Globalsat ND-100S User Manual

ND-100S USB GPS Dongle

User’s Guide

V1.0

Globalsat Technology Corporation

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Taipei Hsien 235, Taiwan
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www.globalsat.com.tw

USGlobalSat, Inc.

1308 John Reed Court, City of Industry,
CA 91745
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DOCUMENT REVISIONS

REV NO. DATE DESCRIPTION BY

0.1 2010/3/17 Initial document TWG

0.2 2010/3/23 Modify PC Utility descript TWG

1.0 2010/3/24 Official Version TWG

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Table of Contents

PACKAGE CONTENTS......................................................................... ................ ............................................................4

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS................................................................................................... ......... ....... ................. ..........4

WELCOME....................................................... ................ ................ ...................... ............................................................4

1. GETTING STARTED................................................................................... ................ ......... .. ................. ................ .....4

2. INSTALL THE USB PC TOOLS FOR WINDOWS LAPTOP...................................................... ................ ........... .....5

3. COM PORT VERIFICATION (Windows).....................................................................................................................5

4. INITIALIZING YOUR ND-100S.............................................. ................ ................. ......................................................6

5. USING ND-100S (Windows)....................... ................ ................ ................. ................ .................................................6

ND-100S AP interface Description...................................................................................................................7

Starting using the ND-100S with AP....................................................................................... ............. ............8

Cold Start / Hot Start / Warm Start............................................................... .......................... ...... ...................9

NMEA DATA Log.................................................................. ................................ ................ ...................... ......9

6. UNINSTALLING THE USB DRIVER and PC Utility (Window s).............................................................. .......... ...... ...11

7. FAQ’s..................................................... ................ ................. ................ ................ . ................ ................. ................ ...11

8. CONTACT INFORMATION.................. ................ ................. ................ ................. ................ .... ............. ................ ...12

9. SAFETY AND LEGAL NOTICES............................... ................ ................. ................ ................. .. ......... ................ ...13

10. LIMITED WARRANTY.................................................................... ...................... ................ ........... ................. ........13

11. ND-100S SPECIFICATIONS........................................................................................... ......... ....... ................. ........15

12. FCC NOTICE ................................................................. ................. ................ .............. ........ ........... ................. ........16

P A CKAGE CONTENTS

ND-100S Main Unit

USB Cable

CD-ROM (User

Guide, Driver, etc)

Quick Start Guide

Note:

If any item is found to be damaged or missing, please contact your local retailer for assistan ce.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

The ND-100S requires the minimum to run on a laptop:

Operating System: Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / Windows7
CPU: 500 MHz, Pentium III
System Memory (RAM): 128MB RAM
Hard Disk: 50MB free space
Display: 1024x768, "16-bit High Color" screen

WELCOME

Thank you for your purchase of the GlobalSat ND-100S USB Dongle GPS Receiver. The ND­100S is a compact and portable device, which allows you to carry a GPS receiver for use on your
laptop whenever you travel. The ND-100S requires no battery or cables, only your favorite NMEA
compliant navigation software is all that’s needed to turn a laptop into a powerful navigation
system.

Works with Windows, Mac and Linux O/S notebooks and laptops. If you need navigation software,
you can check-out www.usglobalsat.com

under the Navigation Software section for

recommendations.

1. GETTING ST ARTED

There are only a few simple steps that you need to follow before using your ND-100S:

• Install the USB driver onto your laptop using the included CD-ROM

• Plug the GPS receiver into your laptop’s USB port.

NOTE: From within your mapping or navigation software (including the supplied GPS Information
utility), you will need to manually configure the COM port that was assigned to the ND-100S GPS
receiver so that proper communication between the GPS receiver and a mapping program can
occur. Most software requires that you manually configure the COM port setting for any GPS
device being used.
IMPORTANT:

1. You must change the default rate setting of your mapping software‘s Baud Rate to 4800, if this

is not set then the GPS data cannot be received.

2. Set Baud Rate 4800, Data Bit: 8, Parity: None, Stop Bit: 1, Flow Control: None

2. INST ALL THE USB PC TOOLS FOR WINDOWS LAPTOP

1. Place the product CD-ROM into your CD-

ROM drive.

2. Auto-run should detect the CD and bring up

the following screen below.

3. Click on the button titled “Install Driver”

from the main screen as shown above.

4. Should “Auto-Run” be disabled on your PC,

use Windows Explorer or File Manager to
locate the file titl ed
“PL2303_Driver_Setup.exe” in the
\WIN\USB Driver\ directory of the CD-ROM
and click to launch the install process.

5. You should see the files:

6. Should “Auto-Run” be disabled on your PC,

use Windows Explorer or File Manager to
locate the file titled “ND-100S_Setup.exe”
in the \WIN\USB Driver\ directory of the
CD-ROM and click to launch the install
process.

7. You should see the files:

3. COM PORT VERIFICATION (Windows)

1. Once your USB Driver has been installed, you will need to confirm which COM Port your
PC has assigned to it in order to properly configure any software that will be utilizing the
GPS data being received.