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Bluetooth GPS User Manual V.1.2
Revision History
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9/15/2003
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  • Page 1 PRETEC Bluetooth GPS User Manual V.1.2 Revision History Data Revision Note 9/15/2003 V.1.0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Content 1. Product Introduction ............... 1 1.1. Overview......................1 1.1.1. Wireless GPS receiver: ................1 1.1.2. Mobile Data-logger................1 1.2. Main Features....................1 1.3. Product Notification..................2 1.4. Application......................2 2. Quick Start ................3 2.1. Control Switch, Power Jack & Antenna Port..........3 2.2. LED Display ....................4 2.3.
  • Page 3 4.1.6. Disconnect....................1 4.2. Navigation Page ....................19 4.2.1. NMEA Mode / SiRF Mode ..............19 4.2.2. Degraded Mode..................19 4.2.3. Elevation mask...................19 4.2.4. DOP Mask..................19 4.2.5. SBAS Mode ..................19 4.2.6. Default....................19 4.2.7. OK......................19 4.3. Data Logger Parameters................20 4.3.1. Enable Data Log ................20 4.3.2. Constant Distance ................20 4.3.3.
  • Page 4 4.7.4. Play Speed:..................25 4.7.5. Play ....................25 4.7.6. Pause ....................25 4.7.7. Stop ....................25 4.7.8. Close ....................25 4.9. Mode: ......................26 4.9.1. Maximum Navigation Performance:..........26 4.9.2. Optimal Battery Use: .................26 4.9.3. Manual Setting:..................26 4.10. Configuration ....................27 4.10.1. Map Application Path ..............27 4.10.2. Set ....................27 4.10.3.
  • Page 5 5.4. Data Logger Parameters................34 5.4.1. Enable Data Log ................34 5.4.2. Constant Distance ................34 5.4.3. Constant Time ..................34 5.4.4. Speeding Limit (km/hr)..............35 5.4.5. Include Altitude Info ................35 5.5.5. When Flash Full .................35 5.5.6. OK......................35 5.6. Download data ....................35 5.6.1. File Name...................36 5.6.2.
  • Page 6 5.11. Configuration: .....................42 5.11.1. Map Application Path...............42 5.11.2. Set.....................43 5.11.3. Change Password ................43 5.12. Change Password ..................44 5.12.1. Enable Password Protection.............44 5.12.2. New Password..................44 5.12.3. Confirm Password................44 5.12.4. OK....................44 5.12.5. Cancel ....................44 5.13. About......................45...

  • Page 7: Product Introduction

    Data-logger for better mobility 1.1.1. Wireless GPS receiver: The PRETEC BluetoothGPS product is a wireless GPS receiver to provide real time navigation data to mobile devices such as PDA, tablet PC and notebook. The PRETEC BluetoothGPS is 105mm(L) x 55.5mm(W) x 26mm (H) with built-in battery.

  • Page 8: Product Notification

    Lithium-ion battery lasts for more than 12 hours of continuous operation. On/off switch Dimension: 105mm(L) x 55.5mm(W) x 26mm(H) 1.3. Product Notification Operating temperature range -20 ºC to +60 ºC Charger operating temperature range 0 ºC to +40 ºC Battery Storage temperature range -20 ºC to +50 ºC The life cycle of built-in Li-ion battery is 500 times, after 500 times charging, the capacity of battery will reduce.

  • Page 9: Quick Start

    2.1. Control Switch, Power Jack & Antenna Port Power Switch...

  • Page 10: Led Display

    2.2. LED Display • Flashing Blue light indicates Bluetooth in connection • Green light indicates power on • Flashing Green light indicates GPS position fixed • Yellow light indicates charging • Flashing red light indicates low power...

  • Page 11: Hardware Features

    2.3. Hardware Features 2.3.1. Power Switch Power ON / Power OFF 2.3.2. Power Jack The power jack allows you to connect to either a DC (included) or AC power charger to recharge the internal battery. 2.3.3. External Antenna Port If you have an external antenna with a male MCX connector (available separately), you can use it instead of the BluetoothGP receiver’s internal antenna.

  • Page 12: Getting Started

    2.4. Getting Started 2.4.1. STEP 1: Charge the Battery Before you use the Bluetooth GPS Receiver, the battery must be charged. Connect the power charger to the power jack, and then plug into an electrical outlet. As the device is charging, the Battery Status LED will show a yellow light.

  • Page 13: Installation

    PDA software application. Click the User Manual to open the user manual of Bluetooth GPS. Click the View Our Website to link our http://www.pretec.com, please make sure your PC connects to Internet first. Click the Browse CD Contents to open the explorer to browse the files within...

