Re: Pharos GPS
The GPS uses a Comm port for it's connection.<br /><br />Follow this link:<br />
Destructions<br /><br />Be sure you set the comm port to a baud rate of 4800,N,8,1.<br /><br />The trick to installing hardware like this is to stop Windows from 'helping' you do the install. Windows 'assumes' it's a modem (partially because it detects it needs a serial comm port and labels it as a 'modem'). Follow the text.<br /><br />In case you have problems d/l'ing the text file, here it is in ascii...<br /><br />How to configure the Pharos iGPS-CF on a Windows PC<br /><br />General note: In order to use the Pharos iGPS-CF on a Windows PC, you have to configure an additional standard serial port (COM port). You dont need any additional software or driver beside the navigation software, such as Route 66. There is no need to download software from the Pharos website.<br />The instructions below apply for Windows 9x, ME, 2000 and XP.<br /><br /><br />To install the standard serial driver, please follow the instructions listed below:<br /><br />1. Plug the Pharos iGPS-CF in your PC-Card to CompactFlash adapter and the adapter in a free PC-Card slot of your notebook (previously, PC-Card was called PCMCIA).<br />2. When the "Found New Hardware Wizard" pops up, select "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)", then press "Next". If the Wizard does not pop up, go to the Control Panel and select Add Hardware.<br />3. From "Please choose your search and installation options" select "Don't search. I will choose the driver to Install", then press "Next".<br />4. From the list "Hardware Type" choose "Common hardware types" and select "Ports (COM &LPT)", then press "Next".<br />5. When the "Update Driver Warning" pops up, select "Yes".<br />6. From "Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard", select "Finish".<br /><br />This will create a new COM port, such as COM5. The actual number depends on how many COM port were already configured before adding this new port.<br /><br /><br />To configure the Pharos iGPS-CF in Route 66, please follow the instructions listed below:<br /><br />1. Start Route 66.<br />2. Select Window from the Toolbar, choose GPS status.<br />3. Press Yes to activate the location file, the 1st GPS Window will pop up.<br />4. Click on the small arrow near the top right corner and select Edit properties, a 2nd GPS Window will pop up.<br />5. Below GPS Connection, select the COM port that was created with the Found New Hardware Wizard.<br />6. Make sure the connection is set to 4800 Baud and press OK. This will close the 2nd GPS window.<br />7. Watch the 1st GPS window, you should now see a message indicating that the GPS is searching for satellites. Once the GPS has found enough satellites to compute the current location, you will see values for the various attributes, such as Longitude, Latitude, Altitude, Time and so forth
