Connecting a Smartphone to a GPS (Window Mobile Smartphone 5.0 and Windows Mobile Standard 6)

It seems to be a little more difficult than it should be to set up a GPS on a Windows Mobile Standard 6 Smartphone. Here is a list of steps that might help:

For Smartphone (Windows Mobile Standard 6):

• Make sure Bluetooth is set to "On".
• You may have to press the pairing button on the GPS (if it has one).
• Start/Settings/Connections/Bluetooth.
• Pick Bluetooth again.
  Add new Device... (it will then search for Bluetooth devices)
• Select your GPS device from the list and press Next.
• The GPS you are trying to use should show up in the list.
• Select it. Press Next.
• Enter the passkey for the Bluetooth GPS. For example, 0000 or 0183
• Next
• You should get a message box saying "Your Smartphone has connected with XXXX".
• OK
• Enter a display name for the device. Enter a name and press Next.
• Check the "Serial port" checkbox.
• Done
• Done

You now have to add a Com Port.

• Start/Settings/Connections/Bluetooth.
  Pick Bluetooth again.
• Menu/COM Ports
• It will say "To add a COM port, select from one of the options under Menu."
• Press Menu.
• Select New Outgoing Port.
• Select the GPS you just added from the list.
• Pick the Com port you want to use (mine usually givex COM6 and COM7)
• You should then uncheck Secure Connection (unless you know you GPS will work with it on).
• Done.

You should now be able to connect to the GPS in an Application that uses a GPS by specifying the Com port you defined.


For Smartphone (Windows Mobile Smartphone 5.0):
from http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile/archive/2006/06/07/620387.aspx

Start/Settings/Connections/Bluetooth.

Make sure Bluetooth is set to "On".

Menu/Devices

Menu/New

Select your GPS device from the list and press Next.

Enter the passkey for the Bluetooth GPS. For example, 0000 or 0183.

Next

You should get a message box saying "Your Smartphone has connected".

OK

Next

Check the "Serial port" checkbox.

Done

Done

Menu/COM Ports

Select your GPS.

Menu/New Outgoing Port.

Select your device and press Select.

You will see a COM port that has been chosen for your GPS. For example, COM6.

Done

Done

Done

Now your GPS is set up on COM6.

Start your GPS app and configure it to use COM6.