RoyalTek Bluetooth

GPS Receiver

RBT-2001

Preliminary User Manual

Version 1.0

SiRF Star III GPS Engine Inside

Published on May, 2005 by RoyalTek Company Ltd.

Content

1. Product Introduction 4

1.1 Overview 4
1.2 Main Features 4
1.3 Product Notification 4
1.4 Application 4
2. Before Start 5

2.1 Check the Package Content 5
2.2 Power Switch, Power Jack & External Antenna Port 5
2.3 LED Display 6
2.4 Hardware Features 6
2.4.1. Power Switch 6
2.4.2. Power Jack 6
2.4.3. External Antenna Port 6
2.4.4. Bluetooth Status LED (Blue) 6
2.4.5. GPS Status LED (Green) 6
2.4.6. Battery Status LED (Red/Yellow) 7
2.5. Getting Started 7
2.5.1. STEP 1: Charge the Battery 7
2.5.2. STEP 2: Turn on Receiver and Wait for GPS Fix 7
2.5.3. STEP 3: Connect to Bluetooth-Enabled Devices 7
2.5.4. STEP 4: Connect to your Navigation Software 7
2.6 How to replace Lithium-ion Battery 8
2.7 How to use Car Charger to charge your handheld device 8

3. Software Installation 9

3.1. Install PDA Software Application 10
3.2. Install PC Software Application 12
3.3 Install Palm Software Application 15
4. GPS Test on PDA 16

4.1. Execute GPS Demo Program 16
4.2. GPS Demo Screen 17
4.2.1. GPS Port: 17
4.2.2. Baud Rate: 17

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4.2.3. About: 17
4.2.4. Action: 17
4.2.5. 17
4.3. Cold/Warm/Hot Start 18
4.4. NMEA Configuration 18
4.5. About 19
4.6. Next Screen 19

5. GPS Test on PC 20

5.1. Execute GPS Demo Program 20
5.2. GPS Demo Screen 20
5.2.1. GPS Port: 20
5.2.2. Baud Rate: 20
5.2.3. About: 20
5.2.4. Action: 20
5.2.5. 21
5.3. Cold/Warm/Hot Start 21
5.4. NMEA Configuration 22
5.5. About 22
5.6. Next Screen 23

6. GPS Test on PDA of Palm OS 24

6. GPS Test on PDA of Palm OS 24

6.1. Execute GPS Demo Program 24
6.2. GPS Demo Screen 24
6.2.1. GPS Port: 24
6.2.2. Baud Rate: 24
6.2.3. About: 25
6.2.4. Action: 25
6.2.5. 25
6.3. Cold/Warm/Hot Start 25
6.4. About 26
6.5. Next Screen 26

7. Explanation of GPS Terminology 27

1. Product Introduction

1.1 Overview

RoyaITek the first SiRF Star III Bluetooth GPS receiver, RB?--2001, is the successor of well-known RB?--2001 Bluetooth GPS receiver in 2005. It uses SIRF Star III extreme fast -I-I-FF GPS engine and inherits the previous strength point by using the same battery (Lithium-ion battery) of Nokia 6100 cell phone. With the same dimension of 70(L) x 41(W) x 23mm(H) and weight only 60g, making it an ideal solution to carry everywhere.

1.2 Main Features

• SiRF Star III GPS chipset

• 20 parallel channels

• NMEA0183 compliant protocol

• Extreme fast -I-I-FF at low signal level.

• Auto recovery while RTC crashes

• Adopt TCXO as GPS core clock source

• Industrial Standard

• Selectable Baud Rate

• Trickle Power is supported

• WAAS! ENGOS is supported

1.3 Product Notification

• Operating temperature range -10 oc to +60 oc

• Charger operating temperature range 0 oc to +60 oC

• Battery Storage temperature range -20 oC to +70 oC

• 7hr at full charge continuous operation mode.

• Humidity range up to 95% no condensing

1.4 Application

• PDA and Cellular Phone Navigation

• Consumer wireless GPS

• Automotive Vehicle Tracking

• Personal Positioning

• Sporting and Recreation

2. Before Start

2.1 Check the Package Content

Before you start using RBT-2001, please check out if your package includes the following items. If any item is damaged or missed, please contact your reseller at once.

