embedded GPS module
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ceebmoj

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1,899 posts

292 months

Tuesday 25th March 2003
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Hi I am looking for an embedded GPS module do any of you know of any one who supplies such things or better still have any experience with there products.

Cheers

DanH

12,287 posts

291 months

Tuesday 25th March 2003
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Forgotten the name of it but motorolla make a very good one (very fast acquisition time).

They all communicate over an RS232 serial interface.

I was going to do a project using this stuff too, but got distracted

Google will sort you out.

atg

23,844 posts

303 months

Tuesday 25th March 2003
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being a bit tick ... by embedded, do you mean it has no buttons or screen ... just NMEA/RS232 and some wires sticking out for a power supply?

DanH

12,287 posts

291 months

Tuesday 25th March 2003
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atg thats how the embedded ones come yes.

atg

23,844 posts

303 months

Tuesday 25th March 2003
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ah hah ... interested to see what you guys turn up

bengie

166 posts

294 months

Tuesday 25th March 2003
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As DanH said, look on Google. This question comes up quite regularly on comp.arch.embedded

HTH

richard sails

813 posts

290 months

Wednesday 26th March 2003
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TDC have a good range and can provide support/training as required.

phone 01256 332800 for a catalogue

ceebmoj

Original Poster:

1,899 posts

292 months

Wednesday 26th March 2003
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thanks a lot for the information

atg

23,844 posts

303 months

Wednesday 26th March 2003
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www.tdc.co.uk/starter_packs/index.htm ... things to play with/break

by the way, this might be helpful for anyone having a play with GPS
http://badc.nerc.ac.uk/help/coordinates/OSGB.pdf
It gives all the background you'll ever want (and lots lots more) on what a measure of latitude and longitude actually means, the different types of long and lat framework (datum) that your GPS probably understands, and how to translate it into useful measures like Ordnance Survey grid references and equivalent.

>> Edited by atg on Wednesday 26th March 14:45