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HOLUX
GR-230
Bluetooth GPS Receiver
User’s Guide
Aug. 01, 2003
HOLUX Technology Inc.
8F-11, No. 26, Tai-Yuen St., Chu-Pie City, Hsin-chu, Taiwan
TEL: 03-5526268 FAX: 03-5526108
E-Mail: info@holux.com.tw Website: www.holux.com.tw
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HOLUX GR-230 Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ..............................................................................................................2 1. OVERVIEW..........................................................................................................................3 2. PACKING LIST....................................................................................................................4 3. MAIN FUNCTIONS...........
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HOLUX GR-230 Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual 1. Overview (Fig.1) The HOLUX GR-230 Smart wire-less Bluetooth 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. GR-203 design is based on SiRF Star IIe/LP low power Architecture. GR-230 is a dual-function GPS receiver. Not only transmit satellite information through the PDA or Notebook with Bluetooth interfaces but also is a
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HOLUX 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. HOLUX GR-230 Bluetooth GPS receiver 1 Set Travel power supply / Cigarette adapter 1 Set AC Multi Power Plug Adapter 1 Set Manual and Dri
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HOLUX 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。 12 parallel satellite-tracking channels for fast acquisition and reacquisition。 High speed signal acquisition using 1920 time/frequency search channels。 Built-in WAAS/EGNOS Demodulator without additional any hardware。 Compa
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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： < 45 seconds. Warm start：< 38 seconds . Hot start： < 8 seconds Update rate： 1 second continuously 4.3. Receiver
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HOLUX GR-230 Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual 4.6. Output and Interface Output I. Output protocol Baud Rate： 9600 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). III. Datum： WGS84. Input/ Output Interface: I. Compatible Bluetooth Serial Port Profile (SPP), Version1.1 and class 2(up to 10 meter range). II. In/Out Port. GPS
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HOLUX GR-230 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 Note: Power too low ----- Red LED Normal -------------- Green LED Mini USB power socket Full ------------------- LED off STEP 2. Turn on Power Bluetooth Status – Turn on Power Blue LED blinking (1 time / 3 sec) Standby Mode Searc
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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) 2). LED status : SYMBOL COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION 3 times / 1 sec Search Bluetooth Device Blue Blinking 1 time / 3 sec Standby Mode Bluetooth 1 time / 1 sec Transferring Data Red
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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. Connect to Cassio Cable PDA (CA-CASSIOPEIA) 3. Other PDA cable contact to factory.
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HOLUX GR-230 Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual 3) External active antenna connector, see Fig. 5。 Connector type: MCX. Active power voltage: 3.0V (Fig.5) 4) Power Jack & Data Port, see Fig. 6。 Jack type: Mating face of 5 pin Mini USB Type B female。 Pin definition see table 1。 1 5 (Fig.6) 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
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HOLUX GR-230 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 your pocket pc. 1.1 Press “New” → 1.2 Press “Connect” 2. Search Bluetooth device “HOLUX GR-230” 2.1 Select “Explore a Bluetooth device” 2
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HOLUX GR-230 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 ActiveSync
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HOLUX GR-230 Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual (Fig. 9) 5) The following window is show after executing GPSViewer, as Fig. 10. (Fig. 10) 6) Setup Baud rate: 9600, 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) (Fig. 12) (Fig. 13) 14
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HOLUX GR-230 Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual 7) Select “GPS Status” to show the satellite diagram like below, as Fig. 14. (Fig. 14) 6. 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 GR230-A2 1.5M USB data cable GR230-A3 Output convert to G
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HOLUX GR-230 Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual 7. Driver Installation You can use any GR230 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. Run GR230 USB folder driver [ HOLUX GPS USB Driver Installer]. II. Connect GR-230-A2 USB connector to computer
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HOLUX GR-230 Bluetooth GPS Receiver Manual 9. Trouble Shooting Problems Reasons Methods Connect an external antenna, which locate as a open space to your GR-230 Weak or no GPS signal can be and then run GPSViewer Cold start No position received at the place of GR-230 function. output but timer is Go outdoor and run GPSViewer Cold start counting At outdoor space but GPS signal function to try again, or connect an is blocked by building or car roof. external antenna to improve
