ftech FGPSBT04 Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual USERS MANUAL

ftech Corporation Bluetooth GPS Receiver USERS MANUAL

USERS MANUAL

*** USER’S MANUAL *** FCC ID : SBUFGPSBT04
The Federal Communication Commission 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 instruction, may cause harmful interference to radio communication. 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 of 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. Use only shielded cables to connect I/O devices to this equipment. You are cautioned that change or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate the equipment. THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES. OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND (2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERECE RECEIVED, INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION. 1. This device may not cause harmful interference and 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Bluetooth GPS ReceiverBT1.5User’s Manual
Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual-1-ContentsCaution------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20. Quick Start----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20.1. Inside the package------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20.2. Connect to your PC/PDA---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21. Introduction---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32. Features and Functions--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33. Technical Specification---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------43.1. General------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 43.2. Acquisition Time (Average)------------------------------------------------------------------------- 43.3.Precision/Accuracy------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 43.4. Dynamic Condition----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 43.5. Power Management-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------43.6. Protocol & Interface---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 43.7. Dimension /Specification---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 54. Start to Use----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 65. Software/Hardware Usage----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 75.1. Hardware description -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 75.2. Configuration setup with PC connection --------------------------------------------------------- 85.3. Configuration setup with PDA connection-------------------------------------------------------115.4. Software Install/Usage Guide----------------------------------------------------------------------136. Warranty------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 157. Trouble Shooting---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------157.1. Problem of Setup-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------157.2. Concerning of Poor GPS Signal------------------------------------------------------------------- 16
Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual-2-CautionRead before you start to use: 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. If you use this device inside of buildings, tunnels, or any huge objects beside you, the GPSsignals might be cut-off or disturbed. Please do not consider that the receiver is malfunction. Sometimes the speed-test alarm system may interfere with GPS signal. If it really do, pleasesuspend it temporary. The receiver is made by high-technology electronic components. Please do not make itexposed in sunshine for a long time.0Quick Start0.1 Inside the PackageThank 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 package1. BT1.5 multi-purpose Bluetooth GPS Receiver x 12. High capacity rechargeable lithium-ion battery x 13. Manual/software CD-Rom x 14. Travel charger x1 0.2 Connect to your PC/PDAA. Push the power button for 2 seconds, power on the Bluetooth GPS receiver.B. Put the Bluetooth GPS receiver at proper place (open to sky) to receive the GPS signal.C. Turn on the power of your PC/PDA.D. Search for Blue tooth device by your Blue tooth manager on your PC/PDA. The GPSdevice required no passkey for connection. But some Blue tooth system is forced to enterpasskey, please use [0000] in such case.E. Connect to BT1.5 Bluetooth GPS Receiver and then make sure baud rate set at 9600bps(standard) in your application program.F. In firstly Use of this Bluetooth GPS Receiver, we strongly recommend you to bring yourBluetooth GPS receiver outdoor or open sky at least 15~20 minutes for sure 3D position fixed and almanac updated.
Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual-3-1. IntroductionBT1.5 Bluetooth GPS Receiver is a total solution of GPS receiver. High capacity rechargeable lithium-ion battery, GPS antenna, Blue tooth transmit/receive system are included. It is designed on the most advantage SiRF starIII chip solution, got the full-function, industry-level locating capacity and low prices.You can use this Bluetooth GPS Receiver as vehicles navigator, security system, geographicmeasurement, investigations or agriculture purpose. BT1.5 Bluetooth GPS Receiver operationrequirement is a proper power supply and the open sky-view. This Bluetooth GPS Receiver cancommunicate with other electronic devices by Blue tooth 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 every second. This Bluetooth GPS Receiverauto-locating feature is capable of automatically determining a navigation solution withoutintervention. However, acquisition performance could be interfered and do cold start if the receiver were initialized with occurrence of the following events:1) First in use2) The GPS receiver is not in use for more than 3 months or transportation over distancesfurther than 500 kilometers.3) Failure of the internal memory battery without system standby power.2. Features and Functions1) Automatically almanac/ ephemeris update in flash memory Programmable flash utility to do refresh on satellite orbit data information every 10 minutes. 2) Smart power management solution.GPS Device will automatically shutdown in case of Bluetooth un-detected over default time.3) Compatible with Bluetooth Serial Port Profile (SPP) completely.4) Easy to combine with the vehicle, voyage navigation, vehicle management, AVL, personalnavigation, tracking system and map applications.
Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual-4-3. Technical Specification3.1. GeneralCore Module: Built-in high performance SiRF starIII chipset.Satellite channel number: all-in-view 20 parallel satellites; GPS frequency: 1575.42 MHzReceiver: L1, C/A code. Antenna type: Built in passive patch antennaExternal connector: MMCX (standard)3.2. Acquisition TimeRefresh: 0.1 secCold start: 42 sec (average, normally occurred in first use of GPS receiver life)Warm start: 38 sec (average)Hot start: 1 sec (average)Position information update period: 1 sec (average)3.3. Precision/ Accuracy Position accuracy: <10M(2D RMS) or <5M(WAAS enabled)Velocity: 0.1 m/sec, without SATime: ²1ms synchronized to GPS time3.4. Dynamic conditionAltitude: 18,000m(60,000 feet)Velocity: 515m/sec(700knod)Acceleration: 4G(G for gravity unit)Jerk: 20m/sec3.5. Power managementA) Applied External Voltage: 5V DC +/- 5%(via charge cable)B) Power system: Rechargeable Lithium-ion 3.7V battery, as main power.C) Power consumption: 110mA(typical)D) Battery endurance: Charged with 4 hours (firstly in use), more than 9 hours of working time3.6. Protocol &InterfaceA) Output formatNMEA 0183,Baud rate: 9600 bps(standard)Data bit: 8Parity: NoneStop bit: 1
Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual-5-B)NMEA code support:GPGGA(1 sec interval)GPGSV(5 sec interval)GPGSA(1 sec interval)GPRMC(1 sec interval)GPVTG(1 sec interval)C) Compatible with Blue tooth devices with Serial Port Profile (SPP) ΘBlue tooth version 1.1 compliantΘBlue tooth Class 2 operation (up to 10 meter range)ΘFrequency : 2.400 to 2.480 GHzΘInput Sensitivity: -83dBm!3.7. Dimension/Environment Specification:Dimension size: 86 × 45 × 23 mmWeight: < 52g(battery excluded)Operation temperature: -10oC to + 70oCStorage temperature: -40oC to + 85oCOperation humidity: 5%R.H. to 95%R.H. no compressed
Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual-6-4. Start to UseStep 1: Charge the battery in first usePlease fully-charge the battery with at least 4 hours before you use the GPS receiver firstly. Connect charge cable to the power plug at thebottom and start chargingPower Indicator:(1)Green LED blinkingPower low/charging (see below detail described)Power indicatorBluetoothindicatorPower switch (2)Green LED stop to blink &light up Charge completed (LED will vanish when cable away)Step 2: Power on, connect with BluetoothPush the power switch 1~2 seconds to Power on Bluetooth indicator:(1) Bluetooth host searching:3 pulses per second(2) Bluetooth host connected:1 pulse per secondPower ON/OFF switchBluetooth indicatorNote: Some PDA needs to restart the Bluetooth function if you need to re-connect.Step 3: GPS function testIn firstly Use of this Receiver ,we strongly recommend to bring your Bluetooth GPS Receiveroutdoor and open sky at least 15~20 minutes for almanac update.Power on the FGPNBT03 Bluetooth GPSReceiverGPS Acquisition Fix Indicator(1) Red LED lights up continuously: InquiringGPS Acquisition &Power indicator(2) Red LED blinks (1 pulse/3 sec): Positionfixed
Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual-7-5. Software/Hardware Usage5.1. Hardware description1). Bluetooth GPS Receiver device function description is shown as below:Power switchPower/GPS LEDBluetooth indicatorExternal AntennaMMCX Plug2). LED display descriptionSymbol Color Behavior DescriptionBlinking in 3 pulses/sec Searching for Bluetooth hostBlue tooth Indicator Blue Blinking in 1 pulse/sec Connected with host& communicatingGreen Blinking with 3 sec intervalBattery lowGreen Blinking with 2 sec intervalChargingGreen Light up Charge completed(LED off when cable away)Red Light up continuously PositioningPower/GPSAcquisition LED(Red/Green combined)Red Blink in 1pulse/ 3secs Position fixed3).Power ON/OFFǺPush power switch 1~2 seconds to switch on/off the power.Passive antenna inside(face to opensky)
Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual-8-5.2. Configuration setup with PC connectionHere 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 Profilelike 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 likethis: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 blueLED blink 3 times/sec means Bluetooth is activated and waiting for connection. Another staticred LED shows the GPS module is started and is inquiring position information.Please uncheck the secure connectionName it as you wish
Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual-9-6) 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-10-10) 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-11-14) You will see the shortcut you just created:5.3. Configuration setup with PDA connectionFollowing 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 forconnection. The red LED for GPS, means the GPS module is activated and is inquiring GPSsignal.Blue LED blinks 3 times/sec Red LED
Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual-12-3) 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 theBluetooth GPS and show it in the window. Click the icon to search for service.
Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual-13-6) 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 shortcutcreation. 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 toconnect 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.5.4. Software Install/Usage Guide1) Please make sure your PDA is connected properly with your PC using Microsoft ActiveSync. If you have not install ActiveSync yet, you can install the copy from the bounded CD-Rom, version 3.7.1. Please connect your PDA with your PC by the cable/cradle for your PDA, it should befound in your PDA accessory pack.
Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual-14-2) Insert the CD-Rom into your CD drive. If your auto-run function works, you will see thewelcome screen as below:3) Select the language you preferred. We choose the “English” here:
Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual-15-4) Click the [Useful tools and PocketPC utility] at the left:6. WarrantyThe 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 orrepairs, inappropriate disassemble. 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. The warranty will become invalid if any miss-operation found.7. Trouble Shooting7.1 Problem of Setup Error/Problem Cause Trouble shootingCan not find the GPS device through Bluetooth interface Install not correct or battery low Check if FGPNBT03 Bluetooth GPSReceiver is installed properly, and confirm the battery level is suitable (green LED blinks or none LED)Unable the connect through BluetoothConfiguration incorrect Please refer section 5.2 to re-install.Or refer to your PDA’s user manual for configuration.Fail to open COMPortBluetooth manager is not configuredproperly, 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 (1) Disable the power saving mode, try to connect GPS receiver again.
Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual-16-Error/Problem Cause Trouble shootinginput for a few minutes. Bluetoothinterface will be reset in such case.(2) Wrong baud rate or com port setting(2) Correct with right baud rate & com portUnstable GPS signal (1) degrade by anti-sunlight filmwith receiver placed inside car(2) some cases described in sec7.2Plug External antenna and place on car roofPoor GPS signal (1) FGPNBT03 Storm effect(2) Atmosphere turbulences(3) SA ON by USA military.NA7.2 Concerning of Poor GPS SignalIt is possible unable to receive GPS signal or signal low in these places: Inside the tunnel, GPS signal is blocked. Covers above, GPS signal is blocked. Inside buildings, GPS signal is blocked. Beside some buildings, GPS signal is disturbed.
Bluetooth GPS Receiver User Manual-17- Inside forests, or too many covers, GPS signal is disturbed. If you use the Bluetooth GPS Receiver inside the car, some anti-sunlight windscreen filmwill make the GPS signal degraded or signal blank. GPS satellite is owned by America military, sometimes they will tune-down the accuracy bysome reason. In such cases, the GPS position may not fixed exactly.

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