Germany,
Jay :lol:
Glad that you got a good response from Holux, and hope the new device and firmware is better for you.
I've not managed to find a manual that covers the GPS Viewer program. The attached .PDF is from another manufacturer's device, but briefly describes the cold reset function. Hope that it helps you.
Viele Gruessen aus Grossbritannien!
I know I'm not the only one to have experienced this but I can't find a solution in the archive. Any help would be much appreciated.
System: O2 XDAII, Rom v1.60.00, WM2003. In other words never upgraded.
GPS receiver: Holox BT321
I'm trying to get these to pair but although the XDA sees the Holox and makes a pair I'm getting a steady light on the Holox showing no active connection between the two.
It seems to be a com port issue. The only incoming com port available through Bluetooth->Connection settings is COM5. I've downloded Pocket Bluetooth Tools and attempted to configure the connection as a Serial port, but the only port available for selection is COM7. Presumably this is why they won't pair up properly? I read things about 'creating com ports' and such like but I see no way to do that on my OS.
The GPS does not have any software with it, all that's on the cd is an installation guide. The Holox website looks extinct so no help there.
I haven't tried to put any satnav software on the XDA yet, if that makes any difference. I have TomTom 5 (a used copy so not sure if it will activate!).
Any help gratefully received! Thanks.
Oops never mind - the clue was in the GPS software, or lack of it. I've installed a freeware gps prog and the holox is blinking away happily now
Use GPSGate
Ok!,the best way ( form experience) to pair most of the GPS devices with A PDA, no matter which one with WM2003 or later is to use GPSGate software from Franson http://franson.com/gpsgate/ , this will allow you to split the hardware S.Port to more than one virtually, and starts the BT automatically ones you set it.... Have Fun