GPS reciever though USB

paturoa · #1 (**permalink**) 10-19-2007, 09:20 PM

Hi noob here. Great site!

I have just got a new Titan and can't get my GPS to work.

I previously had an HTC Falcon and the GPS software worked fine and said that the GPS was connecting on COM 1 @ 4800 bps.

I use GPS Tuner http://www.gpstuner.com/

The GPS also comes with a standard USB connector as well, that works fine into my laptop. So I bought a USB to mini-USB converter and plugged into the Titan.

No go.

I checked the power and that is OK (and the orange charging light comes on on the Titan). I dragged out my old oscilliscope and can see data on the 2 data pins as well (not surprising as it works OK with my laptop). I also checked to see if the data was on the right pins, ie not swapped d+ and d- and that was OK too.

Both GPS Tuner and Google Maps can't auto find the GPS. I also took half an hour a tried every manual config possible as well, and nothing works.

Has anyone got a USB GSP reciever to work OK? How did you do it?

PPC67002481 · #2 (**permalink**) 10-19-2007, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by paturoa

Hi noob here. Great site!

I have just got a new Titan and can't get my GPS to work.

I previously had an HTC Falcon and the GPS software worked fine and said that the GPS was connecting on COM 1 @ 4800 bps.

I use GPS Tuner http://www.gpstuner.com/

The GPS also comes with a standard USB connector as well, that works fine into my laptop. So I bought a USB to mini-USB converter and plugged into the Titan.

No go.

I checked the power and that is OK (and the orange charging light comes on on the Titan). I dragged out my old oscilliscope and can see data on the 2 data pins as well (not surprising as it works OK with my laptop). I also checked to see if the data was on the right pins, ie not swapped d+ and d- and that was OK too.

Both GPS Tuner and Google Maps can't auto find the GPS. I also took half an hour a tried every manual config possible as well, and nothing works.

Has anyone got a USB GSP reciever to work OK? How did you do it?

I am wondering if you r serious or not ?
either way, this will never work. only bt gps recivers work

**JackSchitt28** · #3 (**permalink**) 10-19-2007, 11:43 PM

get yourself a bt gps. way less complicated.

jaak · #4 (**permalink**) 10-20-2007, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by paturoa

Has anyone got a USB GSP reciever to work OK? How did you do it?

This requires USB host mode support on the Mogul, which as far as I know the chipset theoretically might support, but there are no software drivers for it.

Like others have said, you'll have to use a BT GPS or hope Sprint turns on the built in assisted GPS.

shellguy · #5 (**permalink**) 10-20-2007, 06:19 AM

From what i have heard the usb connecter is only good for music outbound, & charging, i have never seen it usable for anything else.

Will g.

Musicman247 · #6 (**permalink**) 10-20-2007, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by shellguy

From what i have heard the usb connecter is only good for music outbound, & charging, i have never seen it usable for anything else.

Will g.

So you can't sync your data over the USB?

**ImCoKeMaN** · #7 (**permalink**) 10-20-2007, 09:31 AM

Yes it can sync data, and be used as a laptop internet connection, but both of those are using the Titan as a slave device. The device has no USB host capabilities which would be needed for a usb GPS.

paturoa · #8 (**permalink**) 10-20-2007, 02:06 PM

Thanks all.

Well that explains why it doesn't work. Next step is to break out my credit card and go get a BT GPS.