Why does my GPS unit take so long to initialize in ArcPad?
The GPs could have the incorrect settings. On an iPaq the TeleType GPs unit needs the communication port settings to be: NMEA, COM5, 4800, N, 8, 1. If the GPs unit hasn’t been used in a long time or is in a new region, it may have to download the satellite ephemeris information. After you make any communication port changes, quit ArcPad and restart it before continuing. Other problems could stem from other devices and software that use the communication port, for example external keyboards. The driver for a keyboard could be active after using the keyboard. Either quit the driver program or disable the keyboard in the driver. Similarly, ActiveSync can interfere as well. ActiveSync will be running after you sync to the desktop, unless you explicitly stop it, so do that before using the GPs unit. To be safe, quit all programs before using the GPs unit in ArcPad.
