AKTRONIX BT GPS User Manual

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http://www.aktronix.com
BT GPS

User Manual

Rev 1.1a

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    ©Aktronix Technologies http://www.aktronix.com BT GPS User Manual Rev 1.1a...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents: Sections: 1. Overview of BT GPS Receiver a. Contents of Product. b. Overview of GPS Receiver. c. What the LEDs Mean. d. Using your Receiver for the First Time. 2. Bluetooth Installation a. Pocket PC 3. Testing Software Installation a.
  • Page 3: Overview Of Bt Gps Receiver

    Section 1: Overview of BT GPS Receiver a. Contents of Product: Your product should come with the following items: • GPS Receiver • Li-Polymer Battery • Charge Cable (USB to Power Jack) • Cigarette adapter • Power mains charger • Power Adaptor •...
  • Page 4: What The Leds Mean

    8 hours. To ensure that it is charging, please check that LED1 is flashing orange. When charge is complete, the LED then turns to a static green. 3. Turn on the unit by pressing the power button for 2 seconds. ©Aktronix Technologies...
  • Page 5: Bluetooth Installation

    After turning on your pocket pc, if you After doing so, a menu will pop up and PDA is enabled with Bluetooth, you you should select Bluetooth Manager should see the blue icon at the bottom. Click the icon. ©Aktronix Technologies...
  • Page 6 Step 6: After you have clicked on saved, you After adding the device, your Bluetooth can assign the device to any group you unit should show up on the list. From would like. here, click on the device. ©Aktronix Technologies...
  • Page 7 GPS unit has been on actions at the bottom of the screen. successfully connected to your PDA. After this click ‘connect to SPP Slave’. As mentioned earlier, you do not need to pair the devices for the unit to function. ©Aktronix Technologies...
  • Page 8: Testing Software Installation

    Step 3: Step 4: Open up File explorer in your Pocket The first screen you should see in the PC and execute the file you have just one on the top. You should then click on copied into. ‘Connect’. ©Aktronix Technologies...
  • Page 9 9600bps. After you have done this, press okay. After you have done this, and you are in an open area, the program would start communicating with your GPS receiver. If all is well, your GPS receiver is ready to function! ©Aktronix Technologies...
  • Page 10 If you would like to see the NMEA code, there is a feature in the program under the log section. This would log the NMEA codes to a text file, either for future reference, or for simulation purposes. ©Aktronix Technologies...
  • Page 11: Visualgps (Pc)

    Step 2 Assuming that you’ve executed the Proceed with a ‘Next’ program, click ‘I Agree’ and press ‘Next’ Step 3: Step 4: Select a destination in which you want to Select your destination of your shortcut. install VisualGPS in. ©Aktronix Technologies...
  • Page 12 Step 7: Step 8: After you have executed the program, go Please select the Com Port as desired. to ‘Settings’ and then onto Baud rate should be 9600bps and ‘Communication’. conclude with ‘OK’ For more support please contact us. ©Aktronix Technologies...
  • Page 13: Support

    Click on ‘tools’ and the menu option ‘Serial Port’ tab. From here you can see should pop up. After that, click on the COM port. Look at the outbound ‘Settings for ????’. COM Port, in this case my COM port is 8. ©Aktronix Technologies...
  • Page 14: Contacting Support

    4. Description of the problem 5. Log of NMEA code in a .txt file (~5 minutes worth of data) Please include this and sent it to support@aktronix.com For those who do not know what NMEA codes are or how to log them. Please read further on.
  • Page 15: Logging Nmea

    Click the ‘Start’ function located there. Step 3 Step 4 Name of the file and where you would Leave it for 5mins, rolling numbers will like too save the file to, and click ‘OK’ indicate logging is happening. ©Aktronix Technologies...
  • Page 16 Step 5 Step 6 When you have logged about 5 minutes Find the newly created file and attach it in worth of data. Click ‘stop’ from the Log your email! menu, and you may quit the program. ©Aktronix Technologies...
  • Page 17 4 major screens. Step 2 At the top of the menu, you should see ‘settings’ and under ‘settings’ there should be four options, click ‘communications’ ©Aktronix Technologies...
  • Page 18 When the popup appears, check the box which is next to ‘Enable Logging’ and click the other box which is labeled ‘…’ Step 4 A save box should popup. Name the text file as well as save it in your designated/chosen directory, after this click ‘save’, this will start logging. ©Aktronix Technologies...
  • Page 19 After you have finished logging (~5mins wait), repeat steps 1 and 2. This time, uncheck the box which is next to ‘Enable Logging’ Step 6 Find the file that you have logged into your chosen directory. Include the log in the email! This is a sample NMEA code. ©Aktronix Technologies...
  • Page 20: Contacting Us

    We will try to return your query as soon as possible. For sales, re-sale, distributorship, OEM or bulk purchases – Please contact: sales@aktronix.com For website/eshop queries/problems – Please contact: webmaster@aktronix.com For technical or support queries/problems – Please contact: support@aktronix.com ©Aktronix Technologies...
  • Page 21: Faq

    The battery should slowly deflate over time, and with ample charging. Q: My battery leaked when I received it. What should I do? A: Please contact us at support@aktronix.com and ask for an RMA. Q: What GPS chip does it have on? And what is its baud rate? A: Our GPS receivers have a NEMERIX GPS chip on board and the unit has a 9600bps baud rate.
  • Page 22 ©Aktronix Technologies Disclaimer: Copyright belongs to Aktronix.com. This material belongs to Aktronix Technologies, www.aktronix.com. Any part of this manual shall not be re-published or copied unless written consent by the company. Failure to comply with this may result in legal action.

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