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HOLUX GPSlim236B Bluetooth GPS Receiver User’s Manual
Wireless GPS Receiver
User’s Guide
HOLUX Technology Inc.
1F, No. 30, R&D Rd. II, HsinChu City 300, Science-based Industrial Park, Taiwan
TEL: 03-6687000 FAX: 03-6687111
Website: www.holux.com
Rev.: A
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HOLUX GPSlim236B Wireless Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ..............................................................................................................2 1. OVERVIEW..........................................................................................................................3 2. PACKING LIST....................................................................................................................4 3. MAIN FUNCTIO
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HOLUX GPSlim236B Wireless Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual 1. Overview (Fig.1) The HOLUX Wireless GPS Receiver (Fig. 1) is a total solution GPS receiver with Bluetooth, UART interface and built-in rechargeable battery for high sensitivity to tracking signal. design is based on SiRF Star III low power Architecture. is a dual-function GPS receiver. Not only transmit satellite information through the PDA or Notebook with Bluetooth interfaces but also is a G-Mouse GPS receiver through
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HOLUX GPSlim236B Bluetooth GPS Receiver User’s Manual 2. Packing List Congratulations on your purchase of the Wireless GPS Receiver. We hope it will be useful to you for a long time. Before you begin, make sure that your package includes the following items. If any of these items are missing, please contact your local HOLUX dealer or distributor. HOLUX Wireless GPS receiver 1 Set Travel power supply / Cigarette adapter 1 Set Manual and Driver CD
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HOLUX GPSlim236B Wireless Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual 3. Main functions provides a series of functions. It is well suited to system integration and users who use PDA, Notebook PC with Bluetooth device. Built in SiRF Star III Low power consumption chipset. 20 parallel satellite-tracking channels for fast acquisition and reacquisition. High speed signal acquisition using 200,000 time/frequency search channels. Built-in WAAS/EGNOS Demodulator without additional any hardware. O
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HOLUX GPSlim236B Wireless Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual 4. Technical Specification 4.1. Basic Specification Chipset：SiRF Star III chipset. Channels： 20 parallel satellite-tracking channels. Frequency： 1575.42 MHZ. Receiver： L1, C/A code. 4.2. Acquisition Time (averaged) Reacquisition： 0.1sec. Cold start： < 42 seconds. Warm start：< 38 seconds . Hot start： < 1 seconds 4.3. Receiver Accuracy Normal： 5-25 meters CEP without SA. Enable EGNOS or WAAS： Position:
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HOLUX GPSlim236B Wireless Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual 4.6. Output and Interface Output I. Output protocol Baud Rate： 38400 bps Data bit： 8 Parity： No Stop bit： 1 II. Format. NMEA0183 V2.2： GPGGA (1time/1 sec), GPGSA (1 time/5 sec.), GPGSV (1time /5 sec.), GPRMC (1time /1 sec.), GPVTG (1 time/1 sec), (GLL, or SiRF binary format for optional). III. Datum： WGS84. Input/ Output Interface: I. Compatible Bluetooth Serial Port Profile (SPP), Version1.1 and class 2(up to 10 me
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HOLUX GPSlim236B Wireless Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual 5. Getting Started STEP 1. Charge Battery Please charge battery till LED off for the first time. Power cable plug in Power cable connect to power socket ↓ Charge Battery Battery indicator light: Power too low -------- red LED Charging -------------- green LED Mini USB power Full or Not in charging -- LED off STEP 2. Turn on Power Bluetooth Status – Turn on power No Searching Bluetooth device Yes Blue
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HOLUX GPSlim236B Wireless Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual GPS Status --- Put in clear view of the sky without any obstruction for better satellite acquiring. Turn off power Turn on power ↓ ↓ Steady orange Orange Search GPS -- Power Off -- LED on LED off ↓ Orange Position Fixed -- LED blinking 5.1. Hardware Description 1). Body description see Fig. 2: Power Jack LED of Battery(Red / Green) Bluetooth LED (Blue) LED of
