TomTom 5/Dell X51v PDA

mburton2 · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 4:50 pm Post subject:

OK,

My Two mates have x51Vs, and their own BT338. I managed to get theirs working fine.....They are both using Comm 7 (From memory, I can confirm tomorrow when I get to work....well, when THEY get into work...I start at about 7:00, they start at Late'O-clock....about 10-ish). I think I was using Com7 on the iPAQ....hold on, I'll check....The iPAQ appears to be using "Bluetooth Serial port 7"

I dont have Comm 7 as an option, I have:

Com8
Native IR
Com3
BT UART on Comm5
Serial Cable on Com1: (This was the one tweeked as per above)

mburton2 · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 4:51 pm Post subject:

Nope, the iPAQ is using BT serial port 8....My mistake..

mikealder · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 4:55 pm Post subject:

Don't try to copy the settings from two different devices they will be different more than often than not, as you have access to the other two devices I would wait and see what they are set to, this way you can then prove for sure if there is actually something wrong with any of the kit, assuming you don't end up snowed in that is!! - Mike

mburton2 · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 4:59 pm Post subject:

SNOW????

This is a response of mine over at thedvdforums.com, in their "snow/winter thread".

SNIP

We had a few loose flakes falling yesterday....couldnt have made a dwarfs snowball if I'd managed to collect ALL the snow on the local playing field...

PASTE

I guess I'll wait untill tomorrow!

matty2767 · Regular Visitor Joined: Jun 27, 2004 Posts: 85

sorry for my earlier explanation. i thought you had a serial gps like mine. the hack probably was no good for your situation although still a problem with tomtom.

matt

mburton2 · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:32 pm Post subject:

mikealder · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:50 pm Post subject:

Lets just double check the GPS connection, go to Bluetooth/ settings and delete any reference to the GS338, then select Bluetooth Settings, devices tab and press the new partnership, from the displayed list select the GPS unit and press next, select serial port at the next screen.
Then go to the Com Ports tab and select "New Outgoing Port", select the GPS unit from the list and press next, from the presented drop down box select ComO from the list and press finish - then try TT again, you need to look for Com0 in the GPS setup within TT - Mike

mburton2 · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:55 pm Post subject:

I'll try that RIGHT now.....hold on a tick....

mburton2 · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:59 pm Post subject:

Done,
Done
Found (Pass key 0000, NOT oooo)
Done
Cant select Com0, Only Com7 or Com8 are available.... Crying or Very sad

mburton2 · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:01 pm Post subject:

...And when I try to select EITHER com7 or com8, I get an error message:

"The COM port could not be created. Please check your settings and try again" Crying or Very sad

:x

mikealder · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:14 pm Post subject:

This is starting to sound like the GPS applet settings, try opening this and set the Programs tab to use COM0 and hardware to COM 7 or 8, I can't be more specific than this as I don't have the device, but playing around with these settings should sort you out, don't worry about the Baud speed displayed, select 33600 as MS don't seem to display the true figures - Mike

mburton2 · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:19 pm Post subject:

applet settings?? .... How do I open "this" (ie WHAT do I open??....sorry., starting to sound a bit thick now!....after I'd impressed (Myself) playing, er, adjusting the Registry settings.......)

mikealder · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:23 pm Post subject:

There will be an icon named GPS within the programs or settings, you will need to hunt it down as I am not too sure where Dell have put it on the x51v - Mike

mburton2 · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:23 pm Post subject:

OK, I went into SETTINGS, and opened the GPS setting, and told it to use Com0.

Now playing around with TomTom, and the Bluetooth settings......

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