hey gys, i hav garmin gps installed, it can connect but it drops out alot, what are the default s4ttings for com ports etc, as mine have alll been played around with
im using garmin too. under the external gps settings, the gps program port is COM4, hardware port (None), baud rate 4800. ive never changed these settings and my garmin works just fine.
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Hope this helps someone else
Firstly here are the settings for GPS that get TomTom working on my HTC 3600i
Device - Settings / System / External GPS
Programs tab / GPS program port: COM4
Hardware tab / GPS hardware port COM9 / Baud rate 115200
Access tab / Manage GPS automatically (enabled/selected)
TomTom - Change preferences / Show GPS Status / Configure
Other NMEA GPS receiver / GPS baud rate 115200 / GPS in COM9
Make sure you have the a recent ROM installed (Windows Mobile 6 appears to connect faster than 5), some of the older ROM's for the 3600 don't have GPS enabled. I'm using the standard HTC 3.00.707.18. ROM.
Don't bother looking for a way to turn on GPS on the unit, this happens automatically, the only key here is to make sure that you have the correct settings & your device settings match up with TomTom.
Ensure that you are standing outside for GPS to connect, it may take up to 6-8 minutes for a cold sync (however should only take ~2 minutes).
To check if your GPS is actually working, go to show GPS status, if you see the message "GPS Device Not Found" it's not working properly, check the above steps again. If you see "No valid GPS signal!" this means your GPS is working, however not yet locked on-to satelites (you might also notice the blue and yellow circle spinning).
Hope this helps.
Cheers - Steve
Nice summary! It should be made sticky.
Just my 2 pennies: TomTom should be 6.03.
My config is: WM5, GPD1, COM9, baud rate 57600, and ticked "Manage GPS automatically".
ozsmac said:
Hope this helps someone else
Firstly here are the settings for GPS that get TomTom working on my HTC 3600i
Device - Settings / System / External GPS
Programs tab / GPS program port: COM4
Hardware tab / GPS hardware port COM9 / Baud rate 115200
Access tab / Manage GPS automatically (enabled/selected)
TomTom - Change preferences / Show GPS Status / Configure
Other NMEA GPS receiver / GPS baud rate 115200 / GPS in COM9
Cheers - Steve
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hi steve,
my GPS works fine and i have baud rate set to 4800. will it be more efficient to set the baud rate to the highest setting 115200, like yours? what is the real different in baud rate, really? please comment.
sfaguy said:
hi steve,
my GPS works fine and i have baud rate set to 4800. will it be more efficient to set the baud rate to the highest setting 115200, like yours? what is the real different in baud rate, really? please comment.
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Setting the baud rate to anything other than 4800 has no real effect as the amount of data being transferred is minimal.
For any version of tomtom prior to 6.03 you would set your TT preferences to "other NEMA". Version 6.03 and 6.032 automatically select "internal GPS receiver" so there is no need to change anything.
Thanks ozsmac...worked beautifully...
I can also vouch that this works for TomTom 5.21.
Cheers!!
Quick GPS FIX
Using Trinity, I use this proggy "BEELINE GPS" with this programme u get a real quick GPS fix .
get a look here :
http://www.visualgps.net/BeeLineGPS/
if u wanna the proggy, look on the net or if needed i can download it here.
Im having only gray dots on the GPS Status! and it still say, No Valid GPS, I did the settings as mentioned in first post. any help is appreciated ahhh one more thing, Im trying it on Athena, so am I on the wrong thread? sorry if I am
Hi,
would like to know which port is for the internal GPS system, I deleted the pre installed tomtom navigator and try to install tomtom navigator6.0 This program prompt me for a GPS port and I don't know which one.
Could you help me?
Hi,
this is what works for me:
WM5: port 4, speed 4800, internal GPS receiver
WM6: port 5, speed 9600, Other NMEA receiver
In the settings: same data and check "automatic management" (or the like, I
have an italian OS)
Hope this can help
Mauro
With AP Touch Rom 3.0 on Google Maps I have to choose port 4 with 57600.
pumats said:
Hi,
this is what works for me:
WM5: port 4, speed 4800, internal GPS receiver
WM6: port 5, speed 9600, Other NMEA receiver
In the settings: same data and check "automatic management" (or the like, I
have an italian OS)
Hope this can help
Mauro
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via Settings->System->GPS I can select the com port on my T-Mobile Ameo DE
on TomTom you choose other NMEA receivers.
hi
in settings under external gps it asks for
programs .> gps program port ????
Hardware -> gps harware port -> i set it to com 4 57600
access - manage it autimatically is checked
and gps does not get any setting s in google maps
just says seeking sattleites ????
Hi.
In settings>system>external GPS:
GPS program port: WM5 -> com4, WM6 -> com5
Hardware : WM5 -> none, 4800, WM6 -> none, 9600
manage it automatically: checked
In TomTom (GPS status):
WM5: internal GPS, 4800, com4
WM6: other NMEA receiver, 9600, com5
These settings work for my device, hope it helps.
