Microsoft KB Archive/139322

Automap: List of Supported GPS Receivers

PSS ID Number: Q139322 Article last modified on 06-18-1996

WINDOWS

= SUMMARY =

The Automap Global Positioning System (GPS) drivers included with the Automap GPS application are:


 * Rockwell 1.00.08
 * Sony GPS driver v1.00.02
 * Marconi NMEA driver v1.00.09

Trimble is also listed if the Trimble GPS Control Panel v4.0 is installed and working properly. This application is sometimes referred to as WinMobile.

= MORE INFORMATION =

The NMEA (National Maritime Electronics Association) has created a GPS standard that is used by most GPS receiver manufacturers. As of November 1995, the current NMEA specification is version 1.083 rev. 2.0. This version is common throughout the GPS community. Apollo, Garmin, and other manufacturers adhere to this standard.

Unfortunately, because the Automap GPS application was written prior to this specification, Automap lacks support for NMEA-compliant GPS receivers.

NOTE: The Canadian Marconi NMEA driver included with the GPS application does not work with any other NMEA receivers. Marconi uses a proprietary NMEA sentencing that does not conform to the NMEA standard protocols.

The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products’ performance or reliability.

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