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gps question

ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2001-04-05 14:19 in General Discussion
I know a little about gps, radio control models, tiny computers

I want to put them all together for a homemade autonomous model airplane

any one know of a place where I can buy a cheap, small gps that is easy to
communicate with (serial port)?



thanks


richard

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-05-02 19:22
    check out the author at http://www.inetport.com/~davisele/night.html
    he has done some neat stuff in this area (I think GPS is still on his to-do
    list,
    though)

    dakota wrote:

    > I know a little about gps, radio control models, tiny computers
    >
    > I want to put them all together for a homemade autonomous model airplane
    >
    > any one know of a place where I can buy a cheap, small gps that is easy to
    > communicate with (serial port)?
    >
    > thanks
    >
    > richard
    >
    >
    >
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    > The gentleman at http://www.inetport.com/~davisele/night.html
    > knows a good deal about some of your components, and I recall him listing on
    > his to-do list, a gps, I think. Check it out and see....
    >
    > dakota wrote:
    >
    > > I know a little about gps, radio control models, tiny computers
    > >
    > > I want to put them all together for a homemade autonomous model airplane
    > >
    > > any one know of a place where I can buy a cheap, small gps that is easy to
    > > communicate with (serial port)?
    > >
    > > thanks
    > >
    > > richard
    > >
    > >
    >
    > --
    > ARC in Lago Vista, TX
    >
    > Supporting America's Militant Agnostics...we don't know, and you don't either.
    >
    > --8nuuvDCwS9QExXcg18JrG2OEwDbUsG9024vyG6s--
    >
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    ARC in Lago Vista, TX

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-05-02 20:16
    I almost checked this guy out but at the last second I realized why that
    webpage looked so familiar
    its mine - thanks for the compliment

    (I have 3 email addresses - I had to use this one to get access to this news
    list)

    richard
    Original Message
    From: A.Ron Carmichael <arc@i...>
    To: <basicstamps@egroups.com>
    Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 1:22 PM
    Subject: Re: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] gps question


    > check out the author at http://www.inetport.com/~davisele/night.html
    > he has done some neat stuff in this area (I think GPS is still on his
    to-do list,
    > though)
    >
    > dakota wrote:
    >
    > > I know a little about gps, radio control models, tiny computers
    > >
    > > I want to put them all together for a homemade autonomous model airplane
    > >
    > > any one know of a place where I can buy a cheap, small gps that is easy
    to
    > > communicate with (serial port)?
    > >
    > > thanks
    > >
    > > richard
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > From - Tue May 02 13:15:51 2000
    > > Received: from glinda.toto.com (glinda.toto.com [noparse][[/noparse]209.207.141.187])
    > > by admin.inetport.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id NAA05437
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    > > Message-ID: <390F1B1E.C8DCA921@a...>
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    > > From: "A.Ron Carmichael" <arc@a...>
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    > > The gentleman at http://www.inetport.com/~davisele/night.html
    > > knows a good deal about some of your components, and I recall him
    listing on
    > > his to-do list, a gps, I think. Check it out and see....
    > >
    > > dakota wrote:
    > >
    > > > I know a little about gps, radio control models, tiny computers
    > > >
    > > > I want to put them all together for a homemade autonomous model
    airplane
    > > >
    > > > any one know of a place where I can buy a cheap, small gps that is
    easy to
    > > > communicate with (serial port)?
    > > >
    > > > thanks
    > > >
    > > > richard
    > > >
    > > >
    > >
    > > --
    > > ARC in Lago Vista, TX
    > >
    > > Supporting America's Militant Agnostics...we don't know, and you don't
    either.
    > >
    > > --8nuuvDCwS9QExXcg18JrG2OEwDbUsG9024vyG6s--
    > >
    > > From - Tue May 02 13:20:50 2000
    > > Received: from glinda.toto.com (glinda.toto.com [noparse][[/noparse]209.207.141.187])
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    > --
    > ARC in Lago Vista, TX
    >
    > Vote Republican - it's easier than thinking. - http://qliner.com
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-05-02 21:29
    NO FAIR! I DID check your email to be sure you weren't you before I posted
    !!!!!
    <ROFLMAO>

    dakota wrote:

