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TN-200 User's Guide v1.3
USB GPS Receiver
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  • Page 1 TN-200 User’s Guide v1.3 USB GPS Receiver © 2003-2004 Rayming Corporation. All rights reserved. The Rayming logo and TripNav are trademarks of Rayming Corporation. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are acknowledged as the exclusive property of their respective owners.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    4.1. Uninstalling FT8U232 USB Driver from Windows 2000... 23 4.2. Uninstalling FT8U232 USB Driver from Windows XP... 28 5. FAQ’s...29 6. CONTACT INFORMATION...31 7. LIMITED WARRANTY...31 8. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR TN-200 GPS RECEIVER ...33 PAGE 2 OF 33 TN-200 UG-TN200 V1.3...

  • Page 3: Package Contents

    TripNav allows real-time street navigation by using your laptop PC for graphical plotting and positioning of your route. Simply load the GPS driver, plug the GPS receiver into your PC’s USB port and install your own personal street mapping software to begin to view your position in real-time in relation to the surrounding streets in your travel area.

  • Page 4: Getting Started With Tripnav

    If this is not the case then refer to Section 4 for guidance on uninstalling FTDI drivers before proceeding with installation. Plug in your TN-2000 GPS receiver. This should bring up a "Building Driver Information Database" window followed by the “Add New Hardware Wizard.”...

  • Page 5: Installing The Ft8U232 Usb Driver Under Windows 98

    TN-200 2.1. Installing the FT8U232 USB Driver under Windows 98 Screen 1 Click Next. Screen 2 Click Next. PAGE 5 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3...
  • Page 6 TN-200 Screen 3 Select specify a location. Click “Browse” and select or type a path to: “C:\TRIPNAV2”, then click Next. The installation process will automatically select and load the correct USB driver that matches with your O/S version. Screen 4 Click Next.
  • Page 7 TN-200 Screen 5 Click Finish. To confirm that the installation has completed successfully, look under Device Manager of the System Properties screen. The device should have installed as a USB Serial Port (COMx) attached to USB High Speed Serial Converter.
  • Page 8 TN-200 To change the virtual COM port properties, select the USB Serial Port and then click Properties. This allows you to change serial port properties such as baud rate, data bits etc. Of particular use is the ability to change the COM port that is assigned to your device.
  • Page 9 Screen 8 Set COM port to : Baud rate: 4800 Data bit: Parity: None Stop bit: Flow control: None Click Advanced. Screen 9 PAGE 9 OF 33 TN-200 UG-TN200 V1.3...
  • Page 10 TN-200 Then click the drop down arrow on COM Port Number and scroll to the desired COM port. Click OK. Please ensure that you do not select a COM port that is in use. Note: This is particularly important when running programs like HyperTerminal, which only works with COM1 through to COM4.

  • Page 11: Installing Ft8U232 Usb Driver Under Windows 2000

    TN-200 2.2. Installing FT8U232 USB Driver under Windows 2000 Screen 1 After plug-in the device, the Found New Hardware Wizard should appear. Click Next. Screen 2 Select “Display a list …” and then click Next. PAGE 11 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3...
  • Page 12 TN-200 Screen 3 Select “Specify a location” and then click Next. Enter or select a path to: “C:\TRIPNAV2” and click Next. The installation process will automatically select and load the correct USB driver that matches with your O/S version. Screen 4 Click Next.
  • Page 13 TN-200 Screen 5 Click Finish. This completes the first part of installation during which the USB to serial converter is installed. The second part involves the installation of a serial port. This should follow automatically once the converter installation is complete.
  • Page 14 TN-200 Once the installation of the serial port has completed confirm that the installation has been successful by looking under Device Manager of the System Properties screen. The device should have installed as a USB Serial Port (COMx) attached to USB High Speed Serial Converter.
  • Page 15 Select Port Settings followed by Advanced and then change the COM port by selecting the menu via the down arrow, see screen 9. Set COM port to : Baud rate: 4800 Data bit: Parity: None Stop bit: Flow control: None Screen 9 PAGE 15 OF 33 TN-200 UG-TN200 V1.3...

