[email protected] said: > I'm totally new to this semi-DIY gps stuff. Can anyone recommend any > NMEA packet reader software that will work on my old Windows 98 > laptop (using data through the RS-232 serial)?. Searching online I > find a lot of rather expensive software that does much more than I > want to do. Any shareware or cheapware that just gives a window with > lat, long, time and the usual other stuff?
What GPS device(s) are you using? Poke around on the web and try to find the manufacturer's documentation for the NMEA protocol as they support it. It's pretty simple after you get the hang of it. Everything is ASCII. The default is 4800N1. (I think.) Most of the devices I've worked with have a non-standard way to tell them which sentences you want them to send. The default is everything, or the largest subset that fits into the available time. You should be able to sanity check things with your favorite terminal emulator setup. It might get confused by the PPS signal which normally connects via one of the modem control signals. -- These are my opinions, not necessarily my employer's. I hate spam. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
