Do COM ports change

[Pocketgps]

Hi Everyone,

Using the same system, but with different gps software, does the COM port change.

I am using a Medion 95000 (mio168 clone) with Navigon 4.2, and the gps is shown as on:

Type of receiver - standard GPS

COM-Port - COM1: Serial Cable on SP2:

Baud - 4800 - this is greyed out

I ask this because I often see other posts where people are using a mio168, tomtom 3 and say that they are using COM2

Thought that the COM port would be the same ?

[Darren]

Physical port assignments wouldn't change on a PocketPC. On the Mio168 COM1 is the Sync Port on the bottom, COM2 is the built-in GPS.

[Pocketgps]

Hello Darren,

This is how it looks




Note that COM2 shows no connection to the receiver, in the drop down menu, COM2 reads COM2: Serial Cable on COM1

Oh well, thought I would ask, but this seems confusing.

[Dave]

Mitac Mio 168's always have their flip-up antenna on COM2. Period. The only reason this will change is if you've installed a GPS driver that has assigned/inserted or re-mapped a COM port.

I haven't tried Navigon on a Mio 168, but I suspect this is what is happening.

[Pocketgps]

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