Re: TI-H: GPS Has anyone done it?

To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: Re: TI-H: GPS Has anyone done it?
From: William Keung aka ShYGuY <wqk6162@is4.nyu.edu>
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 1997 15:25:51 -0500 (EST)
In-Reply-To: <199712180624.VAA25955@calvino.alaska.net>
Reply-To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org

I think it might be going overboard to actually make a GPS unit for the TI
expecially if you need a strong antenna that can actually receive the data
but how bout trying to make it simple like receiving the signal locally
like a tracer bug and with the right protocal, the TI will decipher the
information and give you the relative coordinates and distance from the
signal
transmitter to the unit on the TI. True it may not be good as finding your
location relative to the globe but it can be helpful if you knew where you
wanted the transmitter to be located.

On Wed, 17 Dec 1997, Jan Zumwalt, Engineer: Computer Information Systems wrote:

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> >nice idea,  but who's satalite are you going to use??
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> > -Aaron Anderson
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> I believe that what he is referring to is the stand alone GPS
> PC board GPS's that are available for about $200. They will
> interface to any computer via a RS232 port. I have been
> unable to find a source.
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> Others may also be interested in interfacing a electronic
> compass sold for around $50 that interfaces to a
> National Microwire 3 wire serial port.
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> Or how about a sonar range finder...
> Jamco Ph. 1-800-831-4242 Part # 134105 (159.95)
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> Another project could be a motor control!
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> JDR Electronics ph. 1-800-538-5000 part # Vector-2x ($49.99)
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Re: TI-H: GPS Has anyone done it?

From: "Jan Zumwalt, Engineer: Computer Information Systems" <zumwalt@alaska.net>