| The GPS Demo software GpsView doesn’t seem to be making any connections with my Bluetooth GPS receiver. How do I make it work? (i-Blue7x7 Series) | |||||||
| You will need to make sure your PDA is paired with Bluetooth device. Follow the section “Chapter 2. Getting started > Step 3 Connecting your handheld device with the i-Blue” to make sure that your PDA is recognizing the Bluetooth GPS receiver properly. If so, you will need to connect with the device by going to the Bluetooth Manager and double-tapping on the i-Blue icon. | |||||||
| My Bluetooth GPS Receiver seems to be receiving the satellite signals, but I am unable to establish a connection between the receiver and my PDA. How can I make a connection?(i-Blu7x7 Seriese) | |||||||
| Go to the Bluetooth Manager on your PDA. Locate the “i-Blue: SPP Slave” icon and tap and hold. A pop-up menu will appear, select Delete. Next, perform a soft reset on your PDA. Once your PDA has finished resetting itself, go back to the Bluetooth Manager screen and perform the typical setup and connection procedures for your Bluetooth receiver (for help with connection please review the section “Chapter 2 Getting started > Step 3 Connecting your handheld device with the i-Blue”). | |||||||
| Does the i-Blue Bluetooth GPS receiver work with my smart phone and TomTom Mobile Navigation software?(i-Blue7x7 Series) | |||||||
| Yes. We found that TomTom Mobile Navigation tool recognize the device name “GPS”, which is capital sensitive. If the default name of your receiver does not include the word GPS, you have to rename your device, for example xxxxGPS. | |||||||
| How can I connect a smart phone with a i-Blue GPS receiver?(i-Blue7x7 Series) | |||||||
| We
provide a series of common procedure of software installation to set
up your SmartPhone, and they are OS oriented. For some unique OS,
the steps may be a little bitdifferent, please see your phone’s
manual. (SOP for Windows Mobile 2003) (SOP for Symbian Series 60) |
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| Where can I buy a brand-new battery for i-Blue usage if I want another one?(i-Blue7x7 Series) | |||||||
| i-Blue's
battery is compatible with lots of digital cameras' bettery. A new
battery is very easy to get.
i-Blue
Battery Info Also, i-Blue7x7 Series is compatible with lots of Nokia cellphone's bettery (Original Nokia Li-ion Battery BL-5C), Compatability: 1100, 1101, 1110, 1112, 1600, 2300, 2310, 2600, 2610, 3100, 3120, 3650, 3660, 6030, 6230, 6230i, 6270, 6600, 6630, 6670, 6680, 6681, 6820, 6822, 7600, 7610, E50, E60, N-Gage, N70, N71, N72, N91 |
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| What's the default baud rate for i-Blue7x7 series? (i-Blue7x7 series) | |||||||
| The default baud rate for i-Blue7x7 series is 115200 bps. | |||||||
| Is it possible to enable the VTG/ GLL NMEA sentence in i-Blue7x7 series? (i-Blue7x7 series) | |||||||
| No, default setting of i-Blue7x7 supports following NMEA protocol: GSA, GSV, RMC, GGA | |||||||
| Where can I find another home charger for my GPS? (i-Blue7x7 series) | |||||||
| To charge your i-Blue7x7, you can use any home charger which supports DC output range from 4.5~5.5V or you can connect your i-Blue7x7 to laptop via a USB to mini USB cable. It takes 3~4 hrs to fully charge i-Blue7x7. This will neither damage your laptop nor the GPS. | |||||||
| I am installing my GPS now. I have a PDA/ Smartphone, an i-Blue 7x7 and navigation AP. How can I begin to use? (i-Blue7x7 series) | |||||||
| Please refer to “Chapter 2 Getting started” from manual. | |||||||
| Does i-Blue737 support RTCM? (i-Blue737) | |||||||
| No, i-Blue737 does not support RTCM. | |||||||
| Does i-Blue737 compatible with Palm OS based devices? (i-Blue737) | |||||||
| Yes, i-Blue737 supports Palm OS based devices.
