BT-338 and TomTom Nav 5

mail2pete · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 11, 2005 Posts: 2

Hi, I have just upgraded to TomTom 5 and brought a BT-338 receiver. I have tested the receiver with a laptop and all is fine. I cannot get it to work with TotTom on my Ipac 5450. I have tried with the Bluetooth manager running (Device is paired) and without. Can someone please let me know what I am doing wrong. I cannot even see it with the test software. Crying or Very sad

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IPAQ 5450
TomTom 6
Globalsat BT-338

lbendlin · Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 4:09 pm Post subject:

This has nothing to do with TTN5.

Go to Bluetooth settings, advanced, services, serial port, and make a note of the outgoing port - that's the one you need to use.

In Bluetooth manager, amke sure you have connected to the SPP service of the receiver. Pairing is nice, but not required.
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mail2pete · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 11, 2005 Posts: 2

Hi, Thanks for the reply. My IPAC is running 2003. I have checked the serial port and it is on Com 8.

I cannot find any reference to SPP in the Bluetooth manager. I have checked and the outgoing connection is showing on the ipaq but the inbound area is empty.

Any help would be much appreciated.##
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Pete
IPAQ 5450
TomTom 6
Globalsat BT-338

lbendlin · Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 6:01 pm Post subject:

In Bluetooth Manager search for new devices, once it found the BT-338, tap it to find the available services. Find the SPP service and connect to it.
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NU2GPS · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 18, 2004 Posts: 18

Hi,

I don't know if this will work for you, but I have a SPV M2000, and I had the same problems you are having. find out what your out going com port is then.

In Tom Tom 5 select other cable NMEA GPS NOT Other Bluetooth GPS, set baud to 38400 and choose Com Port ? (whatever your out going port is).

And it should work!

I hope this info helps.

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FLYINGSCOT · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 24, 2005 Posts: 6

hi im having the same com port problems with BT338

blutooth sets up com port 8 outgoing 5 incoming

but when i scroll through all the options on tom tom gps comport 8 is not in any of the selectable options

I done a few tests

gps info (globsat testing software) loaded on ipaq without tom tom loaded and conects fine and com port 8 available in the options
loaded on tom tom software and com port 8 availability is gone in gps info software options (disapered for some reason)

is it a tom tom software issue ?

or is the ipaq issue ?

can the outgoing com port for the bluetooth device be set maually ?

tried updating with latest tom tom gps and it gives a couple more com ports available but not com 8

tried tom without gps info software on (in case it was a conflict)

looks like tom tom gps cant see the device on com port 8

spent a lot of money puting this lot together

if anybody has a solution to this LMK by mail or pm or post here

Flossie · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 27, 2005 Posts: 2

This issue had me stumped for a few minutes too...

Don't select Bluetooth GPS in TomTom

Select "Other Cable NMEA GPS" not Bluetooth GPS

Baud Rate 38400

Bluetooth Serial Port COM8:

You may need to click in the Bluetooth Browser BT-GPS-xxx

Hope that Helps!

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