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From: Peter Foot on 20 Aug 2009 16:06
What type of device are you using? Normally the settings for GPS
Intermediate Driver are pre-configured on a device with built-in GPS but you
can modify them at Start > Settings > System > External GPS. On the Hardware
tab you can pick the physical COM port to connect to if the hardware exposes
this. Often on devices with a built in GPS it doesn't use a COM port but the
GPS talks directly to the GPS Intermediate Driver - this is how it is on a
couple of recent HTC and Samsung devices I have tested.

Peter

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"Larry WALKER" <spam(a)please.not> wrote in message
news:B6D8953B-01EB-43F4-A1EC-F815785BEAB1(a)microsoft.com...
> Using external software (called GPS Controller), I can set the GPS device
> to "allow NMEA output".
>
> By default, my GPS device doesn't have this option activated.
>
> Consequently, when I try to get working the test sample provided by
> Microsoft with the "Windows Mobile 6 SDK" (see (I suppose) C:\Program
> Files\Windows Mobile 6 SDK\Samples\PocketPC\CS\GPS), that sample doesn't
> work until I activate the NMEA mode.
>
> So, my (reformulated) question is: "how do I set the NMEA mode for a GPS
> equipped PDA without using external software".
>
> I (have reasons to) believe that "gpsapi" can use only devices having this
> option activated.
> Of course, I know that 95% of GPS devices are NMEA capable, the problem is
> the NMEA output is not activated by default for some.
>
> Anyway, I think using "gpsapi" is a good choice for the software I
> develop.
>
> Best regards.
>
> P.S. Thank you for your fast answer.
>
>
>
> "Peter Foot" <feedback(a)nospam-inthehand.com> a �crit dans le message de
> news:D104557B-258E-4347-A8D5-04EE6A142F4E(a)microsoft.com...
>> Please explain what you mean by NMEA mode. The GPS Intermediate Driver
>> exposes an API which extracts the GPS position information so you don't
>> have to parse any NMEA text yourself. Alternatively you can expose a
>> virtual COM: port from the intermediate driver which behaves the same as
>> if you opened a port to the hardware directly although it allows the
>> receiver to be shared.
>>
>> Peter
>>
>> --
>> Peter Foot
>> Microsoft Device Application Development MVP
>> peterfoot.net | appamundi.com | inthehand.com
>> APPA Mundi Ltd - software solutions for a mobile world
>> In The Hand Ltd - .NET Components for Mobility
>>
>> "Larry WALKER" <spam(a)please.not> wrote in message
>> news:4FE02E51-E333-4AB5-9935-E9EC3F08EAC0(a)microsoft.com...
>>> Hi all and everyone,
>>>
>>> Could someone, please, tell me how do I set the NMEA mode for a GPS
>>> equipped PDA?
>>> I would prefer to use the GPS Intermediate Driver (gpsapi.dll) if it can
>>> do the work.
>>> Thank you very much and in advance for any answer (even for a
>>> "havenothingtodowith" one, if it's funny).
>>> Larry
>>>
>>> Additional data:
>>> Operating system: Windows Mobile 5.01
>>
>
From: cooperlegend on 24 Aug 2009 09:17


"Peter Foot" wrote:

> Please explain what you mean by NMEA mode. The GPS Intermediate Driver
> exposes an API which extracts the GPS position information so you don't have
> to parse any NMEA text yourself. Alternatively you can expose a virtual COM:
> port from the intermediate driver which behaves the same as if you opened a
> port to the hardware directly although it allows the receiver to be shared.
>
> Peter
>
> --
> Peter Foot
> Microsoft Device Application Development MVP
> peterfoot.net | appamundi.com | inthehand.com
> APPA Mundi Ltd - software solutions for a mobile world
> In The Hand Ltd - .NET Components for Mobility
>
> "Larry WALKER" <spam(a)please.not> wrote in message
> news:4FE02E51-E333-4AB5-9935-E9EC3F08EAC0(a)microsoft.com...
> > Hi all and everyone,
> >
> > Could someone, please, tell me how do I set the NMEA mode for a GPS
> > equipped PDA?
> > I would prefer to use the GPS Intermediate Driver (gpsapi.dll) if it can
> > do the work.
> > Thank you very much and in advance for any answer (even for a
> > "havenothingtodowith" one, if it's funny).
> > Larry
> >
> > Additional data:
> > Operating system: Windows Mobile 5.01
>
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