XDA II GPS Bluetooth dock - MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General

I Received a Blue Angel ( HTC XDA II ) ROM #( 1.03.00 USA ) 9/24/03 IMEI #(351938000193819)
I Bought the Bluetooth Dock For a Pharos i360 GPS.
My XDA II will not find the com port to communicate with the Blutooth Dock on the Pharos Unit. I have called tech support for Pharos and determined that:
There seems to be no prompt screen to get to a
Serial Profile for Bluetooth ( to set Outbound and Inbound Com setting) on my PDA.
I should be able to set the Com-port in the PDA, not just in the Pharos Program.
I only get a Rename, or Delete option, no Connect or Configure options
Any Sugestions?

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Can not get gps signal even after i bond

I have a fortuna bluetooth gps and i have rom vrsion 1.72 on my xda2 and i cannot get it to work properly with tomtom. I allso have the latest version in tomtom gps and i have the bluetooth tools by towa can anyone please help.
When you bonded the gps did you choose "serial profile". What settings are you using in tomtom? Which fortuna gps is it, on my xda2 the gpsmart needs no bt tools and neither does the gr230.
it is fotuna clipon. it bonds ok, it asks about serial port but dose not give a port number. in tomtom i select tomtom wirless gps and bluetooth gps.
thanks
Starman:
DO NOT use BT Tools (not needed with rom 1.72)
Bond the BT GPS, say yes to create com port.
In TomTom GPS select
- NMEA xxxx Bluetooth and
- COM5 or (better!) Bluetooth GPS
- tick blue-ish box
Should work right away
Remember you only get fixes with a clear view of the sky!!
I would like to know if:
- You can tick the blue-ish box with Bluetooth GPS (instead of COM5) selected or not
- What the origin of your 1.72 ROM is: iMate, Qtek, T-Mobile beta
the rom was posted by wax hit is the himalayen rom i tryed all the thigs that you said and it is still the same.
could you be more specific?
There is no user 'wax' nor has anyone with a username like that posted a message with RUU172* in it . . .
BTW I suppose its not enough to uninstall BT Tools, to be sure its gone do a hard-reset
I have the Fortuna BTCliponGPS unit with an XDA2 but only with the 1.60.00 WWE ROM from O2.
Do EXACTLY what edsub said:
1. Go to Bluetooth Settings (in Settings) and make sure that Bluetooth Serial Port setup is enabled for both Inbound (COM4) and Outbound (COM5)
2. Delete any ClipOn-BTGPS devices showing on in your Bluetooth device list and reconnect. Don't forget that the Fortuna device uses 0000 (4x zeros) as its passkey and that you must allow it to create a COM port when it asks.
3) I presume you are using TomTom Navigator with this? Make sure that you have downloaded and installed the very latest GPS software AND the TomTom Navigator application update.
4) Stand outside in the pouring rain waiting for the blasted GPS unit to lock onto a satellite.
will this work w/ TT3.01?
Do we have to update to TomTom 3.03 + GPS 3.03, or can the Fortuna Clip & XDA II work with version 3.01 +gps 3.01?
No you dont have to update the drivers etc, but the latest version runs alot faster.
Im running an xda2 tt3 and bt fortuna clipon and bttools, ROM 1.66.00. I have NO problems at all with this configuration.
Regards
The Pilgrim
I use Dconnex DC-230 bluetooth with my XDAII ROM 1.72, and Tomtom 2.
I had to upgrade TOMtom to 2.24 and GPS to 3.03, the in tomtom i chose SIRF BT and Bluetooth GPS. and as edsub said you nedd to check the blueish box, but don't stand in the rain waiting for signal, you will get a message saying no signal found??.
BTW when bonding my GPS I opted for NO serial ports.
anybody knows how to keep the GPS bonded all the time (other than leaving it on and next to the XDA all the time)

