TTN5 & BT-338 GPS Reciever

Glen007 · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 19, 2005 Posts: 30

I have just order the ttn5 upgrade and was wondering if anyone knows of any problems i might have, with regards to connecting with the bluetooth receiver?

I currently use NMEA 0183-38400 setting
and bluetooth COM8

Forwarned is forearmed! Wink

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TomTom Navigator 5
GlobalSat BT338 Receiver
COMPACT FLASH VIKING INTERWORKS 512MB

lbendlin · Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 10:27 pm Post subject:

You should not see anything out of the ordinary. If you have followed this forum recently you may have seen a lot of general comments that the TTN5 GPS connection is buggy. But this is receiver-independent.
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Glen007 · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 19, 2005 Posts: 30

Im afraid i dont share your optimism. Crying or Very sad

I have read a lot of threads on here about people unable to connect to the BT338 receiver. I would be very interested if anybody else has managed to connect to their BT338 receiver using TTN5 and what settings they are using i.e port and driver?

Someone please give me a ray of hope.

I have emailed GlobalSat to let them know about these problems and it is not good for their business either.

Have emailed TomTom but expect to get a daft answer they allways do like "buy our GPS receiver" and also asked them details of how to send my TTN5 Software back when I get it.

Not hopefull. Crying or Very sad

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TomTom Navigator 5
GlobalSat BT338 Receiver
COMPACT FLASH VIKING INTERWORKS 512MB

Zeena · Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 12:19 pm Post subject:

TomTom is aware of the problems with BT, and they work on this...
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Drewzel · Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 12:29 pm Post subject:

Glen007

I have the ipaq h2210, TT5 and the globalsat bt338. It took a bit of sorting but it will connect ok. The settings I use are "other wired NMEA GPS device" connect at 9600baud (I think) on BT com port8. Once i got it to work I have had no problems.....the connection has been solid as a rock. With these settings start up TT5.....the bluetooth console will come up on the Ipaq, select the receiver and a few seconds later you should see your current position on the navigation screen.

I run the BT338 in the glove compartment of the car and have had no problems getting a fix (so far).

What does bug me though is that whenever you start TomTom it will try to fire up the BT connection to the receiver even if you do not want it and you only want to mess around with the programme settings etc.

Regards,

Andrew

Glen007 · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 19, 2005 Posts: 30

Drewzl if you were a man or women i could kiss ya!

had just got through to tomtom and they have placed me a "buff" in my account so i can send it back, whatever a buff is.

but now all i will do is ignore it and keep it. Apparrently it was shipped today.

are the installation instructions ok?
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HP iPAQ 2210 (Rom V1.10)
TomTom Navigator 5
GlobalSat BT338 Receiver
COMPACT FLASH VIKING INTERWORKS 512MB

Glen007 · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 19, 2005 Posts: 30

cheers andrew you are a star amongst stars.

U have given me hope where there was none. I shant bother sending it back when I receive it now. Apparently it has been shipped today.

The problem you mentioned i use to get around this by pressing the ok a couple of times. it would then go though to the navigation software.
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HP iPAQ 2210 (Rom V1.10)
TomTom Navigator 5
GlobalSat BT338 Receiver
COMPACT FLASH VIKING INTERWORKS 512MB

SHC · Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 1:18 pm Post subject:

gmoorc · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 16, 2005 Posts: 50

I have been using the other wired receiver workaround with my HX4700, TT5 and BT338.
After reading all the threads on the bluetooth connection problems I decided to give it another go with the other bluetooth option and........it connects with no problems Confused

Start up tomtom and the bluetooth connection switches on and connects to the receiver.
Switch off tomtom and the bluetooth switches off. This is using bluetooth com8

So now I have both options working 8O

Re the BT338 it recently started to take ages to get a lock after previously locking in seconds. The tomtom satellite screen was showing lots of grey bars with good signal but no lock.
Anyway after taking the battery out for a few minutes the problem has disappeared. Just wondered if any one else has experienced this?

Glen007 · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 19, 2005 Posts: 30

Do you mean taking the battery out of the gps receiver itself or your ipaq. Sorry its me being thick but i would like you to put me right. Just trying to gather as much of info before i get it. Wink

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HP iPAQ 2210 (Rom V1.10)
TomTom Navigator 5
GlobalSat BT338 Receiver
COMPACT FLASH VIKING INTERWORKS 512MB

mixer25 · Regular Visitor Joined: Jan 10, 2004 Posts: 102

mixer25 · Regular Visitor Joined: Jan 10, 2004 Posts: 102

My only issue is now...

Everytime I turn on Tomtom, I have to select the BT GPS, there must be a simple way round this???

I just want to turn on PDA, turn on GPS press TOMTOM and it runs....

Is this possible?

lbendlin · Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 7:50 pm Post subject:

yes, please use the forum search for BTBrowserEnabled
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mixer25 · Regular Visitor Joined: Jan 10, 2004 Posts: 102

Hi Thanks I did search for BTBrowserEnabled but this doesn't seem to be what I need plus couldn't for the life of me find the registry on Ipaq 4150.

I just want it to auto select the GPS as BT Device for TomTom without having to delay, also want it to auto on BT if not on or is this not poss?

The main thing I don't get it why the BT338 shows with a ? mark on it all the time in the PDA, as no other Paired Devices do.

Help Appreciated!

gmoorc · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 16, 2005 Posts: 50

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