getting clie to recognize gps signal

[Dave]

i hooked up my clie with rand mcnally streetfinder with garmin etrex using a cable from pc mobile. but the program has problem getting gps signal (it keeps saying gps not available). etrex is working fine. i got it to work once for a few minutes then to no avail.

i have read somewhere that the frequecy of something needs to be adjusted on the gps? i cannot find that page anymore.

help.

thanks

[Pc-Mobile]

2 Things you have to know:



1. Is RM Streetfinder compatible with Clie/eTrex?

2. Have you configured them (software/GPS) correctly?



I do not know about Streetfinder and I assume it is compatible.

In the software configuration, it should be something like NMEA input on Com 1.

In the GPS, NMEA output should be selected.
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[trafcam]

You need to make sure the eTrex is outputting at 4800 baud - I seem to recall that Streetfinder was shipped with the old Navman 'Nimrod'-style GPS receiver, which outputs at this rate.



COM1 isn't normally relevant on a Palm device as they generally only have one serial port (and they're not referred to by COM names), but you also didn't say what type of Clie it is - if it's running PalmOS5, for example, there are some differences in the way the serial port is handled which mean that some software won't receive anything from the port without modification.

[Dave]

thanks a lot for the info. i do have the output of etrex on NMEA output at 4800 baud. my clie is a n760c model running palm 4.1. i did get it to work for a minute then it stopped. i am wondering if it is a problem with the wire even.

does mapopolis work better?

[Pc-Mobile]

It is most likely incorrect configuration but cable fault cannot be ruled out.



Try another software and see if it works,

The simplest/easiest software to test is COMPASS ( http://www.gpspilot.com/Compass.htm )
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http://pc-mobile.net/gps.htm

[trafcam]

Another useful package is ptelnet, a terminal emulator for the Palm platform. You can set this to 4800 baud serial and see what data is coming off the GPS receiver.

[paliz]

trafcam:

Can you help me out with the configuration of ptelnet - I'm running a Palm Tungsten T3 with a TomTom GPS (Wired). I can't get the telnet program to connect to the GPS, so need to make sure I have the settings correct.

Thanks,

Peter

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