
Dave L
USA
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DJ, Do you have any tutorials for using the GPS functions?
I have a Bluetooth GPS that works fine on the PC. I can see the GPS data streaming in Hyperterminal. But ARC doesn't show any data. It says it's connected to COM 3, but no data.
http://www.ez-robot.com/Tutorials/Help.aspx?id=172
Suggests 4800 as the data rate what does Hyperterminal say?
2400 8 N 1 and its an RMC sentence type apparently
Hope this helps
$GPGSV,3,1,10,22,59,347,,18,57,086,,14,49,313,33,31,31,212,*7B
$GPGSV,3,2,10,21,30,175,,25,26,130,,12,21,084,,09,18,037,*73
$GPGSV,3,3,10,27,03,037,,06,00,244,*7E
$GPRMC,131429.949,V,,,,,,,020612,,*20
$GPGGA,131430.945,,,,,0,00,,,M,0.0,M,,0000*5A
$GPGSA,A,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,*1E
$GPRMC,131430.945,V,,,,,,,020612,,*24
$GPGGA,131431.949,,,,,0,00,,,M,0.0,M,,0000*57
$GPGSA,A,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,*1E
$GPRMC,131431.949,V,,,,,,,020612,,*29
$GPGGA,131432.949,,,,,0,00,,,M,0.0,M,,0000*54
$GPGSA,A,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,*1E
$GPRMC,131432.949,V,,,,,,,020612,,*2A
$GPGGA,131433.949,,,,,0,00,,,M,0.0,M,,0000*55
$GPGSA,A,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,*1E
$GPRMC,131433.949,V,,,,,,,020612,,*2B
$GPGGA,131434.945,,,,,0,00,,,M,0.0,M,,0000*5E
$GPGSA,A,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,*1E
I think ARC just looks for the $GPRMC line?? Maybe $GPGGA as well for accuracy information
What was the question?? This is actually really interesting I didn't understand how these things interfaced until I looked into it
The data I have here abd previous were from hyperterminal.
$GPRMC,223658.000,A,2433.5607,N,08145.1343,W,0.00,124.45,020612,,*17
$GPRMC,223657.000,A,2433.5607,N,08145.1343,W,0.00,124.45,020612,,*18
$GPRMC,223656.000,A,2433.5607,N,08145.1343,W,0.00,124.45,020612,,*19
Google Earth and EasyGPS both see the GPS.
Well I couldn't get EasyGps to work or Google Earth with my Bluetooth GPS They wouldn't connect to the correct COM port which was dissapointing. You must have a Garmin or Magellan unit
I downloaded a simple app called GPSutility and that worked with the com port my GPS Bluetooth is connected to and GPSutility set to NMEA protocol. Download this and see if it helps you looks like a non proprietry GPS maybe needed?