FALCOM NAVI-XS POI

Version 1.00, 05/12/2005 

THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.FALCOM.DE/ 

FALCOM NAVI-XS POI 

(Bluetooth GPS Receiver with 

Points-Of-Interest features) 

User’s guide 

Preliminary/Draft

NAVI-XS POI USER’S GUIDE VERSION 1.00 

Table of contents 

0 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................4 

0.1 GENERAL ABOUT NAVI-XS POI ............................................................................................... 4 

0.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS................................................................................................................ 5 

0.2.1 Accessories ........................................................................................................................... 6 

1 SECURITY ..................................................................................7 

1.1 GENERAL INFORMATION ........................................................................................................... 7 

1.2 RESTRICTED USE ..................................................................................................................... 7 

1.3 CHILDREN ............................................................................................................................... 7 

1.4 DRIVING AND SAFETY ............................................................................................................... 7 

1.5 BATTERY SAFETY..................................................................................................................... 7 

2 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION ......................................................9 

2.1 BLUETOOTH GPS RECEIVER ARCHITECTURE......................................................................... 9 

2.2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ..................................................................................................... 9 

2.2.1 Electrical Characteristics ....................................................................................................... 9 

2.2.1.1 General ............................................................................................................................................. 9 

2.2.1.2 Accuracy ........................................................................................................................................... 9 

2.2.1.3 Datum ............................................................................................................................................. 10 

2.2.1.4 Time to First Position ...................................................................................................................... 10 

2.2.1.5 POI (Point-Of-Interest) .................................................................................................................... 10 

2.2.1.6 Sensitivity........................................................................................................................................ 10 

2.2.1.7 Dynamic Conditions ........................................................................................................................ 10 

2.2.1.8 DC Power........................................................................................................................................ 10 

2.2.1.9 Bluetooth Serial Port.................................................................................................................... 10 

2.2.1.10 Physical .......................................................................................................................................... 10 

2.2.1.11 Software.......................................................................................................................................... 11 

2.2.1.12 Bluetooth Technical data ................................................................................................................ 11 

2.2.1.13 TCXO-Specification ........................................................................................................................ 11 

2.2.1.14 Temperature range ......................................................................................................................... 11 

2.3 INTERFACES .......................................................................................................................... 12 

2.3.1 On/Off buttons ..................................................................................................................... 12 

2.3.2 LEDs.................................................................................................................................... 12 

2.3.3 Power jack ........................................................................................................................... 13 

2.3.3.1 Charging & Discharging the included batteries ............................................................................... 13 

3 PREPARING TO USE YOUR FALCOM NAVI-XS POI ............15 

3.1 HOW DOES THE FALCOM NAVI-XS POI WORK?................................................................... 15 

4 OPERATION GUIDE.................................................................16 

4.1 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ................................................................................................. 16 

4.1.1 PC/Laptop and NAVI-XS POI Bluetooth Connection....................................................... 17 

4.1.1.1 How to evaluate the NAVI-XS connected to PC/Laptop.................................................................. 20 

4.1.2 Pocked PCs Bluetooth Connection.................................................................................. 23 

4.1.3 Navigation with NAVI-XS POI Bluetooth GPS Receiver.................................................. 26 

5 SOFTWARE INTERFACE.........................................................27 

5.1 NMEA OUTPUT MESSAGES .................................................................................................... 27 

6 TROUBLESHOOTING ..............................................................28 

This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission. 

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Version history: 

Version number Author Changes Release date 

1.00 Fadil Beqiri Initial release 05/12/2005 


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Cautions 

Information furnished herein by FALCOM are accurate and reliable. However, no 

responsibility is assumed for its use. 

Please, read carefully the safety precautions. 

If you have any technical questions regarding this document or the product 

described in it, please contact your vendor. 

General information about FALCOM and its range of products are available at the 

following Internet address: http://www.falcom.de/ 

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Copyright 

This user’s guide is copyrighted by FALCOM GmbH with all rights reserved. No part of 

this document may be produced in any form without the prior written permission of 

FALCOM GmbH. 

FALCOM GmbH. 

No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained 

herein. 


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0 INTRODUCTION 

0.1 General about NAVI-XS POI 

The FALCOM introduces the world’s first Bluetooth GPS Receiver with enabled points 

of interest. The NAVI-XS POI comes with new excellent features, offering not only a 

complete wireless GPS navigation, but also a warning system with importable 

thousands of Points-of-interest (upto 15,000 POIs) and the ability of active warning 

areas when your current location results within the circle of a Point-of-interest. It 

enables multiple stop allocation for long journeys, so that it is possible to navigate 

from ‘A’ to ‘B’ stopping at ‘C’ and ‘D’ on the way. Each point-of-interest refers to the 

geographic point location of an object. Points-of-interest can be almost anything 

worth stopping at, such as Gas stations, banks, rest stops, restaurants, businesses, 

landmarks, parks, shopping etc. Once the NAVI-XS POI is powered up, it starts 

monitoring your current driving position and it checks whether you are approaching 

one of the points-of-interest pre-loaded on it. If you are approaching one of the 

stored points of interest, the NAVI-XS POI unit alerts up to three different tones loud 

and friendly. The different tones are based on the distance of the unit from one of 

the point-of-interest. 

