Globalsat Technology USB GPS Dongle ND-100 User Manual

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1. GETTING STARTED

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

• Install the USB driver onto your laptop using the included CD-ROM (the files can also be

downloaded directly from www.usglobalsat.com).

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-100 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. Bits per second: 4800, Data Bit: 8, Parity: None, Stop Bit: 1, Flow Control: None

2. INSTALLING THE USB DRIVER 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 titled “PL2303_XP2KME98Driver_Setup.exe” and “PL2303_VistaDriver_Setup.exe” in the
\WIN\USB Driver\ directory of the CD-ROM and click to launch the install process.

5. You should see these two files:

6. If you are using Windows Vista, please double click on “PL-2303 Vista Driver Installer.exe” to begin

installation. Follow the instructions to complete the installation process. If you are using Windows
XP or 2000, double click on “PL-2303 Driver Installer.exe” to begin installation. Follow the

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