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GPS and BX-24 - Andy Michalicek - May 3 11:21:00 2000
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I am looking for recommends on GPS boards I can embed into a project along with a BX-24. I intend to use an oem board to minimize weight, but since most manufacturers sell bare boards as well as complete units, I figure my decision will be based more on ease of interface and cost. Any recommends? Andy |
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Re: GPS and BX-24 - Frank Manning - May 3 11:17:00 2000
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From: Andy Michalicek <> > I am looking for recommends on GPS boards I can embed into a > project along with a BX-24. I intend to use an oem board to > minimize weight, but since most manufacturers sell bare > boards as well as complete units, I figure my decision will > be based more on ease of interface and cost. > > Any recommends? Try to get one that outputs position and velocity in binary IEEE float format, which can be used directly in BasicX floating point variables. The Trimble TSIP protocol is an example. With a binary format, you won't have the overhead involved in decoding ASCII data. -- Frank Manning -- NetMedia, Inc. |
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Re: GPS and BX-24 - Gordon McComb - May 3 11:33:00 2000
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Try Garmin at http://www.garmin.com/. I have no idea what their OEM costs are, but they provide details of the products, and you can call them for a quote. They sell at least one GPS engine ("black box" board) as well as several fully integrated GPS systems that include the antenna. -- Gordon At 04:21 PM 5/3/2000 -0000, you wrote: > I am looking for recommends on GPS boards I can embed into a >project along with a BX-24. I intend to use an oem board to minimize >weight, but since most manufacturers sell bare boards as well as >complete units, I figure my decision will be based more on ease of >interface and cost. > Any recommends? |
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Re: GPS and BX-24 - Ray Pope - May 3 13:51:00 2000
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Go to the Motorola website and take a look at their OEM boards Ray.... --- Frank Manning <> wrote: > From: Andy Michalicek > <> > > > I am looking for recommends on GPS boards I can > embed into a > > project along with a BX-24. I intend to use an > oem board to > > minimize weight, but since most manufacturers sell > bare > > boards as well as complete units, I figure my > decision will > > be based more on ease of interface and cost. > > > > Any recommends? > > Try to get one that outputs position and velocity in > binary IEEE float > format, which can be used directly in BasicX > floating point variables. The > Trimble TSIP protocol is an example. > > With a binary format, you won't have the overhead > involved in decoding ASCII > data. > > -- Frank Manning > -- NetMedia, Inc. > > eGroups eLerts > It's Easy. It's Fun. Best of All, it's Free! > http://click.egroups.com/1/3863/4/_/565855/_/957371615/ > __________________________________________________ |
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Re: GPS and BX-24 - Victorf - May 4 5:48:00 2000
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If you need one or two then check out Timeline, Inc. I just purchased two Rockwell Jupiter GPS Receivers from them at $69 each. They are approximately 1 1/2" x 3". Of course you will need an antenna. Find Timeline at: www.digisys.net/timeline Antenna are in the $30 to $70 price range. I do not think you can get one at Timeline. The Jupiter antenna port is a SMA type. Be sure to purchase an antenna with a matching connector. As for documentation for the Jupiter. Check these out and you will know more about the unit than you will probably need: Zodiac GPS Receiver Family Designers Guide - (142 page) http://www.unitronic.de/rockwell/pdf/gps/Zodiac%20DG_GPS-33.pdf Zodiac Serial Data Interface Specification - (84 page) http://www.c2-tech.com/~steveb/ka9mva/zodiac.pdf Manual - (18 page) http://www.unitronic.de/rockwell/pdf/gps/gd003g.pdf >Try to get one that outputs position and velocity in binary IEEE float >format, which can be used directly in BasicX floating point variables. The >Trimble TSIP protocol is an example. The Jupiter does this as well I urge you to have a look at the wealth of material on GPS receivers and GPS in general at: www.joe.mehaffey.com and on the news group sci.geo.satellite-nav Hope this helps Vic __________________________________________ Victor Fraenckel Home of the WindReader Electronic Theodolite Read the WIND |
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