Ultimate GPS

[divious1]

Man if you throw that in a github, you will have a fan! I had a problem while running your code but I believe it has to do with ttyAMA0 being used. I will post more data when I'm in front of the py.

[Abbadabbatech]

Yea you have to disable it following the directions on many forums, so that the code can utilize it. I can not remember the link, but I will see if I can find it. Make sure to use the code posted here you download and install pynmea as well as its not in the default build. The new code does not use it.

Thanks

[Abbadabbatech]

https://bitbucket.org/dnetman99/gpstrackerpi

Here is the repository. Remember this is the full project for GPS tracking and posts to a webservice. It requires some config files and some log files if you want. I also have a init script that loads it on boot. It is running solid for about 14 straight days so far.

Adafruit, feel free to use this code as well to enhance the tutorial that only has arduino code right now.

Thanks and enjoy.

I will update more as I find any issues.

[vva]

Hi all,

I am trying to build a GPS-logger from my raspberry pi and the ultimate gps module. I can get a serial connection and can read from the serial port. Since I am interested in 10hz logging I am now trying to change the update rate to 10hz. I ran the exact code as Abbadabbatech posted on Nov. 14 but the device seems not to react on the commands to increase the update rate and change the output line.

Does anyone have the same problem and/or did anybody solve this?

Thanks for replying,

vva

[adafruit_support_rick]

Did you also issue PMTK_SET_NMEA_OUTPUT_RMCONLY? You need to reduce the amount data sent from the chip in order to realize the higher update rates.

You might also want to update to the code in Abbadabbatech's bitbucket, posted on Dec 10.

[Abbadabbatech]

I should have posted to here as well the new repository. I made some significant changes related to the post for using GPSD as well.

https://bitbucket.org/dnetman99/raspberrypiprojects

It has not only the serial code I use, but also the mod for using GPSD and sending both via webservice and via UDP packet to a server. The UDP listener code is there as well.

[vva]

Thanks for the quick replies!

I figured out that the checksum I was using wasn't right. Running the ser.write('$PMTK....') in the python shell returned the right checksum, changing the checksum fixed the problem!

For others with the same problem: for RMCAonly I used: '$PMTK314,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0*57\r\n'
and for the 10hz update rate: '$PMTK220,100*17\r\n'

Thanks again and I am definitely gonna get some inspiration from the codes in Abbadabbatech bitbucket! Great job!