GPS - Trimble GeoExplorer 6000 Support

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• global_mapper Administrator Posts: 17,238

  July 2013 edited July 2013

  Keith,
  
  It looks like you have to install a patch from Trimble to enable NMEA output from that model, but once you do that Global Mapper should be able to track it. See http://trl.trimble.com/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-547027/SprtNote-GeoExplorer6000Series-Option_Activation_Wizard-English.pdf for details on updating your unit.
  
  Thanks,
  
  Mike
  Global Mapper Guru
  geohelp@bluemarblegeo.com
  Blue Marble Geographics for Coordinate Conversion, Image Reprojection and Vector Translation
• krl Global Mapper User Posts: 15Trusted User

  July 2013 edited July 2013

  Hi Mike,
  
  We looked at the link you sent. Our NMEA output was already enabled. We tried many of the settings on the GM setup page and couldn't seem to connect. I can't believe we are the only GM users that have tried to connect to a Trimble hand-held GPS device. We have an active maintenance agreement with GM Order#: 135053-T58FM8WZ.
  
  Maybe someone could give us a call to discuss.
• global_mapper Administrator Posts: 17,238

  July 2013 edited July 2013

  With 3rd-party GPS devices usually the issue is getting the device itself setup to export the NMEA strings and then also installing the appropriate drivers from the GPS device manufacturer to make their device hooked up over USB look like a COM port for applications like Global Mapper to track over.
  
  There looks to be an application download at Trimble - GeoExplorer 3000 Series GeoXH Handheld Support for enabling connecting external GNSS software (like Global Mapper) over NMEA to your device. Your best bet would be to get support from Trimble to first make sure their device and drivers are setup to provide a NMEA stream to the connected Windows machine at all. Once that is confirmed and you know which virtual COM port the NMEA data should be coming in on, then you can set up Global Mapper to listen on that port.
  
  Thanks,
  
  Mike
  Global Mapper Guru
  geohelp@bluemarblegeo.com
  http://www.bluemarblegeo.com/