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Step 3: GPS acquisition
Turn the power switch "on." The slide switch is on the broadside of the body. Once the power is turned
on, both the Bluetooth and GPS indication LEDs start to flash.
Take the Bluetooth GPS to places with clear view of the sky. The
(a) LED steady on when power is connected and for the initial acquisition process;
(b) LED flashes at 1 second on and 1 second off when the receiver outputs position fix data.
Step 4: Wireless Link
Turn on the host device, a PDA or a NB with Bluetooth function. Then execute Bluetooth manager
program to perform "search" and "pair" procedures. The default PIN code is "0000" for host devices to
access this BT GPS unit (in paired mode).
The
Blue LED
indicates following Bluetooth radio status.
(a) LED flashes at 3 seconds interval for standby mode;
(b) LED flashes at 0.2 second interval for pairable mode;
(c) LED flashes at 1 second interval if there is an active RF link.
3.2 GPS Viewer for Testing
Install a GPS Viewer program to host device. You may check the status of the GPS receiver whenever you
like to. Following are standard buttons and operation steps.
(a) Execute the Viewer program. Press the "Com Port:" button to set "Com Port" for this data link and
the "Baudrate" to any one of 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400...
(b) Click "Start" to receive data. Usually a window shows the NMEA format data stream while another
window shows tracked satellites signal quality.
(c) Once the link is successful, click "Stop" button to stop the program. However, you may click, for
example, the "Cold Start" button to perform "cold start" testing.
Red LED
11
indicates the status.
T-368 User's Guide v1.0
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