Settings GPS

Here you can change the Settings related to your GPS device. The Mobile Golf Scorer™ supports all GPS devices supporting the NMEA and Sirf Standards, which are the industry standards for GPS devices.

At the Top, use the Port and Speed Combo Boxed to select the Port and Speed of your GPS Device. Most GPS devices work at 4800 Baud. If you are using Windows Mobile 5 and your device has the new GPS Intermediate Driver you can select Shared as Port to use this feature. If you select Settings in the Port Combo Box, you can access advanced GPS Port Settings.

In order to connect to the device, tap on Connect. Once connected, you can tap on the same button, which then reads Disconnect, to disconnect from the device.

When connected you can see various GPS related settings on the Screen:

  • Right next to the Disconnect button you can see the Type of GPS Fix (the way the GPS computed the Position) available (2D, 3D, DIF). On the right you can see the dilution of precision of the GPS Position.
  • Below, you can see the Latitude of the current Position in Degrees, Minutes and Seconds. Right of the Latitude you can see the horizontal dilution of Precision.
  • Further below, you can see the Longitude of the current Position in Degrees, Minutes and Seconds. Right of the Longitude you can see the vertical dilution of Precision.
  • Further below, you can see the Altitude of the current Position in the selected Unit. Right of the Altitude you can see the speed at which you move.
  • Next, you can see how many (second number) Satellites the GPS device sees and how man of them are in use (first number) to computer the GPS Position. Right of the numbers, you can see the Date and Time as received form the GPS Device.
  • In the Graphic, there is one Bar for each Satellite. The higher the Bar is, the better the quality of the signal from this Satellite. If the Bar is pained filled, the Satellite is used to compute the GPS Coordinates. Below the bar you can see the number of the Satellite. Using the Buttons and you can show and hide this Graphic.
  • Below the Graphic, you can see the Movement that you made during the last 5, 10 and 30 Seconds. If you stand still you can use this value to judge the Quality of the GPS Coordinates (if your Movement is below 1 Meter or Yard and you stand still, the Quality can be considered as good).
  • Using the Buttons and you can show and hide a Graphic showing the last measured GPS Positions. The Position measured last is in the Middle, the Positions measured before around the Middle according to their position relative to the last measured Position. The older a Measurement is, the lighter the Color gets. The Scale of the Graphic is shown next to it.
  • Below the movements you see a colored horizontal Bar. This Bar shows you how many of the last reported GPS Positions have been moves away from or towards the last recorded position. Many GPS devices are slow in reporting new Positions and so it is advisable to stand still for some time before you record a Position. It is ideal if the two Parts of the Bar have approximately the same length as this shows that the position the GPS device reported is more or less stable.
  • When connected you can use the Opt button at the bottom left to access the advanced GPS Options
  • At the Bottom you can use the From and To buttons to measure Distances. Move to any place, tap on From and start to Move. You will see the distance between the Point you tapped on From at to your actual standpoint. After moving to another Position tap on To to see the distance between these two Positions. This is another way to see the Quality of the GPS Coordinates.

To select a different Setting, tap on the corresponding Tab on the Top of the Screen. To apply the GPS Settings, tap on Apply. To leave the Settings applying the new GPS Settings, tap on OK. To leave and Cancel the changes, tap on Cancel.

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