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TomTom Bluetooth GPS Ports WM5 Working Setup 100% Easy !

First of all I would like to say thank you to "thereaperman" from Modaco Frums for this great help ! I took this from him and making it accessible to this forum easily for others to use !
Here are his steps:
STEP 1 : INSTALL TOMTOM5
You do this by copying the CAB files from the CDROM (eg F:\PocketPC) to the K-JAM and launch one by one from there with the explorer of the K-JAM
.
You can install voices the same manner by copying the CAB files to the K-JAM (eg from F:\Voice on the CDROM)
STEP 2 : UPGRADE TO V5.1
EDIT: Please use the tomtom official site to obtain the update here
STEP 3 : ACTIVATE THE GPS CONTROL PANEL
Fire up a registry editor (eg http://www.freewareppc.com/utilities/phmregistryeditor.shtml )
Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MASCHINE\ControlPanel\GPS Settings
Delete the DWORD marked "hide"
Add a DWORD called "Group" and give it the value of "2" (dec)
The GPS panel will now show up in your connection settings.
STEP 4 : INSTALL TOMTOM5
1. Establish a bond with your GPS and select the checkbox for serial access.
2. In BT, select the OUTGOING port to 6.
3. In the GPS control panel, select the GPS program to 0 and make sure that the hardware one, is set to None.
4. Start TT5 and the GPS settings, select another bluetooth GPS, and you will see COM 0 free. Select COM 0 and close TT5.
5. At the GPS control panel again, now select COM 6 (before we set it up at 0).
6. At BT: select OUTGOING port to 0.
7. Back again to GPS control panel and select NONE.
8. Finally start TT5 and it should connect automatically. Wait for a couple of seconds and click the GPS settings and you should see it has connected.
FOR THE WIZARD or IF NOT WORKING ON YOUR DEVICE TRY:
6. At BT: select OUTGOING port to WHATEVER NUMBER IS AVAILABLE EXCEPT 6.
7. Back again to GPS control panel and select NONE.
8. Finally start TT5 and
CHANGE GPS BT PORT SETTINGS TO WHATEVER NUMBER YOU CHOSE IN STEP 6
it should connect automatically. Wait for a couple of seconds and click the GPS settings and you should see it has connected.
Hope this helps all of you !!!

On wich sdio gps device is this based on ?

thanks, i'll try this once i get my gps receiver

I'm having issues accessing the correct com ports for my ATOM to connect TomTom to satelites.
I load and can see the GPS, however when I try to pair the devices from TomTom I only have com ports 2, 3, 4, and 9 available, which my PDA will not connect to.

Problems setting up bluetooth GPS to device.

Hello to everyone.
I have wm 6 crossbow , tomtom and a bluetooth gps revceiver (EVERMORE BT-R700).
I can connect it to the device, with password 0000 but I can't manage for TOMTOM to find it. I saw smth in settings like external gps settings. If I have to setup any com port, how can I manage to find the right port and baund speed of this gps device.
I have to say that on bt manual it doesn't say those specifications.
thank you in advance guys

