User manual MOBILE CROSSING COMPACTFLASH GPS

[. . . ] In most cases you will need to configure the software to tell it where the GPS is plugged in. Some software does have the ability to search for the GPS in automatic mode but otherwise you will need to determine the COM port 5 manually. The GPSInfo program can be used to establish the COM port number with its Scan Com Port command. Once the COM port number is determined it will remain the same for all programs. [. . . ] When a location fix has been obtained the lamp on the receiver will begin to flash and the application should report that that the position has been obtained. The unit is now ready and can be used as desired. Tips Do not cover the internal antenna with anything. The GPS signals are easily blocked. 7 The GPS will attempt to get a lock anytime it has power. Remove it from the PDA or turn off power to it when inside to avoid long lock times later due to the GPS giving up and thinking it has to initialize itself. Get a position lock before driving off or entering the woods where reception may be more difficult. If you have trouble connecting to the GPS, be sure that some other program is not using it. Try to find a mounting position that permits angling the GPS backward with the display pointing slightly up. When hiking, hold the unit horizontally with the antenna away from you. If you put the unit in your pocket, be sure that the antenna is faced out. When removed from the PDA, the information in the GPS is preserved with a supercap. Some cars have a metalized sunscreen embedded in the windshield which blocks the GPS signals. An external antenna placed on the outside of the car will solve this problem. Suitable locations include the roof, the hood, the trunk area, or the top of the fenders. The antenna lead in wire can usually be routed into the car via spaces between the parts on the car such as within a door jamb or trunk lid. Most external antennas have a magnet in their base to permit attachment to the desired location. This GPS unit requires an antenna with an MMCX connector and is designed to work on 2. 5 Volts. 8 Information GPS Information GPS Information from Globalsat Technology Corporation is included to provide a troubleshooting tool for any GPS problems that might be encountered. It can be used to reset the GPS device and provides analysis data about a fix. WAAS is an augmentation system that can provide increased accuracy in some situations. It is generally not needed for road navigation, particular when road lock is in use by the program. WAAS takes one of the GPS satellite positions from the receiver so you cannot use 12 satellites when WAAS is in use. The implementation supports corrections for signal errors but does not support WAAS ranging where the WAAS satellite could be used to substitute for the 12th satellite. The program is available on the CDROM and can be used to install both the pc and the pocket pc versions. Setup The opening screen for GPS Info is the place where the connection to the GPS unit is performed. [. . . ] This computation is based strictly on the arrangement of satellites as shown on the screen. Numbers above 6. 0 would indicate a poor arrangement that might not lead to very accurate results. The bar chart at the bottom of the screen shows the S/N ratio of each satellite (signal strength) and the blue bar indicates the satellites that are contributing to the current solution. The numbers at the bottom of the bar are the same numbers as the one on the map so that the two charts can be tied together. [. . . ]