Re: HP iPAQ rw6828 & GPS Bluetooth Receiver

Hey everyone,

I have finally got my gear (HP iPAQ rw6828 & HP iPAQ Bluetooth GPS
Receiver) talking to each other using TomTom Navigator 5 on Windows
Mobile 5!

I thought I would post what worked for me in case I could possibly
assist any others out there with the same issue. From what I have seen
there have been a couple. If I have helped, I would love to hear from
you!

If you have had many attempts at this, I would recommend you clear all
previous bluetooth pairings, installations and GPS settings then do a
soft reset at the minimum. A hard reset is preferable (be sure to
backup all contacts, etc to a computer before doing so!).

1. Install TomTom on your device. DO NOT pair the bluetooth receiver
yet!
2. Go to Start, Settings, System, GPS.
3. Set GPS program port to COM0.
4. Set GPS hardware port to COM7. Tap OK to exit. DO NOT pair the
bluetooth receiver yet!
5. Go to Start, TomTom Navigator.
6. Configure TomTom and your connection as Other Bluetooth Receiver
and select COM0 (the GPS program port) as it should be available now
(it was never previously available to me in all my other efforts!).
7. Exit TomTom Navigator.
8. NOW pair the bluetooth receiver in Start, Settings, Connections,
Bluetooth. Switch bluetooth on and then on the Devices tab select New
Partnership. Once found select the bluetooth receiver and tap Next.
Enter the required passcode and tap Next. Check the Serial Port box
and tap Finish. BEFORE creating bluetooth COM ports go to the next
step.
9. Tap OK to go back to Settings then System tab and GPS.
10. Set GPS program port to None. If you do not do this, you will not
be able to set the incoming port as COM0 in your Bluetooth settings.
We will come back and change it again later. Tap OK to exit.
11. Go back to the Connections tab and click Bluetooth.
12. On the COM Ports tab select New Outgoing Port. Select your GPS
receiver and tap next. Select COM7 (the GPS hardware port) and tap
Finish.
13. Now select New Incoming Port and select COM0. If you cannot do
this, it is most likely you skipped step 10. Tap Finish to exit.
14. Tap OK to go back to Settings then System tab and GPS.
15. Set GPS program port back to COM0. Tap OK to exit then close the
settings window.
16. Startup TomTom Navigator and... VOILA! You should be seeing your
current location in a matter of seconds!

The truly bizarre thing about my 3 weeks of attempting to get this to
work was that I had actually performed all the above steps but possibly
in different order (well all apart from the changing around of the GPS
program ports in that particular way!). I could never get COM0 as a
port in TomTom. So I highly recommend following these instructions to
a T if you are having serious trouble like I was. I managed to put all
the information I had gathered from various forums, HP support and
colleagues at HP (yes I work for HP!!!) together and come up with a
RELATIVELY simple way of doing it! In the age of Plug n Play, this
seems like a very laborious way to do things. Couldn't someone make an
easier way???

Many thanks to all that had responded in my desparation. You all have
in one way or another assisted in getting this to work for me. My
faith in the PDA world has been restored!

I think my next purchase will definitely need to have an inbuilt
receiver ;-)

Happy Trails Everyone!

.

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