hi There
i got these from some other forum
15. Using File Explorer, navigate to the .CAB file you copied to your SD card and install R-Edit
on your Pocket PC. R-Edit can be acquired from http://www.pocketfleet.homeunix.com/REGEDIT.htm
but you can also Google for any other Windows Mobile 5 Registry Editor.
16. Run R-Edit from the Programs Menu.
17. Within R-Edit, navigate to the registry key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ControlPanel\GPS Settings"
18. Within the registry key, delete the DWORD entry marked "Hide"
19. Add a DWORD entry called "Group" and give it a Value of "2"
20. Soft reset your Pocket PC.
21. On your Pocket PC, go to Settings > Connections to ensure that the GPS icon is there.
If it is not then I can only apologise but it may not be possible to get TomTom working with
your GPS device. It is necessary for TomTom to see a specific GPS serial port that can
(as far as I can tell) only be set by this GPS connection program. After you have paired
with your Bluetooth GPS device you could try setting an Outgoing port to COM7: as that is
a default COM port that TomTom Navigator can connect to. Do step 22 then skip to step 26.
22. Turn on your Bluetooth GPS and stick it in a location that it's likely to get a signal.
On your Pocket PC, enable Bluetooth and search for new devices. Establish a bond (pair) with
your GPS device and ensure you check the "Serial Port" option.
23. Go to Settings > Connections > Bluetooth. Create a new Incoming COM Port. I chose COM8 for this.
24. Other guides on the Internet tell you to also create an Outgoing port and setting it
as COM7 but doing this would not work on the PPC that I was using so I had to create the
Outgoing COM port on COM0. Either way you need an Outgoing COM port to be set.
If you can set it as COM7: then you should do so, if not, use COM0:
25. Go to Settings > Connections > GPS. Set the GPS communication port to the same
Outgoing COM port that you set above. For the PPC I was using,
I had to set it as COM0: above so will set it here as COM0: also.
The "Manage GPS Automatically" checkbox should already be checked but if it isn't, check it and OK out.
26. Start up TomTom Navigator using the Programs menu and run through the setup procedure as
normal but select "Other Bluetooth GPS" when asked to select a GPS device.
27. TomTom will ask you to now pair your GPS device with your Pocket PC.
We've already done that so click Continue.
28. You will be given a list of ports that your GPS device is likely to be on.
Remember that this is the Outgoing port that we created earlier in steps 24 and 25.
Basically the COM port you set here must be the same as the one you set in step 24 and 25.
29. Select the relevant COM port and then click Next. You will likely be taken straight
in to the map view and with any luck your Pocket PC and GPS device will start communicating and your Pocket PC will show your position on the map.
30. If you made a mistake in setting the COM port that your GPS device lives on,
simply tap anywhere on the screen. Tap Preferences, tap Next three times until you
see an icon that looks like a satellite labelled GPS status. Tap that icon and then tap configure to change the COM port.
i HTH
Kind Regards

What version of TomTom are you using? I had exactly the same problem using TT5.0 but when I upgraded it to TT5.21 the com port became visible in the TomTom settings.
Rob

Sheepdip said:
What version of TomTom are you using? I had exactly the same problem using TT5.0 but when I upgraded it to TT5.21 the com port became visible in the TomTom settings.
Rob
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I use TOMTOM 6.0
"external gps" icon is enabled on my settings/connections, this means I didn't had to setup that registry entries and I have 2 tabs to setup there.
"GPS program port" and "Gps hardware port".
I did com 7 at program port and also i've spent several hours choosing different ports in both different tabs but without results. At gps whardware tab, there's also a baund rate which I tried to search wich speed my gps
device has but I failed with google searching manuals/specs.
Also I tried emt gps view, to get the hardware settings but I failed on finding the right baund rate
http://dmsetup.org/chip/emtgps.cab
Thanks

Hi
I got the same problem with the Crossbow reload 1.5 and TomTom 6.
With Navigator6 I use no COM but Bluetooth setting and I got no problem.
With Beeline GPS I use com7 (Hardware COM) without any problems.
I tried COM7 and any other COM's (logical COM) with TomTom 6 without any success :-(((
please help
thx

OK I got it...
QTEK was in flightmode. TomTom6 do not work in this mode.

O2 Orbit 2 + Copilot (tomTom does not work)

Could anyon eplease help I received my O2 Orbit 2 with copilot but I would prefer to use Tomtom. When I install TomTom it odes not find the inbuilt receiver.
PLease, please help. Is it at all possible to have the two on the same phone as this is what I would like

ferns said:
Could anyon eplease help I received my O2 Orbit 2 with copilot but I would prefer to use Tomtom. When I install TomTom it odes not find the inbuilt receiver.
PLease, please help. Is it at all possible to have the two on the same phone as this is what I would like
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http://www.filesaveas.com/xdaorbit.html

