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3.COM PORT VERIFICATION
1.
Once your USB Driver has been installed, you will need to confirm which COM
Port your PC has assigned to it in order to properly configure any software that will
be utilizing the GPS data being received.
2. Your GPS Dongle
MUST
be plugged into your USB port at this time.
(Micro USB to USB Cable)
3. Using Window’s
Control Panel
, select
System > Hardware > Device Manager
4. Then look under the heading of:
PORTS (Com & LPT)
5. There should be a listing for:
Prolific Serial-to-USB Comm Port (COM x)
(“
x
”
will actually be the number your PC has assigned the GPS Dongle).
6. Once you have identified the COM port number, any software that you utilize
must be configured to read GPS data from this COM port.
We strongly suggest that you first test your GPS Dongle with the included GPS Info
utility program to confirm that the GPS receiver if functioning properly on your PC
and that you have successfully configured the right COM Port setting. Once this has
been done, close the GPS Info program and start your application for COM port
configuration.
NOTE
: By default, your PC will not allow you to run multiple applications from a
single COM port. It is important that you close any previously opened GPS
application before switching to another GPS application as the GPS Dongle and
data will not be found by the new program.
There are special utilities available to split data into multiple COM ports for use by
more than one application simultaneously. (see:
http://franson.com/gpsgate
)
