ND-100 GPS Dongle

[John Smith]

Got an ND-100 GPS dongle and can't figure out how to get the information off
it and into any applications.

Don't have a CD-drive so downloaded the driver and GPS utility from the
website. Installed the drivers, plugged it in and it seems to be detected on
all my USB ports, ranging from COM 6 to COM 8, although no light comes on
like it is supposed to. Some reviews say that the light is hard to see in
daylight, however.

Opened the MiniCDU program and selected the COM port that it's plugged in
to, and am getting nothing - even if it isn't receiving GPS info it's
supposed to display 0s in the application. Have tried changing the baud rate
to match what's on the packaging, in the manual and in the device manager >
COM port settings, and also changing the COM port settings to 4800 baud
which is what most GPS applications are accepting, but still nothing.

Have tried it in all USB ports and everything else that seems to be an
option in the miniCDU program and still no output.

Any ideas?

 

[Anthony R. Gold]

Got an ND-100 GPS dongle and can't figure out how to get the information off
it and into any applications.

Have tried it in all USB ports and everything else that seems to be an
option in the miniCDU program and still no output.

Any ideas?

Try downloading the free trial version of MS Streets and Trips and see
whether that detects it: http://www.microsoft.com/streets/en-us/Trial.aspx

Tony

 

[John Smith]

Try downloading the free trial version of MS Streets and Trips and see
whether that detects it: http://www.microsoft.com/streets/en-us/Trial.aspx

I have Autoroute 2007 which is the same sort of thing, I believe. Before I
got the ND-100, there was only one item showing under available COM ports
under the "Configure GPS" option, which was COM 5, where I have a internal
bluetooth port.

However, with the ND-100 connected, when I scan the COM ports, it shows the
ones for my bluetooth (COM 5) and the first USB that I have the ND100
plugged into (COM 6) but after each of those, it says "no devices detected"

So it recognises that there is something attached to the port, but it is not
seeing the device.

 

[Alan White]

Have tried it in all USB ports and everything else that seems to be an
option in the miniCDU program and still no output.

Any ideas?

Have you clicked the 'Connect' icon in the top left hand corner of
miniCDU?

 

[John Smith]

Have you clicked the 'Connect' icon in the top left hand corner of
miniCDU?

Yes, and afterwards in the bottom left corner it says Connected COM (X)
xxxxxx baud. But nothing results, no data.

How obvious is the operating LED - I've read that it is hard to see in
daylight. But I can't see anything in darkness either.

 

[John Smith]

Try setting the baud rate in Device Manager. 115,000 bps and 4800 bps are
two defaults that are frequently used.

It says it's a 34800 device, and I tried that and others, as device manager
gave me defaults of 9600 - but nothing worked

 

[Marvin Hlavac]

It says it's a 34800 device,

Your AutoRoute 2007 will not work with any boad rate other than 4800. If
your GPS receiver doesn't include a utility software to change the default
baun rate, you may use GpsGate
http://www.laptopgpsworld.com/laptop-gps-software/2531-gpsgate.html

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To read more visit our forum for Microsoft AutoRoute
http://www.laptopgpsworld.com/microsoft-streets-trips/

 

[John Smith]

Your AutoRoute 2007 will not work with any boad rate other than 4800. If
your GPS receiver doesn't include a utility software to change the default
baun rate, you may use GpsGate
http://www.laptopgpsworld.com/laptop-gps-software/2531-gpsgate.html

................................
To read more visit our forum for Microsoft AutoRoute
http://www.laptopgpsworld.com/microsoft-streets-trips/

The GPS itself is a 38400 baud device, but there is a utility that comes
with the GPS dongle (MiniCDU) that allows you to change the baud rate.

 

[John Smith]

Got an ND-100 GPS dongle and can't figure out how to get the information
off it and into any applications.

Don't have a CD-drive so downloaded the driver and GPS utility from the
website. Installed the drivers, plugged it in and it seems to be detected
on all my USB ports, ranging from COM 6 to COM 8, although no light comes
on like it is supposed to. Some reviews say that the light is hard to see
in daylight, however.

Opened the MiniCDU program and selected the COM port that it's plugged in
to, and am getting nothing - even if it isn't receiving GPS info it's
supposed to display 0s in the application. Have tried changing the baud
rate to match what's on the packaging, in the manual and in the device
manager > COM port settings, and also changing the COM port settings to
4800 baud which is what most GPS applications are accepting, but still
nothing.

Have tried it in all USB ports and everything else that seems to be an
option in the miniCDU program and still no output.

Any ideas?

Returned it to the shop and now have one that works.