C500, Polstar GPS and ...

Wlodek · Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 2:16 pm Post subject: C500, Polstar GPS and ...

Hello,

I am having trouble with the combination of Polstar GPS, SPV C500 and Mapopolis, but I suspect the software is irrelevant here. Confused

I enabled COM7 and performed all the remaining magic (power cycling etc.) so that COM7 remains enabled. Then I paired C500 with the GPS.

Mapopolis finds (?) the GPS on COM7 and reports 'Running/No fix'. The GPS is working as I tried it earlier with my P900 and it gives the fix and all else fine. And yes, I did un-pair it from the P900 ...

What am I doing wrong, please? Embarassed

Thanks in advance,

W.

lbendlin · Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 2:57 pm Post subject:

There is magic involved in this process but certainly not power-cycling.

Follow the instructions in the CoPilot Smartphone forum, and the set the receiver settings in Mapopolis to manual COM7: at 38400.

Btw - unpairing from the P900 was not neecessary - th BT GPS receivers do not store partner information - you can pair them with as many clients as you like. (This is a security risk, especially for data loggers)
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Wlodek · Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 3:27 pm Post subject:

Wlodek · Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 3:41 pm Post subject:

Yes, there is magic! Half an hour later the SPV went ping with Home Screen on telling me I have stopped in Unknown Street. Went into Mapopolis and bingo, there was a fix (!). It knows where it is.

Many thanks for the helpful suggestions.

All the best from your deliriously happy newbie.

W. :D

Guy_999 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 24, 2005 Posts: 7

Hi
Please be kind 1st posting.
I am using same equipment as Wlodek, buy have encountered another problem, which i seem to have got no where with for most of the evening.

After following the length of this thread ive now got to the bit where you got to Mapopolis and go into GPS, which it says is not running so i look at options - gps options - change them to com7 and 38400. Menu start,
then phone bleeps says "GPS Port (com7:) is not available. If this problem continues, you may need to soft-reset your device.Reset now?"

Even if i click yes does nothing.

Also if phone is charging cannot get connection to my bt device plugged into compt.
This develops a connection light stays blue but when trying to use pc tester 1.4 zip then dies

Help

lbendlin · Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 1:54 am Post subject:

The instructions listed here are not good enough. You MUST follow the instructions here

http://pocketgpsworld.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=14558

After you deleted all bonded devices, and enabled COM7 (step 3.1) did it directly take you to the bonding screen? If not then you haven't followed the process and must start over.

I have no idea why they make it that complicated but if you don't follow the instructions to the letter it won't work.
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Guy_999 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 24, 2005 Posts: 7

Hi
Many thanks for reply, have followed instructions exactly as indicated.
it finds and bonds fine, as long as password not used.

But still get same error message, about comm7.

Have tried with pocket streets, here it again finds gps, but will not connect just says make sure it is turned on

So either gps is broke but can get connection with gps, or think will have to do hard reset of c500
Any ideas

lbendlin · Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 4:54 pm Post subject:

Guy_999 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 24, 2005 Posts: 7

Using a password it will not bond, however if i just press done it bonds.

At work was able to use and communicate via blue tooth with the gprs, and it was definetly doing recieving something, but is there some free software that tells me that it is connected to x no. of satellites etc.

Think i will try hard reset on phone later, as no matter what i do it says com7 not available

lbendlin · Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 8:32 pm Post subject:

You can use Mapopolis Smartphone to test the GPS connection.
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Guy_999 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 24, 2005 Posts: 7

Thanks
Mapolis smartphone, run it on my C500..
Im a bit confused because this is what i want to do.
Have now hard reset phone and followed insructions again.
But still says gps port com7 is not available.

Still will only connect without password, have just tried on Nokia 6600 and it bonds fine when using password but not on C500.

Any more suggestions
Thanks

lbendlin · Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 8:56 pm Post subject:

Sounds likeyour Polstar receiver does it differently than all the other BT GPS out there... Can you test the Polstar with a Pocket PC?
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Guy_999 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 24, 2005 Posts: 7

Thanks but not got access, but defo works with c500 after looking at Modaco website.

2nd night and im pulling my hair out

Do you know of free program that i can use on pc to test if Polstar is defo working, it appears to be recieving with free software from Polstar sit but cant be 100% sure
Thanks

Wlodek · Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 6:51 pm Post subject:

Guy_999 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 24, 2005 Posts: 7

Still no joy have tried hard reseting and everything that you could imagine, must be phone or software on it. Phone is about month old.

Wlodek, thanks for invite but im by Birmingham.
Have contacted the seller recently from ebay, as batteries either will not charge or charger not charging batteries. She has emailed me saying that will either offer replacement gps/batteries or a refund.
May take the final option and cut my loses

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