Summary
Instructions provided describe how to set up ArcPad 7.0 read COM0 from the GPS Preferences screen.
Procedure
- Start ArcPad on the Desktop computer.
- Navigate to GPS > GPS Preferences.
- Select GPS tab and then select any COM port, for example COM1.
- Close ArcPad.
- Open ArcPad Studio, click Open and then navigate to the ArcPadPrefs.apx in your 'My Documents' folder and click OK.
- Locate the COM port that was just set under <ArcPad>/<PREFERENCES>/<GPS>/<COMPORT> and change the port=<#> to port=0. Save the .APX and close ArcPad Studio.
- Restart ArcPad and navigate toGPS Preferences > GPS tab. The port number should read COM0 now.