From e8304a299aceb9b1cc7b6136d17f456872250ada Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Gary E. Miller" Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 16:45:58 -0700 Subject: Add some guidance on Rasberry Pi and the Adafruit GPS HAT --- INSTALL | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+) (limited to 'INSTALL') diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 77badc5b..8a3f8272 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -203,3 +203,25 @@ kern.sysv.shmseg: 16 If you are using a USB based GPS you will likely need the Prolific PL2303 driver. You can find it here: http://www.prolific.com.tw/US/ShowProduct.aspx?p_id=229&pcid=41 + +== Special Notes for Rasberry Pi Installation == + +gpsd will build, install and run on the Rasberry Pi (RasPi) using Debian +Wheezy. Other distributions will likely work fine as well. The gpsd +package in Debian Wheezy is known to be flakey, be sure to update to a +new version of gpsd from source. + +Any USB connected GPS that is known to work with gpsd will work fine on +the RasPi. No special instructions apply. + +A very popular option is to install the AdaFruit Ultimate GPS HAT. With +this GPS you also get a good 1PPS signal. This works as any other GPS +with gpsd, but there are two things to note. The GPS takes over the +serial console: /dev/ttyAMA0. The PPS signal will be on GPIO Pin #4. + +Detailed instructions are available from their web site: +https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-ultimate-gps-hat-for-raspberry-pi/ + +You will need to dig deeper to make the PPS work, here is a good reference: +http://www.satsignal.eu/ntp/Raspberry-Pi-NTP.html + -- cgit v1.2.1