Using P3300 as GPS receiver for PC/Laptop ?

[Tranzy]

Is this possible. Can i use the device as a GPS receiver via BT or USB on my Laptop ?

[GeenZ]

Hi,

Have a look at GPS2Blue (http://www.pocketpcfreeware.com/en/index.php?soft=1488). I guess this should do the trick but haven't tried it yet.

GeenZ

[Tranzy]

OMG ...got it working !!!

http://img285.imageshack.us/img285/5553/visualgpsxpdf2.jpg

Here is what i did:

On your PDA
1. Go to BT settings on your device and make it discoverable.
2. Go to COM Ports Tab and create a new incoming port (mine is COM6)
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/8233/commdevicesettingskh3.png


In GPS2Blue
3. set your GPS to 4 (this is your internal GPS port ..see under Start --> Settings-->GPS)
4. enable BT on and set it to the COM you created in step 2.
5. Press Button ON
http://img285.imageshack.us/img285/872/gps2bluesettingsse0.png

On your PC
6. Open your Bluetooth settings... i used Microsoft not Widcomm
7. Add a new Device
8. Choose your PDA
9. When this is done click properties on your device and go to the TAB services.
10. Now it will find a serial Port (SPP) 'Serial Port' COM 8 (in my case) enable it and press OK.
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/3886/commportdevicera6.jpg
11. Now go to the TAB Com Ports and press button ADD. Choose your device and choose the Serial port.


Now you have connected COM port 8 on your PC to COM Port 6 on your device. The only thing you will have to do is choose COM Port 8 as your GPS port in your application.

[DennisCooper]

Hiya!

I was wondering the exact same thing last night and here is a topic covering it !! excellent !

I'm now going to be selling off my Xda Exec with Original TomTom bluetooth GPS reciever and putting the proceeds of that towards an Xda Orbit and I can still connect it to my laptop !

What is the GPS2Blue application for on the PDA? is it absolutley necessary to have in order to be able to use with a laptop? (I have a Dell with a built in Bluetooth module) I use Microsoft AutoRoute 2006 on my laptop sometimes,

Once I get the Orbit, I can recheck this thread and have a go at getting it connected :)

Cheers guys!

Dennis! West London UK!

[Tranzy]

Making your pda look like a BT GPS receiver is what GPS2BLUE is designed for.

[Minotavrs]

Τhank you very match bro

Excellent tutorial..

[meschle]

OMG ...got it working !!!


Here is what i did:

On your PDA
1. Go to BT settings on your device and make it discoverable.
2. Go to COM Ports Tab and create a new incoming port (mine is COM6)


In GPS2Blue
3. set your GPS to 4 (this is your internal GPS port ..see under Start --> Settings-->GPS)
4. enable BT on and set it to the COM you created in step 2.
5. Press Button ON


On your PC
6. Open your Bluetooth settings... i used Microsoft not Widcomm
7. Add a new Device
8. Choose your PDA
9. When this is done click properties on your device and go to the TAB services.
10. Now it will find a serial Port (SPP) 'Serial Port' COM 8 (in my case) enable it and press OK.
11. Now go to the TAB Com Ports and press button ADD. Choose your device and choose the Serial port.


Now you have connected COM port 8 on your PC to COM Port 6 on your device. The only thing you will have to do is choose COM Port 8 as your GPS port in your application.

Thanks - well written - i had sussed it out myself except for the bluetooth com part on my device.

Cheers

[dj_motor]

i use a Franson GpsGate. its free and nothing problem.

[fdp24]

i think you can get gps data while in bootloader with
GPSRouting command
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=285112

[Tranzy]

@dj_motor .. Franson GPS Gate is not free ....this is !

On their site:

Free 14 Day Trial Download!
Purchase now!
Product information as PDF


I wanted to use more pictures for the manual but could only use 4 ... oh well...this should be clear enough to make it work.

[RicardoC]

is it absolutley necessary to have in order to be able to use with a laptop?

Normally the GPS receiver only wakes up if an application accesses the COM port so you cant just flick the GPS on without a 3rd party program. Maybe a low level way, but still needs some effort to do it.

[dj_motor]

@dj_motor .. Franson GPS Gate is not free ....this is !