The NAVI-XS POI GPS receiver with integrated Bluetooth technology based on a 

0.13 micron CMOS process of the SiRFstarIIx – GSC2x – architecture the NAVI-XS POI is 

an outstanding quality and performance as well an excellent navigational and 

positioning aid tool placing your correct position on the map anywhere in the world. 

With its integral housing, compact design, ultra-low power consumption, higher 

stability of frequency, easy-to-carry and easy-to-use, enables you to receive GPS 

data on Bluetooth-enabled mobile handhelds, PDAs and portable computers within 

a range of 10 m without using any wires at all. Ease-of-use is ensured with just two 

touch-buttons and three LEDs. Three LED lights on top indicating Bluetooth 

connection, GPS status and battery state-of-charge. The NAVI-XS POI enables 

extremely fast and deep GPS signal search capabilities; achieving time-to-first-fix in 

only seconds by acquiring signals down to –159 dBm; resulting a significant 

improvement on the GPS performance. Therefore, you have a high-capacity 

navigation system, which connects your Bluetooth-enabled device with the 

performance of intelligent and dynamic destination guidance and in 

communication with Bluetooth-enabled device’s Mapping software points you 

comfortably and reliably from the current location A to your desired destination B. 

Powered by just 2 AAA rechargeable (included) and replaceable NIMH batteries, 

NAVI-XS offers up to 6 hours of continuous use without extra power. 


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Figure 1: Connection possibilities offered by the NAVI-XS POI Bluetooth GPS receiver 

0.2 Package contents 

Check the contents of the package. The following items should be included. In case 

of damaged or missing any item, please contact your vendor immediately. 

Figure 2: Package contents 

Ordering number Quantity Description 

NAVI-XS-POI-SET 

FALCOM NAVI-XS POI 1 Bluetooth GPS receiver with embedded points-of-interes (POI) application. 

NiMH (800 mA/h) batteries 2 x 1.2V Removable and rechargeable NiMH (800 mA/h) batteries 

Linyard 1 Lanyard with breakaway lock. It can be used to carry the unit. 

Cradle 1 Cradle for your NAVI-XS POI to mount onto the dashboard on most vehicles. 

Blister package 1 Blister package is used to package the unit. 

CD 1 Including User’s Manual and POI configuration software 

Table 1: Ordering information 


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0.2.1 Accessories 

Table and figures below show the accessories for FALCOM NAVI-XS POI. The 

accessories are available upon request. 

POWER-SET-E POWER-SET-A 

Figure 3: Accessories for the NAVI-XS POI Bluetooth GPS receiver 

Order name Description 

POWER-SET-E* 

POWER-SET-A* 

Table 2: Accessories technical data 

Wall charger with European outlet plug 

and Cigarette Lighter Adapter. 

(Output voltage: +5 V DC ±5% 

MAX. = 450 mA, MIN. = 150 mA) 

Cable extension and adapter connector for NAVI-XS POI 

Wall charger with American outlet plug 

Cigarette Lighter Adapter. 

(Output voltage: +5 V DC ±5% 

MAX. = 450 mA, MIN. = 150 mA) 

Cable extension and adapter connector for NAVI-XS POI 

* The accessories POWER-SET-E (-A) allow you to have anywhere access to a 

power source such as: 

� Car Cigarette Lighter. 

� to any European or American (depends on the required POWER-SET) 

socket-outlet. 

� to any USB port on your computer. 


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1 SECURITY 

This chapter contains important information for the safe and reliable use of the NAVI- 

XS POI. Please read this chapter carefully before starting to use the NAVI-XS POI. 

1.1 General information 

The Global Positioning System uses satellite navigation, an entirely new concept in 

navigation. GPS has become established in many areas, for example, in civil aviation 

or deep-sea shipping. 

The GPS system is operated by the government of the United States of America, 

which also has sole responsibility for the accuracy and maintenance of the system. 

The system is constantly being improved and may entail modifications effecting the 

accuracy and performance of the GPS equipment. 

1.2 Restricted use 

Certain restrictions on the use of the NAVI-XS POI may have to be observed on 

board a plane, in hospitals, public places or government institutions, laboratories etc. 

Follow these instructions. 

1.3 Children 

Do not allow children to play with the NAVI-XS POI. It is not a toy and children could 

hurt themselves or others. The NAVI-XS POI consists of many small parts, which can 

come loose and could be swallowed by small children. Thoughtless handling can 

damage the NAVI-XS POI. 

1.4 Driving and safety 

Do not place the device on the parts, which will obstruct the sight of the driver. 

Do not place the device on the parts, which block any safety device (such as the 

Airbag, pedals, accessory controls and any others) in your vehicle. 

