Thursday, June 8, 2006
Step-by-Step Instructions on Configuring GPS for Windows Mobile 5
Posted by Ekkie Tepsupornchai in "ARTICLE" @ 03:30 PM
"Ever have trouble setting up a GPS device on Windows Mobile 5? Ever wonder what that GPS control panel really does? Well, wonder no more... Windows Mobile 5 introduced a new feature called the GPS Intermediate Driver which allows multiple apps to share one GPS device. In the past, if one app had the GPS COM port open, no other app could use it. But the Intermediate Driver creates a virtual COM port that multiplexes the real GPS port, and can handle multiple client apps simultaneously."
If anyone has had any problems configuring GPS for your Windows Mobile 5 device, this is definitely a worthy blog post to check out. There are some complications involved if you're using a Smartphone instead of a Pocket PC or if your Pocket PC OEM decided to hide the GPS control panel. However, the author takes some care in walking you through these challenges as well as the entire configuration step-by-step. Check it out and let us know your thoughts.
If anyone has had any problems configuring GPS for your Windows Mobile 5 device, this is definitely a worthy blog post to check out. There are some complications involved if you're using a Smartphone instead of a Pocket PC or if your Pocket PC OEM decided to hide the GPS control panel. However, the author takes some care in walking you through these challenges as well as the entire configuration step-by-step. Check it out and let us know your thoughts.
