[Xastir] GPS

[Jason KG4WSV]

Check your baud rate and make sure xastir and the gps matches. 

The standard for NMEA is 4800 but newer receivers may default to a higher baud rate. 

If you can’t find what cgps is using for a baud rate, stop cgps and connect with a terminal app (e.g. minicom, tio). 

-Jason


> On May 17, 2023, at 6:35 PM, Phil <phillor9 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I've rigged up a GPS receiver but Xastir is showing an invalid position.
> 
> The red arrow at the bottom of the screen is blinking at a one second rate, the same rate as the GPS receiver indicator, and the data rate is correct.  cgps -s displays my current location correctly.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> Phil
> 
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