GPS via navicore SIRF III

[barginbin]

I have recently purchased a navicore SIRF III but when i use it with tom tom on my hermes (WM6)I can connect it to the hermes via bluethooth with no problems but I can not get it to connect to a satellite. Tom tom asks me about what com port I am using im not sure what the correct settings are can anyone help me out?

I noticed on the hermes I have external gps settings? also when i connect the device when i search for the device on a tab it has COM ports which has no settings in.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/21/navicore_4.jpg

Thanks :D

[Xeltex]

OK I have the same proglem whit my IGO plus, but the solving problem is very simple, the com port is 0, do not use auto search, simple assignee com port 0
in your navigation software.

[MikeChannon]

Well indeed I have used com0. But actually you can use others like 4 and 9. If one does not work try another. (You may need a soft reset between changes in port settings)

Heres a little bit of info to help you know if what you are trying is working:

In the tomtom satellite screen (the one that shows a series of columns for each satellite - there is a useful verbal comment at the top of the screen it will say one of three things:
1
No GPS Device - (always says this initially for 2/3 seconds. If things are set correctly it will move to 2 (below) but if your ports are wrongly set it will stay on No GPS Device)

2
No Valid GPS Signal - (means it has found the GPS device, you have the ports set correctly and it is now trying to find satellites - anything from 2 or 3 seconds to several minutes if you this is the first time you are using GPS, it will then move to (3 belowi) if you are in range of satellites). Make sure you have an open clear view of the sky at least for the first time you are doing this step.

3
Other NMEA GPS Receiver (or similar)- (says this when locked on to satellites and working correctly)

The above 3 steps are useful just to check whether the setup and port is correct. Even if you do not want to use tomtom it's worth running it at least once just to iron out any port problems.

Mike

NB if you find yourself going round in circles with this and not getting anywhere - clean start by deleting the T partnership turning of the BT device, doining a soft reset. Now start again - what can happen is that after making several port changes etc, you can find that even when you pick one that should work, it doesn't - hence the need to clear out previous failed attempts.

Thankfully once you get it working, it generally works fine after that. (A good reason to have a full backup programme like SPB backup - it saves you the hassle of going through this kind of thing ever again - on this device at least!).

Navicore works well. I use the Sirf Star 3 slim - It's tiny and works well from my pocket:
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