Problems with GPS utilities over BT (GPSDash, GPSTuner, etc)

[baudy2]

Hi all !

I use my Universal with Navigon 5.2 and Holux GPSlim236 BT GPS unit for quite some time already without any problems.

Just recently tried to install a GPS utility to see some GPS protocol details and the problem is that i do not know which COM port to use and how to connect BT GPS module to my Universal before starting this GPSDash or GPSTuner utility which wants to know COM port number.

Please, help !

Baudy.

[robal]

hi

You should go to bluetooth settings and see which COM port is assigned to Outbound serial port connections

By default it's COM6

good luck

[thaihugo]

you need to create a fake com post in the registry so this programs can see com port 3. Problem is they don4t see the microsoft bluetooth port because they don4t know how to.

One you created this fake port, you can select it in any program.
Somebody still has to come with a simple app to do this though, because the only way I now is manipulating the active and the builtin driver section.

[lbendlin]

sometimes you can also edit the ini files of these utilities to directly indicate the COM port that you have chosen. Helps for example with Navigon.
@robal: this is not the case for the Universal. It uses a completely different BT stack. Free ports are COM0 and COM8

[baudy2]

hi

You should go to bluetooth settings and see which COM port is assigned to Outbound serial port connections

By default it's COM6

good luck

In the BT settings there is no Inbound or Outbound COM port assigned.

[baudy2]

you need to create a fake com post in the registry so this programs can see com port 3. Problem is they don4t see the microsoft bluetooth port because they don4t know how to.

One you created this fake port, you can select it in any program.
Somebody still has to come with a simple app to do this though, because the only way I now is manipulating the active and the builtin driver section.

Do you have any idea of how to do this precisely, step by step ?

[lbendlin]

hi

You should go to bluetooth settings and see which COM port is assigned to Outbound serial port connections

By default it's COM6

good luck

In the BT settings there is no Inbound or Outbound COM port assigned.

That's because you need to do that yourself. Create a new outbound port on COM8, link it to your receiver and then specify COM8 in your programs.

[baudy2]

That's because you need to do that yourself. Create a new outbound port on COM8, link it to your receiver and then specify COM8 in your programs.

Works perfectly ! Thanx !