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JakeRich · 03-21-03, 08:50 PM

Start with the Lowrance running, and all cabled up but NOT connected to the Ax. Now start mapopolis and go to the GPS screen. Start the search for the GPS, and then plug in the cable. Do that sequence in that order, search first, then cable. That way the Mapopolis software captures the serial port before the Axim does anything else (like wake up Activesync). Also, make sure the lowrance is at 4800 baud, NMEA.

If that doesn't work, try the GPSViewer from Semsons (Holux). It's free and it will let you see the NMEA statements as they come in.

03-21-03, 08:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
JakeRich Aximsite Hall of Fame Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 7,876 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Start with the Lowrance running, and all cabled up but NOT connected to the Ax. Now start mapopolis and go to the GPS screen. Start the search for the GPS, and then plug in the cable. Do that sequence in that order, search first, then cable. That way the Mapopolis software captures the serial port before the Axim does anything else (like wake up Activesync). Also, make sure the lowrance is at 4800 baud, NMEA. If that doesn't work, try the GPSViewer from Semsons (Holux). It's free and it will let you see the NMEA statements as they come in.