GPS/NMEA Configuration

By default, ArcFM Mobile, uses a device’s onboard GPS via Location Services. However, it also supports receivers using the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) data specification via a serial, TCP, or UDP connection. GPS configuration in Solution Center generally applies to your entire organization, but devices running ArcFM Mobile for Windows Classic can be individually configured to use NMEA receivers.

Windows

To configure your organization’s ArcFM Mobile for Windows Classic devices to use an external NMEA receiver, follow the steps below.

Click the Mobile plugin in Solution Center and select the GPS tab.
Toggle on the NMEA device setting. Any previously configured profiles will be shown. To configure a new profile, click the Add button.
If you select TCP Port, you must provide an IP address or hostname and a port number.
If you select Serial Port, you must provide a port name and baud rate.
If you select UDP Port, you must provide a port number.
Note that you may designate one, and only one, profile as default by switching on the Default toggle. In the example images shown above, the Basic Serial Port profile has been selected as default.

If ArcFM Mobile for Windows Classic is no longer receiving messages from a configured NMEA receiver, the app notifies the user and switches to Windows Location Services. You must ensure that Windows Location Services are on and functional for these situations. When ArcFM Mobile for Windows Classic receives messages again from the NMEA receiver, the app notifies the user and switches back to the NMEA receiver.

iPad

This configuration is not relevant to ArcFM Mobile for iPad. By default, an iPad receives position information from onboard GPS if the iPad has Wi-Fi and cellular capability. An iPad can also receive position information from an external NMEA receiver as long as that receiver is documented as supporting iPad and you have connected the receiver to the iPad (typically by Bluetooth).

Android

This configuration is not relevant to ArcFM Mobile for Android. On each Android device for which you wish to use an NMEA receiver, you need to download and install a Bluetooth connector application from the Google Play store. In the settings for that app, toggle on GPS Mock Location. You will also need to enable Developer Tools and then locate the Select Mock Location App under the Location section, where you can select your app of choice.