Autoroute 2006 and Bluetooth GPS Bundle

This bundle includes the Apos-tec GPS 36 Bluetooth receiver, allowing you to wirelessly add GPS signals to your Bluetooth enabled computers without the need for drivers.

The GPS 36 has twelve parallel channels, is WAAS / EGNOS enabled and based on the Sony III GPS chipset, it can operate to impressively low signal levels of –152 dBm making reception possible in challenging circumstances. It has a lithium ion battery providing up to ten hours use when fully charged. It comes with a car socket charger and a mains adapter.

Microsoft Autoroute 2006 provides navigation on your PC, laptop or compatible Tablet PC. The Pocket Streets utility allows you to export maps to your Pocket PC or compatible smartphone.

Autoroute 2006 now provides coverage of 3.4 million miles of roads across 27 European countries, 850,000 points of interest such as restaurants and cashpoint machines.

New in this version, Autoroute supports voice prompts for entirely hands-free operation. You can set it to automatically rotate maps in the direction of travel, and easily see coming manoeuvres with the automatic magnified views. A night colour scheme is also now supported.

Autoroute is flexible and can be set to include breaks, it supports multiple stops and will automatically optimise the order of stops on a journey. If you go off the route, a single click will quickly find a new route from where you are.

Full postcode navigation and a battery of different ways to search for locations makes it very easy to find your destination.

Set up custom speeds to reflect your driving style, configure refuelling warnings / stops, calculate your expenses, schedule automatic stops, and indicate your preferences for different types of road.

You can even save a map / route as a website.

NB Laptop PC illustrated not included.

Specification:

Apostec GPS 36.
GPS chipset: Sony CXD2951GA-4 Single chip
12-channel GPS receiver capable of simultaneously receiving 12 satellites
Reception frequency: 1575.42MHz (L1 band, CA code)
Dimension: 73.4 x 39.0 x 18.9 mm (L x W x H)
3-color LED status indicators:
GPS status: The green LED will be lit when the GPS receiver is in acquisition mode, and will start blinking every 2 seconds when the GPS position is fixed (i.e., during tracking mode)
Bluetooth status: The blue LED will be lit once per two seconds when the Bluetooth is in connection and be lit 0.1 second every 7.9 seconds if the Bluetooth connection between the host and ABG10868 is lost or in standby mode
Battery status: The red LED will be blinking to indicate the battery power level is low, on when charging the battery and off if the battery is fully charged
Switch and connectors:
Power switch: Turn on/ off the ABG10868
Reset button: To initialize the GPS receiver
Power jack: Connect to external power or car charger
TTFF (Time to First Fix) Time until initial position measurement after power-on with the following conditions:
Cold Start (without both ephemeris and almanac time): 45s (average) / 60s (95% possibility)
Warm Start (without ephemeris but with almanac time): 35s (average) / 40s (95% possibility)
Hot Start (with both ephemeris and almanac time): 2s (average) / 6s (95% possibility)
Positioning accuracy: 2DRMS: approx. 2m
Sensitivity:
Tracking sensitivity: -152dBm (average) or less
Acquisition sensitivity: -139dBm (average) or less in Normal mode
Measurement data update time:
Measurement data update time: 1s
Power:
Power source: Removable rechargeable lithium ion battery with 5V DC input charging circuit
Operation time: 12 hours typical after full charge, continuous mode at 25¢J
Limitations:
Altitude: < 18,000m
Velocity: < 500m/s
Acceleration: < 4g
Output & Interface
Output:
GPS transfer rate:
Baud rate: 9600 bps
Data bit: 8
Parity: No
Stop bit: 1
GPS output format: NMEA0183 V3.01
GPGGA (1 time per second)
GPGSA (1 time per second)
GPGSV (1 time per 5 second)
GPRMC (1 time per second)
GPVTG (1 time per second)
Datum: WGS84
Interface:
Compatible Bluetooth Serial Port Profile (SPP): V1.1 and class 2 (Bluetooth range 10m)
Physical Specification:
Operating Temperature:20-60C
Storage temperature: -20-85C.
Operating humidity: 5% to 95%; No condensing
Others:
Smart power saving feature (SPS): If the Bluetooth connection between the host and ABG10868 is lost, ABG10868 will turn off GPS automatically to save the energy.
Bluetooth:
Bluetooth chipset:
RF: ST STLC2150
Baseband: ST STLC2415
l Bluetooth frequency: 2.4 ¡V 2.48GHz
l Bluetooth specification: V1.1 specification compliant
l Bluetooth Profile: Serial Port Profile (SPP)
l Bluetooth Power Class: Class 2 (maximum 10 meter range)

To use Microsoft® AutoRoute™ 2006, you need:
PC with Pentium II or higher processor; Pentium III recommended
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home, Windows XP Professional, Windows ServerTM 2003, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows NT® 4.0 with Service Pack 6 (SP6) or later (required Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 browser software or later, Internet Explorer 6.0 included), or Windows 2000 Professional or later operating system
For Windows XP Home and Windows XP Professional: 64 MB of RAM (138 MB recommended)
For Windows Server 2003: 256 MB of RAM
For Windows 98 Second Edition: 24 MB of RAM
For Windows Me, Windows NT Workstation 4.0, or Windows NT Server 4.0: 32 MB RAM
For Windows 2000 Professional: 64 MB of RAM (138 MB recommended)
For Windows NT Workstation Version 4.0 SP6 or later: 36 MB of RAM
128 MB of RAM (256 MB recommended) Running additional applications simultaneously may require additional memory
Available hard-disk space (your hard-disk usage will vary depending on configuration): 1.1 GB for full installation or 500 MB for minimum installation
4x speed or faster CD-ROM drive
Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution monitor with 256 colors; a monitor with higher resolution and more colors recommended and required for Driving Guidance feature
Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft IntelliMouse®, or compatible pointing device

Additional items or services required to use certain features:
For Voice Output (English products only): Windows XP or higher and compatible soundcard
Microsoft Exchange, Internet SMTP/POP3, IMAP4, or MAPI-compliant messaging software required to use Send To as attachment; Microsoft Outlook® 2000 or later required to use Send To as picture
14,400-baud or higher recommended
Some Internet functionality may require Internet access and payment of a separate fee to an Internet service provider and local charges may apply
GPS functionality requires a GPS device that supports NMEA 0183 or later.
A free COM port below 20 required for GPS
Microsoft ActiveSync® 3.7 or later for installation of Pocket Streets
Pocket Streets: Pocket PC: Windows CE 3.0 or later Smartphone: Windows-powered Smartphone 2002 or Windows MobileTM 2003 Smartphone or later