XDA2s, Holux GR-230 & Tomtom Nav 3

Hi All,
I am not having any lock setting up XDA IIs, Holux GR-230 GPS and Tomtom 3.07 navigator. If someone has managed to get these 3 talking, then i will be grateful if the settings could be shared with me.
thanks
gosh28us
O2 XDA2s
ROM Ver: 131.00 WWE
Radio Ver: 1.06.00
ExtROM Ver: 1.31.139WWE[/b]
Have you checked which COM port the GR-230 is using and matched it with the tomtom software?
http://www.holux-uk.com/Products/gr-230/download.shtml gives a download for checking out what COM port is used
No, i haven't. I will do that.
thanks
gosh28us
let me know what you find
For what its worth - My Tomtom GPS receiver uses Bluetooth Serial port on COM6: but I know this can be changed to Bluetooth COM5, serial on COM1 and also COM9
XDA2s + Tomtom3 + Holux 230
I have this exact combination working.
Use COM5 BT
Set the type to SIRF 9600 (38400 proved unreliable)
then tick the box on the left.
If you go back to the 1st tab, you should see it's communicating.
Cheers,
Hal
GPS viewer hasn't been able to identifier the port to be used. I have tried the combination given by Hal and that wasn't successful either. I'm now going through all the possible tomtom GPS cobinations and will update you as soon as my luck shines.
Thanks in advance for all your help.
gosh28us
When you pair the gps with your pda do you get the message that a serial port profile is available for the device?? Mine does this and it sets itself up as com 5. I am not sure if beams affects this, I always switch off beams under settings/conncetions/beams, if a wired gps is used this is essential as the beams takes com 1 and wont allow a wired gps to work if enabled.
No. i don't get that message on the XDA2s although I remeber that on the XDA2.
I have downloaded Holux GPS viewer on my PDA but when i scan, it doesn't find any com port
I have deleted the Holux GPS (GR-230) and paired again, went to the Bluetooth screen which shows HOLUX GR-230: SPP slave and it connects and shows the duration clock.
I am and have been changing the options on the TomTom GPS screen, alwyas tick the big box but when i go to the status screen don't see any firing between the attenna and the PDA icons.
thanks
On the XDA, go into bluetooth settings and make sure that under the services tabe, the "Serial Port" is enabled. Unless this is enabled, you won't have COM5 & COM6 on your XDA
Also, once you pair with the device, try exploring it & seeing what services it can provide
Weasel, I have done what you have said below and yes, COM5 & COM6 are among the list when i check the TomTom GPS screen 2nd box.
I have been using different options from the 1st box, ex. TomTom Wireless GPS, TomTom Navigator GPS etc etc, combining with COM5 & COM6 etc etc from the 2nd box but still the status screen doesn't show any communication between the antenna & the PDA.
With regards to the Holux GR-230, should i do anything different apart from turning it on whiles i'm trying to do the setup?
thanks
gosh28us

How to set a BT GPS receiver on Universal with WM5???

