GPS Hardware Port - Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General

My O2 Xda Exec keeps forgetting the GPS hardware port, no matter how many times i set it... If i dont set it GPS fails to work in the likes of Tomtom. If i set it to Com 7 everything works fine, but it seems to return back to (none) in the GPS settings each time... does anyone have a solution to this?

try com 4..........
Will

William Richardson said:
try com 4..........
Will
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It tried it before, so I know com4 won't do for the hardware port since the GPS com port is already set on com 4 by default.
There will be an error message saying that you cannot choose the same port for both: GPS port and hardware port.
Nevertheless, I didn't know that selecting com7 could help having the GPS work better. I'll try that.

i never messed with gps ports, the default works well in google maps, tomtom7 and igo 8

If i dont set the hardware port to com 7 then tom tom etc dont work... they connect to a "gps device" (which i think is windows emulating a gps device of the correct type) but they cannot get a signal. If i have the port set correctly i usually pickup a signal within a few seconds... but it keeps forgetting that the port is set. Im guessing that its actually to reduce power consumption by disabling the GPS device when not in use.

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Bluetooth problems from a newbie

I have recently "upgraded" from xdaII to xdaIIs and I'm having a few problems. I have upgraded the BT stack to 3500 but I still can seem to connect to my tomtom gps. Device sees it but tomtom 3 cant. I'm completely confused by the connection wizard- none of the profiles seems to fit gps. I also dont seem to be able to send or receive files from my old xdaII. What am I doing wrong?
I'm also a little confused about roms. Do I need to upgrade my rom? Is there a simple way avoiding anything too technical (I've read about "country codes" and other wierd stuff). My current config is:
ROM: 1.12.62
Radio: 1.02.00
Protocol: 1337.32
ExtROM: 1.12.178
Could someone please help! I only have a few days to decide if I want to keep it or stick with my xdaII...
Gps's use the serial profile to transmit the data over - its like a virtual serial connection - so you need to tell tomtom to look on a com port AFAIK,.
For eample in my Tomtom list of connections there is one called 'BT on Com6, ' which is the bluetooth comport on my unit.
But there are also listed more com ports...
Com5
Com4
Bluetooth Serial port Com7
The XDA only actually has 1 com port (com1) so any other are virtual ports created by various software, you just need to find out which one is the one for the GPS...
So in "tomtom gps v3.07" I go to the gps tab and by default its set to infrared port. I change to "BT on com6" and click OK. When I restart the program it always resets to "infrared port" even if I try a different port. Really am stuck- never had any problems with my xdaII- just put in BT port and it picked it up automatically...
The problem is it's not always the same com port for different devices - firstly does your unit have the widcoom stack version of are you on the microsoft stack..
Whichever you have you need to find where the BT com port is configured..
On my widcomm i go to 'bluetooth setting' ; 'services' ; "serial port'; 'advanced'
in there it says...
inbound com port : 6
outbound com port : 7
so the incoming com port on my bluetooth is 6 hence the 'BT com port on 6' listed in my tomtom gps.
so you need to find your BLuetooth com port and find out which com port number it is set to. Not sure as to why tomtom gps does not save your settings, the only thing I can think of is becuase it never gets a valid signal from the comport select, and does not save the change unless it does.
Also: I assume the gps unti has a pairing with your XDA unit?
So does the widcom stack work on the xdaIIs? If so where can get it?
Sorry: I cannot be certiain the widcomm works with the IIs, but is can be downloaded from this site if you are willling to try, just do a search oin widcoom, and you will find a lot of entries...
For the MS BT stack; look under start, settings,System tab. There is a icon labeleld Bluetooth settings in there you can see/set the com ports for the bluetooth link. they also need to be enabled witch a check box before they will work...
So on "bluetooth seetings" serial port/advanced I have inbound COM port 5 and Outbound COM port 6. Below it says "Default device for outgoing serial connections: TomTom Wireless GPS. Display the device selection screen the next time an outgoing serial connection is attempted" next to a ticked box. I have tried bt com 5 and 6 in the gps settings and it wont save or recognise either. I can, however, pair and connect to the device in my BT manager but Tomtom doesnt recognise it...
Hmmm - all sound ok to me but I currently use a wired GPS, so I have not actually done it. I'm afraid I'm as stuk as you are now...
Sorry bro- I have sorted this now. Thanks...
For me, I just selected Comm 5 from the GPS status drop down and it works like magic!

