I recently purchased a bluetooth GPS receiver (branded as Fusion with X70 as the name on the back - purchsed from Polstar) and TomTom5 software but cannot get the two to work together.
I have bonded the receiver and set it as COM7 and I can choose that in TomTom5 as the COM port to use but it always says "No GPS Device!"
I have also downloaded and installed the BlueTooth Tools software but this hasn't helped either.
I have an o2 XDA2 and any help with this would be much appreciated.
I think mine is set to BT on com6. You must make sure the GPS receiver has a satellite signal before you try to configure tomtom (flashing light or whatever). Keep trying different settings, that's what I did
I think I have tried all the settings I can, I am beginning to wonder if i've got the correct version of TomTom5 installed! My device information says my platform is PocketPC and that is the version of TomTom5 I installed.
I have tried various settings and soft-rebooted my phone in the meantime after each change and tried without re-setting too!
This is getting rather annoying now
sorry, I'm using com5. Have you made sure you've got a satellite connection first.
Mine is version 5.000
When I turn on my GPS receiver I get two lights flashing, one to indicate that the bluetooth is sending a signal and the other to say that the device is receiving a GPS signal.
Try this...
Hi Dave,
Did you buy this via eBay? Couple of friends have bought from the same guy and neither worked, even though it seemed that they were (flashing lights, bonded etc). Both Polstar/Fuzion.
Anyway, if it won't connect via 'other bluetooth', try selecting 'other cabled device' and then select 4800 baud and your bluetooth com port.
Don't know why, but have had to do this with 3 different PDA's so far (2 XDA, 1 ipaq). It seems to work fine, although the data rate's a bit slow.
Any bluetooth gps I have has installed as com 5 when bonding, it asks if you wish to install serial profile and allocates com 5. I have noticed however that tomtom is very weird with its gps module, it keeps saying gps not found or signal lost etc and then I have to reselect other bluetooth and com 5 and even then sometimes I have to reinitialize the receiver before it is found. I always advocate the use of a wired gps if it is only required for vehicle use, it is less problematic, easy to configure and works 99.999999% of the time without problems.
If you run BT Manager and then check settings, it generally sets up as inbound com5 outbound com 6.
I have a Navman that behaved perfectly on Com 5 on TT3, on TT5 still behaves perfectly, but now uses Com 8 instead.
No idea why, don't really care that much -- it works.
I did buy the items from eBay and I am going to get back to the supplier (Polstar I believe) to see what I can fathom out.
Many thanks for all your advice, I have tried all options but still cannot get it to work so I will post a reply with the solution that works for me and hopefully it will work for others too.
No signal
Hi
the TomTom 5 has a new implementation, from the the TT3. It can manage the bluetooth connection. When you creat the connection with your pocket pc, by serial port, you must creat one connection of paired devices, as you created to your headset, bluethoot, of course. By the way, usually tt5 uses com 6 to connect with gps receivers.
The first time you configure your connection you must stay in position to receive signal from satelites, because its important to record all information from your gps receiver.
Regards
With regards to that marcusmodestus I think tonight, I will try and remove TomTom5 and delete my connection to the receiver and try installing again, from fresh.
Should I bond my reciever before or after I install? And should I run TomTom5 only with the bond in place?
bt gps
I bought one of these
set up as other cable on com5 but set baud rate at 38400 works fine 4 me
Success!
First, thank you all for helping me with this!
I have managed to successfully set it up now and here is the process...
Install TomTom5
Bond the device (I only had the option of Serial COM 7)
In TomTom5, change the preferences to use "Other Cable" and set the baud rate to 4800.
Magically I then get 5-6 satellites, a signal and an annoying American (which I will change to a nice english lady)
Thank you all again!
after hours of trial and error with tomtom5 and buzzmobile5.0 together with a xaiox wonde-xl bluetooth gps mouse (nemerix chipset) i learned the following:
it is recommended that you disable the gps manager of buzzmobile5.0 (not doing this has caused my device hang and auto soft reset some times). after that the following procedure worked for me:
1. pair your bluetooth gps device with your xda
2. assign a free outgoing com-port to that device (what com-port is best? please read text below.)
3. go to tomtom gps settings screen choose other bluetooth gps device
4. the assigned com-port number should appear in the next tomtom screen.
usually you should be done now and the connection should work, but i always had to delete the gps device in buzzmobiles bluetooth connection manager and had to re-pair it again, re-assign the com-port and re-start tomtom in order to get it work.
for any reason i then choosed to assign com8 as com-port for my gps mouse. and from this moment on tomtom5 was able to re-establish connections after switching of and on the gps or after switching xda on and off. i don't know what the exact reason is but choosing com8 was my solution to get tomtom5 working together with my gps on a comfortable way.
hope this helps others
regards
peter
I had this problem with Tomtom 5. No matter what I did it wouldn't work with my receiver.
I found that when I downloaded the 5.1 patch and installed it it worked fine with the GPS receiver set to COM6. Usually takes about 30 secs for the receiver to be found though. I think the update sorted out the Tomtom bluetooth support to a later version.
hi ...
how can i disable the gps manager of buzzmobile5.0?
thx mtc
settings --> system --> GPS
On the access tab uncheck the box
btw : I just saw that GPS hardware port shows com5 now. I'm sure I set both hard and software port to none cause somebody adviced this.
