Axim X50v, Destinator 6 and Globalsat BC337

stokesymadrid · 11-17-07, 06:08 AM

Hi there, I have an Axim x50 running Windows Mobile 5. I've been successfully using Destinator 6 with a Dell-branded bluetooth GPS unit but have changed to the Globalsat BC337. I started setting it up yesterday but while I've been able to get the BC337 to display satellite info with the included GPSInfo program for WM5, I'm not quite sure how to get it working with Destinator 6.

The GPSInfo programme seems to be using Com port 4. When I go into the Windows Mobile 5 'GPS' data management programme I've set the hardware port to this one. I've tried various others for the 'GPS programme port' and then used each port setting in Destinator 6 as the source for the info but I'm getting a message in Destinator 6 saying 'GPS Antenna not found.' When I do a scan of the ports it can't find it either.

To summarise, Globalsat's GPSInfo programme can see the BC337 and get readings, but I'm not sure how to get Navigator 6 to work with it. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance, Shane

*JakeRich* · 11-18-07, 09:42 AM

Moved to GPS forum for better exposure to GPS users.

stokesymadrid · 11-20-07, 08:28 AM

Hi Jake, thanks for that. No replies as yet..anyone have any idea about this?

thanks, Shane

*JakeRich* · 11-20-07, 11:19 AM

From your description I cannot tell exactly, but only one application at a time can use the GPS data, except for the GPS management software you mentioned. I don't run WM5, so I can't speak to that exact utility, but if GPSInfo is started and then you fire up the utility, the utility cannot see the GPS data because GPZInfo already has it blocked. So I suggest you make sure nothing is running (soft reset works nicely for that), then fire up the utility and set it to see Com4, forward it to whatever you want and then try first GPSInfo and then D6 to see if they can now see the data.