Your own personal judgment has always priority while you driving, if the user of 

FALCOM NAVI-XS POI feels that the instructions of navigation software place you in 

an unsafe area, then use your personal judgment according to traffic regulations 

and do not follow those instructions. 

The NAVI-XS POI is designed to be installed inside the vehicle. Do not place or install 

the NAVI-XS POI on the vehicle roof (outdoor). 

Please, do not handle the NAVI-XS POI while driving. 

Safety to traffic has always priority! Please use the FALCOM NAVI-XS POI only in such 

a way that you always keep control of your vehicle in all traffic conditions, especially 

when the vehicle is moving. 

1.5 Battery safety 

Mistreating the batteries may cause the batteries to get hot, crack, or inflame and 

cause serious injury. In order to avoid any damage and extend the life expectancy 

of batteries, please follow the safety rules listed below before using the NAVI-XS POI 

device: 


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• Do not place the batteries on, in or near fires, apparatus that provide heat, 

or other high-temperature locations. Do not place the batteries in direct 

sunshine, or use or store the batteries inside cars in hot weather. Doing so 

may cause the batteries to generate heat, crack, or inflame. Using the 

batteries in this manner may also result in a loss of performance. 

• Do not connect the positive pole and the negative pole of the batteries to 

each other with any metal object. 

• Do not pierce the batteries with nails, strike the batteries with a hammer, 

step on the batteries, or otherwise subject it to strong impacts or shocks. 

• Do not solder onto the battery contacts. 

• Do not allow the batteries to get wet. 

• Do not disassemble or modify the batteries. 

• Immediately discontinue use of the batteries if, while using, charging, or 

storing the batteries, the batteries emit an unusual smell, feel hot, or appear 

abnormal in any other way. 

• Do not place the batteries in microwave ovens, high-pressure containers, or 

on induction cookware. 

• In case of the batteries drip and the fluid get into one’s eye, do not rub the 

eye. Rinse well with water and immediately look for medical care. If left 

untreated the batteries fluid could cause damage to the eye. 

• Do not mix rechargeable and non-rechargeable batteries 

• If the NAVI-XS POI is powered by non-rechargeable batteries e.g. -AAA 

type- please, do not attempt to charge them. 


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2 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION 

2.1 Bluetooth GPS Receiver architecture 

The NAVI-XS POI OEM GPS receiver from FALCOM is a new OEM product that 

features the SiRFstarIIx single chipset. The core of NAVI-XS POI is comprised of the 

GSC2x - that includes the Digital and RF in a single chip. The flexibility of the core 

allows the core processing engine and memory to be reconfigured to track up to 12 

satellites. The core of NAVI-XS POI contains a built in sequencer, which handles all 

the high-rate interrupts for GPS tracking and acquisitions. After initialization, the 

receiver handles all the time critical and low latency acquisition, tracking and 

reacquisition tasks of GPS autonomously. The on-chip SRAM size is 1-Mbit memory 

that is used for instructions. The internal XTrac 2.0.2 firmware stored in the 8 Mbit 

FLASH completes the package providing flexible system architecture. The data 

delivered from GPS receiver will be sent via Bluetooth antenna to the host device 

(to the connected Bluetooth enabled device). 

Figure 4: The architecture of NAVI-XS POI Bluetooth GPS receiver 

2.2 Technical specifications 

2.2.1 Electrical Characteristics 

2.2.1.1 General 

Frequency L1, 1575.42 MHz 

C/A code 1.023 MHz chip rate 

Channels 12 

2.2.1.2 Accuracy 

Position 10 meters CEP without SA 

Velocity 0.1 meters/second, without SA 

Time 1 microsecond synchronized to GPS time 


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2.2.1.3 Datum 

WGS-84 

2.2.1.4 Time to First Position 

Snap start < 3 sec., average 

Hot start < 8 sec., average 

Warm start < 35 sec., average 

Cold start < 45 sec., average 

2.2.1.5 POI (Point-Of-Interest) 

POI up to 15.000 POIs can be stored. 

2.2.1.6 Sensitivity 

Hot Start 23 dBHz 

Warm Start 28 dBHz 

Cold Start 16 dBHz 

2.2.1.7 Dynamic Conditions 

Altitude 18,000 meters (60,000 feet) max. 

Velocity < 515 meters/second (1000 knots) max. 

Acceleration 4 g, max. 

Jerk 20 meters/second³, max. 

2.2.1.8 DC Power 

Power 2 rechargeable NIMH batteries, 2 x 1.2V DC 

and a capacity of 800 mA/h inside the unit. 

Operating time Default operating time is approx. 6 hours after 

full charged. 

2.2.1.9 Bluetooth Serial Port 

Connection : Communicate with Host Platform via 

Bluetooth (Class 2) Serial Port Profile. 

Protocol messages: NMEA, Msg.: GSV (1 x ), RMC (1 x ), GLL (1 x ) 

GGA (1 x ) and GSA (1 x ) 

Serial port settings: Baud Rate: up to 115200 bps (default 

setting is 38400 bps) 

2.2.1.10 Physical 

Data bits: 8 

Parity: NO 

Stop bit: 1 

Flow control: NO 

♦ Dimensions: 66 mm x 46 mm x 20 mm (L x B x H) 


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♦ Weight: 65 gr. 

