The first problem is, I didn't even know that was the command set the unit had, the @@Cf looked familiar though. I wasted an hour trying to get the Trimble application to work, until I tried WinOncore12 and the unit responded. Can't use TeraTerm to send commands, and the user manual doesn't document which Motorola commands are supported, some I found are not, and it doesn't send PVT sentences by default, it requires the user to initialize the GPS every time the power is cycled. I never got that, why would Motorola assume the receiver should be muted until enabled via software command? That doesn't make any sense to me. By default, send some useful PVT messages (Ha, Hn, for example) and allow the user to set up the unit to be mute when so desired. I wonder how many folks have pulled out their hair trying to get their Motorola units talking at the right baud rate etc etc. Maybe using it in products makes sense when one has time to learn and program for the binary messages, but debugging and development are a hassle.. Lastly, can't use the host of NMEA compatible applications that are out there, the Motorola-aware apps are pretty limited. Again uBlox has it right in my opinion: support for a huge host of binary commands if so desired, and standard NMEA output by default without any user interaction required. bye, Said In a message dated 5/10/2012 14:07:55 Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
What's bad with the Motorola binary protocol? In my opinion it is superior to the NMEA one... On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 9:55 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok, _______________________________________________ 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.
