How to deploy GpsGate Splitter without user interaction

This guide gives some tips on how you can deploy GpsGate Splitter with predefined settings and automate the installation. This can be very handy if you make a larger deployment.

Install the main program

You can download GpsGate Splitter here.

To install GpsGate Splitter in silent-mode execute the following command from the command prompt:

GpsGate.exe /s /v"/qn"

Settings

If you do not use shared settings the settings files are saved to: \My Documents\GpsGate\
If you use shared settings the settings files are saved to:
C:\Users\[Username]\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Franson\GpsGate 2.0\

To share the settings to all user on the computer you need to copy the Instance folder to
C:\Program Files (x86)\Franson\GpsGate 2.0\

To make all other accounts on the computer use the shared settings you need to set the following Registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Franson\GpsGate
DWORD: UseSharedSettings = 1

The install path for GpsGate can be found in the registry under
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Franson\GpsGate
STRING: InstallPath2

If you have a similar hardware configuration for all computers, you can most likely just copy the files you find in that folder to new installs.

There are two exceptions
1. If you use a Bluetooth GPS as input
2. If you use different COM port configuration on each computer.

For the two latter cases, some special care needs to be taken.

The simplest way is to make a copy of the ggXML file after the silent install of GpsGate. And then you need to set the shared settings registry key (UseSharedSettings).

Splitter Plugin

You can download GpsGate Splitter plugin here.

GpsGate.Splitter.Plugins.dll is a ActiveX component developed in .NET 4. It can be registered like this:
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\regasm /codebase GpsGate.Splitter.Plugins.dll

You find the files under C:\Program Files (x86)\Franson\GpsGate Splitter Plugins

License key

For larger installations we can provide pre-licensed versions of GpsGate, that voids the need to manually enter license keys. Contact us for more details.

Installing the virtual port driver

The Virtual Port driver is not installed until you run GpsGate for the first time with a virtual port set as output, and it must be run by a user with admin rights the first time. (This is not the case in normal install).

You can automate this by running GpsGateXP.exe from the command prompt after the installation steps above. 

Sample script to install and run GpsGate Splitter as a Service

Here is a sample batch file which installs GpsGate silently, activates settings, and starts GpsGate as service:

REM install GpsGate
GpsGate.exe /s /v"/qn"

REM Reg to use shared settings
regedit /s UseSharedSettings.reg

REM copy config.
md "C:\Program Files\Franson\GpsGate 2.0\Instances"
xcopy default "C:\Program Files\Franson\GpsGate 2.0\Instances\Default" /S /I /Y

REM register service
"C:\Program Files\Franson\GpsGate 2.0\GpsGateService.exe" /service

REM set service to start at boot time.
sc config "Franson GpsGate 2.0" start= auto

REM Start service
net start "Franson GpsGate 2.0"

REM

You can access GpsGate under Start > Programs > Franson GpsGate

You will need to download the installer GpsGate.exe to the same folder.

For simpler license key handling, you should request a pre-licensed version of GpsGate from support@gpsgate.com.