GPS Settings Form

In Windows 10 the Location Services use wireless signals and GPS combined to triangulate the device location. Setting GPS parameters may be difficult to do in Windows 10, without assistance from the device vendor.

COM port

specifies the port to which the GPS is connected and may be different from one PC to another

COM port

specifies the port to which the GPS is connected and may be different from one PC to another

Baud Rate

Controls the speed that the data is sent between the GPS and the PC, and is PC and GPS hardware specific. Generally the highest rate that the port and GPS hardware will support.

Parity, Data Bits and Stop Bits

Control how the ASCII characters, sent by the GPS, are encoded. The settings on the PC must match those of the GPS, usually as shown below

Record Interval

Controls the frequency data sent between the GPS and PC