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Geoffg

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Posted: 08:26am 10 Sep 2011
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Be aware that in 2.4F (and later versions) the EOF() function changed from the notes included with the earlier hex file. See this thread.
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devigan
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Posted: 02:02pm 10 Sep 2011
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Hi guys, still blank line. confirm GPS working - it is spitting NMEA stream on console mode. Just can not grap the data. Any idea please
 
devigan
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Posted: 12:34pm 11 Sep 2011
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Hi Geoff, I really could use your advise here. I still cannot capture GPS Data. Although I see it on console mode? Dave
 
aargee
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Posted: 09:55pm 11 Sep 2011
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Devigen,

It's been quite a while since I've played with GPRS streams and NMEA data but why are you printing to the GPS? NMEA streams are output in a continuous stream from the GPS device, the GPS does not generally respond to commands in this mode.

I used to use the $GPRMC sentence (have a look at this ), I'd input each string and look for the "RMC" part of the string to identify the sentence I was looking for.

Each piece of data is comma separated and use the checksum asterisk indicator as an end of sentence marker.

You should be able to use INPUT #5, A$,B$,C$,..... and then PRINT A$,B$,C$,... to the screen as a quick test. Talbit, your code is a bit strange for INPUT, the INPUT command for serial works just like it would from the keyboard (that's the way I currently use it).

What code are you using? Still the one from the original post?
For crying out loud, all I wanted to do was flash this blasted LED.
 
Geoffg

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Posted: 12:00am 12 Sep 2011
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Hi devigen, persistence has its rewards !!

The following is an example of how to parse the NMEA strings.

Disclamer: All my GPS modules are installed in things that I do not want to pull apart so I tested this with a simulation.

10 max = 20 ' maximum nbr of params
30 '
40 DIM arg$(max) ' used to hold the data items
50 '
60 OPEN "COM1:4800" AS #1
70 '
200 DO ' loop forever
210 GOSUB 1000 ' get the next line
220 IF arg$(0) = "GPRMC" THEN ' GPRMC contains lat/long
230 IF arg$(2) = "A" THEN ' A means locked on to satellites
240 PRINT "Latitude = "; arg$(3); " "; arg$(4);
250 PRINT " longitude = "; arg$(5); " "; arg$(6)
260 ELSE
270 PRINT "GPS searching..."
280 ENDIF
290 ENDIF
300 LOOP
310 '
320 ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
330 ' subroutine to load the GPS data items into
340 ' the array arg$(). returns with the array full
1000 DO ' subroutine start
1005 DO WHILE INPUT$(1, #1) <> "$" : LOOP ' wait for the start
1010 FOR i = 0 TO max
1020 arg$(i) = "" ' clear ready for data
1030 DO ' loops until a specific exit
1040 x$ = INPUT$(1, #1) ' get the character
1050 IF x$ = "," THEN EXIT ' new data item, increment i
1060 IF x$ = "*" THEN RETURN ' we have all the data so return
1070 arg$(i) = arg$(i) + x$ ' add to the data
1080 LOOP ' keep going
1090 NEXT i ' increment i
1100 PRINT "Corrupt data..." ' exceeded max data items
1110 LOOP


The final version would need a time out (use the TIMER function) and a few other frills but this is the core. The rest, as they say, is "left as an exercise for the reader".

Geoff
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devigan
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Posted: 09:15am 12 Sep 2011
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Thanks Geoff it work.
 
Talbit
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Posted: 08:05pm 12 Sep 2011
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Geoff,
Thanks for helping out. I can certainly use your code.
Dave, I'm still keen to know why your code didn't work.
Working from iPod I don't know how the kids do it!
Can't sleep. 2:30am here. I need help. What the hell am I doing on the MM forum at 2:30 in the morning? I'm as bad as Sparkey !!!
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Talbit
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Posted: 11:41pm 20 Sep 2011
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Devigan,
Do you have an answer for me?
Can you tell me why your code didn't work.
Talbit
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