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TOPMAN Occasional Visitor
Joined: May 02, 2005 Posts: 7 Location: TAUNTON UK
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 8:22 pm Post subject: communication timeout |
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HARDWARE: IPAQ hx4700; ATRONIX BTGPS01 receiver
SOFTWARE: MEMORY MAP
Memory-Map is persistently showing the message, 'Communication timeout'.
Sometimes it will show the GPS location/cursor. Most often it will not at the moment.
Please can anyone explain exactly what communication timeout means and kindly offer a solution because there seeminly is nothing in the software which indicates how to resolve this issue.
Thanks in advance. _________________ TOPMAN
Taunton UK
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Darren Frequent Visitor
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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That error suggests a problem opening the COM Port or communicating with the GPS connected to it.
Do you have any other GPS software installed? _________________ Darren Griffin |
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TOPMAN Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 10:49 pm Post subject: |
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Yes Darren, there is VisualGPSce which comes with the receiver software. Are you going to suggest this should be closed first? _________________ TOPMAN
Taunton UK
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Darren Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 7:38 am Post subject: |
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Yes, it is possible that VisualGPSCE is still running, perform a soft reset and then try launching Memory-Map. _________________ Darren Griffin |
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TOPMAN Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 8:53 am Post subject: communication timeout/power supply |
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Genius, Darren. That's it. One needs to go straight from the connections screen to Memory-Map and all seems fine. That has resolved a big head-ache. Many thanks indeed.
On a separate issue, where can one get information on hard-wiring power supply for the IPAQ in the car please.?
Nigel _________________ TOPMAN
Taunton UK
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Darren Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 1:26 pm Post subject: |
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The iPAQ needs a 5v supply so don't cut off the cigarette lighter plug as it is this that reduces the 12v to 5v.
Either wire in a cigarette lighter extension cable and plutg into this or buy a dedicated hard wire cradle such as the ones Brodit sell that is designed to be wired directly to a 12v accessory feed. _________________ Darren Griffin |
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TOPMAN Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 6:15 am Post subject: hardwiring |
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Many thanks, Darren. Very helpful.
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