2.2.1.11 Software 

♦ Operating firmware: XTrac-2.2.0 

2.2.1.12 Bluetooth Technical data 

♦ Bluetooth range: 10 m 

♦ Batteries: NIMH 800 mA/h (2 x 1.2V) 

2.2.1.13 TCXO-Specification 

♦ TCXO: ± 0.5 ppm 

2.2.1.14 Temperature range 

Operation 

Temperature limits 

Charging temperature: 0 ~ +45 

Discharging temperature: 0 ~ +60 

Transportation -20 to +70 °C 

Storage 

Table 3: Temperature range 

1 month (– 20 ~ +60) 

3 month (– 20 ~ +45) 

1 year (– 20 ~ +25) 


°C 

°C 

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2.3 Interfaces 

Figure 5: Interfaces of the NAVI-XS POI Bluetooth GPS receiver 

2.3.1 On/Off buttons 

The NAVI-XS consists of two touch-buttons, which can be used not only to switch the 

unit ON and OFF, but also to request the status of the GPS, Batteries and Bluetooth 

during the runtime. 

To turn on the NAVI-XS, press and hold the ON-button for longer then 2 seconds until 

a short acoustic signal (beep) is generated. 

In order to turn it off again, press and hold the OFF-button for longer then 2 seconds 

until a long acoustic signal (beep) is generated. 

Following states can be requested by using the ON/OFF-buttons: 

• To know the status of GPS and Bluetooth connection, just press the ONbutton 

for less then 2 seconds. Thereby, the GPS LED and Bluetooth LED will 

be switched on and they light as described in the chapter 2.3.2. 

• To know the battery charge-of-state, just press the OFF-button for less then 

2 seconds. Batteries state of charge is indicated by the intensity of LEDs 

light, which decrease brightness one by one (from LED1 to LED3) as the 

battery current diminishes. Towards the end of discharge, the middle LED 

flashes red while other LEDs are turned off. 

2.3.2 LEDs 

There are three LEDs available on the topside of NAVI-XS. These LEDs will display the 

the status of the unit. The following information will be displayed: 

LED Indicators LED Modes Description 

Left LED (yellow), GPS status optical indicator 

GPS (yellow) 

Blinking 

Continually lights 

Middle LED (red / green), Battery state-of-charge optical indicator 

Battery (red) 

When the NAVI-XS is searching for satellites, no valid GPS-Fix is 

currently available. 

When valid GPS data is being received (valid GPS-Fix is now 

obtained, NAVI-XS is ready for navigation). 

Blinking red (0.5 s ON / 0.5 s Off) When the charging temperature exceeds the range 

Blinking red (0.5 s ON / 1.5 s Off) 

Continually red 

When the maximum charging voltage is reached or the maximum 

charging time is exceeded (predefined to approx. 2 hours) 

When batteries charge differently (have different levels of charge). 

You have to replace both batteries. 


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Middle LED (red / green) Continued 

Battery (green) 

Blinking Green (0.5 s ON / 0.5 s 

Off) 


Off) 


Off) 

Right LED (blue), Bluetooth status optical indicator 

Bluetooth (blue) 

Blinking 

Continually lights 

Table 4: Coding of the status LEDs. 

When the charger is still connected - batteries may be in charging 

phase. 

When batteries are fully charged and the charger is disconnected 

from the unit. 

Indicates that the device is switched on. 

When the equipment is ready for a Bluetooth connection (no 

Bluetooth connection available). 

When the Bluetooth connection between devices is now 

established. 

NOTE: The Bluetooth module inside the NAVI-XS POI will be powered off 

without any warning, if for longer than 5 minutes no Bluetooth 

connection between the NAVI-XS POI and the host device is available 

(feature of power saving). To turn the Bluetooth module on again, 

shortly press either ON or OF button and then perform a Bluetooth 

connection. 

2.3.3 Power jack 

In order to recharge the internal batteries (only rechargeable batteries), the Ø 3,5 

mm power jack allows you to connect either a car adapter cable (KA-NAVI-XS POI- 

PS) or a power charger (PS-003) to a DC electrical outlet. Both accessories are 

available upon request (refer to the chapter 0.2.1 for more details). 

2.3.3.1 Charging & Discharging the included batteries 

Your NAVI-XS POI is powered by two rechargeable batteries, an alarm will warn you 

when the batteries reach the low level. 

IF YOU ARE USING NON-RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CHARGE THEM. 

Once the batteries are clipped in the NAVI-XS POI, plug one of the cable charger 

(not supplied with NAVI-XS POI, however, available upon request, see chapter 0.2), 

into the corresponding power jack interface of NAVI-XS POI. Plug the transformer unit 

into a main AC power socket or vehicle power outlet (it depend on the purchased 

cable charger, see chapter 0.2) with easy access. As far as the temperature limits is 

recognised, please refer to the table 3 in chapter 2.2.1.14. 