Caution: Some host devices may not support sniff mode. In this case, the operation time will become shorter. |
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| Does my GPS support SBAS? (i-Blue7x7 series) | |||||||
| Yes, i-Blue7x7 supports SBAS (WAAS/ EGNOS/ MSAS).
For example, NMEA data below in red shows the information about SBAS. In this case, i-Blue7x7 uses the assistant system MSAS (PRN#129). Meanwhile, if in Europe users may see EGNOS (PRN#120/ PRN#131) from GPS NMEA output. $GPGGA,091016.406,2446.2993,N,12101.0471,E,2,10,00.8,144.6,M,19.4,M,,0129*6E $GPGSA,A,3,02,04,06,07,08,10,18,21,26,29,,,1.4,0.8,1.1*34 $GPGSV,3,1,12,2,35,128,39,4,07,132,27,6,33,273,38,7,35,223,38*79 $GPGSV,3,2,12,8,18,055,35,9,14,184,23,10,42,037,40,18,06,281,28*75 $GPGSV,3,3,12,21,13,318,34,26,78,295,42,29,73,355,39,129,54,139,35*45 $GPRMC,091016.406,A,2446.2993,N,12101.0471,E,0.00,123.69,010306,,,D*69 $GPVTG,123.69,T,,,0.00,N,0.00,K,D*7A |
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| What is Fuzzy Auto On/ Off Mechanism and Smart Power Save? (i-Blue7x7 series) | |||||||
| Fuzzy Auto On/ Off---GPS goes into sleep mode
when Bluetooth is disconnected for more than 3 minutes. When Bluetooth
is connected again, GPS signal reception is ON again. Smart Power Save---Bluetooth is ON only when NMEA transmission is required. Bluetooth is OFF when NMEA transmission is not required. Note: TSI patent pending for “Fuzzy Auto On/ Off Mechanism” and “Smart Power Save”. |
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| How does i-Blue737 perform at low speed? (i-Blue737) | |||||||
| Some GPS do not update heading at speed below 5 mph, especially used for walking/ hiking (speeds approx 3 mph). i-Blue737 has following improvement: 1. Improved multi-path performance at walking speed.2. No heading drift at low speed.3. No position frozen and velocity accuracy problem. | |||||||
| What is the difference between i-Blue737 and i-Blue737 5Hz edition. (i-Blue737 5Hz) | |||||||
| i-Blue737 5HZ updates GPS NMEA output 5 times
per second, whereas i-Blue737 updates GPS NMEA output once per second.
Caution: Not all navigation tools can take advantage of 5Hz refresh rates. If the navigation tool does not support 5Hz option, then the position update is still once per second on the software side. |
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| What's the difference between NAV and LOG mode of i-Blue747? (i-Blue747) | |||||||
| NAV--- Both navigation and logging functions are
enabled. But when the Bluetooth connection is cut off, i-Blue747 will
stop logging. When BT re-connect, logging is ON again. LOG--- In this mode i-Blue747 works as a pure logger, no navigation function is supported. |
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| What's the difference between NAV and LOG of i-Blue757 Pro? (i-Blue757 Pro) | |||||||
| NAV--- Only navigation function is enabled. LOG--- Both navigation and logging functions are enabled. |
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| Are the “Smart Power Save” and “Fuzzy Auto On/Off” mechanism still available for i-Blue747? (i-Blue747) | |||||||
| Yes, both “Smart Power Save” and “Fuzzy Auto On/Off” mechanism are still available for i-Blue747. | |||||||
| What does the parameter “Mili-second” mean in LogTool? (i-Blue747/ 757 Pro) | |||||||
| Mili-second is 1 /1000 of a second. | |||||||
| What's the default baud rate of iGPS-M Pro? (iGPS-M Pro) | |||||||
| The default baud rate of iGPS-M Pro is 9600 bps. | |||||||
| Is it possible to change baud rate to 4800bps? (iGPS-M Pro) | |||||||
| The default baud rate for iGPS-M Pro is 9600 bps. Change baud rate to 4800bps is at the risk of getting incorrect GPS position data due to bandwidth issue. iGPS-M Pro enables 6 NMEA sentences that requires 9600 bps baud rate. | |||||||
| Is LogTool compatible with MS Vista? (i-Blue747/ 757 Pro) | |||||||
