topic Emulate GPS - old FakeGPS tool Script not working in ArcPad Questions

Emulate GPS - old FakeGPS tool Script not working

Anonymous User — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 19:21:46 GMT

Original User: lokidog

I used the FakeGPS script last Spring with AP 8 with great results. It really helped me test out some customization applets that I developed and helped train a user.

For those who might not know - it can create a log from a polygon and then use it as a source of Fake GPS data to test out Arcpad apps.

Anybody know how to get it to work in version 10. Is there a built-in function for this now?

Here's the tool from the old Arcscripts library - and BTW - I don't like the 'new' Code Gallery - it's too hard to figure out what these are - and too hard to navigate. Horrible!

http://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=16299

Thanks!

Re: Emulate GPS - old FakeGPS tool Script not working

bradtatham — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 19:43:11 GMT

With ArcPad 10.2 I got the dll installed and I could set the path and name of the text file without an error message. I have the FakeGPS selected but ArcPad is still hitting the GPS NMEA protocol even though it is set to the FakeGPS protocol. So close to getting it work, so now I am working on making the text file (log) super clean but it is my last idea on why it is not working.

Re: Emulate GPS - old FakeGPS tool Script not working

bradtatham — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 20:15:58 GMT

I cleaned the log file up and it is working great. FakeGPS works with ArcPad 10.2. Just make sure to delete the headers from the text file (created in the table export) and add the ,EOF at the end. Preferences are set when you first select the FakeGPS protocol. I can send the Fake log file I used if anyone needs to review the formatting of a working log.