  • Page 14: Install Pda Software Application

    3.1. Install PDA Software Application Before you click the “Software for Pocket PC 2002; Software for Pocket PC 2003” to install the PDA software application from CD, you have to synchronize the PDA and your system. Then the following window will show in your system as below: Click “Yes>”...
  • Page 15 If the screen of PDA shows link mode. The PC will show the windows as below to install the GPS serial port driver to your PDA.
  • Page 16 Click “Yes>” to continue. Or click ”No” to select the other destination to install, or “Cancel” to give up installation. After click “Yes”, system will install the GPS serial port driver and shows the following message window as below.
  • Page 17 After finish installation of Bluetooth GPS PDA software and GPS serial port driver, the screen of your PDA will show the following message box.
  • Page 18 Note: About to install the software application to your PDA, please refer to your user manual of your PDA manufacture.

  • Page 19: Install Pc Software Application

    3.2. Install PC Software Application Install the pc software application from CD. When screen shows the installation window as follows. Click “Next>” to continue. Or click”<Back” to back last stage or “Cancel” to give up installation.
  • Page 20 You can select the folder to install the PC version Bluetooth GPS software application by click “Change” and select the folder from your hard disk. The default folder is C:\Program Files\Pretec\Bluetooth GPS. Or click”<Back” to back last stage or “Cancel” to give up installation.
  • Page 21 Click “Install” to start installation. Or click”<Back” to back last stage or “Cancel” to give up installation. Then start installation. And finish installation will ask you to restart your computer as follow window.
  • Page 22 Please click “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” and click “Finish” to finish the Installation. And your desktop will appear the Bluetooth GPS icon. You can double click the Bluetooth GPS icon to execute the Bluetoot GPS software application.

  • Page 23: Software Application User Manual For Pda

    4.1. Connection Page User has to set up a connection with BluetoothGPS device by this dialog. 4.1.1. Device Name When connection is successful, it will show the Device’s ID Name automatically. 4.1.2. Change When connection is successful, the “Change” Button will be workable.

  • Page 24: Connect

    4.1.4. Connect Set up the connection with BluetoothGPS device. When you try to connect to BluetoothGPS device, the window shown in Figure 1 will appear. It means a successful connection when the window in figure 2 appears. If the window is shown as Figure 3, it means the connection is failed, please try it again.

  • Page 25: Navigation Page

    Reset values of this dialog into default value. It has not changed the setting of device yet. You still need to push OK button if you want to change the setting of device. 4.2.7. OK Upload the parameters to the BluetoothGPS.

  • Page 26: Data Logger Parameters

    4.3. Data Logger Parameters In this dialog, you can enable (disable) data log function of BluetoothGPS device. Set which events you want to log. You can choose to stop logging or overwrite the old data when memory is full. 4.3.1. Enable Data Log Enable (disable) the data log function in device.

  • Page 27: Include Altitude Info

    Upload the setting to the BluetoothGPS. 4.4. Download data By this dialog, you can download the GPS datalog from BluetoothGPS device. The saved file format is a more readable but proprietary file format. If you choose “view data after download”, application will switch to “Processing”...

  • Page 28: File Name

    4.4.1. File Name Select the folder and the file name to save the data. 4.4.2. Progress Bar Show the downloading progress In the right side of progress bar, you can see the downloaded percentage. 4.4.3. Recorded Number The total number of datalog records in device. 4.4.4.

  • Page 29: File Name

    4.5.1. File Name Choose the source file you want to process. The source file must be the downloaded file in download dialog. 4.5.2. Data Type Set up the term of data to filter. All data : output all data Time: output the data logged by time event Distance: output the data logged by distance event Speeding data: output the data logged by exceeding the speed limit Overtime data: output the data exclude the working time...

  • Page 30: File Name

    4.6.1. File Name Select the folder and the file name to save the data. RMC, GGA, GLL, and VTG: Select which sentence will be converted. 4.6.2. Start Start converting. 4.6.3. Stop Stop converting. 4.6.4. Close Close this dialog. 4.7. Connect To Map If you want to directly output converted NMEA sentence to a navigation application, you can use this function.

  • Page 31: Auto Replay

    4.7.1. Auto Replay Play the NMEA data circulating. 4.7.2. GPS Port Set up the GPS COM port of Third-Party’s map software. 4.7.3. Baud rate Set up the output baud rate. 4.7.4. Play Speed: Set up the Play Speed by speed combo box selection. ( 1X stands for 1 second, 2X stands for 1/2 seconds, 4X stands for 1/4 seconds, etc.) (Suggestion: 1.

  • Page 32: Mode

    4.9. Mode: Use this page for power mode setting. 4.9.1. Maximum Navigation Performance: Select for best system performance. 4.9.2. Optimal Battery Use: Select to optimize the battery usage. 4.9.3. Manual Setting: Select for adjusting the Update Rate and On Time value. ( Suggestion: Optimized for the device by selecting Maximum Navigation Performance or Optimal Battery Use for default value setting.)

  • Page 33: Configuration

    4.10. Configuration Use this page to set the system configuration values. 4.10.1. Map Application Path Using this dialog to set the Navigation application execution file path. If you set it, application will auto run the navigation application when you push play button in “Connect to Map” dialog. 4.10.2.

