Thread: Gps COM Component

Nice job.

How hard would it be to add GLL? It would be nice to have latitude/longitude info.

So how can we use these sentences? Would we have to use it with some other opensource GPS tools or map data? I thought the destinator and mappoint SDKs talk to the GPS devices directly, but maybe I'm wrong.

You can directly add GLL parser or any other parser onNMEASentence Event . It doesnot depend on any other component. You get the data directly from the GPS Receiver

I also can add an event for GLL in the next release if there is more demand

It can also simulate if you have a GPS file or log the GPS data to a file for simulation later

BTW you can get lat/long data from GGA & RMC sentences
Regards
satish

I thought GLL was depreciated? Or am I wrong?

From the RMC data do I need to convert the lat/lon to decimal for mappoint?

'If ObjGGA.GPSFix = FIX_GPS_OK Or FIX_DGPS_OK Then

Had to comment this out to make the test app work, would I need to register these as constants in an app, if so what do I register them as?

The RMC data can directly be used in mappoint.
No once you register the DLL everthing is registered. What was the error you get when you try to compile.
If you did not get Compile time error. Can you check the log file if the Receiver gives GGA sentence? If yes is the the 7th field 0

Originally Posted by SilentAdmirer

The RMC data can directly be used in mappoint.
No once you register the DLL everthing is registered. What was the error you get when you try to compile.
If you did not get Compile time error. Can you check the log file if the Receiver gives GGA sentence? If yes is the the 7th field 0

'Can't find project or library'

I'm already using a GPS COM port sim (GPSgate) - works good with all other apps.

$GPGGA,160018.537,5230.5477,N,00147.5128,W,1,06,1. 4,138.1,M,47.9,M,0.0,0000*64
$GPGSV,2,1,07,20,82,061,42,01,49,169,43,07,43,268, 45,11,38,135,42*76
$GPGSV,2,2,07,04,24,298,44,25,22,066,42,13,15,196, 00*46
$GPRMC,160018.537,A,5230.5477,N,00147.5128,W,68.29 ,268.02,280304,,*21


Example input

I tried again on another PC and it seems to work. Can you check if u get an auto complete when you edit the = in the line ? If you comment the line does it work ? also try with GPS.FIX_MODE.FIX_2D instead of FIX_2D

Originally Posted by SilentAdmirer

I tried again on another PC and it seems to work. Can you check if u get an auto complete when you edit the = in the line ? If you comment the line does it work ? also try with GPS.FIX_MODE.FIX_2D instead of FIX_2D

Seems to autocomplete

and this is the error highlighted when I click ' Connect ' on running it in VB6

Ooooooh!

Uncommented this VOICES in references and it now works...