• RBT-2001 Bluetooth GPS receiver • Car Charger • CD

• AC Adapter(optional) • External antenna(optional)

• Backup battery(optional) • Leather case(optional)

• String(optional)

2.2 Power Switch, Power Jack & External

Antenna Port

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2 iiiiiiii Blinking red LED indicates low power

2.3 LED Display

Battery Status GPS Status Bluetooth Status

........ Yellow LED indicates power is in charging

3 Blinking Green LED indicates position is fixed

4 IBlinking Blue LED indicates Bluetooth is connected

2.4 Hardware Features

2.4.1. Power Switch

Power ON / Power OFF

2.4.2. Power Jack

The power jack allows you to connect to either a DC (included) or AC power charger to recharge the internal battew.

2.4.3. External Antenna Port

If you have an external antenna with a ME Card (available separately), you can use it instead of the RBT-2001 receiver's internal antenna. Simply plug your external antenna into the antenna port.

2.4.4. Bluetooth Status LED (Blue)

Flashing -Bluetooth is on and ready to transmit.

2.4.5. GPS Status LED (Green)

Flashing -Position is fixed.

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Steady light -Device is on but position is not fixed.

2.4.6. Battery Status LED (Red/Yellow)

None -Battery has adequate power supply.

Red -Power is low. Charging immediately is required.

Yellow -Connected to power charger, charging.

LED off-Battery is fully charged.

2.5. Getting Started

2.5.1. STEP 1: Charge the Battery

Before you use RBT-2001, the battery must be charged for at least 4 hours. Plug car charger into power jack and cigar-lighter separately. As RBT-2001 is in charging, the Yellow LED will be lighted up. When the battery is fully charged, the Yellow LED will be turned off. Unplug car charger from power jack and cigar-lighter separately.

2.5.2. STEP 2: Turn on Receiver and Wait for GPS Fix

If the position has not been fixed yet, the Green LED will be still. If the position has been fixed, the Green LED will be blinking.

You are ready to connect to your Bluetooth-enabled mobile device and use your GPS application.

2.5.3. STEP 3: Connect to Bluetooth-Enabled Devices

From your Bluetooth-enabled handheld device, execute Bluetooth application software to search RBT-2001 and then connect it to your device. If the connection between your device and RBT-2001 is successful, the Blue LED will be blinking.

Note: Type in pin code=O000 during configuration.

2.5.4. STEP 4: Connect to your Navigation Software

• Load your GPS mapping or routing software, along with the corresponding maps of the areas that you are occupying or plan to travel to.

Start the application. Make sure the application is set for the COM port that your Bluetooth-enabled mobile device will use for serial communication. Now you should be ready to use

your GPS application as directed by the user documentation that came with the software. More conficjurations may be necessary.

Refer to the following software application user manual to set up the parameters of the device via Bluetooth radio.

2.6 How to replace Lithium-ion Battery

Open the bolt on the bottom cover of RBT-2001 and take the Lithium-ion battery out.

Place new Lithium-ion battery into the room of RBT-2001.

The RBT-2001 Lithium-ion battery is replaceable and recharcjeable.

The RBT-2001 Lithium-ion battery can last more than 7 hours in continuous operation mode.

2.7 How to use C:ar C:harger to charge your handheld device

Connect car charger into your adapter connector of RBT-2001. Plug adapter connector into handheld device connector and plug car charger into cigar-lighter.

3. Software Installation

The Main Menu of Installation CD shows as above.

• Click the Software for Windows to install the PC software application.

• Click the Software for Pocket PC 2003 to install the PDA software application.

• Click the Software for Palm OS to install Palm software application.

• Click the User Manual to open the user manual of Bluetooth GPS.

• Click the View Our Website to link our htti,:, please make sure your PC connects to Internet first.

• Click the Browse CD Contents to open the explorer to browse the files within the CD.

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3.1. Install PDA Software Application

Before you click the "Software for Pocket PC 2002; Software for Pocket PC 2003" to install the PDA software application from CD, you have to synchronize the PDA and your system. Then the following window will show in your system as below:

Click "Yes>" to continue. Or click "No" to select the other destination to install, or "Cancel" to give up installation.

Click" OK" to complete the installation.

You can also see the "Installing RoyakTek BT GPS x-mini " message box.

Note: About to install the software application to your PDA, please refer to your user manual of your PDA manufacturer.

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3.2. Install PC Software Application

Install the pc software application from CD.

