All, I hope some more of you have had luck getting your REF-0s running standalone.
My earlier write-ups were focused on the bare minimum connections and code needed to make a REF-0 work. Of course, external connections are not ideal for long-term operations. The real end-state here is to have a nice board with a modern GPS that will install cleanly inside the REF-0. I have completed another write-up showing my work toward that goal. I show how you can access all of the necessary pins on the REF-0 directly on the board, without using the external Interface connector. I also show a simple prototype of my custom REF-0 GPS board. Here's the write-up: http://syncchannel.blogspot.com/2015/08/prototyping-gps-board-for-ks-24361-ref-0.html If you just want to solder something together, you can easily house your microcontroller and GPS on some protoboard as I did. This is the protoboard I used, it fits almost perfectly where a real Oncore GPS would go. I just had to widen the mounting holes with a drill. http://www.amazon.com/10Pcs-Double-Sided-Protoboard-Prototyping/dp/B00NQ387TY Beyond the prototype though, I personally want a nice PCB with a Ublox on it for my REF-0s. I plan to work on that as I have time. Though now that my summer break is over, time is a bit harder to find. :) Regards, Dan W. _______________________________________________ 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.