  • Page 34: Change Password

    4.11. Change Password 4.11.1. Enable Password Protection Enable (or disable) password protection 4.11.2. New Password Input your new password. 4.11.3. Confirm Password Input your new password again to prevent from typing error. 4.11.4. OK Change to the new password. 4.11.5. Cancel Give up the change.

  • Page 35: About

    4.12. About This page shows the software version and the copyright claim.

  • Page 36: Software Application User Manual For Pc

    5.1. Application User Interface Click the icon as right in your desktop to run the software after install the BluetoothGPS software. Then you can see the BluetoothGPS window as Figure 1. You can choose the button in the left side to open the dialogs for each function setting such as Connection, Navigation, Datalog, Download, Processing, Mode, Configuration, About.

  • Page 37: Connection Page

    5.2. Connection Page User has to set up a connection with BluetoothGPS device by this dialog. 5.2.1. Device Name When connection is successful, will show the Device’s ID Name automatically. 5.2.2. Change When connection is successful, the “Change” Button will be workable.

  • Page 38: Connect

    5.2.4. Connect Connect to the BluetoothGPS device. When you try to connect to Bluetooth enabled device, the window shown as Figure 1 will appear. And it means connecting successful when you see Figure 2 appears. If the window is shown as Figure 3, it means the connection failed, please try again.

  • Page 39: Navigation Page

    Reset values of this dialog into default value. It has not changed the setting of device yet. You still need to push OK button if you want to change the setting of device. 5.3.7. OK Upload the parameters to the BluetoothGPS.

  • Page 40: Data Logger Parameters

    5.4. Data Logger Parameters In this dialog, you can enable (disable) data log function of BluetoothGPS device. Set which events you want to log. You can choose to stop logging or overwrite the old data when flash is full. 5.4.1. Enable Data Log Enable (disable) the data log function in device.

  • Page 41: Speeding Limit (Km/Hr)

    Upload the setting to the BluetoothGPS. 5.6. Download data By this dialog, you can download the GPS datalog from BluetoothGPS device. The saved file format is a more readable but proprietary file format. If you choose “view data after download”, application will switch to “Processing”...

  • Page 42: File Name

    Download & delete: download and delete the data logs. Download only: Download data logs, but not delete them Delete only: just delete the data logs. Query datalog info: only get how many data is stored in BluetoothGPS device and the percentage of remaining space 5.6.1. File Name Select the folder and the file name to save the data.

  • Page 43: Remaining Space

    5.6.4. Remaining Space Show remaining space by percentage. 5.6.5. Process Data After Download Switch to “Processing” dialog automatically after download is finished 5.6.6. Start Start downloading. 5.6.7. Stop Stop downloading.

  • Page 44: Data Process

    5.7. Data Process In this dialog, you can process the downloaded data log file. You can convert the downloaded file format to standard NMEA file by “Convert to NMEA File”. In addition, you can directly output NMEA file by a virtual com port to third-party navigation software, such as PaPaGo.

  • Page 45: Set Working Time

    5.7.3. Set Working Time If you choose “ ” in “Data Type”, you can set your normal Overtime data working time. Then the process result will show the data log excluding working time. Note: Exceed Working Time only provide regular setting. It can not take holiday into account.

  • Page 46: Connect To Map

    5.9. Connect To Map If you want to directly output converted NMEA sentence to a navigation application, you can use this function. These main features of this window are to convert the downloading data to NMEA format and transmit to map software. The map software of the third-party will read the NMEA data directly and display the route on any kind of map.

  • Page 47: Play

    5.9.5. Play Start to transmit NMEA data to virtual COM port to other navigation software. 5.9.6. Pause Pause to transmit NMEA data to virtual COM port to other navigation software. 5.9.7. Stop Stop to transmit NMEA data to virtual COM port to other navigation software.

  • Page 48: Maximum Navigation Performance

    5.10.1. Maximum Navigation Performance: Select for best system performance. 5.10.2. Optimal Battery Use: Select to optimize the battery usage. 5.10.3. Manual Setting: Select for adjusting the Update Rate and On Time value. ( Suggestion: Optimized for the device by selecting Maximum Navigation Performance or Optimal Battery Use for default value setting.) 5.11.

  • Page 49: Set

    5.11.2. Set Display the “Change Password” dialog. 5.11.3. Change Password Change and upload the password.

  • Page 50: Change Password

    5.12. Change Password 5.12.1. Enable Password Protection Enable (or disable) password protection 5.12.2. New Password Input your new password. 5.12.3. Confirm Password Input your new password again for fear of typing error. 5.12.4. OK Change to the new password. 5.12.5. Cancel Give up the change.

  • Page 51: About

    5.13. About This page shows the software version and the copyright claim. Contact: C-One Technology Corp. B1, 57 Dong Guang Road Hsin-Chu, Taiwan Tel: 886-3-572 3438 Fax: 886-3-572 4806 Website: www.pretec.com...

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