[time-nuts] Getting my Rockwell D200 GPS to work

[Azelio Boriani]

Try this: http://ke6mto.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/gps2a.pdf
but forst here: http://www.weirdstuff.com/cgi-bin/item/20164


On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 1:24 AM, Don Lewis <dlewis6767 at austin.rr.com> wrote:

> Can someone please give me some pointers (my first time with a GPS module).
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> A little hand-holding, pls.
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> I bought three of these Rockwell D200 GPS receivers. (It's little GPS PWB
> with an antenna connector and pins for connecting to the RS232- PC)
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> All three 'appear' to work the same way (no apparent capture of
> satellites).
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> Here's what I have:
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> 1.      VisualGPS installed and running.
> 2.      A small USB-RS232 card installed and appears to be operational.
> 3.      Small GPS active antenna plugged in.
> 4.      VisualGPS monitor just repeatedly displays:
> $GPGGA,,,,,,0,00,,,,,,,*66
> 5.      I think I understand this to be NMEA code to mean no satellites
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> 6.      The Rockwell D200 draws ~180ma (5V) with no antenna and ~190ma with
> the small active antenna plugged in.
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> What am I doing wrong?  Other than maybe cheap china gps' and antenna???
> But it is what I could afford and thought it would be cheap to learn on.
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> Thanks for your help.
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> -Don
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