    > I almost checked this guy out but at the last second I realized why that
    > webpage looked so familiar
    > its mine - thanks for the compliment
    >
    > (I have 3 email addresses - I had to use this one to get access to this news
    > list)
    >
    > richard
    >
    >
    Original Message
    > From: A.Ron Carmichael <arc@i...>
    > To: <basicstamps@egroups.com>
    > Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 1:22 PM
    > Subject: Re: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] gps question
    >
    > > check out the author at http://www.inetport.com/~davisele/night.html
    > > he has done some neat stuff in this area (I think GPS is still on his
    > to-do list,
    > > though)
    > >
    > > dakota wrote:
    > >
    > > > I know a little about gps, radio control models, tiny computers
    > > >
    > > > I want to put them all together for a homemade autonomous model airplane
    > > >
    > > > any one know of a place where I can buy a cheap, small gps that is easy
    > to
    > > > communicate with (serial port)?
    > > >
    > > > thanks
    > > >
    > > > richard
    > > >
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > From - Tue May 02 13:15:51 2000
    > > > Received: from glinda.toto.com (glinda.toto.com [noparse][[/noparse]209.207.141.187])
    > > > by admin.inetport.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id NAA05437
    > > > for <arc@i...>; Tue, 2 May 2000 13:18:53 -0500 (CDT)
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-05-02 22:31
    On Tue, 2 May 2000, dakota wrote:
    >
    > any one know of a place where I can buy a cheap, small gps that is easy to
    > communicate with (serial port)?

    I recall a really cool 1200bps packet modem from PacComm called
    PicoPacket. It wasn't cheap ~$500 w/o battery pack, but it was tiny and
    effective. See www.paccomm.com - the design and components are described
    including the 12 channel gps unit.

    Also, see www.tapr.org (Tuscon Amateur Packet Radio club). They describe
    a PIC controlled remote packet device that can interface with serial gps
    units and describe an inexpensive gps unit from Motorola (~$130 ??).


    Fred
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-05-03 02:25
    you might try 'Navtech' for gps stuff
    they have a wide sellection, I don't know if the
    prices are rock bottom though.


    Original Message
    From: "Fred Ramsing" <framsing@u...>
    To: <basicstamps@egroups.com>
    Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 4:31 PM
    Subject: Re: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] gps question


    > On Tue, 2 May 2000, dakota wrote:
    > >
    > > any one know of a place where I can buy a cheap, small gps that is easy
    to
    > > communicate with (serial port)?
    >
    > I recall a really cool 1200bps packet modem from PacComm called
    > PicoPacket. It wasn't cheap ~$500 w/o battery pack, but it was tiny and
    > effective. See www.paccomm.com - the design and components are described
    > including the 12 channel gps unit.
    >
    > Also, see www.tapr.org (Tuscon Amateur Packet Radio club). They describe
    > a PIC controlled remote packet device that can interface with serial gps
    > units and describe an inexpensive gps unit from Motorola (~$130 ??).
    >
    >
    > Fred
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-05-03 12:10
    > On Tue, 2 May 2000, dakota wrote:
    > any one know of a place where I can buy a cheap, small gps that is easy
    > to communicate with (serial port)?

    Check out Timeline, Inc. I just purchased two Rockwell Jupiter GPS Receivers
    from them at $69 each. They are approximately 1 1/2" x 3". Of cource you
    will need an antenna. Find Timeline at:

    www.digisys.net/timeline

    I hope this helps

    Vic
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-05-03 14:15
    thanks for into

    I assume nmea means you send it a character string and then you parse a
    response ?

    does Jupiter work as advertised ?

    documentation any good ?

    what did you do for antenna ?

    talk to it at what baud rate?

    thanks


    richard




    Original Message
    From: Victorf <vfraenc1@n...>
    To: Stamp Mailing List <basicstamps@egroups.com>
    Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 6:10 AM
    Subject: Re: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] gps question