The extreme temperatures have an unfavourable influence on the rechargeable 

batteries. The capacity and life cycle of the batteries are reduced if they are kept at 

cold or warm places, e.g. in a closed car at summer or winter conditions. Try always 

to keep the included batteries at normal temperatures between 15°C and 25°C. The 

GPS receiver with too cold or too warm batteries does not temporarily operate 

sometimes, even if the batteries are completely charged. Especially, the 

achievement of batteries is strongly reduced at temperatures under the freezing 

point. 

During the charging time the middle LED indicator on the topside of NAVI-XS POI 

flashes green, see also table 4. Charging will be terminated after the batteries reach 

full capacity (800 mA/h), which approximately takes 2-3 hours. During this time the 

NAVI-XS POI can also be used. 

Keeping the cable charger plugged to the equipment, when the batteries are fully 

charged, does not damage the batteries. To optimise batteries capacity, you should 

allow the batteries to discharge them fully. If you do not intend to use your NAVI-XS 

POI for several days, we recommend you to remove the batteries. 


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The NAVI-XS POI can also operate without the need of the internal batteries. 

However, it must be always connected via one of the cable charger (available 

upon request, see chapter 0.2) to an external power source during the operation. 

Keep in mind, the validity of GPS data stored in SRAM is no more available if the 

internal batteries of the NAVI-XS POI are removed. That means, the NAVI-XS POI 

always performs a cold start after each power on procedure. 

2.3.3.1.1 Safety precautions while charging the batteries 

Be sure to follow the rules listed below while charging the batteries. Failure to do so 

may cause the batteries to become hot, rupture, or ignite and cause serious injury. 

• When charging the batteries, either use one of the aforementioned battery 

chargers or otherwise insure that the batteries charging conditions specified 

by Falcom are met. 

• Do not attach the NAVI-XS POI to a power supply plug or directly to a 

car’s cigarette lighter (an adapter cable has to be used). 

• Do not place the NAVI-XS POI into direct sunlight. 

• The temperature range over which the batteries can be charged is 0°C 

to 45°C. Charging the batteries at temperatures outside this range may 

cause the batteries to become hot or to break. Charging the batteries 

outside this temperature range may also harm the performance of the 

batteries or reduce the life expectancy of batteries. 

• Do not mix rechargeable and non-rechargeable batteries. 

• If the NAVI-XS POI is powered by non-rechargeable batteries (-AAA type) 

please, do not attempt to charge non-rechargeable batteries. 

2.3.3.1.2 Safety precautions while discharging the batteries 

Do not discharge the batteries using any other device except for the Falcom 

NAVI-XS POI. The temperature range over which the batteries can be discharged is - 

20°C to 60°C. Use of the batteries outside this temperature range may damage the 

performance of the batteries or may reduce its life expectancy. 


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3 PREPARING TO USE YOUR FALCOM NAVI-XS POI 

Read this manual in order to begin using your FALCOM NAVI-XS POI and to 

understand its operations, functions, and common features. 

You must first install the GPS Mapping software (not inluded) on your PC, laptop, 

PDA, or other handheld devices (if none is already installed). 

In order to have a Bluetooth connection with your Falcom NAVI-XS POI, make sure 

that the host device is a Bluetooth-enabled one, for more information about 

software installation, refer to chapters described below. 

3.1 How does the FALCOM NAVI-XS POI work? 

The NAVI-XS POI unit can store around 15000 points-of-interest in its database 

storage. When a warning is triggered, other to say when you are approaching one 

of the recorded point-of-interest, a beep signal is heard, notifying that a warning 

object is 500 meters ahead (around the unit). This will typically happen at 500 meters 

from the object position. A second beep signal is heard at 200 meters from the 

object site, and if you are still approaching one of the points of interest, a continuous 

warning beep signal is heard. The radius values of the objects here above are only 

examples. 

When the GPS receiver is initially turned on, it begins to determinate its current 

positions, velocity and time, achieving time-to-first-fix in only seconds by acquiring 

signals down to –159 dBm. While trying to calculate a position fix, the receiver needs 

to be locked-on to at least four satellites. 

Your position can be extremely quick fixed within 8 second from a “hot-start open 

sky” state, and within 45 seconds from a "cold-start" state. The FALCOM NAVI-XS POI 

stores data about where the satellites are located at any given time. The data is 

called almanac. Occasionally, when the FALCOM NAVI-XS POI has been turned off 

for a long time, the almanac may get out-dated or “cold” so the NAVI-XS POI 

performs a cold start. Otherwise, if the time and position are known, as well the 

almanac data is also valid, then the FALCOM NAVI-XS POI performs a Hot start. 

The NAVI-XS POI uses the satellite signals to calculate its exact current location by 

calculating its distance from the satellites. The position data within the receiver is 

then converted into latitude and longitude coordinates which are usually provided 

in the geodetic datum on which the GPS is based (WGS84) and transmitted via 

integrated Bluetooth transceiver direct to the Bluetooth-enabled device (PC, 

laptop or Pocked PC). 