Hi y'all,
i have a BT GPS receiver that i used with my Qtek 2020 (before this was stolen... ).
Now i have a XDA Exec from O2, but i am not able to set the receiver!
Anyone has any tip for me?
Thanks a lot...
...no one can help me out...??? Please...
Check out this guide and follow from after installing tomtom and you should get BT GPS working with exec, I did!!!
ps search term used was 'tomtom 5.1 guide'
hope this helps!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=28386
Hello,
first the bad news: not every bt-reciever is working...
but you should try this way:
Connection-Manager
Enable BT
Setting (Connection-Manager) BT-Settings
Tab devices and ad new partnership (be sure, BT-Reciever is on)
Pair it with your Universal (pin is usuall 0000)
Tap Com-Ports: new outgoing Port (your BT-Reciever) set to com 4
Tap Com-Ports: new incomming port (your BT-Reciever) set to com 8
Now it should work!
Thanks for the tipo...now i don't have my GPS receiver with me...but tomorrow i will give it a try.
The only thing that i find strange is: when i try to set the outgoing port i find my BT receiver in a box, but when i try to set the incoming port i dont' find it anywhere.
Something wrong?
Oh...and also...i use the software "GPS View" for the connection with the BT receiver...which port should i open (the COM4, the COM8 or another one?).
I ask you this because i have 10 COM ports available (from 1 to 10), but i cannot open all of them, because some tell me "COM porte error" when i try to open it.
Thanks for your help...
can anyone confirm if haicom-405 bt works with dopod 900?
Hustladave said:
Oh...and also...i use the software "GPS View" for the connection with the BT receiver...which port should i open (the COM4, the COM8 or another one?).
I ask you this because i have 10 COM ports available (from 1 to 10), but i cannot open all of them, because some tell me "COM porte error" when i try to open it.
Thanks for your help...
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As I wrote before:
Tap Com-Ports: new outgoing Port (your BT-Reciever) set to com 4
Tap Com-Ports: new incomming port (your BT-Reciever) set to com 8
Best wishes
Teja
jona69 said:
can anyone confirm if haicom-405 bt works with dopod 900?
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I follow the tips ...outgoing port (COM4 - which the only port can be used other failed to open), incoming port (COM8).
But it doesnt work with my Garmin10 .... which work well with my previous XDAIIs. Anyone use Garmin1o with Dopo900?
Thanks
Usually, there's no need to setup an ingoing COM port: my Holux 236 receiver, for instance, works perfectly paired with my Qtek 9000 and only the outgoing COM8 setup'd.
The only thing to pay attention for is that TomTom have to be v5.1 or above (better if v5.21), in order to work properly under Windows Mobile 5.0.
Well...in my previous XDAII worked perfectly using the software MAPSONIC and the GPS VIEWER with my BT receiver (and just setting the outgoing port).
I tried to do like Teja told me in his answer (setting the outgoing COM4 and the incoming COM8), but it still does not work.
I will try to get a TOMTOM 5.1 software to give it a try...
solved...and i don't need to setup the ingoing port...thanks for the tips
Hi there! I have MDA Pro from T-mobile (UK) and until now I couldn't set a COM port appart of COM0 port for BT-GPS...
Now have COM4 for outgoing port and tom tom once is connected after 5 seconds is disconnected and again after 5 seconds is connected and again is disconnected and again......
I am using TT 5.21
Help please
I have set the outgoing port on COM8, no ingoing port needed and it works fine...although i don't have TOMTOM!!!
Orange M5000 and BT GPS and TOMTOM 5.21
I thought I share this just in case there are other like me out there.
I had an Orange M2000 with tomtom 5.0 and 512MB SD card.
I installed TT5 as normal on the PDA but the maps on the 512MB SD card.
I just got an Orange M5000 which is XDA EXEC and could not install TOMTOM 5.0 from CD. The SETUP kept on crashing on XP PC.
Here is the solution:
1) Put the SD card with the maps in M5000
2) Did NOT install TT5 from CD but downloaded navupd521.exe from the tomtom site and installed this on M5000 fine.
NOTE: I did not have to copy CAB files. I just installed this as normal from my PC with the USB cable
3) TT installed fine but I could not get it to recognise the BT GPS
I used the instructions below from the forum:
a) Turn on BT GPS
b) on PDA goto BlueTooth seeting --> New Partnership and supply the password (0000) to pair it.
c) Then in Bluetooth settings select the COM PORTS tab
d) Select Incoming port and set to COM8
e) and again in COM PORTS tab select Outgoing ports and select COM4
f) Start TOMTOM and goto Preferences and find GPS Configuration and select OTHER GPS and select COM4
It works every time... ALL my FAvourites etc are still there so no need to type them again.
So far WM5 and TT5 rocks. I will be testing it on the road with my Plantronics BT headset soon. With my old M2000, usually when TT5 is on the M2000 CPU does not have the juice and Bluetooth devices die or stop responding. Also when I stopped TT5 application the BlueTooth stopped.
We will see how M5000 improves on M2000
Thax...
i believe you shouldnt have a problem running your headset and bluetooth GPS together.
when i had a blue angel i ran TT3 with my SonyErricson Car Kit and the TT3 together and made vioce calls at the same time and even now with the Universal i can do the same! run them both together!
only thing is that occasionaly the TT5 seems to be a little behind my actual location if i have made/received a call luckily by only 30-40 yards so can still use the screen to see where my turnings are.
has anyone else found that and got the cure....
thanks

TomTom5 to work with my Bluetooth GPS receiver

:?: I'm having problems getting TomTom5 to work with my Bluetooth GPS receiver. The seriel pot of the GPS can only be set to com port 5 or 6 - and those ports are not available in TomTom. I assume that some ports are in use by other applications - but how can I find/remove them ? Anyone know how to see the assigned ports in windows mobile 5 :?:
:arrow: Phone type 02 XDA MINI S
First post on this topic worked for me;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/vie...ostorder=asc&highlight=tomtom+5+gps&start=100

Can I use my HTC P3300 as a external GPS for a programe on my laptop?