I have followed the link but there doesn't seem to be anything there that helps. Have I missed something.

orbit
did you 'configure' the gps in tomtom? it should be set to nmea other, 5700 baud and com4 I think from memory. Don't see why it shouldn't work together

at the bottom of this link it tells you how to configure:
Installation of TomTom Navigator onto the XDA is straightforward - you need to connect the XDA Orbit to the PC using ActiveSync, then install TomTom using the setup application on the TomTom CD. Due to the amount of space needed for the maps, you'll need to install to the Micro SD card.
If you're looking for information on how to get TomTom Navigator working with your o2 XDA Orbit, the following might be of use:
After you have installed TomTom Navigator successfully, here's how to get the Orbit's built-in GPS receiver to work with TomTom
Start > Settings > 'System' tab > GPS
From the GPS settings 'Programs' tab, set the "GPS program port" to a spare COM port - COM4 works for us
Close the dialog by selecting 'Ok'
Now, open TomTom Navigator. Go to the menu, select 'Change preferences' > 'Show GPS status'. Next, press the 'Configure' button
Scroll through the predefined GPS receivers, and select ' Other NMEA GPS device'. Press 'Select'
Next, set the baud rate. The default of 4800 worked fine for us, but we also had good results with the maximum speed of 115200. Then press 'Done
Finally, set the COM port to the port selected earlier, e.g. COM4

sorry saw what you meant but does not seem to work

Hi guys thanks so much for your help. I did what you said again and left it for a few minutes and it connected maybe because of it not being used before. Then again I could be wrong BUT IT WORKS NOW. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP

Good to hear you sorted it and don't forget to run QuickGPS once a week if not set on automatic.

TomTom does not seem to use QuickGPS (for me at least).
Takes a while to get a lock in TomTom, whereas in Copilot7 it takes only seconds.

Samsung Omnia i900 running iGO8 using Royaltek GPS TMC

Hi Guys,
I am facing strange problem on newly bought Samsung Omnia i900 phone while running iGO8. When I use it with internal GPS it works well but when I try to change that to use external one it just quits! Strange, isn't it?
I want to use external GPS (which is Royaltek) because it give TMC information also on it. When I click on detect TMC it discovers Royaltek and then immediately iGO quits with no warning.
Anyone seen this problem before? Please suggest something, I bought omnia mainly for IGO8 and TMC combination.
iGO Version 8.0.0.41506 Jun 3 2008.

iGO8 and Samsung Omnia internal GPS
Hi,
I have a Samsung Omnia and I bought the iGO 8 today
I understand that the Omnia has an internal GPS that I can use?
I can't get the iGO 8 to detect the internal GPS
Anyone who can help me???
Thanks

I have Tilt 6.1
& have TeleNav on mt phone
if i get Omnia, will i have to install TeleNav Cab & use its servie
can i do that ?

raffi76 said:
Hi,
I have a Samsung Omnia and I bought the iGO 8 today
I understand that the Omnia has an internal GPS that I can use?
I can't get the iGO 8 to detect the internal GPS
Anyone who can help me???
Thanks
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Use GPS port 2 from the settings and then in Igo8 settings ALSO choose the same port with baud rate 4800. Then it will detect it.Might take 5 minutes to lock the first satellites but after that it works like a charm

It's out there
Look at the expansys site under Igo8.
There is a guy on there who uses Royaltek TMC receiver (probably more now) and I think he will help you

raffi76 said:
Hi,
I have a Samsung Omnia and I bought the iGO 8 today
I understand that the Omnia has an internal GPS that I can use?
I can't get the iGO 8 to detect the internal GPS
Anyone who can help me???
Thanks
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see my posting above

