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beefcake79 · 12/30/2004, 11:03 AM

I have a Treo 650 and a EMTAC BTGPS unit. I've installed the Emtac mapping software as well as their little diag utility to test connectivity to the EMTAC unit onto my Treo.

I can't see to get it to work though. WHen it makes the BT connection the EMTAC shows it's connected by blinking once every 2 seconds, and the mapping software and GPS util program work just fine...for about 5 seconds and then the connection drops and the BTGPS starts doing it's 1 blink per second thing and I get GPS not found errors on the Treo. If I close out and re-open - it connects back up for 5-10 seconds and then drops again.

I've tried with the device as a trust BT device and without, I've installed the Bluetooth Carkit library upgrade from Palmone in hopes that it would help things to go. All to no avail. It consistantly fails. I don't have another unit readily available to try it on - next week I'll have access to a BT enabled WINCE unit and will try installing the GPS util that Emtac provides and see if that connection is stable.

Anyone else have any problems like this?

The Emtac mapping software does seem to work just fine for those 5 second bursts btw.

12/30/2004, 11:03 AM	#30 (permalink)
beefcake79 Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have a Treo 650 and a EMTAC BTGPS unit. I've installed the Emtac mapping software as well as their little diag utility to test connectivity to the EMTAC unit onto my Treo. I can't see to get it to work though. WHen it makes the BT connection the EMTAC shows it's connected by blinking once every 2 seconds, and the mapping software and GPS util program work just fine...for about 5 seconds and then the connection drops and the BTGPS starts doing it's 1 blink per second thing and I get GPS not found errors on the Treo. If I close out and re-open - it connects back up for 5-10 seconds and then drops again. I've tried with the device as a trust BT device and without, I've installed the Bluetooth Carkit library upgrade from Palmone in hopes that it would help things to go. All to no avail. It consistantly fails. I don't have another unit readily available to try it on - next week I'll have access to a BT enabled WINCE unit and will try installing the GPS util that Emtac provides and see if that connection is stable. Anyone else have any problems like this? The Emtac mapping software does seem to work just fine for those 5 second bursts btw.