xda exec bt gps reciever tomtom 5

inthemicz · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 08, 2006 Posts: 3

I cant get tom tom 5 to see my generic bt reciever on an xda exec. The reciever seems to think its connected but it doesnt come up in the devices in tom tom.

I have tried selecting different com ports but none are recognised.

Thanks
Mike

lbendlin · Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 2:57 pm Post subject:

you can only use COM0, COM4 or COM8

Best you stay with COM8. Make sure your receiver is connected to the Outgoing port COM8 and that the connection is not secure.

Also make sure your receiver sends NMEA - TomTom 5 doesn't understand SiRF
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inthemicz · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 08, 2006 Posts: 3

It appears to be connected. But Com 8 doesnt come up in tomtom 5

lbendlin · Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 5:10 pm Post subject:

you need to exit and restart TomTom for that to stick. Best if you do a soft reset.

Can other GPS programs see the receiver? Did you by any chance enable that stupid Microsoft GPS applet?
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inthemicz · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 08, 2006 Posts: 3

Got it working now, I had to enable the applet, select software and hardware ports select the port in tomtom exit then switch them and it worked.

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