GPS connection to BT-338 via com6

Hi all
Just upgraded to Helmi_WM2k5_AKU3.2_32mb_v1.3.2_16mb_bitpool_32mbRamdisk
My new config is now
P H 2 0 B W W E 5.0 4.0 6. 1.3 1.15.00 4
I have got the Phone, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth all working and can see my GlobalSat BT-388 and its Serial interface. But when I try and make a new outgoing or incoming port on com6, I get and error: "The COM port could not be created. Please check settings and try again" - COM7 an 8 work but cant get tomtom to see those ones.
I have soft reset the device and still no luck - Anyone know what I may try to fix as I am trying to pair for tomtom 5.21.
BTW - Hemi fantastic - keep up the good work.
Hi,
have the same problem here, TomTom 5.21 on Helmi AKU26. Bluetooth COM-Port doesnt show up, also some other applications that enumerate the COM Ports dont show it either.
My workaround is to use the GPS Multiplexer from OS (Settings->Connections->GPS). In AKU26 i set up Bluetooth to COM7, set Microsoft GPS to look at that Port with 33600 and set COM5 as new Multiplexer Output Port. Device 10 Seconds of, Softreset and than detected at least TomTom that COM5 and worked.
Thanks MCSchermer....
found the GPS config under the connections section. WM2003SE never had this. Changed the GPS program port to another COM port and then was able to changed the hardware port to com6.
TOMTOM now up and running.
Excellent... now able to drive across town again.
Thanks mate

What is GPS router?

I have had this piece of software on my phone for ages and haven't the first clue what it does and how it works.
Anyone help?
it's usefull if you have multiple GPS programs (requiring the GPS COM Port)
The GPS router once setup ...manages the COM port and asigns virtual ports. Each program then can use a specific port. Think of your ISP... modem, router and multiple computers.
jackieboy said:
it's usefull if you have multiple GPS programs (requiring the GPS COM Port)
The GPS router once setup ...manages the COM port and asigns virtual ports. Each program then can use a specific port. Think of your ISP... modem, router and multiple computers.
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I have yet to see a reason for it either myself.... I've tried 4 programs at once on my GPS and they all worked fine. Perhaps some don't work well unless they have it dedicated or perhaps there's extra latency when sharing that some don't work with..
For me, I haven't had a problem. I use PathAway, GeoNiche (Palm program in StyleTap), Google Maps, Live, BeeLineGPS, etc..

Managed GPS

Hi,
I'm trying to go the geotagging way on twitter. I found an old bluetooth GPS thing from TomTom and I hooked it up to my phone. I created a COM port for it (first COM0, but then I found out some programms don't scan that one, so I went with COM1). When I launch Goolge Maps and I enter COM1 and baud rate 4800 manually, it all works like a charm. But when I let Windows manage it, it doesn't work. Why let Windows do the trick then? My twitter app, PockeTwit doesn't let me configure port and baud rate...
I read about the non-configuratable (for smartphone) hardware/software port that's been added since WM5, but since I got a smartphone, I can't set my hardware port.
Does anyone here know the default hardware port that windows uses, so I can set my receiver to that port?
Or is there any way to configure that manually through the register or some tool?
x5x_tim

S730- EXTERNAL GPS Setting, help me

Hi,
I've a S730. I'd like to use an external GPS.
The GPS is a Holux GPSlìm. This Morning I try to use it with My S730 and it work
(I used GPSTest 1.4). But with TomTom don't work because my version need port Com2 or Com3 only.
So I've used an external tool to setup gps setting to set Program Port, Hardware Port, Hardware Port Baud Rate.
But now it no longer works even with GPSTEst.
I try to set
Program Port <-COM2
Hardware Port<- COM4
HardwarePortBaudRade<-4800
with Manage Automaticaly setted...
but it not work.
Whar are the correct settings ?
Thanks in andvance and forgive me for my bad english!

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