Bluetooth/COM problems with tomtom on hermes

[bjluv]

i have problems connecting bluetooth GPS receiver with tomtom, any one know how to solve this? My TyTN wont allow me to chose the COM ports that are listed on tomtom's configuration page under the bluetooth settings for Outgoing port.

Tomtom only allows COM3, COM7, RIL on COM6 but all these COMs could not be created on my Bluetooth settings with TyTN. TyTN says "COM port could not be created. Please check your settings again"

I have TomTom Navigator 6.020 (7980) with GPS driver 1.20. Is this version having problems? The funniest thing is that the Route66 Navigator 7 that came with my TyTN works perfectly without any COM settings and problems...I just wanted to opt-in for TomTom because of its features. I am driving all the way to Norway next week and I would like that TomTom would work so I could know about Speedcameras and POIs which I do not have on Route66

I have the new August Europe WWE WM6 Rom: 3.54.255.3 & Radio: 1.48.00.10 from HTC Europe site installed on my TyTn.

Someone please help...comments are hightly appreciated!

[Pudl]

Hello,

When your TyTN can't assign your COM Port then the Com Port is in use allready. Sometimes it hepls, when you restart your Hermes. I don't know how to check your COM port settings.
If you can understand German you can look at http://forum.pocketnavigation.de/index.php there your Problem is discussed already.

Greetings Pudl

[maximuz329]

don't know if you add the bluetooth GPS to your bluetooth equpitment list yet or not. if not do that in the setting (the phone setting).after they connected, go to "com setting" add out going port for the GPS. then open tomtom and setup the gps again. should see the port.

[joyee001]

I think i might have the solution to your problem.

It took me almost 2 weeks to find this hack-ish for myself, but that was because i had a holux m1000 bt reciever (aparrently not many people use it).

First let me explain my problem so if someone else is going thru this same problem they can identify the solution.

- The problem was that after pairing with the bt holux reciever, the outgoing com port that i had assigned it would not work under the "bluetooth reciever" preference in the tomtom software.
the reason is that holux apparently works on nmea profile and in the nmea preference, the given outgoing port doesnt show up.

Now the step-by-step answer to this problem(and hopefully yours)

1- Go the blutooth devices and delete the device from your system.
2- Restart the bt reciever and wait till you have a satellite signal
3- Pair with the reciever and input the appropriate code.(you dont need to check the serial checkbox)
4- Now go to the COMPorts tab in bluetooth settings.
5- Assign a new outgoing port to the bt reciever.(COM9 works for me)
6- Start tomtom navigator.
7- Go to "change prefrences"
8- Find "show Gps status"
9- click configure
10- Find "other NMEA GPS reciever" - select it
11- Leave the baud rate to whatever it says. -click done
12- Now you will not see your outgoing port that you assigned in step 5 but choose any other "COM PORT" (i always do COM7)

EXIT OUT OF TOMTOM NAVIGATOR PROGRAM

OK, we are almost there.

13- Now find the file Program Files>> Navigator>> "navigator.cfg" or Storage Card>> Program Files>> Navigator>> "navigator.cfg"

14
-if you have a hex editor installed on your ppc use it to edit this "navigator.cfg file and skip to step 15.

-Other wise what i did was rename the navigator.cfg to navigator.cfg.txt and opened it using "word mobile"

15- Now you will see a lot of wierd symbols but look for the com port you assigned in the NMEA settings in tomtom. (step12) (on mine i had assigned COM7)
16- Change that "COM7" (from step12) to "COM9" (from step 5)
17- exit out of WORD and choose "NO" at the Prompt to "not" save it in word format (if you have accidentally saved it in word you have to go back to step 6 for tomtom to create a new navigator.cfg file)

18- last thing to do is to rename the "navigator.cfg.txt" file back to "navigator.cfg"

that is it. now when you start tomtom you will automatically be connected to the correct NMEA COM port (just dont try to configure the gps again or step 13 is for you.)

I had tried External GPS settings in the connections i had tried Gpsgate software (which worked but i didnt like the extra memory hog)

to me this was the only way to get it to work and once you have it configured you dont have to worry about a thing.

sorry about the length of the explaination but i had trouble figuring this out for myself so i tried to make this explanation as detailed as possible.

[thepella]

I have done this:
settings - connections - bluetooth
After pairing the GPS go to the "COM port" tab, click on "new exit port" (or similar, my system is in italian!)
select the GPS
select either COM 2 or 3.

go back within TT, select "other BT devices" and you will find the COM you have just created.

credits: stesa @ pocketpcitalia.com, thnks again.

[MikeChannon]

"thepella's" method is about the same as the one I used.

Just a couple of general points to note:

1.
If you have previously set up a bluetooth pairing and it does not work, do not try editing it to different settings (ports etc). I have found, as have others, that even if you put in the correct settings it may still not work. It is better to DELETE the old pairing and create a new one. Whatever Outgoing port you choose (often it chooses COM(0) for you), that port will then appear as an option in the Tomtom menu.

2.
The Tomtom screen that shows the satellites is very useful. It has a line that comes up saying either "no GPS device" or "no valid GPS signal" when you first switch on. No valid signal is ok, normally just give it a minute or two to find a lock. No valid device means, either the BT receiver is out of range or you do not have the correct COM port selected. If all is OK you will see the line change to "Other Bluetooth GPS receiver". These little messages are vital when setting up because the satellite bars on the screen can take some minutes to appear (with mine sometimes it's instant, other times 5 minutes despite it having found the BT device)

3.
Which ports you choose depends on what else is set up on your device. On mine COM(0) or COM(9) seem to work consistently well for Tomtom.

4.
When you are done using Tomtom, switch off the BT receiver first before exiting Tomtom. This ensures that the Bluetooth radio switches off when you exit - otherwise it stays on using power.

5.
It appears that you can use the red phone button to close Tomtom. However I have found that if you use that button instead of the exit menu in Tomtom, then it leaves Tomtom as a running process in memory. This may be handy if you want Tomtom to start more quickly next time, but not if you want a clean system without extras running in the background.

Mike

[callar]

I just did this myself today. Its as described by a couple of the above posts.
Go to Comm Manager>settings>Bluetooth
Open "COM ports" tab and select "New Ougoing Port"
If your device is paired it will show in the list. Select it, press next, then choose the port. Then finish. I used 0.
Now TomTom will have that COM port available to select.

;)