USGlobalsat BT-368i User Manual

BT-386

UG_BT368i_022108

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368

Bluetooth GPS Receiver

USER’S GUIDE

Globalsat Technology Corporation

16F., No. 186, Jian

Yi Road, Chung

Ho City, Taipei Hsien 235, Taiwan

Tel: 886.2.8226.3799/ Fax: 886.2.8226.3899

service@globalsat.com

.tw

globalsat.com.tw

sales@usglobalsat.com

usglobalsat.com

USGlobalSat Incorporated

14740 Yorba Court, Chino, CA 91710 Tel:909.597.8525 / Fax:909.597.8532

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1. Product Information

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1.1 Product Description

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..31.2

Product Features

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......31.3 Product Specifications

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2. Hardware Description

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2.1 Overview

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2.2 LED Status Indicators

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2.3 Power Button

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2.4 Mini

USB Port

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3. Package Contents

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4. Getting Start

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Step 1: Charging the Battery

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Step 2: Turning On the Power

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Step 3: Getting a GPS Fix Signal

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Step 4: Connecting to a Bluetooth Enabled Device

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Step 5: Interface with Your Navigation Software

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5. Troubleshooting

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5.1 Connecting

BT-368I

to a Pocket PC Device

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5.2 Unable to Connect to Bluetoot

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5.3 Unable to Get a GPS Fix Signal

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6. Safety Notice

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147. Limited Warranty

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8. FCC Notice

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1. Product Information

1.1

Product Description

BT-368iis a high performance Bluetooth GPS receiver., which uses the

SiRF Star III chipset to track

up to 20

satellites simultaneously. With a built

in high

performance antenna, the BT

368iensures

excellent signal reception in most all conditions.

For ease of connectivity, the BT

368iutilizes Bluetooth technology,which

also enables greater wireless

connectivity to a wide variety of Bluetooth enabled devices such as a PDA, laptop, or Smartphone.

BT-368ihas a high

capacity,rechargeable Lithium

ion battery that provides more than 10 hours of

operation for your n

avigatio

n applications.

1.2

Product Features



SiRF StarIII low

power GPS chipset



Receives up to 20

parallel channels



Extremely fast time

-to-

fix (TTF) even at low signal levels



Wireless Bluetooth 2.0



High capacity rechargeable battery



NMEA

0183 compliant protoco

l(Default: GGA,

GSA,

GSV, RMC and can support:

VTG,

GLL,

ZDA

with factory modified firmware). The

SiRF binary protocol mode

also

accessible.



Supports SBAS (WAAS, EGNOS, and MSAS)



Three function LED indicators



Can be used as a USB GPS receiver with la

ptops & Tables with the purchase of the

optional USB Data Cable (#11

BT386

001A).

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Product Specifications

GPS Receiver

Chipset

SiRF StarIII

Frequency

L1, 1575.42 MHz

C/A Code

1.023 MHz chip rate

Protocol

NMEA 0183 v3.01

(

Default: GGA, GSA, GSV

, RMC and can support: VTG, GLL, ZDA with factory

modified firmware

)

SiRF binary mode accessable.

Available Baud Rate

4800/9600/14400/19200/38400/57600/115200

Channels

20-channel all

-in-

view tracking

Antenna

Built-in patch antenna

Sensitivity

Acquis

ition:-146dBm, Tracking:

159dBm

Hot Start

1 seconds

Warm Start

38 seconds

Cold Start

42 second

Re-acquisition

0.1 second

Supported DGPS

WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS

Position Accuracy

Horizontal 10 meters, 2D RMS / 1

5 meters 2D RMS, WAAS corrected

VelocityAcc

uracy

0.1 meters/second

TimeAccuracy

micro

second synchronized to GPS time

Altitude Limit

60,000 feet (18,000 meters)

Velocity Limit

1,000 knots (515 meters/second)

Acceleration Limit

Jerk Limit

20m / sec3

Update Rate

Bluetooth

Version

2.0Range

10 Meter (Class 2)

Support Profile

SPP Profile

Physical Characteristics

Dimensions

2.75” x 1.57” x 0.36” (7

0x40x

9.2

mm)

Weight

0.06 lb (

30g

)

DC Characteristics

Power Supply

5 VDC

Battery

Rechargeable Li

ion, 700mAH

Battery Life

Hours

Operating Current

70mA

Environmental Range

Humidity Range

5% to 95% non

condensing

Operation Temperature

14°F~ 140°

F(-

10°C~ 60°

)

32°F~ 113°

(0°Cto 45°

) while

charging

Storage Temperature

-4°F

~ 158°

F(-

20°Cto 70°

)

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Hardwar

e Description

2.1

Overview

The

high-polish

ed,metallic

style

finish

with

added accessories in the retail box

(AC charger + Euro

plug

adapter)

setsthe BT

368i apart from

our

standard

BT-368

receiver

, which

hasasilver

painted

trim

and only the 12V car

charger

All internal specification

for both models

are

otherwise

ide

ntical

Power

LED

Power Button

Bluetooth LED

GPS LED

Mini

USB Charging

Port

+ 10 hidden pages

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