TT5 does not recognise my GPS receiver

smnjw0198 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 02, 2005 Posts: 7

I have recently upgraded from TT2 to TT5 (navigator).

I own a DCONNEX Bluetooh GPS receiver, which worked fine with TT2.

TT5 does not recognise it, and displays 'no gps device'. I know the GPS receiver is working because I ran the GPS viewer software on my Pocket PC and instantly locked onto 5 satellites.

I have configured everything as per the info from TT support pages and have definately got the correct com port selected (COM 6).

Is anybody having the same problems? or,

Has anybody got any answers?

PLS HELP!!!
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lbendlin · Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 12:11 pm Post subject:

try the usual stuff

- make sure your receiver is set to NMEA mode

- make sure you don't have any other programs running that occupy the COM port

- make sure you are not using a BAD BAD BAD version of the old TT GPS (anything newer than 2.06) - if in doubt, remove the TT GPS driver completely.
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smnjw0198 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 02, 2005 Posts: 7

I have just re-installed TT2, the GPS worked fine.

removed it then installed TT5, same again. 'No GPS Device'.

I haven't got anything else running, and for some reason, I cannot find TTgps to remove it.... Confused

Do you think this may be the problem?

Regards
Simon Wilkinson

lbendlin · Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 12:49 pm Post subject:

Start > Settings > System > Remove Programs > TomTom ~ GPS

How about the SiRF mode? Confirmed negative?
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smnjw0198 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 02, 2005 Posts: 7

Got rid of TTGPS, but still nothing.

You may have to help me out with the SiRF mode? Forgive my ignorance, but what is it?

The receiver is fine as I ran the GPS viewer software that came with and it locked on straight away.

I am puzzled!!! 8O
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Simon Wilkinson

lbendlin · Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 1:11 pm Post subject:

receivers can run different protocols. NMEA (text) and SiRF(binary) . Not many programs understand SiRF (TTN2 and 3 do but TTN5 demands NMEA). SO if your receiver is set to SiRF then TTN5 doesn't see it.
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smnjw0198 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 02, 2005 Posts: 7

Thanks for the advice.... :D

I have just managed to find out that the DCONNEX is set to SiRF, it says it supports NMEA data, but now I am trying to find out how to change it!

Cheers
smnjw0198

lbendlin · Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 1:59 pm Post subject:

use SiRFDemo on a BT equipped PC
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wrenben · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 13, 2005 Posts: 12

I'm having the exact same problem with my Emtac BT-GPS.

As with you I can run it perfectly on the diagnostic/set-up software and it worked fine before with TT3. I've now installed it onto my iPAQ 3970 and activated TT5 but it won't talk to my Emtac BT-GPS Sad

I have checked that it is running the NMEA protocol, which it is.

I checked the TomTom website and found this in their support section, which tells you how to bond any Bluetooth GPS receiver for use in TT5:

http://support-uk.tomtom.com/cgi-bin/uk.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=3236&p_created=1119370927&p_sid=5lTFgrJh&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MzUmcF9wcm9kcz02MiwwJnBfY2F0cz0wJnBfcHY9MS42MjsyLnUwJnBfY3Y9JnBfc2VhcmNoX3R5cGU9YW5zd2Vycy5zZWFyY2hfZm5sJnBfcGFnZT0xJnBfc2VhcmNoX3RleHQ9Ymx1ZXRvb3Ro&p_li=&p_topview=1

It doesn't help me because I am running PocketPC 2002 (which has a more vintage Bluetooth Manager), but if you are running PocketPC 2003 then it could solve your problem. I also have a iPAQ 4150 which I tried but since I've activated the software once on my older iPAQ I can't activate it on my newer one Twisted Evil

So, my conclusion is that I am running PocketPC 2002 - but I can't find anywhere that tells me what the operating system compatabilities are for TT5 Confused

I'd be interested to know what operating system you are running (there should be a little orange and white sticker on the back of your PDA.....).

Cheers!

smnjw0198 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 02, 2005 Posts: 7

Tried the link you listed, it did'nt work.

My 4150 runs pocket pc 2003.

I am thinking of selling my TT2 with the DCONNEX receiver and purchasing the TT5 SiRF III receiver.... they are selling for about £90 on eBay....

smnjw0198

pstallwood · Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 2:28 pm Post subject:

I had the same problem but found the answer on another forum.

Set the GPS to other wired NMEA and the the baud to 38400. You will then be asked to select a connection - in my case bluetooth on com8.

Several soft resets later I connected but the connection is very unstable - its just gone again. Even with their own wired GPS the signal kept going.

What a very very stupid system. Tom Tom really seem to have gone overboard to cock things up.

wrenben · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 13, 2005 Posts: 12

I have just been browsing the other thread:

http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=21678&start=15&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=

And got it working - although yet to test it in anger Smile

Good luck!

wrenben · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 13, 2005 Posts: 12

Sorry, worng page of the thread, try page 1 Embarassed

smnjw0198 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 02, 2005 Posts: 7

Cheers,

I will also try it and reply back....

Regards
smnjw0198

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smnjw0198 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 02, 2005 Posts: 7

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

It works....

The thing I found to do is not pair the Bluetooth GPS with the PDA.

Run TT5, configure GPS to 'other wired'...

it will automatically search for Bluetooth devices.... (make sure your GPS is turned on)

Select the GPS from the search list, mine 'hung' for a while then just came on...

Tried it a few times, on and off, on and off and had no probs....

Thanks to ALL for the advice.....

ChEErS

smnjw0198 :P :D :P Wink

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