Rikaline 6010 withToshiba e570 and tomtom3

paddyator · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 10, 2005 Posts: 20

Hi folks,

I really need your help. I just bought a GPS 6010 to use on my Toshiba e570 with TomTom 3. I cannot get it to work no matter what I do. In the GPS settings under the GPS tab I have selected Rikaline GPS-6010 and Serial Cable on COM1:

When I have it all connected in my car, the light on the receiver flashes but I never get any reception and have yet to find even one satalite!

The serial number of the unit is 60153960

Any ideas where I may be going wrong.

Any help would be very much appreciated.

Thanks

Darryl

lbendlin · Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 3:43 pm Post subject:

serial cable? The Toshiba may not have a serial port (only USB)
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paddyator · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 10, 2005 Posts: 20

yes its a serial cable that goes into the same slot that my sync cradle does.

I bought the receiver from PDA Mods and it came with the lead for the PDA. I checked the part number and it is the correct lead.

Any ideas?

lbendlin · Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 3:52 pm Post subject:

Is your sync cradle serial or USB? Having the same connector doesn't mean much.
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paddyator · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 10, 2005 Posts: 20

the cradle I use is usb but I did know somebody that had a serial lead to sync.

Hope this helps!?!

lbendlin · Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 6:40 pm Post subject:

Can you take the 6010 to that person to try it out? Maybe they used a USB > Serial converter cable.
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paddyator · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 10, 2005 Posts: 20

Unfortunately he got rid of his to get an xda a while a go.

I have emailed Rikaline and they told me to disable my IR port and select comm 1 on the tomtom settings. I have selected comm 1 but I dont know how to disable my IR.

Thanks

Darryl

DavidW · Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 8:48 pm Post subject:

The answer you've got sounds like the right answer for an XDA, not a Toshiba. If you want to try it, look in Start Menu, Settings, Connections tab, Beam.

As Lutz says, you need to make sure your Toshiba (and/or your cable) has all the necessary hardware and drivers in place. Quite a few Toshiba Pocket PCs have a USB host port rather than a serial port; for those devices you need to have a USB / serial adapter with the necessary drivers on the Pocket PC.

David

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