I have a programe on my laptop that needs a GPS signal. Is there a programe for my HTC P3300, or a way, so I can use my HTC built in GPS via a USB cable to my laptop, as a external GPS.....
I use Franson's GPSgate to use my artemis gps signal on my laptop, albeit over bluetooth rather than USB
Gpsgate
Even I use Franson's GPSgate to use my Artemis as external GPS with my laptop over bluetooth. Works flawlessly.
First off all; thanks for your reply’s!
I found out yesterday in some old thread's to use GPS2Blue, and it's all for free:
Step1:
http://users.skynet.be/hofinger/GPS2Blue.html
Step2:
Microsoft .Net Compact Framework 2 must be installed (note: Microsoft releases .NET Compact Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 which can be easily installed on storage card...):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...2F-07B5-4A8C-8A44-B4E1B196D5C0&displaylang=en
Step3:
www.HW-group.com, to create, on your PC, virtual COM ports from TCP/IP Because I don't have bluetooth yet...
http://www.hw-group.com/products/hw_vsp/index_en.html
Step4:
How to use with TCP/IP over USB?
1.On the PC, install HW VSP (version 3.0.23 or newer). Choose the standalone application installation.
2.Connect the PDA to the PC with an USB cable.
3.On the PC, run HW VSP.
-In Settings tab: check "TCP Server Mode" and,
to avoid unwanted traffic, uncheck "NVT Enabled".
-In Virtual Serial Port tab: set the Port Name (the port
to be created on the PC, it must be a free COM port not already
used on the PC; for example COM9). Set IP Address to
0.0.0.0 and Port to 31873.
Note: to accept only data from the PDA, instead of 0.0.0.0
you can put the IP address of the PDA obtained with the "What's my
IP" menu item of GPS2Blue.
-Click on Create Com.
4.On the PDA, run GPS2Blue.
-Set the GPS COM port (it's the COM port that Windows Mobile
uses for GPS communication. It depends of your PDA model). You can
choose the GID port if available.
-Set the communication Speed of the GPS COM port (depends of
your PDA model, usually 4800). I use 38400. Don't ask me
whey, but it works great!
-Check TCP/IP box (and uncheck BT box).
-Click the On button.
Note: if everything is OK, Bytes: xxx will increase in GPS2Blue and Rx Counter will increase in HW VSP.
5.On the PC, run your GPS software.
-Set the COM port to the once created by HP VSP (COM9 in our example).
-Set the speed to the once set in GPS2Blue (4800 in our example).
-Start the connection.
I'm a pilot, and I tested everything yesterday in the aircraft on PocketFMS (http://www.pocketfms.com/), flying from Copenhagen to Aberdeen, AND IT WORKS FANTASIC ON MY LAPTOP USING MY HTC P3300 AS A EXTERNAL GPS RECEIVER!!!!!!
And because the HTC is attached via the USB to the laptop, it uses the battery of the laptop as an external power!!!.
HAVE FUN!
Great solution ! I have tested it with Mobile Navigator 5 at my PC
A little problem , Software(Mobile Navigator) wouldn't detect Virtual COM , i have to change COM port settings in INI file
Artemis + GPS2Blue = 1 great BT GPS receiver
I also installed GPS2Blue on my Artemis, paired my Artemis with its old big brother XDA II (my old trusty Himalaya) and now my XDA II has a new lease on life as an excellent PND.
The Artemis feeds it GPS signals to XDA II via GPS2Blue using Serial Port Profile, and iGo8 on XDA II autodetects an external GPS receiver... and voila ! kick-ass portable navigation device...and the kicker is...I got my Artemis for 31 bucks plus inflated shipping (on eBay-fleabay, of course)
double_jc said:
I also installed GPS2Blue on my Artemis, paired my Artemis with its old big brother XDA II (my old trusty Himalaya) and now my XDA II has a new lease on life as an excellent PND.
The Artemis feeds it GPS signals to XDA II via GPS2Blue using Serial Port Profile, and iGo8 on XDA II autodetects an external GPS receiver... and voila ! kick-ass portable navigation device...and the kicker is...I got my Artemis for 31 bucks plus inflated shipping (on eBay-fleabay, of course)
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Hi, could you please post a rough guide on how to do this? I'm burning my brain cells trying to get GPS2Blue to work, but I'm having no luck whatsoever... (HTC Polaris, not the Artemis...)
Thanks in advance!
[*UPDATED*] How to the PPC as an External GPS Receiver for a Laptop
Filipe M. said:
Hi, could you please post a rough guide on how to do this? I'm burning my brain cells trying to get GPS2Blue to work, but I'm having no luck whatsoever... (HTC Polaris, not the Artemis...)
Thanks in advance!
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[*UPDATED*] How to the PPC as an External GPS Receiver for a Laptop
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