FALCOM NAVI-XS POI User Manual
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FALCOM NAVI-XS POI
(Bluetooth
™
GPS Receiver with
Points-Of-Interest features)
User’s guide
Preliminary/Draft
Version 1.00, 05/12/2005
NAVI-XS POI USER’S GUI DE VERSION 1.00
Table of contents
0 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................4
0.1 GENERAL ABOUT NAVI-XS POI ............................................................................................... 4
0.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS................................................................................................................ 5
0.2.1 Accessories ........................................................................................................................... 6
1 SECURITY ..................................................................................7
1.1 GENERAL INFORMATION ........................................................................................................... 7
1.2 RESTRICTED USE ..................................................................................................................... 7
1.3 CHILDREN ............................................................................................................................... 7
1.4 DRIVING AND SAFETY ............................................................................................................... 7
1.5 BATTERY SAFETY ..................................................................................................................... 7
2 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION ......................................................9
2.1 BLUETOOTH™ GPS RECEIVER ARCHITECTURE......................................................................... 9
2.2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ..................................................................................................... 9
2.2.1 Electrical Characteristics ....................................................................................................... 9
2.2.1.1 General ............................................................................................................................................. 9
2.2.1.2 Accuracy ........................................................................................................................................... 9
2.2.1.3 Datum ............................................................................................................................................. 10
2.2.1.4 Time to First Position ...................................................................................................................... 10
2.2.1.5 POI (Point-Of-Interest) .................................................................................................................... 10
2.2.1.6 Sensitivity........................................................................................................................................ 10
2.2.1.7 Dynamic Conditions ........................................................................................................................ 10
2.2.1.8 DC Power........................................................................................................................................ 10
2.2.1.9 Bluetooth™ Serial Port.................................................................................................................... 10
2.2.1.10 Physical .......................................................................................................................................... 10
2.2.1.11 Software.......................................................................................................................................... 11
2.2.1.12 Bluetooth Technical data ................................................................................................................ 11
2.2.1.13 TCXO-Specification ........................................................................................................................ 11
2.2.1.14 Temperature range ......................................................................................................................... 11
2.3 INTERFACES .......................................................................................................................... 12
2.3.1 On/Off buttons ..................................................................................................................... 12
2.3.2 LEDs .................................................................................................................................... 12
2.3.3 Power jack ........................................................................................................................... 13
2.3.3.1 Charging & Discharging the included batteries ............................................................................... 13
3 PREPARING TO USE YOUR FALCOM NAVI-XS POI ............15
3.1 HOW DOES THE FALCOM NAVI-XS POI WORK? ................................................................... 15
4 OPERATION GUIDE.................................................................16
4.1 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ................................................................................................. 16
4.1.1 PC/Laptop and NAVI-XS POI Bluetooth™ Connection....................................................... 17
4.1.1.1 How to evaluate the NAVI-XS connected to PC/Laptop.................................................................. 20
4.1.2 Pocked PCs Bluetooth™ Connection.................................................................................. 23
4.1.3 Navigation with NAVI-XS POI Bluetooth™ GPS Receiver.................................................. 26
5 SOFTWARE INTERFACE.........................................................27
5.1 NMEA OUTPUT MESSAGES .................................................................................................... 27
6 TROUBLESHOOTING ..............................................................28
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Version history:
Version number Author Changes Release date
1.00 Fadil Beqiri Initial release 05/12/2005
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Cautions
Information furnished herein by FALCOM are accurate and reliable. However, no
responsibility is assumed for its use.
Please, read carefully the safety precautions.
If you have any technical questions regarding this document or the product
described in it, please contact your vendor.
General information about FALCOM and its range of products are available at the
following Internet address: http://www.falcom.de/
Trademarks
Some mentioned products are registered trademarks of their respective companies.
Copyright
This user’s guide is copyrighted by FALCOM GmbH with all rights reserved. No part of
this document may be produced in any form without the prior written permission of
FALCOM GmbH.
