On Thu, Jun 29, 2017 at 12:57 PM Timothy Litvin <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Jason, thanks for your support as well. The One-Liner tests should be a > great help. When I try your GPS one-liner verbatim, or set to 9600, the > line feeds, but then just sits until I ctrl-C. What does this tell me? > Can you copy the text out of the window to show what you typed and what you got? I suspect it means you don't have a GPS lock, which is typical for indoors. Most GPS devices I've played with tend to be a bit quiet when they don't have a lock. They also typically have an LED pattern saying if they have a lock or not. > > > On Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at 1:45:24 PM UTC-7, Jason Kridner wrote: > >> With my latest device tree patches, it should be UART by default without >> any config-pin calls. >> >> Most of these GPS devices are 4800 or 9600 baud by default. >> >> I've created a page for one-liner tests for various modules: >> https://github.com/beagleboard/beaglebone-blue/wiki/One-Liner-Module-Tests >> > On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 9:52 PM Robert Nelson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 5:39 PM, Timothy Litvin <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > Greetings from the steep learning curve. I’m setting up my first >>> Arduplane >>> > while learning Linux on my first AP (BBBlue) with my first GCS (Mission >>> > Planner) on Windows 10, for use in a custom vessel. Practically >>> speaking, >>> > it's been a recipe for delayed gratification, uncomfortably akin to a >>> monkey >>> > with a typewriter. >>> > >>> > I now have blue-arduplane running on the Bone (sudo >>> > /usr/bin/ardupilot/blue-arduplane -C udp:192.168.8.132:14550 -B >>> /dev/ttyO5 >>> > with telemetry reporting via wifi to my Windows 10 laptop, but no >>> signal >>> > arrives from the GPS (booted, with flashing blue led). My GPS is a >>> generic >>> > ublox neo-M8n (with compass), plugged into the GPS jst-sh (wired >>> according >>> > to attached jpeg). Windows Device Manager reports ublox Virtual Com >>> Port on >>> > COM5. >>> > >>> > I’m guessing the GPS needs to be further configured, i.e., I need to >>> either >>> > download/install or create a new ublox-M8 configuration file. I've >>> installed >>> > u-center to configure the GPS; u-center reports nothing. That feed >>> seems to >>> > imply/require a Passthrough connection in Mission Planner while running >>> > blue-arduplane) so, in the Flight Data screen, ctrl-F: >>> > >>> > It’s unclear whether the “MAVSerial pass” button is activated on click >>> > (doesn’t toggle color, just grays temporarily on rollover & click). >>> > u-center 8.25 doesn’t detect GPS on any port. Tried also creating a TCP >>> > connection in u-center through Network Connection, New, setting >>> Address to >>> > tcp://localhost:500, set baud to 38400 (with and without AutoBaud) >>> after >>> > which I get a Connection Error message. >>> > >>> > I then installed minicom on the Bone. When I run "dmesg | grep tty" I >>> get: >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > [ 0.000000] Kernel command line: console=ttyO0,115200n8 >>> > root=UUID=1b96dc8c-4e92-4f4f-86de-36d769439063 ro rootfstype=ext4 >>> rootwait >>> > coherent_pool=1M net.ifnames=0 quiet cape_universal=enable >>> > >>> > [ 0.002863] WARNING: Your 'console=ttyO0' has been replaced by >>> 'ttyS0' >>> > >>> > [ 2.492065] 44e09000.serial: ttyS0 at MMIO 0x44e09000 (irq = 158, >>> > base_baud = 3000000) is a 8250 >>> > >>> > [ 2.505478] console [ttyS0] enabled >>> > >>> > [ 2.506866] 48022000.serial: ttyS1 at MMIO 0x48022000 (irq = 159, >>> > base_baud = 3000000) is a 8250 >>> > >>> > [ 2.507975] 48024000.serial: ttyS2 at MMIO 0x48024000 (irq = 160, >>> > base_baud = 3000000) is a 8250 >>> > >>> > [ 2.509094] 481a6000.serial: ttyS3 at MMIO 0x481a6000 (irq = 161, >>> > base_baud = 3000000) is a 8250 >>> > >>> > [ 2.510109] 481a8000.serial: ttyS4 at MMIO 0x481a8000 (irq = 162, >>> > base_baud = 3000000) is a 8250 >>> > >>> > [ 2.511416] 481aa000.serial: ttyS5 at MMIO 0x481aa000 (irq = 163, >>> > base_baud = 3000000) is a 8250 >>> > >>> > [ 9.819121] systemd[1]: Created slice system-getty.slice. >>> > >>> > [ 9.831852] systemd[1]: Created slice system-serial\x2dgetty.slice. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > In Minicom I took a blind whack at setting Serial Port ttyS5 (and >>> ttyS4) to >>> > 38400 Baud, 8N1 and Hardware control on/off, to my chagrin, no effect >>> on the >>> > non-existent GPS connection. U-center still can't connect, so I can't >>> > configure the GPS...if that's what i need to do. Minicom reports the >>> port's >>> > values have been changed, but "dmesg | grep tty" reports the same as >>> above, >>> > unchanged. I've also tried using the -B /dev/ttyS5 alternative for GPS >>> when >>> > starting blue-arduplane. At this point it occurs to me that I could've >>> > steered wrong repeatedly, or just missed a step. >>> > >>> > If you know what you’re doing, by now it’s probably clear that I don’t. >>> > Helpful hints anyone? >>> >>> so you need to connect the pin to the peripheral: >>> >>> #uart 2 (gps) >>> config-pin P9.21 uart >>> config-pin P9.22 uart >>> >>> #uart 1 >>> config-pin P9.24 uart >>> config-pin P9.26 uart >>> >>> PS, i just pushed an arduplane deb update today too.. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> -- >>> Robert Nelson >>> https://rcn-ee.com/ >>> >>> -- >>> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "BeagleBoard" group. >>> >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >> >> >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/CAOCHtYgGjBjPfyc6Cmqo5Wep6%2BWMNBCr0Rhu2kw6a9M-DzLBqA%40mail.gmail.com >>> . >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/18747066-6ad7-4a02-8918-d7867b1c6049%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/18747066-6ad7-4a02-8918-d7867b1c6049%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- https://beagleboard.org/about -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. 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