[OZAPRS] To Run UI-View with a GPS on my laptop?

Rob Heyer vk2xic at yahoo.com.au
Thu Feb 12 17:00:36 EST 2009


  Jim,
Thank you for your note, yes I do have the Byonics Adapter that's why I though I had a 'goer.'
Point taken on the set up of the ComPort 2 but as I'm on the last nightfhift I will have a play and set things up in a day or so.

Thanks for your responc and that of the VK2, sorry cant remember the name....

73

Rob Heyer VK2XIC




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From: Jim Hiley <jim at c-com.com.au>
To: Australian APRS Users <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
Sent: Wednesday, 11 February, 2009 12:50:20 PM
Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] To Run UI-View with a GPS on my laptop?

Rob,
I assume you purchased the USB to serial adapter from Byonics. A normal generic adapter won't supply the 5V to pin 4 that the GPS needs.

Assuming Windows XP:
Check you port number in Device Manager. It is unlikely to be com2.
If it is a port above com8, you can change it  by going to Properties/Port Settings/Advanced.

Jim  VK7JH

At 12:04 11/02/2009, you wrote:
> Hi all, Can any one help with a difficulty I have. I'm trying to run UI-View with a GPS on my laptop. I have a Byonics type GPS, as I have to this date mainly used a TinyTrak3. What I have when I plug in the GPS and run UI-View is the red light flashing on the GPS which indicates the device hasn't locked on to any of the Satellites. The UI-View page doesn't indicate anything. I have downloaded a driver from the Byonics web site to allow interface of USB on the laptop to 9 pin serial plug on the GPS. The steps I have taken with UI-View are; Main page sellected SETUP                            GPS SETUP                            Baud Rate 4800                            Set PC clock From GPS                            Enable Offset 10 Hrs                            Show GPS Cross-hairs (celected)                            Com Port set to 2 All other settings are defalt. I have a  HP COMPAQ and I'm not certain the USB port I'm using is configed to be
 Com Port 2, this is something which I find difficult to set up; I guess it's easy, when you know how. Any thoughts? 73's Rob Heyer
> _______________________________________________

Jim Hiley VK7JH
jim at c-com.com.au

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