FALCOM GmbH.
No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained
herein.
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0 INTRODUCTION
0.1 General about NAVI-XS POI
The FALCOM introduces the world’s first Bluetooth GPS Receiver with enabled points
of interest. The NAVI-XS POI comes with new excellent features, offering not only a
complete wireless GPS navigation, but also a warning system with importable
thousands of Points-of-interest (upto 15,000 POIs) and the ability of active warning
areas when your current location results within the circle of a Point-of-interest. It
enables multiple stop allocation for long journeys, so that it is possible to navigate
from ‘A’ to ‘B’ stopping at ‘C’ and ‘D’ on the way. Each point-of-interest refers to the
geographic point location of an object. Points-of-interest can be almost anything
worth stopping at, such as Gas stations, banks, rest stops, restaurants, businesses,
landmarks, parks, shopping etc. Once the NAVI-XS POI is powered up, it starts
monitoring your current driving position and it checks whether you are approaching
one of the points-of-interest pre-loaded on it. If you are approaching one of the
stored points of interest, the NAVI-XS POI unit alerts up to three different tones loud
and friendly. The different tones are based on the distance of the unit from one of
the point-of-interest.
The NAVI-XS POI GPS receiver with integrated Bluetooth™ technology based on a
0.13 micron CMOS process of the SiRFstarIIx – GSC2x – architecture the NAVI-XS POI is
an outstanding quality and performance as well an excellent navigational and
positioning aid tool placing your correct position on the map anywhere in the world.
With its integral housing, compact design, ultra-low power consumption, higher
stability of frequency, easy-to-carry and easy-to-use, enables you to receive GPS
data on Bluetooth-enabled mobile handhelds, PDAs and portable computers within
a range of 10 m without using any wires at all. Ease-of-use is ensured with just two
touch-buttons and three LEDs. Three LED lights on top indicating Bluetooth
connection, GPS status and battery state-of-charge. The NAVI-XS POI enables
extremely fast and deep GPS signal search capabilities; achieving time-to-first-fix in
only seconds by acquiring signals down to –159 dBm; resulting a significant
improvement on the GPS performance. Therefore, you have a high-capacity
navigation system, which connects your Bluetooth™-enabled device with the
performance of intelligent and dynamic destination guidance and in
communication with Bluetooth™-enabled device’s Mapping software points you
comfortably and reliably from the current location A to your desired destination B.
Powered by just 2 AAA rechargeable (included) and replaceable NIMH batteries,
NAVI-XS offers up to 6 hours of continuous use without extra power.
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Figure 1: Connection possibilities offered by the NAVI-XS POI Bluetooth GPS receiver
0.2 Package contents
Check the contents of the package. The following items should be included. In case
of damaged or missing any item, please contact your vendor immediately.
Figure 2: Package contents
Ordering number Quantity Description
NAVI-XS-POI-SET
FALCOM NAVI-XS POI 1
Bluetooth GPS receiver with embedded points-of-interes (POI) application.
NiMH (800 mA/h) batteries 2 x 1.2V Removable and rechargeable NiMH (800 mA/h) batteries
Linyard 1
Lanyard with breakaway lock. It can be used to carry the unit.
Cradle 1
Cradle for your NAVI-XS POI to mount onto the dashboard on most vehicles.
Blister package 1
Blister package is used to package the unit.
CD 1 Including User’s Manual and POI configuration software
Table 1: Ordering information
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0.2.1 Accessories
Table and figures below show the accessories for FALCOM NAVI-XS POI. The
accessories are available upon request.
POWER-SET-E
POWER-SET-A
Figure 3: Accessories for the NAVI-XS POI Bluetooth™ GPS receiver
Order name Description
POWER-SET-E*
Wall charger with European outlet plug
and Cigarette Lighter Adapter.
