Global Sat BTT-100 User manual

BTT-100
User Manual
Version 0.9.02
BTT-100 / Globalsat

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Table of Content
Overview........................................................................... 3
Features and Specification ................................................ 4
Features................................................................................ 4
Specification .......................................................................... 4
Accessories............................................................................ 6
Getting Started.................................................................. 7
►Power Switch ..................................................................... 7
►LED Function...................................................................... 7
►Power-saving Function......................................................... 7
►Power jack ......................................................................... 8
►Usage ............................................................................... 8
►Connect BTT-100 to a "Windows Mobile Version 5 Pocket PC"..... 9
Software Application ....................................................... 12
►Connect BTT-100 with your Pocket PC .................................. 12
►Test the RDS function ........................................................ 14
Troubleshooting .............................................................. 17
►Change battery................................................................. 17
►Bluetooth is unable to be connected .................................... 18
►GPS cannot be positioned................................................... 18

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Overview
Power jack TMC antenna jack
Power button
Power status LED
GPS status LED
Bluetooth status LED

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Features and Specification
Features
yNew SiRF GSC3 high performance and low power
consumption chipset
yCommunication with Host Platform via Bluetooth Serial
Profile
yBuilt-in ceramic patch antenna
ySupport NMEA 0183 data protocol
y3 LED to show the status of GPS/Bluetooth/Battery
yRechargeable Li-ion battery
yOperation time: 14 hours, in continuous mode
yAuto power-off, if Bluetooth is not connected to any
device within 10 minutes
yBluetooth operation range: 10m
Specification
Standard: Bluetooth V2.0
Voltage: Rechargeable and removable battery with 5V DC input
charging circuit
Operation Time: 14 hours after fully recharged, in continuous mode
Connection: Communication with host platform via Bluetooth Serial
Port Profile
Dimension: 82mm x 42mm x 22mm
Weight: 70g
Operating
temperature -20 ° to 60 ° C
Humidity: 5% to 95% Non-condensing
Output message: NMEA-0183 output protocol (Output format：GGA,
GSA, GSV, RMC) + Globalsat TMC protocol 1.0
GPS Parameters General
GPS Chipset: SiRF Star III
Frequency: L1, 1575.42 MHz
C/A code: 1.023 MHz chip rate

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Channels: 20 channel all-in-view tracking
Antenna Type: Built-in patch antenna
Position: 10 meters, 2D RMS
5 meters, 2D RMS, WAAS enabled
Velocity: 0.1 m/s
Time: 1 us synchronized to GPS time
Default datum: WGS-84
Reacquisition: 0.1 sec., average
Hot start: 1 sec., average
Warm start: 38 sec., average
Cold start: 42 sec., average
Altitude Limit: 18,000 meters (60,000 feet) max.
Velocity Limit: 515 meters/ second (1000 knots) max.
Acceleration Limit: Less than 4g
Jerk Limit: 20 m/sec3
RDS-TMC Parameter General
FREQUENCY 87.5Mhz~108Mhz US/Europe
RF Sensitivity: 30uV emf (BQR >=95%)
FM ANTENNA Length=75 cm, 75 Ohm
CONNECTOR 2.5ΦRight Angle Phone Jack

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Accessories
Before you start up, make sure that your package includes the
following items. If any item is missing or damaged, please contact
your dealer immediately.
yBTT-100 Bluetooth GPS Receiver
yTMC antenna
yCar charger
yCD-ROM
BTT-100
TMC antenna
Car charger
CD-ROM

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Getting Started
►Power Switch
Power on:
Press the power button 1 second until the GPS status LED is on.
Power off:
Press the power button 1 second until the GPS status LED is off.
►LED Function
Power Status LED (Red/Yellow):
Red: Battery power is critically low. Charge it immediately.
Yellow: Battery is charging now.
LED off: Battery is partially full or fully charged.
GPS Status LED (Green):
Blinking: GPS position is fixed
Steady light: GPS position is not fixed
Bluetooth Status LED (Blue):
Blinking (Slowly): It does not connect to any Bluetooth
device yet.
Blinking (Quickly): It has already connected to some
Bluetooth device.
►Power-saving Function
After you turned on the power of the Bluetooth GPS Receiver
BTT-100, if the Bluetooth is not connected to any devices within 10
minutes, BTT-100 will turn off the power automatically for saving

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the battery power, and all the LED will go off simultaneously.
►Power jack
You can use either the DC car power charger (included) or the AC
adapter (optional) to connect to the power jack of BTT-100 to
recharge the internal battery. Please note that the adapter rating 5V,
1.2 A, positive pole center.
►Usage
Connect BTT-100 to your Bluetooth device
(1) Press the power button to turn on the BTT-100.
(2) The Bluetooth device could be “a PDA with built-in Bluetooth”,
“a PDA with Bluetooth Compact Flash card”, or “a Notebook
with Bluetooth device”…etc.
(3) Please refer to the user manual of your Bluetooth device and
enable it for connecting to BTT-100. Some Bluetooth device
may need the Bluetooth passkey, the passkey is “0000”.
(4) Check the number of COM port used by the Bluetooth device.
(5) Run the suitable mapping/navigation software and select the
correct COM port & Baud rate: 38400.
Note: Most of the application software of Bluetooth device has an
auto-detect feature, so you don’t have to manually select the Baud
rate.

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►Connect BTT-100 to a "Windows Mobile
Version 5 Pocket PC"
1. Tap on the Bluetooth button on
right lower corner.
2. Turn on your Bluetooth GPS
receiver.
3. Check “Turn on Bluetooth”.
4. Tap the “Devices” tab, and tap
“New Partnership…”.
5. It will search for all the Bluetooth
devices.
6. Select a device (for example

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“BT-GPS-328EB2”) and tap Next.
7. Enter Passkey “0000” and tap
Next.
8. Check “Serial Port” and tap
Finish.
9. The device will be shown on the
list.
10.Tap the “COM Ports” tab, and
select “New Outgoing Port”.