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Dave Frequent Visitor
Joined: Sep 10, 2003 Posts: 6460 Location: UK
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: getting clie to recognize gps signal |
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i hooked up my clie with rand mcnally streetfinder with garmin etrex using a cable from pc mobile. but the program has problem getting gps signal (it keeps saying gps not available). etrex is working fine. i got it to work once for a few minutes then to no avail.
i have read somewhere that the frequecy of something needs to be adjusted on the gps? i cannot find that page anymore.
help.
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Pc-Mobile Frequent Visitor
Joined: 26/10/2002 10:38:36 Posts: 789 Location: Hong Kong
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: getting clie to recognize gps signal |
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2 Things you have to know:
1. Is RM Streetfinder compatible with Clie/eTrex?
2. Have you configured them (software/GPS) correctly?
I do not know about Streetfinder and I assume it is compatible.
In the software configuration, it should be something like NMEA input on Com 1.
In the GPS, NMEA output should be selected. _________________ Pc-Mobile
http://pc-mobile.net/gps.htm |
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trafcam Regular Visitor
Joined: 30/10/2002 11:57:49 Posts: 155
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: getting clie to recognize gps signal |
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You need to make sure the eTrex is outputting at 4800 baud - I seem to recall that Streetfinder was shipped with the old Navman 'Nimrod'-style GPS receiver, which outputs at this rate.
COM1 isn't normally relevant on a Palm device as they generally only have one serial port (and they're not referred to by COM names), but you also didn't say what type of Clie it is - if it's running PalmOS5, for example, there are some differences in the way the serial port is handled which mean that some software won't receive anything from the port without modification. |
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Dave Frequent Visitor
Joined: Sep 10, 2003 Posts: 6460 Location: UK
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: getting clie to recognize gps signal |
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thanks a lot for the info. i do have the output of etrex on NMEA output at 4800 baud. my clie is a n760c model running palm 4.1. i did get it to work for a minute then it stopped. i am wondering if it is a problem with the wire even.
does mapopolis work better? |
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Pc-Mobile Frequent Visitor
Joined: 26/10/2002 10:38:36 Posts: 789 Location: Hong Kong
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: getting clie to recognize gps signal |
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It is most likely incorrect configuration but cable fault cannot be ruled out.
Try another software and see if it works,
The simplest/easiest software to test is COMPASS ( http://www.gpspilot.com/Compass.htm ) _________________ Pc-Mobile
http://pc-mobile.net/gps.htm |
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trafcam Regular Visitor
Joined: 30/10/2002 11:57:49 Posts: 155
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: getting clie to recognize gps signal |
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Another useful package is ptelnet, a terminal emulator for the Palm platform. You can set this to 4800 baud serial and see what data is coming off the GPS receiver. |
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paliz Occasional Visitor
Joined: Jun 20, 2004 Posts: 17
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Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2004 5:20 pm Post subject: |
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trafcam:
Can you help me out with the configuration of ptelnet - I'm running a Palm Tungsten T3 with a TomTom GPS (Wired). I can't get the telnet program to connect to the GPS, so need to make sure I have the settings correct.
Thanks,
Peter |
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