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7.3. GPS VIEWER
The mobile computer includes a GPS module (GPS hardware). This module communicates
with Global Positioning System and discovers your location on earth if it has a piece of GPS
software to work with. As previously mentioned in
auto turns on once GPS software launches on the mobile computer.
The preinstalled GPS Viewer is such GPS software. It streams NMEA-based data from the
GPS hardware through GPSID.
Also as per
Launch GPS &
from GPS hardware through COM7. GPS Viewer is no exception. COM7 opens and readies to
stream data as soon as any GPS software launches on the mobile computer.
COM7 Serial Port Property:
Item
Value
Baud Rate
57600 bit/s
Data Bits
8
Parity
None
Stop bits
1
7.3.1. LAUNCH GPS VIEWER
To launch GPS Viewer:
1) On Start screen, tap CipherLabUtilities
CipherLabUtilities opens.
2) Tap GPS Viewer icon
GPS Viewer opens showing Status tabbed page. GPS module turns on. COM7 opens.
If there is clear view of sky, GPS module auto-searches for available satellites in the big
blue, synchronizes time, and gets location. Time, location, signal strength and so on
then display onscreen.
AGPS, any GPS software on the mobile computer receives data
.
Chapter 7 More Applications
Launch GPS & AGPS,
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the GPS module
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