Packaged GPS Module
stamptrol
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· Hello All,
··· In keeping an eye out for useful components for Stamp projects, I came across the following GPS module.
··· It is the Garmin OEM GPS 18 module. Comes packaged in its hockey puck antenna, complete with cables ( 1 to a 12· volt cigarette lighter plug, one to a standard 9-pin serial cable). Apply power and it starts spitting out GPS data in 8 or 10 NMEA sentence formats at 4800 baud. Perfect for Stamp-based loggers/controllers. Also available in USB and wire pigtail.
·· The module itself will operate at 5 volts apparently, so should be easy to integrate into any application.
··· I got mine from GPS City in Calgary, Alberta for $99 Can. (www.gpscity.ca).
····Just for fun, I dug out my mid '90's HP200lx pda and loaded some shareware GPS/mapping software onto it;plugged the module into·the serial port.........gave an instant GPS for the car!
· Cheers,
· Tom
··· In keeping an eye out for useful components for Stamp projects, I came across the following GPS module.
··· It is the Garmin OEM GPS 18 module. Comes packaged in its hockey puck antenna, complete with cables ( 1 to a 12· volt cigarette lighter plug, one to a standard 9-pin serial cable). Apply power and it starts spitting out GPS data in 8 or 10 NMEA sentence formats at 4800 baud. Perfect for Stamp-based loggers/controllers. Also available in USB and wire pigtail.
·· The module itself will operate at 5 volts apparently, so should be easy to integrate into any application.
··· I got mine from GPS City in Calgary, Alberta for $99 Can. (www.gpscity.ca).
····Just for fun, I dug out my mid '90's HP200lx pda and loaded some shareware GPS/mapping software onto it;plugged the module into·the serial port.........gave an instant GPS for the car!
· Cheers,
· Tom
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Sid
No problem. I'll post the code later so you (and anyone else who's interested) can see what's involved. Its not too complicated.
Cheers
·· You can see that its from a BS2sx project, but by changing the first directive, it should work for any stamp in the family. You can also change the speed to match your particular GPS.
·· This project read the GPS numbers (plus a lot of other instruments) and sent the data via radio link to a laptop sitting on shore. This GPS also integrated a speed sensor and depth sensor so you can also see where it picks up those NMEA sentences as well.
·· Any questions, drop me a line.
· Cheers
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