Please help get my mobile to talk to my GPS

[SJD]

I have Tom tom installed on my MDA Compact 2. I bought a Bluetooth GPS reciever to go with it. I can see the reciever on my mobile, but I can't get a signal.
I can get the GPS receiver to connect to my pc, via bluetooth, it seems to have picked up a signal; I can see positions of sateltiles on the pc and it gives me it's geographical coordiates.
I left it on the window sill in my house and the test on the software runs through cycles saying it's "fixing". I have no idea what it's doing.
I can get my mobile to link to my PC also. What I can't do is make the reciever work with my mobile.
The tom tom just says there are no valid gps signals.
I made sure the mobile was on the right comm port and the right settings. I don't know what else to do.
Please help.

[getsurfers]

What settings are you using?

You should be using other cabled, the auto allocated com port of the GPS, and then the correct baud rate.

[SJD]

Yes, I'm using other cabled, I made sure I was using the allocated comm port and baud rate. I've been over and over it. I've re configured every setting there was, and it's all as per instructions.
Although, there were very few instructions with the GPS unit, and none with the tom tom as I got that second hand, so I'm a bit clueless.

[getsurfers]

What make of GPS & model? Could be that it needs a non standard baud rate, or that there are multiple options depending on the software used.

[SJD]

http://www.techfocus.co.uk/GPS-Receivers/TFSN20.htm

That's the GPS reciever. The suggested baud rate is 9600. You can change that and the comm port but it does connect to tomtom on the mobile fine. It's just that tomtom says that it is not a valid signal.
Is it to do with the choice of binary or NMEA gps type? Currently set to nmea.

[Martin Laverty]

Did you create an outgoing port on your PDA for the GPS receiver?

Start - settings - connections tab
Bluetooth. There should be a tab for com ports.
Select new outgoing port and select Com 0. Once this is done start your gps software and change the GPS settings so com 0 is selcted.

Originally Posted by SJD

I have Tom tom installed on my MDA Compact 2. I bought a Bluetooth GPS reciever to go with it. I can see the reciever on my mobile, but I can't get a signal.
I can get the GPS receiver to connect to my pc, via bluetooth, it seems to have picked up a signal; I can see positions of sateltiles on the pc and it gives me it's geographical coordiates.
I left it on the window sill in my house and the test on the software runs through cycles saying it's "fixing". I have no idea what it's doing.
I can get my mobile to link to my PC also. What I can't do is make the reciever work with my mobile.
The tom tom just says there are no valid gps signals.
I made sure the mobile was on the right comm port and the right settings. I don't know what else to do.
Please help.

[SJD]

There isn't a comm0! My mobile only gave the options of comm 6 or comm7. As the GPS recommends comm 6. I've had it on that.
I can change the comm on the gps software for the reciever to talk to the pc, but it says "wrong comm" on anything other than 3 - 5.

[getsurfers]

Is the yellow and black circle spinning when you go to GPS status?

If it is, then you need to wait for a lock, and/or check your baud rate is 38400. I'd also try 4800, and 9600 if that doesnt work.

Remember that if can take time to get a lock, and you should try this outside buildings/vehicles, and not when moving. A lock can take time initially, so wait at least 15 minutes before deeming a try as a failure.

Are you seeing ANY sat numbers on the status screen? If you are, this shows the GPS is working, and you either need to wait longer or check baud rate.