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Using GPS with Map Software
Note: Because your phone is continuously
determining your location, using the GPS
feature of your phone with map software
uses the phone’s battery power quickly.
Software Compatibility
Your phone sends location information to your
laptop or other device using the standard National
Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) format.
Your phone supports output messages in
NMEA-0183 format and supports the following
NMEA-0183 sentences: GGA, GLL, GSA, GSV,
RMC, and VTG.
The map software running on your laptop or other
device must support NMEA 3.0.
Getting Started
To connect your phone to your laptop or other
device:
1 With the phone’s display facing up, insert the
data cable’s connector into the accessory
connector, until you hear a click.
2 Insert the data plug into the COM port of your
laptop or other device.
Make sure no other application is using the COM
port selected.
Make sure the COM port settings of your laptop or
other device are set to the following:
• Bits per second: 4800
• Data bits: 8
• Parity: None
• Stop bits: 1
• Flow control: Hardware