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HOLUX GPSlim236B Wireless Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual 2). LED status : SYMBOL COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION 1 times / 1 sec Search Bluetooth Device Blue Blinking 1 time / 1 sec Standby Mode Bluetooth 1 time / 3 sec Transferring Data Red Light on Power too low Green Light on In charging Battery N/A Light off Battery full or Not in charging Light on Acquiring Satellites Orange Blinking Position Fixed GPS 3). Power Switch : a. Power on, Orange ligh
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HOLUX GPSlim236B Wireless Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual Table 1 Pin Pin Name Signal and description 1 GND Signal ground, Battery charging ground. 2 VOUT Unregulated voltage out: 3.6 V max 100mA. Transmit Data. From organizer to peripheral.(Voltage Level 3 TXD is 3.3V ~ 5.0V). Receive Data. Form peripheral to organizer.(Voltage level 4 RXD is 3.3V ~ 5.0V). Positive terminal of DC adaptor that powers the internal 5 VCHARG charging circuit of Li-Ion battery. The approved power su
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HOLUX GPSlim236B Wireless Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual 5.2. Software Installation The following is the steps of software installation to setup on PDA, DELL AXIM with Bluetooth Manager. For other PDA, the steps may be a little different. ( Bluetooth Manger is one of popular program used for Bluetooth device) 1. Open “Bluetooth Manager” on pocket pc. New ↓ → Connect 2. Search Bluetooth device “HOLUX ” Select Explore a Bluetooth device ↓ Next 3. Find
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HOLUX GPSlim236B Wireless Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual 5.3. Installation of testing program (GPSViewer.exe is compatible with Microsoft Pocket PC or other operation system alike.) 1). Install Microsoft ActiveSync to your PC, refer to your Pocket PC manual for installation procedure, as Fig. 5. 2). Setup your Pocket PC cradle to Desktop PC UART port. The Microsoft ActiveSync will detect your Pocket PC automatically. Setup your Pocket PC cradle to Desktop PC UART port. The Microsoft
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HOLUX GPSlim236B Wireless Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual 4) Push “Start”→ “Programs”→ “GPSViewer” on PDA, as Fig. 9. (Fig. 9) 5) The following window is show after executing GPSViewer, as Fig. 10. (Fig. 10) 6) Setup Baud rate: 38400, then push “Scan” bottom to scan your COM Port (Example theIPAQ 3970 is the output port COM8). Select your COM Port (COM1 ~ COM10), then push “Open GPN” bottom, as Fig. 11, Fig. 12, and Fig. 13. (Fig. 11)
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HOLUX GPSlim236B Wireless Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual 7) Select “GPS Status” to show the satellite diagram like below, as Fig. 14. (Fig. 14) 6. Optional accessories has many accessories to satisfy customers’ requirement see table 2. After using with the following accessories, it can transmit message with PDA, Note Book easily. Table 2 Item Description Note GR230-A1 1.5M RS232 data cable GR230-A2 1.5M USB data cable GR230-A3 Output convert t
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HOLUX GPSlim236B Wireless Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual 7. Driver Installation You can use any accessories data cable without installing driver except GR230-A2 USB cable. The following is the steps of installation GR230-A2 USB cable. 7.1 System Requirement CPU: IBM, Pentium, or other compatible PC. Memory: above 16 MB System: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP 7.2 Installation I. Copy entire USB folder from CD to hard disk. II. Connect GR-230-A2 USB connector to computer without GP
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HOLUX GPSlim236B Wireless Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual ˙User has to return to HOLUX if the inner Li battery has to be replaced. 9. Trouble Shooting Problems Reasons Methods Connect an external antenna, which Weak or no GPS signal can be locate as a open space to your received at the place of No position and then run GPSViewer GPSlim236 Cold start function. output but timer is Go outdoor and run GPSViewer Cold start counting At outdoor space but GPS signal function to try
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