Note: For best results, you should also perform a GPS fix before starting GPS based 

applications. The GPS indicator will light steadily when a valid GPS fix is 

obtained. If there is trouble during acquire a GPS fix, replace the location of 

NAVI-XS POI or restart it again. 


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4 OPERATION GUIDE 

Before using the NAVI-XS POI, make sure to prepare the following items: 

♦ GPS software is properly installed on your Bluetooth-enabled 

device (PC, laptop, Pocked PC, or other handheld devices). 

♦ The Bluetooth GPS Receiver is fully powered (i.e. internal batteries 

are full charged) and operational. 

♦ Check that the Bluetooth GPS Receiver is ON. 

This section will outline the necessary procedures for the Bluetooth GPS receiver to 

run smoothly with the GPS Mapping software. 

4.1 Installation instructions 

In the delivery package the NIMH 800 mA/h (2 x 1.2 V) batteries for NAVI-XS POI are 

separately packed, just take them out from the package, open the cover cap on 

the underside of the NAVI-XS POI and insert both batteries in it. Note, insert the 

batteries with the correct polarity. Check the polarity marks on the battery (positive 

[+] and negative [-]) before mounting the batteries in the device. Insert the batteries 

as shown on the edges of the device’s housing. Finally, close the cover cap. In the 

box there is also a cradle and a small adhesive pad, with a peel off sticky base. The 

user simply has to remove the sticker cover, and position it on the top of the 

dashboard (or in any place you want). Then stick the cradle to the adhesive pad. 

Insert the power jack into the cigar lighter (not included), and plug the other end of 

the lead into the NAVI-XS POI unit, then put the NAVI-XS POI into the cradle, in such a 

way it is facing toward the sky. Once the NAVI-XS POI unit is connected to the 

external power source it starts charging process (refer to chapter 2.3.3.1 for more 

details). The NAVI-XS POI unit has three LEDs on the top of the unit, providing 

additional information to the GPS, Bluetooth and Batteries state. During charging the 

middle LED flashes green, see also table 4. Charging will be terminated after the 

batteries reach full capacity (800 mA/h), which approximately takes 2-3 hours. After 

batteries are fully charged, turn on the NAVI-XS POI unit by pressing the ON-button for 

longer than two seconds until a short beep is heard. Please, refer to the chapter 

4.1.1 to perform a Bluetooth connection between the Falcom NAVI-XS POI unit 

and your mobile phone/PDA/PC or laptop. 

Note: For best results, the NAVI-XS POI should also perform a GPS fix now. The 

GPS indicator will light steadily when a valid GPS fix is obtained. If there is 

trouble during acquire a GPS fix, replace the location of NAVI-XS POI or 

restart it again. 


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4.1.1 PC/Laptop and NAVI-XS POI Bluetooth Connection 

Figure 6: Bluetooth connection 

To set up a connection between PC (in this case running Windows 2000, WIDCOM 

Bluetooth software Rev. 1.4.1 as well as a Typhoon Bluetooth USB adapter) and 

the NAVI-XS POI, please follow step by step the instructions below. 

1. If the Bluetooth software is not installed in your control device yet, please 

install it, plug your Bluetooth USB adapter into one of the free USB COM 

port before you begin the next steps. 

2. If your NAVI-XS POI is turned off, please turn it on. Once the Bluetooth 

receiver is turned on, the left LED (blue) will flash (NAVI-XS POI is ready for a 

Bluetooth connection). 

3. Thereafter, activate the Bluetooth on your PC. Open the Bluetooth 

install directory and double-click on its icon. If the Bluetooth icon on the 

bottom right-hand corner of the PC screen is blue-red, you need to 

activate Bluetooth. Click on the icon, and a pop-up menu will appear on 

the display. Select Enable Bluetooth Ratio. The colour of the Bluetooth 

icon will be changed from blue-red to blue-white, signifying that it is turned 

on. As shown in figures below: 

► ► 

4. Click Start button, point to Settings, Control Panel and click the 

Bluetooth configuration, a screen will appear in the display. Select the 

Hardware page and check if your USB Bluetooth device is found and it 

works properly, as shown below. 


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5. Close appearing screen. Search for the FALCOM NAVI-XS POI. Right mouse 

click the Bluetooth icon on the bottom right-hand corner of the PC 

screen. On the next pop-up that appears, select Explore My Bluetooth 

Places item. 

6. Double-click on the marked icon to find the Bluetooth devices in the 

Bluetooth neighbourhood. 

7. After a few seconds, a list of Bluetooth devices will appear on your 

screen. You will see the FALCOM NAVI-XS POI appear in the Service 

Selection. Select the FALCOM NAVI-XS POI icon. In order to discover the 

services offered the FALCOM NAVI-XS POI click the link "click here” on the 

left side of opened window. 


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8. The service appears below allows the users to establish a virtual serial port. 

