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GPS Reality?
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Date: 
Thu, 7 Apr 2005 22:35:27 GMT
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Is the idea of a GPS sensor compatible to the sensor ports an absurd idea? I
have a few old Garmin units, with RS232 ports on them. I know of people who have
incorporated these units successfully into "real" robots, but that usually
involves heavy PCB construction and a BASIC Stamp. Shame HiTechnic isn't selling
anymore... their compass looked appealing.

Andrew Meyer



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  Re: GPS Reality?
 
(...) It's probably possible - making an infra-red transmitter to sit on the GPS side would get you there if the GPS could be made to run at a low enough baud rate. Alternatively, you could modify the RCX to take in RS-232 directly...but that's (...) (19 years ago, 9-Apr-05, to lugnet.robotics)

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