Anyway last week I didn't have to re-pair my gps in order for tomtom to find it ( which before I had to do every time I closed tt5). I've been messing in the registry to create extra com5 ports, maybe that's what caused it.
Anyways I now only have to switch on the gps and fire up tomtom and it immediately shows my position. Hope it will last..........
Does anybody know how to get the XDA EXEC to work with BT GPS
FGPXBT02 as I am really struggling to get this device to work. My phone can see the device in bluetooth but when I run TomTom 5 on the phone the program cannot see the GPS device in the "OTHER BLUETOOTH RECEIVERS" section
Any ideas?
create a outgoing com(0-10) port unsecured
then select that com port in your tomtom by selecting different GPS receiver
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create a outgoing com(0-10) port unsecured
then select that com port in your tomtom by selecting different GPS receiver
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hi viper thanks for info tried that but the tomtom software does not see com0 in the other bluetooth receiver section. this is the problem i am having.
Don't use "Other Bluetooth", use "Other Wired GPS receiver" and select the com port there. I think if you select a Bluetooth GPS, TomTom will try to find the device for itself rather than using the connection you've configured manually.
Hi I have tomtom 5 and the BT device is on Com8 I just tried all com ports until one worked. Its set to other bluetooth and connects everytime.
would prefer it to automatically set though.
Complete guide to make TT5 work with a BT GPS on the JasJar
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=244224
worked for me on my exec..... enjoy
Hi,
Just got TomTom6 with UK maps and tried to sync my XDA and bluetooth GPS
- firstly under the bluetooth settings the GPS device appears but with a ? beside it. When I hold down on it I get edit / delete but no connect option
- within the TomTom software I dont see any option to pair via bluetooth?
Any thoughts?
Nigel
Fixed it - just needed to add an outgoing port (0) to the BT device.
Hi, i am new here and i would like to ask the settings for connecting and using an external bluetooth GPS with my Atom. I want to use it with Destinator 7. Can someone point to the right direction. Thanks
Here's what I did to get it working with Tom Tom. First in Settings/external GPS I set both programs and hardware to none and Access to manage GPS auto (reboot after doing this). In Bluetooth manger connect and pair as normal, and tick the box for serial port. In mode set make the device visible to ther devices. Then you need to set up a an outgoing com port for the GPS (I set mine to COM6). Some where ther is a box for secure connection, DONT tick this or you wont be able to reconnect. After that set your nav software to use COM6. With Tom Tom you set other bluetooth device then the COM port, dont know about destinator. Worked for me, although needed afew try's. I think that rebooting after changing things in External GPS was important? So
Lee
Hi,
I install GPS utilities and try to connect to GPS holux. When search, it can found GPS holux. But when I try to start. It always failed. It can't connect to GPS device.
Does anyone have a good experience about this?
I'm using Amadeus with WM 2003 SE and Holux M1000.
What GPS software do you use on your mobile device?
I have a Qtek 8010 with a Holux M1000, but I could not find any functioning GPS program...
connected to GPS!
I was able to connect to my GPS, now it's up and going .
Configuration:
Qtek 8010
WM 6.1 [1.5] http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=374893
Holux M1000
GPS software: PocketGPS-Map http://pocketgpsmap.sourceforge.net/
I have Efficasoft GPS Utilities installed on my smartphone. But I can't found GPS when I run this application
Should I upgrade my smartphone to WM 6?
I downloaded and tried Efficasoft GPS Utilities. Nice program, have you the key?
It functioned without problems on my typhoon device; where did you get problems/errors and what messages did you get?
I hope I can help you...
I don't have the key yet, I just want to try my GPS connection for test.
I choose Auto Search Bluetooth GPS Receiver. My holux was found. But when I try to connect (Start GPS), it always failed.
Error message:
Unable to connect GPS receiver. Please check the receiver connection setup and try Start GPS again.
What's wrong with my GPS
You could try to assign a COM port to your Holux, instead of using Auto Search Bluetooth.
1. turn the Holux on;
2. Assign a com port from Settings > Connections > Bluetooth
(here you should see your Holux, if you don't click on Add new device)
select Holux, click on Menu > COM Ports and assign a COM port (I have assigned COM6 for example)
3. Now start GPS Utilities
4. Click on Menu > GPS Setup
5. De-select Auto Search Bluetooth and select the correct COM port (COM6 for me)
6. Click on Menu > Done
7. Click on Menu > Start GPS
Does it work?
I think my smartphone menu is different.
start > settings >
I can't see Connections. It has Data Connection (for GPRS setting) and Bluetooth.
I try to select Bluetooth, select holux, but I can't found menu to assign COM port.
FYI, I'm using WM2003, not WM6.
My problem is I can't make/choose COM port for bluetooth.
I don't know how to help you.
I see two options:
1) try another gps software
2) try to upgrade your rom
I've upgraded from WM2003 to WM6.1 and I'm very satisfied -- thank you ALEUT!
upgrade guide here: http://karhoe.net/content/view/35/1/
It's ok. Thank you for your help