| Yes, LogTool v2.0 can support MS Vista. | |||||||
| What is the limit of expected erase/re-write cycles in logger? (i-Blue747/ 757 Pro) | |||||||
| Users can operate i-Blue747/ 757 Pro well within 100,000 times erase/re-write cycles. Beyond 100,000 times of erase/re-write, Serial Flash may malfunction. | |||||||
| Can users download the logged data by Bluetooth? (i-Blue747/ 757 Pro) | |||||||
| No, download logged data via Bluetooth is not supported. | |||||||
| What is the difference between “Height” and "Elevation" in LogTool? (i-Blue747/ 757 Pro) | |||||||
| ELEVATION--- The elevation of the satellite HEIGHT--- The altitude of a place above sea level.Besides, ELEVATION, AZIMUTH and SNR can only be checked when SID (satellite ID) is checked. |
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| The latitude and longitude format seems strange in LogTool. Is it a correct latitude and longitude? (i-Blue747/ 757 Pro) | |||||||
| Referring to Lat/ Lon format, we don't use "-" (minus) to show West Longitude and South Latitude. Users can see from grid array of "Data Log List”, there is an extension field named "N/S" and "E/W" by the side of "Lat" and "Lon". | |||||||
| The time is not synchronized to my time zone, why? (i-Blue747/ 757 Pro) | |||||||
LogTool does give an correct time zone.There are
three places you can see TIME information,
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| How do I know if memory is full? (i-Blue747/ 757 Pro) | |||||||
| Your memory is full when the orange GPS light turns from orange to solid blue. | |||||||
| How does the mixed logging function work? | |||||||
| Please see the "Data Log List" of DataLog,
there is a field named RCR (Record Reason). T--- Stands for “Time Interval” D--- Stands for “Distance” S--- Stands for “Speed” Please see from the grid array of Data Log List to know by which record method these logged data are recorded. |
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| How can I make the internal clock time correct? (i-Blue747/ 757 Pro) | |||||||
| There are no internal clock delay, it is UTC time
(Greenwich time) that confused users. For local time, users can see
from "Satellite Information" tab, it shows local time and
date. PS. Local time stands for TIME in which time zone users are located. |
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| What height value is recorded in i-Blue747/ i-Blue757 Pro? (i-Blue747/ 757 Pro) | |||||||
| The GGA-sentence in NMEA looks like following
(from “Satellite Information” tab): $GPGGA,190844.000,4735.5878,N,00739.2819,E,1,5,2.03,298.0,M,48.0,M,,*5F The height above sea level is 298.0 meters and the height of geoid above WGS84 is 48.0 meters. We add these two parameters together (345.937) and put into logged data. Therefore in the logged data, users can only see following GGA sentence. $GPGGA,190844.000,4735.587800,N,739.281880,E,1,5,2.30,345.937,M,0.0,M,0.0,0*78 |
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| The *.csv file seems strange, all longitudes are pure numbers, why? (i-Blue747/ 757 Pro) | |||||||
| The field “Longitudes” take advantage
of GPS signal, and the GPS NMEA sentences provide pure numbers.For
example, 120.479725 E---To obtain degree/ minute/ second information,
users can calculate to translate. i. Degree: 120 ii. Minute: 0.479725*60 = 28.7835 iii. Second: 0.7835*60 = 47.01 Besides, users can set the format in GoogleEarth by themselves, no matter they want to see pure numbers or format with degree/ min/ sec. |
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| How to start a new track log with i-Blue747/ 757 Pro? (i-Blue747/ 757 Pro) | |||||||
| Please erase previous recorded data first, and users can start a new track log. | |||||||
| Does the solar panel of i-Blue757 Pro charging the device all the time? | |||||||
| Yes, the solar panel is charging all the time no matter power switch of i-Blue757 Pro is on or not. | |||||||