  • Page 16: Installing Ft8U232 Usb Driver Under Windows Xp

    TN-200 Click the drop down arrow on COM Port Number and scroll to the desired COM port. Click OK. Please ensure that you do not select a COM port that is in use. Note this is particularly useful for programs, such as HyperTerminal, which only work with COM1 through to COM4.
  • Page 17 TN-200 After plug-in the device, the Found New Hardware Wizard should appear. Select “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)”, then click Next. Screen 2 Enter the location of the USB Driver in the edit box [C:\TRIPNAV2], then click Next.
  • Page 18 TN-200 After the installation of the driver, click Finish. This completes the first part of installation during which the USB to serial converter is installed. The second part involves the installation of a serial port. This should follow automatically once the converter installation is complete.
  • Page 19 TN-200 Enter the location of the USB Driver in the edit box [C:\TRIPNAV2], then click Next. Screen 6 After the installation of the driver, click Finish. Screen 7 Once the installation of the serial port has completed confirm that the installation has been successful by looking under Device Manager of the System Properties screen.
  • Page 20 Select Port Settings followed by Advanced and then change the COM port by selecting the menu via the down arrow, see screen 9. Set COM port to : Baud rate: 4800 Data bit: Parity: None Stop bit: Flow control: None Screen 9 PAGE 20 OF 33 TN-200 UG-TN200 V1.3...

  • Page 21: Using Tripnav

    NOTE: Also from within your street mapping software, you may need to manually configure the selection of the COM port, which was assigned to the GPS receiver in order to properly communicate between the GPS receiver and mapping program. (Most software requires that you manually configure the COM port setting for any GPS device.

  • Page 22: Un-Install The Usb Driver

    TN-200 4. UN-INSTALL THE USB DRIVER 4.1. Uninstalling FT8U232 USB Driver from Windows 98 To uninstall the USB driver, unplug the device and Select Add/ Remove Software under the Control Panel. Select FTDI USB to Serial Converter then Add/ Remove.

  • Page 23: Uninstalling Ft8U232 Usb Driver From Windows 2000

    TN-200 Screen 2 Click OK to and the drivers will be removed. Uninstalling FT8U232 USB Driver from Windows 2000 Under Windows 2000 there is a two-stage process requiring the running of Add/ Remove Software as well as Add/ Remove Hardware.
  • Page 24 TN-200 Select FTDI USB Serial Converter Drivers and then Change/ Remove. This will bring up the FTDI Uninstaller screen which asks if it’s OK to delete the drivers. Click OK to remove the drivers. Screen 2 Click Finish to complete the driver uninstall.
  • Page 25 TN-200 Screen 4 Check Uninstall/ Unplug a device, then click Next. Screen 5 Check uninstall a device, then click Next. PAGE 25 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3...
  • Page 26 TN-200 Screen 6 Check Show hidden devices, highlight USB Serial Port (COM11) and then click Next. Screen 7 Check Yes, I want to uninstall the device and then click Next. PAGE 26 OF 33 UG-TN200 V1.3...
  • Page 27 TN-200 Screen 8 This removes the serial port and we now need to remove the USB to serial converter to complete the driver removal. Repeat the steps shown in screens 3 to 5, check Show hidden devices and then scroll down the screen until you find the USB High Speed Serial Converter.

  • Page 28: Uninstalling Ft8U232 Usb Driver From Windows Xp

    TN-200 Uninstalling FT8U232 USB Driver from Windows XP To uninstall the USB driver, unplug the device and Select Add/ Remove Software under the Control Panel. Select FTDI USB to Serial Converter then Change/ Remove. Screen 1 Click Change/Remove. Screen 2 Disconnect the USB device, then click Continue.

  • Page 29: Faq's

    The TripNav must be plugged into your laptop’s USB port to get power. If your PC is on and the COM port was configured properly, the GPS receiver is on and receiving the streaming GPS data. This can be verified by opening your mapping software program. In addition, the TN-200 has a built-in LED indicator that works as follows: LED OFF: GPS receiver is off (no power) LED FLASHING: No fix, searching for GPS signals.
  • Page 30 COM Port Assignment). Another possibility is that you may be in an area where there are no GPS signals available. The GPS receiver must have a view to the sky and will not work indoors, or in areas of dense foliage. Move to an open area and place the TripNav receiver in a location that will have a full exposure to the sky.

  • Page 31: Contact Information

    Corporation, and whether or not Rayming Corporation has notice of the possibility of such damages, and whether or not to circumstances giving rise to such damages may have been within the control of Rayming Corporation. Some states do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you.
  • Page 32 This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights, which may vary from state to state. Additional products bundled in this package not manufactured by Rayming Corporation will hold separate warranties as expressed by the individual manufacturer of that product(s). Product specifications, functions and features are subject to change without notice.

  • Page 33: Technical Specifications For Tn-200 Gps Receiver

    8. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR TN-200 GPS RECEIVER Electrical Characteristics (Receiver) Frequency C/A Code Channels Sensitivity Accuracy Position Horizontal Velocity Time WAAS Datum Datum Acquisition Rate Hot start Warm start Cold start Reacquisition Protocol GPS Protocol GPS Output Data GPS transfer rate...

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