configure bluetooth GPS - Google Maps for mobile

Message from discussion configure bluetooth GPS
From:  "pnbal...@gmail.com" <Fred.Winog...@gmail.com>
To:  "Google Mobile Help Group - Google Maps for mobile" <Google-Maps-for-mobile@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: configure bluetooth GPS
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 02:01:42 -0000
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I got my Holux GPSlim 240 to work with Google Maps for Mobile (WM5)
but I don't know why it does.

I have a T-Mobile MDA that is an HTC phone running Windows Mobile
version 5 with latest patches from T-Mobile.

Here's what I did.

1. I followed the instructions on the link below to unhide the GPS
icon on the setting/system screen.

http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile/archive/2006/06/07/620387.aspx


2. Deleted the key that said Redirect even though it had no value as
instructed in the link above.

3. I got my Holux connected via bluetooth screen and set the device to
use COM6 and activated it so it was communicating.

4. I opened the GPS app in the settings/system tab.

5. I set the GPS Program port to COM2

6. I set the GPS Hardware Port to COM6 the same as I used to link the
Holux via Bluetooth in step 3.

7. I set the the Buad Rate to 33600 on the Hardware tab of the GPS
app.

8. I tried to use the viewer that came with the Holux but it would not
work when set to use COM2.  Also, this viewer only supports a baud
rate of 38400 and that baus rate is not a choice in the GPS app. I
quit the GPS viewer to free up the port.

9. I then tried Google Maps and, I could not believe it, it works

So, Google Maps for Mobile is really cool now.  I have Traffic and GPS
data on my phone.  The GPS puts a nice little blue dot at the present
location.

Maybe someone can tell us why this works.

Pinball2K

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On Feb 10, 3:07 pm, "[email address]" wrote:
> I have a T-Mobile MDA and am tryng to get my Holux GPSlim 240 to
> work.  It works with MS Street but not Google maps (I love google maps
> mobile).
>
> I don't have a reg editor and am cautious about messing things up.  I
> have 2 questions:
> 1. Did Google post any instructions on how to set up a GPS for Google
> Maps for Mobile?
> 2. Has anyone used the Reg entries provided by TransFXB on a T-Mobile
> MDA?
> Thanks.
>
> Pinball2k.
>
> On Feb 5, 3:26 pm, TransFXB wrote:
>
>
>
> > On a Smartphone WM5 (HTC s620), this did the trick to get data from a
> > bluetooth GPS:
>
> > 1.) The following registry key must exist:
> > "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\GPS Intermediate Driver
> > \Drivers"
> > ( keys .\GPS Intermediate Driver\Drivers offen missed)
>
> > 2.) The following value must exist under the key "Drivers" (type
> > REG_SZ):
> > CurrentDriver = "My GPS Driver"
>
> > 3.) The following registry key must exist:
> > "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\GPS IntermediateDriver
> > \Drivers\My GPS Driver"
>
> > 4.) The following values must exist under the key "My GPS
> > Driver" (type REG_SZ):
> > InterfaceType = "COMM"
> > FriendlyName = "My GPS Driver"
> > CommPort = "COM6:"
> > (If you set up your bluetooth device to another COM-Port you can use
> > this value for the CommPort registry value )- Hide quoted text -
>
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