On their site:

Free 14 Day Trial Download!
Purchase now!
Product information as PDF


I wanted to use more pictures for the manual but could only use 4 ... oh well...this should be clear enough to make it work.
maybe :) my mistake. I used this programm only 3 times and for the 5 days long.

[chazman88]

Hi,
Have tried to set this up but cant get it to work. :(

I have installed GPS2Blue and have set it up exactly as it says in your instructions, but everytime i press the "on" button it gets as far as saying "Bluetooh Port not connected, waitin" how long should i "wait" for it to connect??

Anyone kno why this is not working??

Also does anyone know how to set up the "PC" side of it on a Mac??
Regards
Chaz

[chazman88]

woooo, lol. i got it sorted, well sort of newayz. The problem was my mac, for some reason it doesn't seam to be calling the gps on the port i set up. stupid thing, but tried it on windows, and it works perfectly now.

But still the million dollar question, can anybody get it working on Mac for me??

[pepito53]

GPSgate is able to do the same.
redirects the vcom4 to com6 (BT outgoing) and its redy to comunicate with BT on PC...
Other oportunity is to use Portsplit & GPSproxy. The same function.
In other words - nothinq new under the sun...:)

[DennisCooper]

Hi,

I now have my Orbit and it's running TomTom 6 nicely using a 1GB Sandisk 'normal' speed micro SD card.

Now if I install GPS blue and use the instructions given earlier in this thread, could I for instance be on a journey and have TomTom 6 running using the internal GPS reciever AND have the Bluetooth connection to my Laptop providing the GPS signal and it being used on Microsoft AutoRoute 2006 at the 'same time'? - or would they have to be exclusive to each other?

I'm also guessing that the 3300/artemis will be able to connect say to a XDA2s machine to 'act' as the BT GPS reciever for TT5 on that PDA right?!

Cheers! Dennis! West London UK!

[xdaking]

OMG ...got it working !!!

http://img285.imageshack.us/img285/5553/visualgpsxpdf2.jpg

Here is what i did:

On your PDA
1. Go to BT settings on your device and make it discoverable.
2. Go to COM Ports Tab and create a new incoming port (mine is COM6)
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/8233/commdevicesettingskh3.png


In GPS2Blue
3. set your GPS to 4 (this is your internal GPS port ..see under Start --> Settings-->GPS)
4. enable BT on and set it to the COM you created in step 2.
5. Press Button ON
http://img285.imageshack.us/img285/872/gps2bluesettingsse0.png

On your PC
6. Open your Bluetooth settings... i used Microsoft not Widcomm
7. Add a new Device
8. Choose your PDA
9. When this is done click properties on your device and go to the TAB services.
10. Now it will find a serial Port (SPP) 'Serial Port' COM 8 (in my case) enable it and press OK.
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/3886/commportdevicera6.jpg
11. Now go to the TAB Com Ports and press button ADD. Choose your device and choose the Serial port.


Now you have connected COM port 8 on your PC to COM Port 6 on your device. The only thing you will have to do is choose COM Port 8 as your GPS port in your application.


Thank you for your very nice post

[prabuul]

what happens if i havent got bluetooth in my computer

[rahul_sharma1982]

Gps Gate Works Good Just You Have To Start Gps Gate Befor Adding Device In Pc Bluetooth . It Will Show Comport 8(gps Gate):d

[momaymint]

:DGood idea .........:confused:

[meres]

Hello, i tried to use my pda as an external GPS receiver for my Nokia mobile phone. When i pair the devices, i cannot see any serial port protocol on bluetooth services, just "dialup networking". Is there a way to fix this?

[bikhoda]

install gps2blue on your pda
if you cant see Incomming port optin on com port tab of blutoth setting for adding it you must manually import below registry value on PDA registry (or use attached cab file for import this keys easily)

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\Se rial\Ports\Incoming]
"Port"="COM6"
"RemoteDCB"=dword:00000000
"KeepDCD"=dword:00000000
"Encryption"=dword:00000001
"Authentication"=dword:00000001
"Server"=dword:00000001


soft reset pda
make your device discoverable on mod tab an then go to com port tab , tap and hold stylus on incoming port option and select edit. unchek secure connection option press finish
run gps2blue on gps option select gps port number that your devise use it for gps (find it in device gps setting )
chek BT option and then select com6 and press ON

on PC or laptop find blutooth device and select serial port service and connect to it
finished!!
now on your PC gps software you can connect to blutooth gps device