ReachView version v0.2.2 is out and available via in-app update. This awesome update brings one of the most wanted features - bluetooth solution output. You can now replace GPS on an Android smartphone or tablet with Reach RTK connected over Bluetooth.
You will need to install Bluetooth GPS app on your device, pair it with Reach and configure Reach to output NMEA over Bluetooth. Android allows apps to mock GPS location, so every app that you are used to like Google Maps or your favourite GIS now can receive centimeter level precise coordinates.
We have put together a detailed guide on setting it up, now available it the docs.
There are more features coming to Reach soon. Here is a list of the latests changes and if you have not yet updated your device, we recommend that you do so today!
Hy Igor
… sorry but I tried to connect reach with my dell XT3 but reach is recognise as pda see picture
so i’m not able to see the nmea data
Also which baudrate I have to set in my application (like arcpad )?
I am a bit suspicious of the Bluetooth GPS app. I think it may be rounding off the positions calculated from the NMEA data. I have used the GeoCoord app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.buildware.geocoord) to view a projected coordinate, even if I move the antenna, I still get the same coodinate to the milimeter. The elevation does vary a few centimeters which is expected, but I honestly feel that “Bluetooth GPS” is rounding off the output coordinates. Is there any way we can test this?
sorry again but … I tried to connect a simple bluettoh gps to my laptop Dell XT3 and it was very easy just turn on the device add device on my laptop and the bluetooth connection is establish so what’s wrong in my workflow with reach ??? I’m not able to establish connection please help me
I use the samsung galaxy S4 to setup the reach I have to activate the bluettoh also on my smartphone or what else ??? I have to turn off the wifi to establish bleutooth connection ?
Hi, not sure i understod this one right, but you connect reach to your phone/tablet via reachview. Se attached picture.
That is what i did. If your device show up, just click on it in the menu, and it will send request to pair.
Hy
but you connect your reach with a android device or windows device ?
because I send the request to my laptop but as you can see on my previous picture the reach device isn’t recognise as a gps bluetooth so I’m not able to receive the signal obviously there is something wrong im my workflow but where is the issue ?
I sucessfully connected my reach with bluetooth to a windows 8. But dont have any software that would read external gps device.
Is there anything out there that i could test? windows app store has one called Maps pro.
Make sure your computer is in the paired devices list YES it is
You will need a program to connect to Reach with bluetooth serial profile(SPP) via RFCOMM protocol … The app is for win 10 I have win 7 … and I’m not able to find another app that i can use with win 7