OziExplorer....what am I doing wrong?

**WedWon** · 29th February 2008, 09:18 AM

Hi Guys

Loving all the suggestions, I will be quie willing to concede I have done something wrong when we stumble over it. In fact I will buy a cold beer or two to whoever suggests the solution

Utemad : Am only using the GPS for one application at a time.
Tombraider: As Utemad says its a mouse gps so NMEA only, and thats been selected in OziExplorer's GPS setup

BTW does anyone have a map of central Australia (esp Alice Springs) that I could try loading to test the theory of Tusker (that is the software needs the map to reference to). i am doubtful of this (because if you scan a map in you use the GPS to calibrate the map so the GPS should be reading all the time) but anything is worth a try.

Cheers

Jason7001

**Utemad** · 29th February 2008, 09:36 AM

Do you not have the Australia map that comes with Ozi? It's not a bad map plus you should be able to see yourself on it somewhere

I think you can download it from the Ozi website but it at least used to be bundled with the programme.

Have you tried just selecting every different COM port that Ozi lets you?

It's been a while since I set my laptop up with the GPS. In fact it isn't set up anymore as I've reinstalled it and don't use it that way anymore (have OziCE on my PDA).

Are you using a serial GPS with a serial to USB converter? When I got my current laptop I did this and it took forever to get going and it was all down to the serial to USB converter. However if it works on your other programme than that shouldn't be an issue.

**fraser130** · 29th February 2008, 09:41 AM

Is the baud rate set correctly for the GPS in Oziexplorer?
I think most work at 9600 baud.
8 bits, no parity,

**fraser130** · 29th February 2008, 09:47 AM

Jason, where are you located?
Does the toughbook have internet while you are at home?

Fraser

**WedWon** · 29th February 2008, 11:48 AM

Hello again

In answer:
Utemad: I have tried using the map of Australia and no go in plotting a location, good point though, if the software was reading the GPS then it should show me somewhere.

The GPS is showing on Com7 through MapMonkey, and also through com7 when I run the GPS/port locater available on the OziExplorer website. I could go through and select each of the 20 or so ports but figured if it was recognised through these two then that would be enough

Fraser130:The baud rate is 4800, 8 bits no parity (same as is working in MapMonkey) and I have selected these in OziExplorer
I am in Alice Springs. The Toughbook is not on the web at home (yet......wireless broadband card (next g) is due today)

Still lost
Jason7001

**rmp** · 7th March 2008, 07:27 PM

Jason

1. Load a map of the area you are in. I recommend the Raster 250k Mosaic series of maps, available from most mapshops or online at the likes of GPSoz.com.au. This map covers all of Australia and is a must-have.

If you don't have a map of the area you're in, then when you get it working the moving-map won't be very effective. The world map would work, but it's not exactly great resolution.

2. The GPS receiver obviously works which is good. Make sure Map Monkey isn't running, even to the point of rebooting it. A "mouse" GPSR could be serial or USB. Use the same settings as Map Monkey, and set it to a type of "NMEA Only".

3. Start the moving map and see what the results are. Check the bottom-left corner of Ozi. It should start to read the NMEA data stream and mabye say "no fix", then it'll lock on and away you go.

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