[OZAPRS] TinyTrack3 Plus GPS Combo- Problems

[David and Justine Olsen]

Rob

That didn't work. I believe the GPS cannot get 5V via the serial port.

David




On 14 Apr 2009, at 01:25, Rob Heyer wrote:

> David,
> No, only connect the GPS receiver to the PC. I have not tried this  
> myself, but may do to see what happens.
>
> URL http://www.ui-view.org/
>
>
> 73's
>
> Rob Heyer
>
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> --- On Mon, 13/4/09, David and Justine Olsen  
> <davejust at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
>
> From: David and Justine Olsen <davejust at bigpond.net.au>
> Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] TinyTrack3 Plus GPS Combo- Problems
> To: "Australian APRS Users" <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
> Received: Monday, 13 April, 2009, 8:43 PM
>
> Rob
>
> I think you must mean connect the TT3 and GPS combo together to  
> UIView, this way I can power the GPS from the  Gel cell. Is that  
> what you meant?
>
> David
>
>
> On 13 Apr 2009, at 20:06, Rob Heyer wrote:
>
>> David,
>> With your problem you may have to dismantle things and double  
>> check as you reassemble the unit. The green light ought to become  
>> stable after a few minutes at most. The GPS receiver may well be  
>> the fault, and I would encourage you to test the GPS as you were  
>> thinking of doing.
>> I may be wrong, but if you were to run UI-View set up for a GPS on  
>> a desk top PC you ought to get the result you require. So this may  
>> be the way to go re GPS receiver.
>>
>> I would in the mean time email the supplier and let him know about  
>> the incorrect leads etc.
>>
>> I have a number of the devices and I have found the service very  
>> good. There is an Australian supplier so you may be able look them  
>> up on the net and phone them, as it is good to talk to someone and  
>> I would try to arrange an exchange of the parts which need to be  
>> changed with him.
>> Mind you I have only dealt with the fellow in the USA. His wife is  
>> the one who 'ships' the stuff.
>> On start-up the LEDs which light are Red (power LED) remains on,  
>> Orange and Green flash a couple of times (3 to 4) the stay off  
>> while the Red Tx LED flashes on for the first burst of data, when  
>> it has stopped the Green LED (GPS) goes in to flash mode until the  
>> GPS receiver finds the 'sky.'
>> While GPS is on look to see if the RED LED on the GPS receiver is  
>> flashing the same as the Green in the TinyTrak3 if  
>> not ................
>> Hope this has been a help
>>
>> 73's
>>
>> Rob Heyer
>>
>> IRLP VK2RMP Node No. 6018 (146.850 MHz)
>>    APRS - VK2XIC QTH; VK2XIC-4 Bicycle; VK2XIC-9 Car; VK2XIC-12  
>> Portable
>>    Member - WIA  & IARS
>>                - SES (Shellharbour City)
>> Eat Australian lamb a 1,000,000 Dingos can't be wrong !
>>
>> --- On Mon, 13/4/09, David and Justine Olsen  
>> <davejust at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
>>
>> From: David and Justine Olsen <davejust at bigpond.net.au>
>> Subject: [OZAPRS] TinyTrack3 Plus GPS Combo- Problems
>> To: "Australian APRS Users" <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
>> Received: Monday, 13 April, 2009, 6:45 PM
>>
>> I purchased a fully built (not kit) TT3 Plus with GPS. It arrived  
>> today, and I expected to be able to configure it an be on the air  
>> in no time.
>>
>> Apart from the fact it came with the wrong radio to TT3 cable,  
>> there seems to be other issues.
>>
>> I configured the TT3 using the software provided, then attached to  
>> power and GPS (couldn't attach to radio as the wrong cable was  
>> supplied).
>>
>> The lights flash as they should, but the GPS Valid (green light)  
>> does not come on. I left the GPS powered for hours, but still  
>> nothing. I changed the configuration to allow TTL send, and the  
>> lights flashed in the correct fashion, but still no solid green  
>> light. The J7 jumper is configured for 5Volts which is correct for  
>> the GPS I am using.
>>
>> I do not have a laptop so I can't run GPS  terminal software in a  
>> place where the GPS can see the sky but being new, surely it  
>> works :-).
>>
>> Any ideas???
>>
>> David VK4MDX
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