Tested GPS Units
Forum about GPS units (inluding infos about their connection and other hints) - It's a forum, so please post any new information about gps units and how they work with qpegps.
In the list below, we will try to regularily compile the information from the forum... hints welcome!
| GPS Unit | Type | Status | Hints | Reported by |
| Ambibom CF GPS |
CF GPS
|
OK |
default serial port /dev/ttyS3
|
Anonymous |
| Billionton CF GPS-B |
CF GPS
|
OK | Steve Mellott | |
| Delorme Earthmate |
NMEA via serial interface
|
OK | ||
| Deluo CF GPS |
CF GPS, NMEA
|
OK | Tito | |
| FAC CF-30LP |
CF GPS
|
OK |
default serial port /dev/ttyS3
|
Anonymous |
| Fortuna Clip-on Bluetooth GPS |
Bluetooth GPS
|
OK | ||
| Fortuna Pocket Track |
CF GPS
|
OK | ||
| Fortuna Pocket XTrack |
CF GPS
|
OK |
default serial port /dev/ttyS3, might need to
wake up the card manually after suspend ("cardctl resume")
or try a few times
|
Anonymous |
| Garmin 45XL |
NMEA via serial interface
|
OK | ||
| Garmin eMap |
NMEA via serial interface
|
OK | Anonymous | |
| Garmin eTrex |
NMEA via serial interface
|
OK | ||
| Garmin GPS 12 |
NMEA via serial interface
|
OK | ||
| Globalsat BC-307 |
CF GPS
|
OK |
HOLUX
GM-270 clone? needs fix like RIKALINE...
|
Anonymous |
| GlobalSat CF GPS |
CF GPS
|
OK |
see HOLUX
GM-270
|
|
| Haicom HI-302 CF |
CF GPS
|
OK |
default serial port /dev/ttyS3, needed to "cardctl
resume" which causes the led of the Haicom to turn on permanently
|
|
| Haicom HI-303 MMF |
CF GPS
|
OK |
default serial port /dev/ttyS3
|
Anonymous |
| Holux GM-270 |
CF GPS
|
OK | ||
| IO-Data CFGPS2 |
CF GPS
|
OK |
Output is in Tokio-Japan datum! Works with >
0.92 only
|
|
| iTrek CF GPS |
CF GPS
|
OK |
clone, see HOLUX
GM-270
|
|
| Navman | OK | |||
| Pretec CF GPS |
CF GPS, NMEA
|
OK | ||
| Pretec CF GPS-LP |
CF GPS
|
not working | ||
| Rikaline GPS-6021-X6 |
CF GPS
|
OK | ||
| Serialo GPS-U2-Z9 |
NMEA via serial interface
|
OK |
with special connector for the Z serial port,
serialo.com
|
|
| SDG Locatus GPS |
CF GPS
|
OK | Anonymous | |
| SocketCom Bluetooth GPS |
Bluetooth GPS
|
OK |
Works with SocketCom Bluetooth Card
|
|
| Taxan iTax-GPSCF |
CF GPS
|
OK |
Comes with external antenna. taxan.co.jp
|
|
| Transplant CF GPS |
CF GPS
|
OK | ||
| Teletype World Navigator CF |
CF GPS
|
OK | ||
GPS Units connected via the serial Interface:
Note that both the Zaurus and the default wiring of many GPS units
are the same, as DTE (Data Terminal Equipment). This means that both
units send and recieve on the same pins of the RS232 interface. In order
for the Zaurus and the GPS unit to communicate correctly, a NULL-Modem
connector or cable must be used to swap pins 2 & 3 over so that
transmit is connected to recieve.
By default the Zaurus runs a copy of pppd on the built-in serial port
(/dev/ttyS0) which stops qpeGPS from being able to open the tty. The
Solution is to disable the pppd from running. This may be perfomed (Badly)
by renaming the pppd and then killing it so that it doesn't restart...
or better by commenting out the line with serialctl in /etc/inittab
and then performing an 'init q'.