GPS Mouse User’s Guide V1.
DOCUMENT REVISIONS REV NO. DATE V1.0 2011/9/14 DESCRIPTION Initial document APPROVED LEE © 2011 Globalsat Technology Corporation/USGlobalsat, Inc. All rights reserved. The Globalsat logo is a trademark of Globalsat Corporation. Windows is a register trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Acrobat is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Mac is a registered trademark of the Apple Corporation.
Table of Contents PACKAGE CONTENTS .................................................................................................... 4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................. 4 WELCOME......................................................................................................................... 4 1. GETTING STARTED .................................................................................................... 4 2.
PACKAGE CONTENTS -USB GPS Receiver -Driver CD-ROM with User’s Guide and test utility for WIN and Mac O/S* •Mac Users please refer to the Mac directory on the included CD-ROM for installation instructions and drivers x:\Mac (The letter “x” represents your CD-ROM drive). NOTE: Your can also download Mac driver and Installation Guides at: www.usglobalsat.
When installation is complete, reboot your Mac and connect your USB GPS receiver at this stage for device detection. NOTE: After completing driver installation under Mac OS 10.2.X, a warning may appear stating that “Prolific USBSerial.kext” has encountered problems. This is due to driver being compiled under OS 10.1.X. Three options will be provided for you to select one; however selecting the “Fix and Use” option will eliminate this conflict.
3. VALDAE USB DRIVER INSTALLION To verify that your device is recognized by the Operating System you can open the System Profiler. To access System Profiler perform the following. First, place mouse pointer and select the blue apple icon on the top left hand side of the Apple menu. Then, select the following “About This Mac”->”More Info…”-> Hardware->USB to display device’s detection. Under USB Device Tree, you will view “USB Device” this pertains to your GPS USB receiver.
activated, GPS signal strength and surrounding terrain (tall trees and buildings can block the satellite signals). Once the RAW GPS data is displayed onto the screen, if applicable for your software, a fix has been initialized (red LED on the GPS will also start to flash). In some cases initialization can take up to several minutes depending on the conditions mentioned above before complete GPS data will be displayed on the screen.
Globalsat USB GPS receivers provides standard NMEA data for mapping software to use and convert to coordinates and should work well with most any NMEA compliant software on the market today. How accurate is the GPS? The USB GPS is WAAS/EGNOS capable, and for units sold in North America through authorized resellers, these units are WAAS/EGNOS enabled unless otherwise stated.
9. SAFETY AND LEGAL NOTICES Please read this section carefully before using the GPS receiver Globalsat Technology Corporation / USGlobalsat, Inc. will not accept any responsibility whatsoever for accidents resulting from failure to observe common sense precautions.
10. LIMITED WARRANTY Globalsat/USGlobalsat warrants product hardware against manufacturing defects in material and workmanship under normal use for a period of one (1) year from the original date of purchase (unless the product states otherwise), and only when purchased from a recognized “authorized dealer”.
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13. BU-353S4 / BR-355S4 Product Pin Description BU-355S4 PIN Number(s) 1 Name Vin 2,3 USB IF 4 GND LED RED Type P P Description Main power supply to the BU-5353. USB IF to transmits channel for outputting navigation and measurement data to user’s navigation software or user written software. Ground.
BR-355S4 PIN Number(s) 1 2 3,6 Name GND VCC NC Type P P 4 RX I 5 TX O LED RED Description Ground. Main power supply to the BR-355. Reverse PIN This is the main receive channel for receiving software commands to the engine board from SiRFdemo software or from user written software. This is the main transmits channel for outputting navigation and measurement data to user’s navigation software or user written software.
