ZylGPSSimulator 1.33
Delphi Component

ZylGPSSimulator is a Delphi GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver simulator component. It creates a virtual serial port, converts the position parameters in NMEA 0183 format and writes them to the virtual port. The user can set parameters like latitude, longitude, altitude, speed, heading and transmit them to the port. With the help of a mapping software it's possible to watch the transmitted positions on the map.

NMEA 0183 (or NMEA for short) is a combined electrical and data specification for communication between marine electronic devices such as echo sounder, sonars, Anemometer (winds speed and direction), gyrocompass, autopilot, GPS receivers and many other types of instruments. It has been defined by, and is controlled by, the US-based National Marine Electronics Association.
Supported NMEA sentences: GPGLL, GPGGA, GPVTG, GPRMC, GPGSA, GPGSV, GPZDA.

To use ZylGPSSimulator component, you need to install the Virtual Serial ActiveX control by ELTIMA Software.
Please follow the instructions from the readme file for a correct installation.

The demo version is fully functional in Delphi IDE, but it displays a nag dialog (the licensed version will, of course, not have a nag dialog and will not be limited to the IDE). The package includes demo programs for Delphi and a help file with the description of the component.

Supported operating systems:
Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008
Available for: Delphi 2007 (Win32), Delphi 2006 (Win32), Delphi 2005 (Win32), Delphi 7, Delphi 6, Turbo Delphi (Win32)
Remarks:
- The Delphi 2006 (Win32) version is fully compatible with Turbo Delphi (Win32)
Installation:
If you have a previous version of the component installed, you must remove it completely before installing this version. To remove a previous installation, proceed as follows:
-Start the IDE, open the packages page by selecting Component - Install Packages
-Select ZylGPSSimPack package in the list and click the Remove button
-Open Tools - Environment Options - Library and remove the library path pointing to ZylGPSSimulator folder
-Close the IDE
-Browse to the folder where your bpl and dcp files are located (default is $(DELPHI)\Projects\Bpl for Delphi).
-Delete all of the files related to ZylGPSSimulator
-Delete or rename the top folder where ZylGPSSimulator is installed
-Start regedit (click Start - Run, type "regedit.exe" and hit Enter). Open the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Borland\<compiler>\<version>\Palette and delete all name/value items in the list related to ZylGPSSimulator. (<compiler> is either "Delphi" or "C++Builder", <version> is the IDE version you have installed)

-Install the Virtual Serial ActiveX Control from ELTIMA Software first(www.eltima.com) and import it in Delphi. The name of the package where you include the Virtual Serial ActiveX Control in Delphi must be "vcomm".
-Unzip the zip file and open the ZylGPSSimPack.dpk file in Delphi, compile and install it and add to Tools/Environment Options/Library (in Delphi menu) the path of the installation (where the ZylGPSSimulator.dcu file is located). The component will be added to the "Zyl Soft" tab of the component palette. After you have the component on your component palette, you can drag and drop it to any form, where you can set its properties by the Object Inspector and you can write event handlers selecting the Events tab of the Object Inspector and double clicking the preferred event.

-It is indicated to use this component with "Stop on Delphi exception" option deactivated. You can do this from Delphi / C++Builder menu, "Tools/Debugger Options/Language Exceptions/Stop on Delphi exceptions", otherwise you will have a break at all the handled exceptions

ZylGPSSimulator - Delphi Component
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