(Output voltage: +5 V DC ±5%
MAX. = 450 mA, MIN. = 150 mA)
Cable extension and adapter connector for NAVI-XS POI
POWER-SET-A*
Wall charger with American outlet plug
Cigarette Lighter Adapter.
(Output voltage: +5 V DC ±5%
MAX. = 450 mA, MIN. = 150 mA)
Cable extension and adapter connector for NAVI-XS POI
Table 2: Accessories technical data
* The accessories POWER-SET-E (-A) allow you to have anywhere access to a
power source such as:
Car Cigarette Lighter.
to any European or American (depends on the required POWER-SET)
socket-outlet.
to any USB port on your computer.
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1 SECURITY
This chapter contains important information for the safe and reliable use of the NAVIXS POI. Please read this chapter carefully before starting to use the NAVI-XS POI.
1.1 General information
The Global Positioning System uses satellite navigation, an entirely new concept in
navigation. GPS has become established in many areas, for example, in civil aviation
or deep-sea shipping.
The GPS system is operated by the government of the United States of America,
which also has sole responsibility for the accuracy and maintenance of the system.
The system is constantly being improved and may entail modifications effecting the
accuracy and performance of the GPS equipment.
1.2 Restricted use
Certain restrictions on the use of the NAVI-XS POI may have to be observed on
board a plane, in hospitals, public places or government institutions, laboratories etc.
Follow these instructions.
1.3 Children
Do not allow children to play with the NAVI-XS POI. It is not a toy and children could
hurt themselves or others. The NAVI-XS POI consists of many small parts, which can
come loose and could be swallowed by small children. Thoughtless handling can
damage the NAVI-XS POI.
1.4 Driving and safety
Do not place the device on the parts, which will obstruct the sight of the driver.
Do not place the device on the parts, which block any safety device (such as the
Airbag, pedals, accessory controls and any others) in your vehicle.
Your own personal judgment has always priority while you driving, if the user of
FALCOM NAVI-XS POI feels that the instructions of navigation software place you in
an unsafe area, then use your personal judgment according to traffic regulations
and do not follow those instructions.
The NAVI-XS POI is designed to be installed inside the vehicle. Do not place or install
the NAVI-XS POI on the vehicle roof (outdoor).
Please, do not handle the NAVI-XS POI while driving.
Safety to traffic has always priority! Please use the FALCOM NAVI-XS POI only in such
a way that you always keep control of your vehicle in all traffic conditions, especially
when the vehicle is moving.
1.5 Battery safety
Mistreating the batteries may cause the batteries to get hot, crack, or inflame and
cause serious injury. In order to avoid any damage and extend the life expectancy
of batteries, please follow the safety rules listed below before using the NAVI-XS POI
device:
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• Do not place the batteries on, in or near fires, apparatus that provide heat,
or other high-temperature locations. Do not place the batteries in direct
sunshine, or use or store the batteries inside cars in hot weather. Doing so
may cause the batteries to generate heat, crack, or inflame. Using the
batteries in this manner may also result in a loss of performance.
• Do not connect the positive pole and the negative pole of the batteries to
each other with any metal object.
• Do not pierce the batteries with nails, strike the batteries with a hammer,
step on the batteries, or otherwise subject it to strong impacts or shocks.
• Do not solder onto the battery contacts.
• Do not allow the batteries to get wet.
• Do not disassemble or modify the batteries.
• Immediately discontinue use of the batteries if, while using, charging, or
storing the batteries, the batteries emit an unusual smell, feel hot, or appear
abnormal in any other way.
• Do not place the batteries in microwave ovens, high-pressure containers, or
on induction cookware.
• In case of the batteries drip and the fluid get into one’s eye, do not rub the
eye. Rinse well with water and immediately look for medical care. If left
untreated the batteries fluid could cause damage to the eye.
• Do not mix rechargeable and non-rechargeable batteries
• If the NAVI-XS POI is powered by non-rechargeable batteries e.g. -AAA
type- please, do not attempt to charge them.
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