Right-click on the ... FALCOM NAVI-XS POI icon, on the appearing popup 

menu click the Connect to Bluetooth Serial Port item. The LED blue light 

constantly (means Bluetooth connection is created). 

Secure Connection: 

If you are connecting to a host device, you may be requested to enter 

the passkey of NAVI-XS POI to enable “pairing”. Enter the passkey predefined 

to “1111” and confirm it by pressing “OK”. 

For more details about Bluetooth, please refer to the software manual 

that you are currently using. 

9. The aforementioned icon will change its colour from grey to green as 

shows in the figure below. The service, which the NAVI-XS POI offers, is also 

shown below. 


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10. In order to see the signal strength of Bluetooth connection, right-click on 

its icon, on the next appeared pop-up menu select the Status item. The 

signal strength is at the bottom of the appeared screen indicated. Try 

experimenting with your Bluetooth GPS receiver to see how far it needs 

to be before the blue bar reaches. If the user right-clicks the icon again 

and selects the Properties item an available COM Port is selected. 

► 

After the Bluetooth connection between unit and PC is already done, there is a small 

software on the CD-Rom to install first. This software (included) enables you to record 

your own points-of-interest into the unit you wish to use. 

4.1.1.1 How to evaluate the NAVI-XS connected to PC/Laptop 

After the Bluetooth connection is established, you can download the SiRFdemo 

software which is free available on Falcom’s Website: 

� www.falcom.de > Support > downloads > Software > SiRF > SiRFDemo software V3.81 

Unpack the download file and run the SiRFdemo software by double clicking the 

SiRFdemo.exe file. The SiRFdemo program will be automatically installed onto your 

computer. 

1) To start the SiRFdemo software, either double-click on the SiRFdemo.exe 

installed file or if you have created a shortcut on your desktop, double-click 

the SiRFdemo.exe. 


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2) The SiRFdemo software will appear as follow: 

(i) Before running the software, make sure that your PC is recognizing the 

NAVI-XS POI properly. On the activated Data Source Setup window, 

select the COM (e.g. COM9) for SiRFdemo program and set the baud 

rate e.g. to 38400 bps. See figure below: 

(ii) Click the icon on toolbar by the up-down button (marked button in 

figure below) the program will automatically detect the selected COM 

port and starts evaluating. 

(iii) The output messages can be displayed in the Development Data screen. 

For a description of NMEA messages please download from Falcom’s 

Website the “SiRFmessages.pdf” file. The valid/invalid protocols can be 

recognized in the $GPRMC protocol as shown in figure below. The 

capital letter A means incoming protocols are valid, and the capital 

letter V means incoming protocols are invalid. 


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(iv) If the NAVI-XS POI is receiving valid GPS positions, click the icon on 

toolbar by the up-down button (see marked button in figure below), the 

user can see the updated data of longitude, latitude, altitude, date 

time etc. For more detailed information about the using of SiRFdemo 

software, please download the SiRFdemo.pdf manual, which is also 

available on www.falcom.de. 


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4.1.2 Pocked PCs Bluetooth Connection 

Figure 7: Bluetooth connection 

In order to set up a connection between your Pocket PCs and the NAVI-XS POI, 

please, follow step by step the instructions below. 

1. If the Bluetooth software is not installed in your Pocked PCs yet, please, 

install it before you begin the next steps. 

2. If your NAVI-XS POI is turned off, please turn it on. Once the Bluetooth 

receiver is turned on, the left LED (blue) will flash (NAVI-XS POI is ready for a 

Bluetooth connection). 

3. Turn on the enabled Bluetooth device (in our example iPAQ 38xx 

Bluetooth device). Check the Blue Manager's icon on the right-bottom 

screen. If the icon is grey i.e. the Bluetooth is turned off. In order to turn 

the Bluetooth on, tab on the Bluetooth icon on right-down corner of 

your Pocked PCs device display, a pop-up menu will appear. Select 

Enable Bluetooth Ratio. The colour of the Bluetooth icon will be 

changed from grey to blue-white (it depend on the installed Bluetooth 

software), signifying that it is turned on. 

HINT: Perform a Bluetooth device discovery on your Pocked PCs 

to find the Bluetooth GPS Receiver. Refer to the user 

documentation of your Bluetooth device for instructions, 

too. 


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4. Search for the FALCOM NAVI-XS POI. Open the Bluetooth popup menu 

on the right-bottom screen. Tab on the Bluetooth Manager. 

5. If you have not searched for devices since last search, tap Search menu at 

bottom (below right). After search is completed, a list of found Bluetooth 

devices will appear on your screen. Check the FALCOM NAVI-XS POI 

found (below left) and tap Save. Then tab OK on the following (below 

right) screen. 

6. You will be returned to the Bluetooth Manager screen. Tab the FALCOM 

NAVI-XS POI icon to get the device information. 


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7. Tap on Actions menu and "Connect to GPS_NMEA .." (below left). This will 

take a short time to be completed (below right). Now tap OK to return to 

Devices list. 

8. Your last step is to find which serial port is connected to. At the main 

Bluetooth Manager screen, tap Tools Menu and "Settings for All Devices" 

(below left). 

