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Joined: Jan 14, 2005 Posts: 19638 Location: Blackpool , Lancs
Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 4:13 pm Post subject:
Are you saying that TomTom works fine with your GPS unit when you configure it as "Other Cabled NMEA GPS" but then you cannot open GPS View at the same time?
If this is the case and you want/ need multiple programs running off a single GPS unit you will need Fransons GPS Gate utility to Share the data, use Google to find it.
If you are just wondering why TomTom only sees the data when set to Other Cable NMEA GPS when its a Bluetooth device, if it works leave it alone, seen this before on a number of units - Mike
Are you saying that TomTom works fine with your GPS unit when you configure it as "Other Cabled NMEA GPS" but then you cannot open GPS View at the same time?
If this is the case and you want/ need multiple programs running off a single GPS unit you will need Fransons GPS Gate utility to Share the data, use Google to find it.
If you are just wondering why TomTom only sees the data when set to Other Cable NMEA GPS when its a Bluetooth device, if it works leave it alone, seen this before on a number of units - Mike
maybe i have been confusing here..
i have tested the PDA + tom tom V5 on a cable GPS device (the tom tom diamond shape one). this works fine. and tests out the PDA and software ok..
but what i want to move to is the blue tooth option. so when i use this.. there is no signal at all. Tom tom wont respond.. yet the blue tooth device says (by its LEDs) that it has connectivity and its picking up the sat data).
Joined: Jan 14, 2005 Posts: 19638 Location: Blackpool , Lancs
Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 6:25 pm Post subject:
For use with the Bluetooth GPS unit within TomTom select preferences/ GPS then use the options to select "Other Cabled NMEA GPS", on the next page set the Baud speed (read the GPS unit manual for this), then on the final page select the outgoing Bluetooth COM port from the list. go back to the main GPS display and check the little yello/ Blue disk (top Right of the screen) is spining. If it isn't something is wrong with your selected port, assuming it does spin, take it all outside and wait for anything upto 20 mins to get a valid fix - I know it seems bizzare selected "Other Cabled NMEA GPS" when the device is a Bluetooth unit but this does work - Mike
For use with the Bluetooth GPS unit within TomTom select preferences/ GPS then use the options to select "Other Cabled NMEA GPS", on the next page set the Baud speed (read the GPS unit manual for this), then on the final page select the outgoing Bluetooth COM port from the list. go back to the main GPS display and check the little yello/ Blue disk (top Right of the screen) is spining. If it isn't something is wrong with your selected port, assuming it does spin, take it all outside and wait for anything upto 20 mins to get a valid fix - I know it seems bizzare selected "Other Cabled NMEA GPS" when the device is a Bluetooth unit but this does work - Mike
Thx Mike, I kind of found this in the end, i was just stabbing at options in frustration, god knows why, then the voice says, "you have reached your destination".... oh i thought... its working...
This must be a common question for those that switch to Blue tooth on TOM TOM...
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