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every second and the map software displays your
changing location on its map.
See “Enhancing GPS Performance” on page 122 for
more details on obtaining good location information.
Software Compatibility
Your phone sends location information to your laptop
or other device using the standard National Marine
Electronics Association (NMEA) format. Your phone
supports output messages in NMEA -0183 format and
supports the following NMEA-0183 sentences: GGA,
GLL, GSA, GSV, RMC, and VTG.
The map software running on your laptop or other
device must support NMEA 3.0.
To connect your phone to your laptop or other device:
1. Pull open the connector cover.
2. With the phone’s display facing up, insert a
micro-USB data cable into the charger connector.
3. Insert the data plug into the COM p ort of your
laptop or other device.
Make sure no other application is using the COM port
selected.
Make sure the COM port settings of your laptop or
other device are set to the following:
Bits per second: 4800
Data bits: 8
Parity: None
Stop bits: 1
Flow co ntrol: H ardware
Note Because your phone is continuously determining
your location, using the GPS feature of your phone
with map software uses the phone’s battery power
quickly.