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Macintosh Product Operation Validation

Q: My computer is not recognizing my GPS receiver after I installed the enclosed drivers. What do I

need to perform to verify my receiver is functional?

A: Under rare circumstances there will be driver recognition or even communication conflicts

presented after driver installation steps are fully completed as described by the user's manual. Effects

such as this can be immediately addressed, a step-by-step troubleshooting instructional guide is

provided below to assist and perhaps solved your current problem.

GPS Driver Verification

In the initial stage, you need to identify if the appropriate drivers are loaded. Two good sources to

determine that your device's driver is properly installed are in System Profiler and System

Preferences in the Operating System. A full description of instructions of how to access this handy

information is provided below.

First, shut your computer down, connect GPS receiver to your USB port and boot your Macintosh

computer.

Second, access the System Profiler utility. Select the blue apple icon on the top left hand side of the

Apple menu. Then, select the following “About This Mac”->”More Info…”-> Hardware->USB to display

device’s detection. Under USB Device Tree, you will view “USB Device” this pertains to your GPS

USB receiver. Driver information can be found under USB Device window. Vendor Name, Speed,

Product ID, and Bus (mA) will be provided.

If no information is provided, this is an indication that no drivers are currently installed for this device

to operate properly. For complete installation instructions use the Mac Install .pdf .

Mac OSX Install Guide (.pdf)

http://www.usglobalsat.com/downloads/TN-200P/TN200p_mac_manual.pdf

Mac OSX TN-200 Driver

(.zip)

http://www.usglobalsat.com/downloads/TN-200P/macdriverpl2303_1.0.8b4.zip

Finally, under System Preferences, select Network, Show, and Network Port Configurations. Your

device will appear as an “usbserial” device in the Port Configurations box. This completes and

confirms that your GPS USB drivers are fully installed and operational.

GPS Test Utility

In the next stage, a GPS test application will be downloaded and used to view the receiver's activity

or can be compare with your current loaded mapping application. This GPS Info program utility will

provide you with viewable GPS data information needed for full receiver functionality validation.

You may download this utility at the link provided below.

Mac OSX GPS Utility (.dmg)

http://www.usglobalsat.com/downloads/Mac_GPS_Utility.dmg

First, launch the GPS Utility program this will display GPS coordinate data.

Select "Settings" from the selections, a small window will appear with Port, Rate and Units fields.

Configure the application settings to the following: Port: /dev/cu.usbserial

Rate: 4800

Units: Miles