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Simple NMEA GPS monitor for DOS?
Name: RayeR Date: May 27, 2006 at 19:08:21 Pacific OS: DOS CPU/Ram: 8086
Comment:
Hi does anybody know about simple NMEA GPS monitor for DOS? It's only needed to read NMEA messages via serial port and display some interesting data on screen.
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Response Number 2
Name: Mike Newcomb Date: May 28, 2006 at 00:14:34 Pacific
Reply:
May I ask why?
What device does the software currently output to?
If this is a printer, which you intend replacing with a monitor, you need to consider scroll back/forward.
Have you looked at the many screens now on offer for automotive systems.
Good Luck - Keep us posted.
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Response Number 3
Name: RayeR Date: May 28, 2006 at 03:44:06 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks, but I googled some time before I ask here. Most of GPS software I found was for Windows and pocket PC not DOS.
I need only small program which shows latitude, longitude, satelite info and few other things on screen in text mode. I should be small, I want to run it on Atari Portfolio.
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Response Number 4
Name: RayeR Date: May 30, 2006 at 08:43:27 Pacific
Reply:
OK, I programmed it myself. Programming the serial port routine (polling mode) was not so hard as I though. Now I can monitor all important GPS data on screen of my pofo handheld (or PC)...
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Response Number 5
Name: FloX Date: June 21, 2006 at 23:28:55 Pacific
Reply:
Cool - do you want to make it avaiable to the public? ;-)
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Response Number 6
Name: RayeR Date: June 29, 2006 at 02:45:23 Pacific
Reply:
Sure, here is it.
http://www.volny.cz/portfolio/programs/gpsmon.zip
It's only 11kb (written in BC and packed). You can choose serial port number and baudrate. It should work on PC in pure DOS or on Atarai Portfolio.
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