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bells-0 Occasional Visitor
Joined: 03/04/2003 15:42:10 Posts: 7 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: Road Angel with TomTom |
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Hey guys n gals
I have a road angel + ipaq 3630.
I got tomtom software today and can't for the life of me get the gps signal to work! HELP!
I have set the input on tomtom to NMEA 9600, as this is what road angel outputs [supposedly] and connected road angel with a serial to ipaq cable with a male/male adapter in-between.
Can anyone suggest where i am goin wrong?!!
Cheers
Chris Bell, frustrated! |
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Darren Frequent Visitor
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: Road Angel with TomTom |
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Firstly I think you need a null modem adapter and not just a male/male adapter, also IIRC Road Angel outputs at 4800 not 9600? _________________ Darren Griffin |
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bells-0 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: Road Angel with TomTom |
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where do i get a null modem from, and what is it??
cheers
chris |
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Talkingbollox Frequent Visitor
Joined: 14/10/2002 15:11:34 Posts: 439 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: Road Angel with TomTom |
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You can get a null-modem adapter here adapter
Or a cable here here
Road Angel outputs NMEA at 9600.
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bells-0 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: Road Angel with TomTom |
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OK
Have ordered the null adapter, but am now worried that i am still gonna have to plug serial to ipaq cable on end to attach ipaq??!!
Will it work this way???? or do i need a cable that has a null adapter on end that links straight into an ipaq?
Null adapter should come tomorrow, so will see. Really frustratin seeing ipaq sitting there, waiting to use the damn software i've just forked out on!
Cheers in adavnce
Chris |
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Dave Frequent Visitor
Joined: Sep 10, 2003 Posts: 6460 Location: UK
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: Road Angel with TomTom |
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Quote: Originally posted by Talkingbollox on 03 April 2003
You can get a null-modem adapter here adapter
Have you got any photos with the null-modem adapter on the back of the Road Angel we could put up here ? |
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Talkingbollox Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: Road Angel with TomTom |
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Bells-O, that's right, you'll have to plug the adapter into the Road Angel, then connect the cable.
No pics Dave, I'm afraid, 'cos the cable I bought for the 3800 iPaq has the denull built in (as well as a "Y" connection for power from the car accessory socket). |
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bells-0 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: Road Angel with TomTom |
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Woo-hoo!!
Got null modem adapter delivered on Sat morning and all works great!!
Cheers guys for all your help.
All i need to do now i send off for tomtom ver 2.
Chris
ps got tomtom navi software v1 for £85-00 from navcity.co.uk |
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Talkingbollox Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: Road Angel with TomTom |
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Bells-O
Have you got the laser alert? If so, has it ever triggered? I asked Blackspot how one could test if it worked, and their reply was to grab all of your remote contols, and direct them at the laser alert as you press each button in turn - it MAY trigger it off!
I haven't tried it personally............
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SJTaylor Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: Road Angel with TomTom |
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You can also use a strobe light or stroboscope to set off the laser sensor. This is why you will sometimes get an alert from a police car whizzing past you with its blues on. |
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