The Parallax GPS module I recently bought from Adafruit worked for a few days and then stopped getting a fix on any satellites. It still transmits NEMA sentences but they say it doesn't see any satellites. I left it outside in clear sky view for over a half hour and still the same results. My Garmin Nuvi GPS unit at the same location and time had no problem finding satellites. It's as if the internal antenna is broke.
How can I fix it?
Parallax GPS
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- adafruit_support_bill
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Re: Parallax GPS
There is not much to break there as the antenna is built into the module. Is the module itself exposed to the open sky? No metallic enclosure that would interfere with the antenna operation?
- jam43
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Re: Parallax GPS
The GPS unit was exposed to the open sky, no metallic enclosure was near it.
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Re: Parallax GPS
Have you tried the Parallax site for help?
- adafruit_support_bill
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Re: Parallax GPS
Yes; The engineers at Parallax support may have more insight into the problem: http://www.parallax.com/Support/Support ... fault.aspx
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