Connecting external GPS/TMC receiver
I have Omnia i900 and a Royaltek GPS/TMC (RTG1001) , also GNS GPS/TMC (GNS5843) . If you want to connect external GPS/TMS device to utilise the TMC information, where it is free, you need first to add or pair it with the Omnia (or other PDA/Smartphone). With mine (as I don't know if others are different) the internal GPS is on Com Port 3. Go to start, settings, External GPS. You will then see that the GPS program port is 3, my hardware tab is set to COM9, the access tab has the manage GPS automatically box ticked. OK.
Now go to Start, Settings, connections. Pick Bluetooth, add your gps device, after turning it on (ensure FM aerial is in, put it by a window ledge or sit outside so that you get some sort of feedback that you are receiving signal). You will be presented with all BT devices in range. Your Royaltek will be seen as BlueGPS******, single tap the device and tap next. Enter passcode as 0000 (GNS is nothing/enter or 0000). On the next screen tap advance and tick the Serial port box, then save. Now, still in the Settings & Bluetooth, go to COM Ports tab, select New Outgoing Port, Select your GPS device you just paired with (BlueGPS****** or GNS for example) then tap next, choose COM2 (if available) and untick secure, then finish.
Now after you start iGO8 (NavNgo8) go to gps settings, go to GPS and untick GPS enabled, then choose Port 2 and Baud rate 57600 (or auto, the faster you can get the better), now tick GPS Enabled. You should see the top of screen display GPS driver is successfully conneted. Good! Now untick GPS Enabled again. Tap back arrow. Select TMC. Select settings, select Protocol Royaltek (or GNS if you have theirs), Port 2 & Baud rate 57600. Tick Start Autodetect. You should, after a short time, see TMC Hardware Detected. Tap okay. Now tick Use Auto-tuner. You will see it scanning like a digital radio tuner (TMC part is now working).
note that if you do not get any coloured scan bar....take out the aerial plug & 'rough it up' a bit to make better connection, even with a little abrasive material.
Now back arrow and tap GPS you will see that it has enabled itself. Back out all the way. If you are in a country that broadcasts free TMC there will be the warning triangle appear (depending on signal and events on-route or all etc). TMC doesn't work in the UK for igo8 but it does for igo8R3 (that is...the the new R3maps)
This seemed to automatically turn on the GPS section too. So the trick is to establish TMC before GPS.
If I'm wrong or made error ....Sorry! Mine working fine in landscape & portrait, with the appropriate editing of the data.

GPS Intermediate driver with external Bluetooth GPS device

Hi Forum,
well the Diamond (Touch) Pro's internal GPS device isn't really good.
Therefore I wanted to use my other Bluetooth device for Navigational Tools.
Pairing the external BT GPS and setting it to Com: 2 wasn't a problem and I can read the data when accessing the port directly on Com: 2.
But I use a few tools that use the Parsed Driver (GPS Intermediate Driver).
So I tried to set the "External GPS" Utility to:
(1st Page)
GPS Program Port: Com 1
(2nd Page)
GPS Hardware Port: Com 2 (as set in Bluetooth settings for the external BT GPS device)
(3rd Page)
Autmatic management: Ticked
But whatever I set on the second page is REVERTED to
GPS Hardware Port:NONE
after clicking OK.
Does anyone know how to manually set my external Bluetooth GPS device as the source for the GPS Intermediate driver ?
And / Or:
How can the internal GPS be turned totally off ?
Any help an that behalf is very much appreciated!!
Regards
Zigster
PS: I translated that GPS description part from my German O2 branded "Diamond Pro", so it might not be totally the same in an English version.

When you say the internal GPS isn't very good, what do you mean? How are you attempting to acquire GPS? In what conditions? Inside? Outside?
In my experience so far with the Raphael, the GPS is pretty good for an embedded device. Will it be as good as a well designed stand-alone receiver? No. But for most navigation I find it to be good enough.

