minimum install to get the DRAWS gps working?
I just received my DRAWS and at this point in time, I am only interested in getting the GPS working. (I'm developing a new ThumbDV app for D-Star Routing and linking and want to use the GPS to update the user and station positions to aprs.) I would rather not use Compass until I full understand what my program needs to use the DRAWS gps.
I found the wiki page on "Setup GPSD for Time and Position" and am wondering about the statement "Ensure that the device tree and driver have been installed". How do I do that with resorting to Compass? I installed gpsd etc, and I see /dev/ttySC0 and /tty/pps on my system and systemctl reports that gpsd is running, but gpsmon is showing all zeros. Thanks!
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okiejim
Please don't take this wrong but have you hooked up an antenna to the draw hat gps connector?
On Sun, Sep 8, 2019 at 8:16 AM Tom Early <n7tae@...> wrote: I just received my DRAWS and at this point in time, I am only interested in getting the GPS working. (I'm developing a new ThumbDV app for D-Star Routing and linking and want to use the GPS to update the user and station positions to aprs.) I would rather not use Compass until I full understand what my program needs to use the DRAWS gps.
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If the antenna has a good view of the sky, the first startup can take a while. You can also restart the gpsd sudo systemctl stop gpsd sudo systemctl start gpsd You can also stop gpsd and. cat /Dev/ttySC0
On Sun, Sep 8, 2019, 08:55 okiejim <kd6vpe@...> wrote:
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Silly me. I thought I only needed to install the CR1220 if I wanted the RTC to continue to operate while the power was off. Apparently, the battery has to be installed for the GPS to operate. The GPS sensitivity seems really good. The DRAWS pulled in 10 satellites within a minute of powering up and had my position and altitude exactly right. In the same location, my ID-51p2 takes significantly longer.
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Jonathan Magee
Hi Tom, I have the gps working and I don't have the battery installed Regards Jonathan GI7KMC
On Sun, 8 Sep 2019 at 19:55, Tom Early <n7tae@...> wrote: Silly me. I thought I only needed to install the CR1220 if I wanted the RTC to continue to operate while the power was off. Apparently, the battery has to be installed for the GPS to operate. The GPS sensitivity seems really good. The DRAWS pulled in 10 satellites within a minute of powering up and had my position and altitude exactly right. In the same location, my ID-51p2 takes significantly longer.
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