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johan
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Sweden
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 Posted - 08/15/2004 : 04:47:18
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Yes, this is possible. I would instead use the incoming port (COM5) on the Ipaq and use an outgoing port on the laptop. Doing that you can open and close the port from the laptop, as you did connect to a GPS from the laptop.
Some definitions -->
Outgoing port - A port used to initiate a connection. If you have a Bluetooth GPS you typically connect it to the outgoing port. (On Ipaq COM8).
Incoming port - Ready to receive a connection. (On Ipaq COM5).
<-- End definitions.
I would do the following configuration.
1. Laptop: Setup an outgoing COM port on the laptop to connect to the Ipaq serial port service.
2. Ipaq: Start GpsGate. Set Input to COM7 (Navman), or to whatever port the GPS is on. (COM8 for BT GPS, COM1 for serial port GPS).
3. Ipaq: Select COM5 as Physical Port Output (note not Virtual Port).
4a. Laptop (alt 1): Connect your GPS application to the COM port you defined as outgoing port on the laptop. This port now acts as it was a true GPS.
(alt 2): Install GpsGate on the laptop as well and connect its Input to the defined outgoing port. Then you can create any number of virtual ports to connect your GPS applications to.
If you want to run GPS applications on the Ipaq at the same time, you need to create a Virtual Port as Output. You can connect any number of GPS applications to this port at the same time you are sharing GPS data to the laptop.
Also note that if you use GpsGate 1.10 all this can be done using TCP/IP instead. Using the TCP/IP feature you can share the GPS over WLAN (WiFi), Bluetooth or Activesync.
Regards,
Johan
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