... well the point is, that want to use an external Bluetooth device as an Input source for the GPS Intermediate driver and not the internal GPS device.
The reasons why are somewhat irrelevant, but here are mine:
The internal GPS receiver
1) is laggy (despite all the helpful tips I already tried)
and
2) it is not very sensitive (no indoor reception)
My external BT GPS Receiver (iBT-GPS) is much more accurate (!!!) and very sensitive (Indoor reception) and sometimes it comes in handy to put the reciever into another spot than the phone.
And I can set that device to 5Hz Refresh, if needed.
So thanks for any help !!
Regards
Zigster

Hi Forum,
there is a solution for the above problem, but with a sting:
It seems, that the fix produces a heavy cpu load on the diamond or on it's comm port, since the diamond is much less responsive even though CPU load sticks around 40-50 % (which is rather normal).
Here is what I did from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=293548 :
To enable this, your smartphone must be application unlocked! (i.e. modify the registration settings)
First setup a comm port for your Bluetooth GPS devices as usual:
Start/Settings/Connections/Bluetooth.
Make sure Bluetooth is set to "On".
Menu/Devices
Menu/New
Select your GPS device from the list and press Next.
Enter the passkey for the Bluetooth GPS.
Next
You should get a message box saying "Your Smartphone has connected".
NOTE: It is important to remember the name of you Bluetooth GPS receiver that was added. Let’s call this variable GPSNAME.
OK
Next
Check the "Serial port" checkbox.
Done
Done
Menu/COM Ports
Select your GPS.
Menu/New Outgoing Port.
Select your device and press Select.
You will see a COM port that has been chosen for your GPS. For example, COM6.
Done
Done
Done
Now your GPS is set up on COM6.
Next setup the GPS Intermediate Driver environment using a registry editor:
Start > File Explorer > Up > Program Files > RegEdit
Navigate to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\GPS Intermediate Driver]
Select Values > Menu > New Value> DWORD "IsEnabled"=1
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\GPS Intermediate Driver\Drivers]
Select > Menu > New Key > GPSNAME
Values > Menu > New Value> DWORD" CurrentDriver=GPSNAME"
Back > Select GPSNAME
Select Values > Menu > New Value> String CommPort=COM6: <------ COMM PORT SETUP ABOVE Done
Select Values > Menu > New Value> String FriendlyName=GPSNAME
Select Values > Menu > New Value> String InterfaceType=COMM
Restart your phone, launch GMM and start the GPS function.
Google Mobile Maps with work now with an external Bluetooth GPS receiver.
Hope to see some comments from you folks ;-)
Greetings
Zigster

Attached is the registry file I created to get it to work for my Qstarz BT-1000X.
Customize the registry file for the device's name and the comm port you set up in the Bluetooth setup as described in zigster's post.
Seems WM's External GPS is either broken, or ODM locked. Use CamerAware Buddy to restart the GPS Intermediate Driver, and voila.

I was having the same trouble, also thought i was having trouble with the bluetooth device list showing the GPS device as disconnected, but that's just because it wasn't in use (or just the way COM BT devs work).
This fix worked, and was easy as heck to apply thanks to the EXE here: Link to thread
I was a little nervous because it was so old and for a different device, but it worked a trick.
Now windows is managing the external bluetooth like it should, and programs seem to connect no problem.
Before, i could set the hardware ports myself in google or tomtom, but if i let windows manage it, it would always use the internal GPS. Now it works great.
Thanks,

Mortscript to install GPS intermediate driver
Here is a mortscript to install GPS intermediate driver over com port and also select which driver to use (installed ones or original one).
It's my first try to script with mortscript, so you better do a backup of the
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\GPS Intermediate Driver\Drivers\ registry key before trying it.
It also create a registry key:
HKLM\Software\GPSDeviceSelector
where it stores a list of script installed drivers and the orginal "CurrentDriver" value. (CurrentDriver value when the script was run for the first time).
To install intermediate driver you will need to know the exact name of the device as stated in the bluetooth setting, the com port used by the device (also visible in bluetooth settings) and the baud rate of the com port which should be stated somewhere in your GPS device manual.
I did for my HTC HD2 and it works good on that device with the Qstarz Q-1000EX bluetooth GPS.
You will, of course need to install mortscript 4.1 for the script to work:
Feedback welcome!