Omnia & Route66

[Anthony Hartley]

Hi folks,

I'm new to this forum but from what I've seen so far it is very informative. Well this is my first post and I would like to start with a "how do I" question.

I have been using Route66 navigation software on my Omnia i900 with no problems communicating with the phone's internal gps. However, in order to improve satellite reception I would like to use an external bluetooth receiver (Holux M1200). My other gps applications work fine after setting up the baud rate and ports but there are no such settings in the Route66 application.

This what Route66 support said:

I kindly inform you that the ROUTE 66 Navigation software does not offer any options regarding the configuration of an external GPS Bluetooth receiver.

However, all Bluetooth GPS receivers that meet the following requirements can be used with ROUTE 66 navigation software:
- Protocol (minimum): NMEA-0183 v2.0 (RMC)
- Protocol (recommended): NMEA-0183 v2.0 or higher (RMC, GSA, GSV)
- Map datum: WGS84

In order to use the GPS option in the ROUTE 66 navigation software, the GPS device must meet the following requirements:
- The protocol used by the GPS device must be fully NMEA-0183 2.0 (or higher) compatible.
- The minimum protocol requirements are that the RMC and GSA sentences have to be sent.
- The MAP DATUM used in the ROUTE 66 program is WGS-84.
- The baud rate is 4800 - 38400 bps.

I just don't understand where to go from here

[orb3000]

Welcome to the forum

As this is an HTC devices only forum you won´t get too much atention.
However there is a thread in off topic section regarding samsung (not sure if your model) but there you´ll have more chances to get help.

Good luck,