    > > On Tue, 2 May 2000, dakota wrote:
    > > any one know of a place where I can buy a cheap, small gps that is easy
    > > to communicate with (serial port)?
    >
    > Check out Timeline, Inc. I just purchased two Rockwell Jupiter GPS
    Receivers
    > from them at $69 each. They are approximately 1 1/2" x 3". Of cource you
    > will need an antenna. Find Timeline at:
    >
    > www.digisys.net/timeline
    >
    > I hope this helps
    >
    > Vic
    > __________________________________________
    >
    > Victor Fraenckel vfraenc1@n...
    > Home of the WindReader Electronic Theodolite
    > Read the WIND
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-05-03 22:05
    >I assume nmea means you send it a character string and then you parse a
    >response ?

    Correct. NMEA is a standard the specifies the sentence structures that
    navigation devices should send. Almost all GPS receives adhere to the
    standard.

    >does Jupiter work as advertised ?

    Yes - mine did

    >documentation any good ?

    get the following docs. They contain anything you ever want to know about
    the Jupiter

    Zodiac GPS Receiver Family Designers Guide - (142 page)
    http://www.unitronic.de/rockwell/pdf/gps/Zodiac%20DG_GPS-33.pdf

    Zodiac Serial Data Interface Specification - (84 page)
    http://www.c2-tech.com/~steveb/ka9mva/zodiac.pdf

    Manual - (18 page)
    http://www.unitronic.de/rockwell/pdf/gps/gd003g.pdf

    >what did you do for antenna ?

    Buy one. $30 to $70. be sure to match the antenna connector to the Jupiter.
    It uses a SMA connector.

    >talk to it at what baud rate?

    standard bauds. 4800 is the 'standard' GPS receiver NMEA sentence output.

    I urge you to have a look at the wealth of material on GPS receivers and GPS
    in general at:

    www.joe.mehaffey.com

    and the news group

    sci.geo.satellite-nav

    Hope this helps.

    Vic
    __________________________________________

    Victor Fraenckel vfraenc1@n...
    Home of the WindReader Electronic Theodolite
    Read the WIND
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2001-04-03 19:30
    Has anyone written source code to have a BASICSTAMP read a GPS output,
    and pick out one
    piece of information.
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2001-04-04 17:26
    Tim,

    There's a useful code example posted on our web site <www.decadenet.com>,
    near the bottom of the BOB-II description page. The title is: "GPS Data
    Overlay Code Example".

    >Has anyone written source code to have a BASICSTAMP read a GPS output,
    >and pick out one piece of information.

    Mike Hardwick, for Decade Engineering -- <http://www.decadenet.com>
    Manufacturer of the famous BOB-II Serial Video Text Display Module!
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2001-04-04 19:24
    Tim what piece of information and in what sentance is it? I am writing code at this moment on a laptop to read GPS data into an array and take the info and use it. I have some earlier programs that all they do is read and take bits of each sentence and use the info easily adapted to your use.·It is for a BS2, but the simplier code you need will work on BS1. Making GPS guided R/C car and next year an r/c airplane. Drop me an email here or mklarich@stoneflyers.com and tell me what part of the sentence you need.

    Matt Klarich


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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2001-04-04 19:58
    > It is for a BS2, but the simplier code you need will work on BS1.

    That may not work with all GPS recievers. Many will only send sentences at
    the NMEA standard, 4800 baud. The BS1 is limited to 2400 baud.

    Paul
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2001-04-04 22:46
    Sorry about that I have a couple BS1 but haven't even looked at them yet, been too busy using my BS2 for my GPS project. Cancel that statement about the BS1 working because I know on my etrex summit by garmin it comes out at 4800 baud and there is no option to slow it down.

    Matt Klarich


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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2001-04-05 14:19
    I think some of the OEM units can have the baud rate changed. Technically,
    if it is not 4800, it's not NMEA.

    > Sorry about that I have a couple BS1 but haven't even looked at them yet,
    > been too busy using my BS2 for my GPS project. Cancel that statement about the
    > BS1 working because I know on my etrex summit by garmin it comes out at 4800
    > baud and there is no option to slow it down.
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