Mauro
On Google Maps and Delorme Maps I get "searching for satellite" when the settings are right, but it hasn't locked-on yet. When the settings are wrong, I almost instantly get an error message. So I'm guessing if you see "searching..." you have your settings right.
As for finding a signal, the achille's heel on this unit is locking on when you are inside (either a building or even some cars). Outside or inside my car it will lock on in 20-30 seconds, sometimes sooner. Inside my house or office it will fail 98% of the time. The sirf/star unit attached to my Palm will lock on inside my house - in the middle of the 1st floor - in under 20 seconds.
I think with all the trade-offs they had to make to get all 4 antennas to work together without interference, the signal strength on the internal GPS antenna got the short straw. I have top-notch strength on the cell and bluetooth antennas, so obviously they got top priority. I don't use wifi so I don't know how well it works, but the gps signal strength could use some work for the future X7502...
GPS, TomTom
I have a T-Mobile Ameo and recently I have installed TomTom Navigator 6.
when I start TomTom it takes between 5-20 minutes before it gets connected with a satellite.
Is this normal, or is there a problem..?
if not, what should I do to resolve this problem..?
grtzz,
Avicenna
Hi.
I got some problems with my new external GPS. I've tried MioMap v3 and Google maps, but the program can't find the gps. Bluetooth connection is working. Please help.
/Peter
If you haven't already, go into Settings -> Connections -> Bluetooth and tap on the "COM Ports" tab. Tap on "New Outgoing Port" and select the GPS and assign it COM0.
Then go back into Settings and tap "External GPS". In the "Programs" tab, select COM1 and in "Hardware" select COM0 (the original COM port you selected above). Now instruct any GPS progams to use COM1 for GPS.
Hope it helps.
Thank you, but I still can't get it connect to the gps. More help please.
Personally I've never used the "external GPS" app, and I think that's where everything goes wrong.
I'd do exactly as Drachan says regarding the Bluetooth COM port, then simply tell my GPS software to use COM 0.
Some software dosn't like COM 0, in which case assign it a different number.
I have these settings...I hope they're usefull!
Settings\System\External GPS
GPS program port:COM8
GPS hardware port:COM7 - Baud rate 57600
Manage GPS automatically:Unticked
Settings\Connections\Bluetooth
Devices/BTGPS/Services:NONE (no serial port there!)
Com Ports/BTGPS:COM7
edit:I did a Soft Reset after these settings and then I tried to connect my BTGPS!
Also in Googlemaps I had to set manually the settings(see attached pic)
Regards!
I know this is not the most useful comment you will ever read but I use tomtom 6 with the tomtom gps module. It was a straight install form the sd card and the bluetooth connection set up on its own so if all else fails and you have a bit of sparfe cash?
im having the exact same problem as well.. After restarting Google Maps loads of times it just radomly works. Really annoying!
Will try to set more settings manually.
Finally it works with Holux M1000.
Settings\System\External GPS
GPS program port:COM1
GPS hardware port:COM4 - Baud rate 57600
Manage GPS automatically:Yes
Settings\Connections\Bluetooth
Devices/BTGPS/Services:Yes
Com Ports/BTGPS:COM6
In MioMap 3.3 auto config
Hi there,
I'm running TomTom6 (navigation) and Efficasoft GPS Utilities v1.2 (GPS-Tracking) on my MDA3 with WM6.1 from eplode. Everything works fine when it's running alone. But, when I'm running both at same time, only the first one which I started gets the GPS connection.
My GPS Settings are:
- Programs: GPS program port (none)
- Hardware: GPS hardware port (none) // Baud rate: (9600)
- Access: Manage GPS automatically (on)
I didn't try any other settings yet.
What I want to do, is running both at same time, so I can track the route and speed while using the navigation.
Does anyone has a solution...?
Thx Rossi
In the windows GPS settings don't split GPS correctly, you might need to use software like GPSGate (or maybe gpsproxy).
Thx, but where can I get this...?
Greets Rossi
Have you tried u2buy4less.com
Hi! I wanted to post this for everybody who had the same problem that I had, because I think I was the only one in the world to have this strange issue!
I bought my Jade and the first thing I did is to upgrade the ROM to the new one. then I tried google maps, but i could only get the GSM position, since there was no GPS Device available. I tried every navigator program and no one seemed to discover the Device. So I tought I had a damaged Jade. But after updating Google Maps i got a GPS signal
But google maps is not a navigator
After getting crazy with the port settings, set te external GPS to:
Program data port: COM0
Hardware data port: nothing
Hardware speed: 4800 baud
Access: Windows managed
So you'll get every navigation system work on port COM0 with speed 4800
Tx for sharing Andre, haven't had problems with my GPS but this info might be indeed handy for others.