When screen shows the installation window as follows:

Click "Next> to next page", or click"<Back" to back last stage or "Cancel" to give up installation.

To the License Agreement page:

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Click" I accept the terms of the license agreement" then click "Next>" to next page, or click"<Back" to back last stage or "Cancel" to give

up installation.

Click "Install" to start installation. Or click"< Back" to back last stage

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or "Cancel" to give up installation.

Then start installation. And finish installation will ask you to restart your computer as follow window.

Please click "Finish" to finish the Installation.

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3.3 Install Palm Software Application

To execute this Palm Software Application, please install Palm software in advance.

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4. GPS Test on PDA

4.1. Execute GPS Demo Program

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Execute RoyalTek GPS Demo program by double clicking Roya|TeN GP$ Demo icon on Programs menu.

4.2. GPS Demo Screen

Satellite View

GPS Data View

Signal View

4.2.1. GPS Port:

Searching GPS port automatically or select COM1 as the default

COM port.

4.2.2. Baud Rate:

Select baud rate: 57600.

4.2.3. About:

Displays software version.

4.2.4. Action:

Select GPS action.

4.2.5.

Next screen.

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4.3. Cold/Warm/Hot Start

Selecting Cold/Warm/Hot Start in function scroll bar, then click Action to initialize Cold/Warm/Hot Start function.

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4.5. About

This page shows the software version and the copyright claim.

4.6. Next Screen

Clicking iX to switch GPS bar chart image to have more GPS data.

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5. GPS Test on PC

5.1. Execute GPS Demo Program

Execute GPS Demo program by double clicking RoyalTek GPS

Oemo icon on Programs menu.

5.2. GPS Demo Screen

Satellite View

GPS Data View

Signal View

5.2.1. GPS Port:

Searching GPS porL automatically or select COM1 as the default COM port.

5.2.2. Baud Rate:

Select baud rate: 57600.

5.2.3. About:

Displays software version.

5.2.4. Action:

Select GPS action.

5.2.5.

Next screen.

5.3. Cold/Warm/Hot Start

Selecting Cold/Warm/Hot Start in function scroll bar, then click Action to initialize Cold/Warm/Hot Start function.

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5.4. NMEA Configuration

Selecting NMEA CFG in function scroll bar, then click Action to do NMEA

sentence setting.

5.5. About

This page shows the software version and the copyright claim. .... :.ii:: :::!:

5.6. Next Screen

Clicking
................. to switch GPS bar chart image to have more GPS Data.

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6. GPS Test on PDA of Palm OS

6.1. Execute GPS Demo Program

Execute RoyalTek GPS Demo program by double clicking RoyalTek GPS Demo icon on Programs menu.

6.2. GPS Demo Screen

Satellite View

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L0n:121 34' 37,65"1 PDOP 1,6 Lot: 25° 04' 23,92"N Valid 3D

GPS Data View

Signal View

6.2.1. GPS Port:

Searching GPS port automatically or select COM1 as the default COM port.

6,2,2, Baud Rate:

Select baud rate: 57600.

6.2.3. About:

Displays software version.

6.2.4. Action:

Select GPS action.

6.2.5.

Next screen.

6.3. Cold/Warm/Hot Start

Bluetooth

Dte:200211!109 Time:23:59:57 (

Lon:121°34'37,70"l PDOP 50,0

It: 2S° 04' 23,94" N InValid No Fix

Selecting Cold/Warm/Hot Start in function scroll bar, then click Action to initialize Cold/Warm/Hot Start function.

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6.4. About

This page shows the software version and the copyright claim.

6.5. Next Screen

Clicking to switch GPS bar chart image to have more GPS data.

, Port Reset

Dote:2004/O/28 Time:O;:42:31

Lonqitude: 121° 34' 37,67" E

Lotitude: 25o 04'

Direction:0 Oeg Speed: 0 km/H

HOOP. 0,8 POOP:

Altitude; 0gN Volid

',, Port Reset

Dote:2004/OE/28 Time:05:41:3 (

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7. Explanation of GPS Terminology

TTFF

Time to first fix(cold start, warm start and hot start)

Revision History

Data Revision Note
4/24/2005 V0.9 Preliminary manual
5/23/2005 V1.0 First release

Contact information

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Tao Yuan City, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel: 886-3-256-9666

FAX: 886-3-358-0050

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