Holux GR-230 User Manual

Holux GR-230 User Manual

Smart wire-less bluetooth gps receiver

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HOLUX
GR-230

Bluetooth GPS Receiver

User's Guide
Feb. 02, 2005
HOLUX
Technology Inc.
1F, No. 30, R&D Rd. II, Hsinchu City 300, Science-based Industrial Park, Taiwan
TEL: 03-6687000 FAX: 03-6687111
E-Mail: info@holux.com.tw Website: www.holux.com.tw
All Right Reserved

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  • Page 1: Bluetooth Gps Receiver

    HOLUX GR-230 Bluetooth GPS Receiver User’s Guide Feb. 02, 2005 HOLUX Technology Inc. 1F, No. 30, R&D Rd. II, Hsinchu City 300, Science-based Industrial Park, Taiwan TEL: 03-6687000 FAX: 03-6687111 E-Mail: info@holux.com.tw Website: www.holux.com.tw All Right Reserved...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    HOLUX GR-230 Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ......................2 OVERVIEW ..........................3 PACKING LIST ........................4 MAIN FUNCTIONS ......................5 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ..................6 4.1.....................6 ASIC PECIFICATION 4.2. )..................6 CQUISITION AVERAGED 4.3.....................6 ECEIVER CCURACY 4.4......................6 IMITATION 4.5.
  • Page 4: Overview

    With low power consumption, the GR-230 tracks up to 12 satellites at a time, re-acquires satellite signals in 100 ms and updates position data every second.
  • Page 5: Packing List

    GR-230 Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual 2. Packing List Congratulations on your purchase of the GR-230 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.
  • Page 6: Main Functions

    GR-230 Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual 3. Main functions GR-230 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 IIe/LP Low power consumption chipset。...
  • Page 7: Technical Specification

    HOLUX GR-230 Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual 4. Technical Specification 4.1. Basic Specification Chipset: SiRF Star IIe/LP chipset Channels: 12 parallel satellite-tracking channels. Frequency: 1575.42 MHZ. Receiver: L1, C/A code. 4.2. Acquisition Time (averaged) Reacquisition: 0.1sec. Snap start: < 3 seconds (at < 25 minutes off period) Cold start:...
  • Page 8: Output And Interface

    HOLUX GR-230 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/1 sec.), GPGSV (1time /5 sec.), GPRMC (1time /1 sec.), (GLL, VTG or SiRF binary format for optional).
  • Page 9: Getting Started

    Blue LED blinking Reconnect (1time / 3sec) Bluetooth device? GPS Status --- Put GR-230 in clear view of the sky without any obstruction for better satellite acquiring. Turn on Power of GR-230 ↓ Search GPS -------- steady orange LED on ↓...
  • Page 10: Hardware Description

    HOLUX GR-230 Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual 5.1. Hardware Description 1). GR-230 Body description see Fig. 2: LED of GPS (Orange) LED of Battery (Red / Green) LED of Bluetooth External Antenna Port (Blue) Power Switch Power Jack & Data Port (Fig.2)
  • Page 11 HOLUX GR-230 Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual 4). Optional accessories, and connector description, see Fig. 3 and Fig. 4。 PC/Notebook PC/Notebook USB port RS232 port RS232 Cable USB Cable (GR230-A1) (GR230-A2) Mini USB USB Cable (GR230-A2) (Fig.3) 1. Connect to Cigarette iPAQ 38xx Cable (CA-IPAQ38xx) PDA 2.
  • Page 12 HOLUX GR-230 Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual External active antenna connector, see Fig. 5。 Connector type: MCX. Active power voltage: 3.0V (Fig.5) Power Jack & Data Port, see Fig. 6。 Jack type: Mating face of 5 pin Mini USB Type B female。...
  • Page 13: Software Installation

    Bluetooth Manager. For other PDA, the steps may be a little different. ( Bluetooth Manger is one of popular program used for Bluetooth device) 注意: GR-230 的 PASSKEY 是 0000 (某些廠牌的 PDA 基於安全上的考量會要求您輸入 GR-230 的 PASSKEY) 1. Open “Bluetooth Manager” on pocket →...
  • Page 14: Installation Of Testing Program

    Setup your Pocket PC cradle to Desktop PC UART port. The Microsoft ActiveSync will detect your Pocket PC automatically, as Fig. 7. (Fig. 7) 3). Double click the GPSViewer.exe on your PC, then Holux GPSViewer.exe program will install automatically, as Fig. 8.
  • Page 15 HOLUX GR-230 Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual (Fig. 8) 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).
  • Page 16 HOLUX GR-230 Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual (Fig. 11) (Fig. 12) (Fig. 13) Select “GPS Status” to show the satellite diagram like below, as Fig. 14. (Fig. 14)
  • Page 17: Optional Accessories

    HOLUX GR-230 Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual Optional accessories GR-230 has many accessories to satisfy customers’ requirement see table 2. After using GR-230 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...
  • Page 18: Warranty

    COM Port setting. 8. Warranty The GR-230 is warranted to be free from defects in material and functions for a period of one year from the date of purchase. Any failure of this product within this period under normal conditions will be replaced at no charge to the customers.
  • Page 19 HOLUX GR-230 Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual No action for few minutes may cause Pocket PC entry power Close the application and execute it again save mode. It will close the COM to reopen the COM port. No Signal port at the same time.

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