GlobalTop Technology TOUCHGPS Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual GpsBT UserManual G66 Eng

GlobalTop Technology Inc. Bluetooth GPS Receiver GpsBT UserManual G66 Eng

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Bluetooth GPS Receiver
Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual -1- Contents Caution----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 0. Quick Start---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 0.1. Inside the package--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 0.2. Connect to your PC/PDA------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 1. Introduction--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 2. Features and Functions----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 3. Technical Specification-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 3.1. General----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 3.2. Acquisition Time (Average) --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 3.3.Precision/Accuracy--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 3.4. Dynamic Condition--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 3.5. Power Management--------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 3.6. Protocol & Interface-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 3.7. Dimension /Specification------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 4. Start to Use--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 5. Software/Hardware Usage------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 5.1. Hardware description ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 5.2. Configuration setup with PC connection ----------------------------------------------------- 8 5.3. Configuration setup with PDA connection---------------------------------------------------11 6. Warranty----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 7. Trouble Shooting-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14 7.1. Problem of Setup----------------------------------------------------------------------------------14 7.2. Concerning of Poor GPS Signal-------------------------------------------------------------- 15
Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual -2- Caution Read before you start to use： ¾ Global position system (GPS) is obtained by American Ministry of National Defense, and they got the full responsibility about the preciseness and the maintenance. Any changes may cause the capacity and preciseness of GPS differed. ¾ If you use this device inside of buildings, tunnels, or any huge objects beside you, the GPS signals might be cut-off or disturbed. Please do not consider that the receiver is malfunction. ¾ The receiver operating temperature is located between -10℃~60℃.For safety and lifetime of Li-ion battery usage, do not place this device over two hours with overheated environment. 0、Quick Start 0.1 Inside the Package Thank you for purchasing our GPS product, and wish you have the best experience in using. Please open the package, and check if everything in the list exists once you got it. Please tell our salesman if anything missing. A. Basic package 1. G66 multi-purpose Bluetooth GPS Receiver x 1 2. Car charger x1 3. Manual CD-Rom x 1 0.2 Connect to your PC/PDA A. Touch the power pad for 1 seconds, power on the Bluetooth GPS receiver. B. Put the Bluetooth GPS receiver at proper place (open sky) for good GPS signal reception. C. Turn on the power of your navigation platform like PDA/Smartphone etc… D. Search for Bluetooth device by your Bluetooth manager on your Host Platform (laptop/PDA/Smart phone). Normally Pin code is not necessary. But some Bluetooth embedded system force to enter pin code (password), please fill [0000] in such case. E. Connect G66 Bluetooth GPS Receiver and then make sure baud rate set at 38400bps(standard) in your application program.
Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual -3- F. In firstly Use of this Bluetooth GPS Receiver, we strongly recommend you to bring your Bluetooth GPS receiver outdoor or open sky at least 10~15 minutes for sure 3D position fixed and almanac updated. 1. Introduction G66 Bluetooth GPS Receiver is a total solution of GPS receiver with MediaTek 51 channel all-in-view tracking technology. GPS antenna, Bluetooth transmit/receive system are included. It is designed on the most advantage MediaTek Single Chip Solution (MT3318), got the full-function, and RoHS compliant, industry-level locating capacity and low prices. You can use this Bluetooth GPS Receiver as vehicles navigator, security system, geographic measurement, investigations or agriculture purpose. G66 Bluetooth GPS Receiver operation requirement is a proper power supply and the open sky-view. This Bluetooth GPS Receiver can communicate with other electronic devices by Bluetooth interface. Built-In Flash Memory can save satellite information and do almanac refresh periodically. This will shorten Time To First Fix (TTFF) effectively. The Bluetooth GPS Receiver is designed as an ultra low power consumption device, and high position accuracy. It will update the satellite position 5 pulse per second. This Bluetooth GPS Receiver auto-locating feature is capable of automatically determining a navigation solution without intervention. However, acquisition performance could be interfered and do cold start if the receiver were initialized with occurrence of the following events： 1) First in use 2) The GPS receiver is not in use for more than 3 months or transportation over distances further than 500 kilometers. 3) Failure of the internal memory battery without system standby power. 4) To execute “Reset” function . 2. Features and Functions 1.) Superior Urban Canyon Performance With 51 channel all-in-view tracking sensitivity –158dBm 2.) Act as WARM/HOT start with high capacity Li-ion battery Back-up power circuit design will keep flash memory and RTC clocking always. Shorten TTFF effectively 3.) Automatically almanac/ ephemeris update in flash memory Programmable flash utility to do refresh on satellite orbit data information 4.) Smart power management solution. GPS Device will automatically shutdown in case of Bluetooth connecting signal failure detected and time over default setting value.
Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual -4- 5.) Compatible with Bluetooth Serial Port Profile (SPP) completely. 6.) Easy to combine with the vehicle, voyage navigation, vehicle management, AVL, personal navigation, tracking system and map applications. 3. Technical Specification 3.1. General Core Module：Built-in high performance MediaTek Single Chipset Solution (MT3318). Satellite channel number: all-in-view 51 parallel satellites; GPS frequency: 1575.42 MHz Receiver：L1, C/A code. Antenna type：Built in low noise active antenna Tracking sensitivity：-158 dBm 3.2. Acquisition Time Refresh：1 sec Cold start：36 sec (average, normally occurred in first use of GPS receiver life) Warm start：34 sec (average) Hot start：1sec (average) 3.3. Precision/ Accuracy Position accuracy：< 3m CEP (50%) without SA (horizontal) Velocity：0.05 m/sec(typical) 3.4. Dynamic condition Altitude：18,000m Max Horizontal Velocity：515 m/s Max Acceleration：4G(G for gravity unit) 3.5. Power management A) Applied External Voltage：5V DC +/- 5%(via USB charge cable) B) Internal Battery：Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery, as main power. 3.6. Protocol &Interface A) Output format NMEA 0183 V3.01、ASCII (default：GGA、GSV、GSA、RMC、VTG) Baud rate：38400 bps(standard) Data bit：8 Parity：None Stop bit：1 B) NMEA code support
Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual -5- GGA (1sec) GSV (5sec) GSA (1sec) RMC (1sec) VTG (1sec) C) Compatible with Bluetooth devices with Serial Port Profile (SPP) ‧Bluetooth version 1.2 compliant ‧Bluetooth Class 2 operation (up to 10 meter range) ‧Frequency：2.400 to 2.480 GHz ‧Modulation：FHSS / GFSK ‧RF channels：79 ‧Input Sensitivity：-80dBm ‧Output Level：-12.87dBm 3.7. Dimension/Environment Specification： Dimension size：49.7(W) × 78.5(L) × 68(H) mm Weight：< 30g (include battery) Operation temperature：-10oC to + 60oC Storage temperature：-40oC to + 85oC Operation humidity：5%R.H. to 95%R.H. no compressed
Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual -6- 4. Start to Use Step 1：Charge the battery in first use Please fully-charge the battery with at least 2 hours before you use the GPS receiver firstly. Connect charge cable to the power plug at the bottom and start charging Power Indicator： (1)Red LED continuously light on ÆPower in charging GPS indicator Bluetooth indicator Power switch (2)Red LED continuously light off ÆCharge completed Step 2：Power on, connect with Bluetooth Touch the power on pad 1 seconds to Power onBluetooth indicator： (1) Bluetooth host searching： Æ3 pulses per second (2) Bluetooth host connected： Æ1 pulse per second Bluetooth indicator Power ON/OFF touch pad Note: Some PDA needs to restart the Bluetooth function if you need to re-connect. Step 3：GPS function test In firstly Use of this Receiver,we strongly recommend to bring your Bluetooth GPS Receiver outdoor and open sky at least 10~15 minutes for almanac update. Power on the G66 Bluetooth GPS Receiver GPS Acquisition Fix Indicator (1) Green LED lights up continuously ：Inquiring GPS Acquisition (2) Green LED blinks (1 pulse/3sec)：Position fixed
Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual -7- 5. Software/Hardware Usage 5.1. Hardware description 1). Bluetooth GPS Receiver device function description is shown as below： Power indicator GPS indicator Bluetooth indicator Power sense switch USB connector Reset button 2). LED display description Symbol Color Behavior Description Blinking in 3 pulses/sec Searching for Bluetooth host Bluetooth Indicator Blue Blinking in 1 pulse/sec Connected with host& communicating Red Blinking with 1 sec interval for 1 minute and then shutdown the receiver Battery low Red Light up continuously Charging Power LED Red Switch off Charge completed Green Light up continuously Tracking GPS Acquisition LED Green Blink in 1pulse/ 3secs Position fixed
Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual -8- Power On/Off LED display procedure Symbol Description Power on Press and hold Power sense switch (<1sec) to switch on the power Power off Press and hold Power sense switch (<3sec) to switch off the power Power on procedure of LED First the receiver turns on ‘Red’、’Blue’、’Green’ LED for 0.5 sec simultaneously, next the receiver turns all LED off simultaneously for 0.5 sec. Finally the receiver turn on ‘Red’Æ’Blue’Æ’Green’ LED in sequence for 1 sec and turn off ‘Green’Æ’Blue’Æ’Red’ LED in sequence for 1 sec. Then ‘Power on’ action is complete. Power off procedure of LED In Power ‘ON’ state. To press and hold Power sense switch (<3sec). The receiver turns on ‘Red’、’Blue’、’Green’ LED for 0.5 sec simultaneously. Next the receiver turns all LED off simultaneously. Then ‘Power off’ action is complete. Bluetooth Idle detect When GPS receiver is not connect with the Bluetooth host for 5 minutes and shutdown the GPS receiver. Reset function When System just crashed or in other state. Now to press the reset button and let GPS receiver get back to initial state.
Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual -9- 5.2. Configuration setup with PC connection Here is a sample to show you how to connect the Bluetooth GPS Receiver with your PC, software install and basic function test. 1) First, select a PC with Bluetooth interface. Or you can purchase Bluetooth adapter for your PC. Please contact with your PC’s sales about this. 2) Check your Bluetooth manager if there exist any configuration of Bluetooth Serial Port Profile like this： Note：this sample is for your reference only. The screen may be various between different models of Bluetooth manager software. 3) If not found, please create a Bluetooth serial port by yourself. The configuration should be like this： 4) If there is already one, please check the content. Some Bluetooth device will enable the secure connection. Please refer to the configuration as above to uncheck it. 5) Power on your GPS Receiver. If the battery is ready, you should see 2 LED light up: the blue LED blink 3 times/sec means Bluetooth is activated and waiting for connection. Another static Green LED shows the GPS module is started and is inquiring position information. Please uncheck the secure connection Name it as you wish
Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual -10- 6) Open your Bluetooth places；you should see nothing while using firstly. 7) Click the [View devices in range] and you should find a [Bluetooth GPS] show as below： 8) Right click on the icon, select the [Discover Available Services]： 9) You should find the service SPP slave, right click and select [Connect to Bluetooth Serial Port]：
Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual -11- 10) The follow message will show： 11) And the connection successful message： 12) Back to the Bluetooth service view, you should see the icon changed to [Connected]： 13) If you wish to use the connection more easily next time, you can create a shortcut for this：
Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual -12- 14) You will see the shortcut you just created： 5.3. Configuration setup with PDA connection Following will show how to configure the Bluetooth connection on PDA. It may be different from other PDA models. 1) Power on your PDA and the Bluetooth host. 2) Power on the GPS Receiver. If the battery is ready, you should see 2 LEDs indication： the blue for Bluetooth blinks 3 times/sec. It means the Bluetooth module is activated and waiting for connection. The green LED for GPS, means the GPS module is activated and is inquiring GPS signal. Green LED continuously lights up Blue LED blinks 3 times/sec
Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual -13- 3) See the screen, click Bluetooth mark at bottom, and [Bluetooth Manager] as below： 4.) If this is your first time to use Bluetooth GPS, click the Bluetooth mark at the bottom as below： 5.) Then the Bluetooth connection wizard show up, select [Explore a Bluetooth device] and click [Next]. In the next page, click the box to search Bluetooth devices. Your PDA will find the Bluetooth GPS and show it in the window. Click the icon to search for service.
Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual -14- 6.) Back to the [Explore a Bluetooth device] as below. Click [Next] to list service on Bluetooth GPS. [SPP slave] should appear in the service list box, click it and click [Next] to finish shortcut creation. Don’t forget to uncheck the secure connection box. 7.) Back to the main screen of [Bluetooth manager] as below. Please double-click the icon to connect the Bluetooth GPS Receiver. If connection successful, a green arrow will show as below at right. 8) You may start to use any map/navigation software and use the GPS function now.
Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual -15- 6. Warranty The Bluetooth GPS receiver is warranty for free from defect in material and function for 1 year from the date of purchase. Any failure of this product within the period under normal conditions will be replaced at no charge to the customers. This warranty does not cover failures due to abuse, misuse, accident, or unauthorized alteration or repairs, inappropriate disassemble. ¾ Since the Bluetooth GPS Receiver got high performance rechargeable lithium-ion battery, we strongly recommend you not to place it under the sunshine for a long time. ¾ The warranty will become invalid if any miss-operation found. 7. Trouble Shooting 7.1 Problem of Setup Error/Problem Cause Trouble shooting Can not find the GPS device through Bluetooth interface Install not correct or battery low Check if G33 Bluetooth GPS Receiver is installed properly, and confirm the battery level is suitable (green LED blinks or none LED) Unable the connect through Bluetooth Configuration incorrect Please refer section 5.2 to re-install. Or refer to your Smartphone user manual for configuration. Fail to open COM Port Bluetooth manager is not configured properly, or the COM port is adopted by another software. Please check your Bluetooth manager settings, close the software may use COM ports and try again. Or check if there is any password protection. No NMEA code (GPS data flow) (1) Some PC/PDA will enter the power saving mode if you stop input for a few minutes. Bluetooth interface will be reset in such case. (2) Wrong baud rate or com port setting (1) Disable the power saving mode, try to connect GPS receiver again. (2) Correct with right baud rate & com port Unstable GPS Signal (1) degrade by anti-sunlight film with receiver placed inside car(2) some cases described in sec7.2 Plug External antenna and place on car roof
Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual -16- Error/Problem Cause Trouble shooting Poor GPS signal (1) Storm effect (2) Atmosphere turbulences (3) SA ON by USA military. NA 7.2 Concerning of Poor GPS Signal It is possible unable to receive GPS signal or signal low in these places： ¾ Inside the tunnel, GPS signal is blocked. ¾ Covers above, GPS signal is blocked. ¾ Inside buildings, GPS signal is blocked. ¾ Beside some buildings, GPS signal is disturbed. ¾ Inside forests, or too many covers, GPS signal is disturbed.
Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual -17-  If you use the Bluetooth GPS Receiver inside the car, some anti-sunlight windscreen film will make the GPS signal degraded or signal blank.  GPS satellite is owned by America military , sometimes they will tune-down the accuracy by some reason. In such cases, the GPS position may not fixed exactly.
FCC Caution1. The device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject tothe following two conditions:(1)This device may not cause harmful interference.(2)This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.2. This Transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. 3. Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user authority to operate the equipment.
FCC statement in User's Manual (for class B) "Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement This Equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: - Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. - Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. - Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. - Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. You are cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate the equipment.

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