Saturday 31 October 2009

BU-303 GPS on Windows 7




Quick post on how to get the BU-303 working with Windows 7.


First up the BU-303 mini CD that comes with the unit wont work. My guess is that there is some Operating System check going on and it doesnt understand post Windows XP.


So you need to get hold of the driver files and manually install the device.




  1. Visit http://www.globalsat.com.tw/products-page.php?menu=2&gs_en_product_id=2&gs_en_product_cnt_id=34&img_id=420&product_cnt_folder=4 and download the file "BU-303_CD.zip" by clicking on the English link.


  2. Extract the zip file and make sure you keep the path names. You should end up with a "BU-303 CD" folder.


  3. Plug in the BU-303 if you havent already done so and open up device manager.


  4. Locate the BU-303 wich with be shown as an unknown USB device


  5. Right click on the unknown device and select the option to browse for a folder containing the drivers, locate the "BU-303 CD" folder and click OK


  6. The driver will be found, but you will see a red warning dialog which is displayed because the driver isn't signed, select the option to allow the driver to be installed and you should be good to go. The USB device will vanish and a new serial (COM) device will appear - see image above.

Note that if you install the "GPS Information" application using the "GPSInfo.exe" installer from the "BU-303 CD" folder, you will need to run it by right clicking and select "Run as Administrator".


I expect that the instructions will also work for getting the BU-303 working on Vista but this has not been tested.





1 comment:

  1. the folder BU-303_CD does not contain exe for windows 7

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