On the Settings screen, tap "Serial Port" tab. Note the entry for "Outbound 

Com Port" (COM8 in screenshot below right) and “Inbound Com Port” 

(COM7 in screenshot below right). 

As far as the Secure Connection for NAVI-XS POI is concerned, please, refer 

to the chapter 4.1.1 item 8 (click here). If the option “Passkey is required” is 

selected, see figure right below, then enter “1111” when asked for a 

passkey for the device. 

For more details about Bluetooth, please refer to the software manual 

that you currently use. 

When the FALCOM NAVI-XS POI Bluetooth GPS receiver is connected to handheld 

device, the Bluetooth indicator on the NAVI-XS POI Bluetooth GPS receiver will 

be steadily on. 


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4.1.3 Navigation with NAVI-XS POI Bluetooth GPS Receiver 

As soon as you have installed and configured the Falcom NAVI-XS POI on your 

mobile equipment (Pocked PCs), and the unit has already got a valid GPS fix, the 

inserting of navigation is anymore in the way. You have just to run the installed GPS 

Mapping software. The Bluetooth connection for the installed GPS Mapping 

software must be set to the correct COM port (please refer to the user 

documentation of the installed GPS Mapping software for instructions). Determine 

which COM port number your Bluetooth device uses for serial COM port 

connections (in our example is COM 7). The FALCOM NAVI-XS POI communicates to 

a Bluetooth serial port with the following settings: up to 115200 bps, 8 Data Bits, 

NONE parity, 1 Stop Bit. Depending on the device you use for Bluetooth 

connectivity, you may or may not need to modify the COM port setting. If necessary, 

refer to the user documentation of your Bluetooth device. In order to navigate to 

your destination, please, refer to the user documentation of installed GPS Mapping 

software for instructions. There you will find the methods for setting the destination 

and following the navigation instructions to travel to your destination. 

We wish you much fun and have a good trip using FALCOM NAVI-XS POI. 

!!! Please remember that: 

Safety to traffic has always priority! Please use the FALCOM NAVI-XS POI 

only in such a way that you always keep control of your vehicle in all traffic 

conditions. 


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5 SOFTWARE INTERFACE 

The NAVI-XS POI evaluation receiver is capable of outputting data in the NMEA-0183 

format as defined by the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA), Standard 

for Interfacing Marine Electronic Devices, January 1, 1997. 

5.1 NMEA output messages 

The table below shows all NMEA output messages supported by NAVI-XS POI as well 

as a brief description of each output message. 

For more detailed information about the output message list, please refer to the 

SiRFstarII message set specification available in section 

“support/downloads/documentation/SiRF” on Falcom’s Website: www.falcom.de. 

Option Description 

GGA Time, position and fix type data. 

GLL Latitude, longitude, UTC time of position fix and status. 

GSA GPS receiver operating mode, satellites used in the position solution and DOP values. 

GSV The number of GPS satellites in view satellite ID numbers, elevation, azimuth and SNR values. 

RMC Time, date, position, course and speed data. 

Table 5: NMEA Output Messages 


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6 TROUBLESHOOTING 

Q: The installed software does not seem to establish any connections with NAVI-XS 

POI. How do I make it work? 

A: Make sure that your Pocked PC has found the "FALCOM NAVI-XS POI" 

Bluetooth device. Follow the instructions in the Connection section to make 

sure that your Pocked PC has recognized the Bluetooth GPS receiver properly. 

If so, you need to connect with the device by going to the Bluetooth Manager 

and tab on the on Actions button and then "Connect to GPS_NMEA ..". 

Q: I have established a Bluetooth connection but the NAVI-XS POI does not seem to 

have any GPS fix, what should I do? 

A: Shutdown the FALCOM NAVI-XS POI and turn it on again. Change the location 

of NAVI-XS POI (maybe poor signals are received), but in accordance with the 

capability of Bluetooth communication. 

Q: The FALCOM NAVI-XS POI seems to have a valid GPS fix (GPS indicator is 

steadily light), but unable to establish a connection between the NAVI-XS POI and 

my Pocked PC. How can I perform a connection? 

A: Go to the Bluetooth Manager → All devices on your Pocked PC. Tap Actions 

menu and then "Remove this Device". 

Next, shutdown your FALCOM NAVI-XS POI, press the OFF-button for longer than 

2 second. Then perform a soft reset on your Pocked PC. Turn the NAVI-XS on, 

press the ON-button for longer than 2 second. 

Once your Pocked PC has finished resetting itself, go back to the Bluetooth 

Manager screen and perform the typical setup and connection procedures for 

your Bluetooth receiver (for help with connection, please review the 

Connection section). 

Finally, run the installed GPS Mapping software, select the assigned COM Port 

from Bluetooth connectivity, set the baud rate up to 115200 bps (you may or 

may not need to modify the COM port setting, it depend on your using 

Bluetooth device), and click Open Port. The current position will appear on the 

GPS Mapping software. 


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