[Loadstone] Slightly OT: GPS Problem?

[Shawn Kirkpatrick]

Hello.
I'd better clear this protocol thing up. Loadstone only supports the 
nmea0183 protocol. This is a text based protocol that most gps receivers 
will speak. There are other protocols as well, sirf and garmin that I know 
of. There seems to be a bit of confusion about the sirf protocol and the 
sirf chipset. Some receivers are based on either the sirf star ii or sirf 
star iii chip. These receivers can speak the sirf protocol or the nmea0183 
protocol. They usually default to the nmea0183 protocol but can be switched 
to use the sirf protocol by software. There may be some receivers defaulted 
to the sirf protocol. You'd have to check your documentation for that. If 
your receiver is speaking the sirf protocol then you'd have to set it to use 
nmea0183. You can do this using the sirfdemo program or maybe any other 
software that may have came with your receiver. Loadstone doesn't try to 
switch the protocol for a couple of reasons. The first is that not every gps 
receiver is going to be based on a sirf chip. The second is for safety. On 
some units, the older holux gr-230 in particular, switching this setting 
using the wrong parameters can cause the receiver to stop sending over the 
bluetooth link. On a modern receiver this probably isn't a problem but 
there's no way to know for sure.
Loadstone may support the sirf protocol at some point but for now you need 
to use nmea0183.
When it comes to bluetooth connection problems the protocol the receiver is 
using isn't a factor. If the receiver is using the wrong protocol you'd 
still be able to connect it but the software wouldn't be able to read any 
information from it. Maybe some software would just disconnect in that case. 
Loadstone would keep the connection up but not be able to get any 
information from the receiver.

On Tue, 8 Aug 2006, Easy Talk wrote:

> It is basically the instructions that the software and the hardware/receiver
> use to talk to each other.  In your documentation for your receiver, you
> should find the protocol that your receiver is capable of.  Load stone only
> supports the SIRF Star II and III protocol.  If your receiver doesn't
> support either, then It may not work.  Depending on the software you are
> using,  you might be able to set the protocol that the software uses to
> connect and communicate with the receiver.  It seems that SIRF star II and
> III are the major standards.  I have a Fortuna receiver that uses a protocol
> called SIRFXTRAk that is suppose to give the best of both worlds in regards
> to accuracy and low level reception.  So far I haven't been able to get the
> Fortuna to work with anything that is accessible.
>
> Do you all think Microsoft would donate their maps!!!!!!!smile
>
> Robert
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Goldfingas" <goldfingas at cox.net>
> To: "'General discussion pertaining to the Loadstone GPS program'"
> <loadstone at loadstone-gps.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 12:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [Loadstone] Slightly OT: GPS Problem?
>
>
>> What do you mean by that? what should I look for? like, what choices in
>> protocol are there to choose from?
>>
>> GF
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: loadstone-bounces at loadstone-gps.com
>> [mailto:loadstone-bounces at loadstone-gps.com] On Behalf Of Easy Talk
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 11:11 AM
>> To: General discussion pertaining to the Loadstone GPS program
>> Subject: Re: [Loadstone] Slightly OT: GPS Problem?
>>
>> Sounds like way finder is using a different protocol than load stone.  Can
>> you change the protocol in way finder?
>>
>> Robert
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Goldfingas" <goldfingas at cox.net>
>> To: "'General discussion pertaining to the Loadstone GPS program'"
>> <loadstone at loadstone-gps.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 10:16 AM
>> Subject: [Loadstone] Slightly OT: GPS Problem?
>>
>>
>>> Hello!
>>>
>>> I have a halux gpslim 230 and the nokia 6682. When I go in to the load
>>> stone
>>> program, It works fine, but when I want to switch to way finder, I can't
>>> get
>>> the phone to select the gps receiver.  It keeps bringing me back to the
>>> place where I select the receiver. Why would one program take it, and
>>> another won't?
>>> Thanks for any help, I would really like to use both programs on this
>>> phone.
>>>
>>>
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