GPS device not found? TTN5 & XDA2

Mattyboy101 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 01, 2006 Posts: 32

Hi there,

I hard wired my GPS in last week, with the receiver under the dash, the cigarette lighter power source hidden behind the dash (I got a second cigarette lighter then connected it all up and electrical tape wrapped it together) and the data end comes through the ash tray to my XDA in a Brodit mount. Hope that makes sense!!

The cable came from Morpeth mobiles, and is a Y type device that charges and passes GPS data.

For some reason now, it says no GPS device in TomTom - It used to work and have changed nothing. It still charges, so is all plugged in, and the GPS device works if I try it in my old Arkon powered mount - so i'm a bit baffled!!

Any suggestions? Sad

mikealder · Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:23 am Post subject:

When you say the GPS unit works with the Arkon powered mount, how are you connectings it? it is in anyway different to the cable that is employed with the unit in the Brodit holder. Mike

Mattyboy101 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 01, 2006 Posts: 32

The GPS is a Haicom 204 (if I remember correctly), and it connects to the Arkon with an adaptor that changes the PS/2 lead to an RJ11 for the mount.

The Y cable I got has a PS/2 end on it so it connects directly.

I kept all settings the same and it used to work fine - I guess there must be a problem with the adaptor itself Confused

bryson · Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:55 pm Post subject:

hi,

have you got your 'receive incoming beams' unticked?

Cheers,
Bryson

Mattyboy101 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 01, 2006 Posts: 32

Do I need it unticked? I left it in the office, will have a play tomorrow!

I hope it is something simple like that!! Embarassed

Mattyboy101 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 01, 2006 Posts: 32

The box was already unticked, however it has decided to work now Confused

bryson · Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:09 am Post subject:

Ah, well i hope its stable for you now! Maybe its just a moody port on the xda?!

I take it you have gone into the gps set up, and selected othere wired gps and gone through the set up that way (ie selecting the port etc?)

Cheers,

Bryson

Mattyboy101 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 01, 2006 Posts: 32

Yea its an other wired GPS, 4800 baud rate on Com1.

Seems to work fine, just having problems keeping a good signal now, although I have wired it behind the dash!!

Mattyboy101 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 01, 2006 Posts: 32

Right, the problem I have now is it keeps losing the maps, it will lose all roads other than the one you are on, and if you restart it will say none are recognised.

I've ordered a new SD card in case the old one is playing up! Confused

lostinuk · Lifetime Member Joined: Jun 10, 2006 Posts: 45

Dont know if this is relevant, but when I used to use my road angel as the GPS for my Ipaq running TT N2,3or5, if the power cables that suplied the power/gps signal ran over the top or underneath the road angel, then I would lose signal or get constantly changing map data.

Just a thought!
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