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Section 11I, Working With Third Party GPS Applications 98
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Section 11I
Working With Third Party GPS Applications
The Sprint SmartView software allows you to share the GPS data generated by your Mobile
Broadband device with third party GPS applications. Typically, such applications assume
that the GPS receiver is attached to a communications (COM) port on your computer and
that the data it outputs is formatted according to the NMEA standard for GPS data. The GPS
receiver on your Mobile Broadband device, however, is attached to your computer through
an entirely different kind of port. To remedy this, the Sprint SmartView software creates three
virtual COM ports to which it can forward NMEA GPS data.
Broadband device with third party GPS applications. Typically, such applications assume
that the GPS receiver is attached to a communications (COM) port on your computer and
that the data it outputs is formatted according to the NMEA standard for GPS data. The GPS
receiver on your Mobile Broadband device, however, is attached to your computer through
an entirely different kind of port. To remedy this, the Sprint SmartView software creates three
virtual COM ports to which it can forward NMEA GPS data.
To share GPS data with a third party application, you must do the following:
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Enable GPS and NMEA. See “Enabling and Disabling GPS” on page 91 for more
information.
information.
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Identify the GPS/NMEA ports created by the Sprint SmartView software. See “GPS/
NMEA COM Ports,” below.
NMEA COM Ports,” below.
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Configure your third party software to use one of Sprint SmartView’s three GPS/
NMEA ports (consult the documentation that came with third party application).
NMEA ports (consult the documentation that came with third party application).
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Add the application to the GPS Applications Menu (new interface) or GPS Bar
(classic interface). See “Adding a GPS Application to the GPS Applications Window”
on page 100.
(classic interface). See “Adding a GPS Application to the GPS Applications Window”
on page 100.
GPS/NMEA COM Ports
When you are configuring an application that uses GPS data, the application may ask you
to enter the number of the COM port over which it will be receiving this data.
to enter the number of the COM port over which it will be receiving this data.
Sprint SmartView actually provides three such ports for use by other applications. Specific
ports can be assigned to applications when you are adding them to the GPS Bar (classic
interface) or the GPS Applications menu (new interface). First, however, you must identify
the three COM ports Sprint SmartView has provided. The exact procedure for doing this is
unique to each version of Windows.
ports can be assigned to applications when you are adding them to the GPS Bar (classic
interface) or the GPS Applications menu (new interface). First, however, you must identify
the three COM ports Sprint SmartView has provided. The exact procedure for doing this is
unique to each version of Windows.
Windows 2000
1.
Right click on the My Computer icon on your desktop and then select Properties from
the menu that appears.
the menu that appears.
2.
Select the Hardware tab.
3.
Click the Device Manager button. The Device Manager appears. The three virtual
ports created by Sprint SmartView are listed under the Ports (COM & LPT) heading of
this window.
ports created by Sprint SmartView are listed under the Ports (COM & LPT) heading of
this window.