GPS problems

It's OK Eric: John & I have a Melbourne Melways !!!

Sorry can't help with the computer I thought that was Trucksters go.

Cheers

Try
V2.1GSA
4800 Baud
On the GPS
Not sure about the Comp settings as yet will have to stop posting and look at that side of things.

Eric,

all your com port settings look ok. I have my NMEA set to v2.1gsa and make sure that the baud rate on the gps is 9600 also. I hav e a magellan and there is a simulate mode you can put the gps in and it pumps data out the com port. To test your comms fire up Hyperterminal in windows and configure your comms like you have above and connect your GPS to your serial port. you should see nmea data appear in the hyperterminal window. Once you have established thi sis working then you can move on to getting discover oz working.

Leroy

Mine talks fine at a Baud rate of 4800 if your computer is set to 9600 then you should set the GPS to the same.
This is the speed that the two units share data they must be the same.
The faster the Baud the faster the data transfer / map plot upgrades, I think.

Set your NMEA and baud as described.
Plug in your GPS unit and make sure the programe is running on your lap top, go to Options on the screen of you lap top and click on GPS settings, click on test on the small screen it should test the link between your lap top and the GPS and tell you if it able to detect the GPS.
If it is not detecting the GPS then something is obviously wrong.

Done all this guys , no go , I need just to hand it to someone who knows what to , anyone know of such a person ?

Melbourne area , Will pay , just fix it lol

Eric my hyperterminal set up says that Under flow control is listed "HARDWARE"
otherwise all the rest is the same.

My other thought is is the link cable damaged ?

Sorry I came into this discussion a little late and couldn't find the previous message, what is the GPS unit that your're trying to to connect? I just bought a Fortuna GPSmart (non bluetooth ver.) from Supercheap for $150 and the USB cable/power adapter for $20 (which the store person said it would connect to a kaptop) after a few fustrating days and internet hours, I found out that the cable was only for supplying power to the unit via the usb port on a laptop or the special car adapter. a sync cable ( $65 from expansys.com.au)has a special doggle moulded into the cable to change ttl serial coms to usb format. I'm now waiting for it to arrive. Could this be a similar reason for yours? BTW i'm reasonably impressed by the fortuna unit, it dosn't have all the bells an whistles of other units but seems reasonably accurate and picks up satelites very well inside the car
Regards
Craig

Eric,

are you using one of those USB to Serial conversion cables?? - I've had strange results with those.. The major issue has been that for some reason (after it has been working for a while, that all of a sudden it can't find the com port any more) - looking in the system config under hardware, the "virtual" com port which has been created (ie com5) is no longer there, but com6 is.. You might want to confirm that side of it.

Also, when using the Track On feature, it works fine at speed, but loses the connection when I stop - but not consistently!! Frustrating

I blame the USB-serial cable

Good luck

Eric, I think Ivan has his finger on the right question. It is one as to whether your computer is well set up for serial communication to the GPS.

eric
there was a item on laptop nav in western4wdriver spring 2001 edition if can get a copy, or look a the settings he uses.
try www.eureka4wd.com.au/oziexplorer.htm.you can check your settings to his
it might get you going.
brian

Boy !!!! i got a headache just reading all the posts, good luck Eric sounds bloody frustrating wish i could help, we're going down that road in the future when we get our laptop.

Baz.

Same here. I am a bit old fashioned here. I just turn on my GPS and look at my paper maps. Takes about 5 minutes to work out where I am or ten minutes if the GPS plays up.

I hope you work it out but it sounds like it's a more complicated (read expensive) problem that you hope.

Eric,

I have shared your frustration. I work for CFA, and set up a vehicle based fire mapping system to plot fires and mark water, hazards, losses etc...

In setting this up they gave me an Acer Tablet (touch screen laptop) garmin GPSII, and the dreaded USB adaptors. We have come the the conclusion that the use of the USB port is just too unstable and unreliable.

I have used electronic GPS mapping and navigation for a few years now, and I'd only reccomend serial connections. I am however about to investigate the use of Blue Tooth GPS's, (in the next week or two) I am hopefull that this will be more stable and allow the connecttion of a GPS to a laptop which does not have a serial connection.

Sounds like you have got the settings right, but without looking at it... who knows ?
I am in the eastern suburbs of Melb, if you are out that way, I'd be happy to have a look at your set up, and am happy to show you what I use.

Cheers
Daryl..