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<p><code>gpsd</code> should work with any GPS using an RS232C or USB
interface that advertises NMEA-0183 compliance. Here are some notes
on hardware we have tested. Hyperlinks lead to technical information.
The "Works with" column is the last <code>gpsd</code> version with
which this GPS is known to have been successfully tested. Vendors are
listed in alphabetical order.</p>
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<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Compatibility</th>
<th>Chipset</th>
<th>Interface</th>
<th>Works with</th>
<th>NMEA version</th>
<th width="50%">Notes</th>
</tr>
<tr><td style='text-align:center;' colspan="7"><a
href='http://www.adapt-mobile.com'>Adapt Mobile</a></td></tr>
<!-- Begin Adapt Mobile AD-500 -->
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<td><a href='http://adapt-mobile.bosqom.com/default.php?page_ID=3&spage_ID=1'>AD-500</a></td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>?</td>
<td>Bluetooth</td>
<td>2.32</td>
<td>?</td>
<td>
Reported by Dennis van Zuijlekom <tmib@xs4all.nl>.
</td>
</tr>
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<tr><td style='text-align:center;' colspan="7">Axiom Navigation</td></tr>
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<tr>
<td><a href="vendor-docs/axiom/">Sandpiper II</a></td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>SiRFstar 1</td>
<td>RS232</td>
<td>2.34</td>
<td>2.2</td>
<td>
The vendor is out of business, but there are lots of these still
around in 2006. Complete documentation for this OEM module has been
<a href="vendor-docs/axiom/">archived here</a>.
Reported by "Eric S. Raymond" <esr@thyrsus.com>
</td>
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<tr><td style='text-align:center;' colspan="7"><a href='http://www.billionton.com/english/index.htm'>Billionton</a></td></tr>
<!-- Begin Billionton CF GPS -->
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<td><a href='http://www.billionton.com/english/product/CF-GPS.htm'>CompactFlash GPS</a></td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>SiRFstarII</td>
<td>CF</td>
<td>2.16</td>
<td>2.2</td>
<td>
Uses SiRF firmware version 220.006.000ES. Accepts WAAS Mode Disable
(<tt>$PSRF108,00*02</tt>) and WAAS Mode Enable (<tt>$PSRF108,01*03</tt>)
controls.
Reported by Oleg Gusev <oleg@crista.uni-wuppertal.de>.</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Billionton CF GPS -->
<tr><td style='text-align:center;' colspan="7"><a href='http://www.bona.com.tw:8080/product/GPS-USB.htm'>BONA Computech</a></td></tr>
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<td><a href='http://www.transystem.com.tw/p-gps-gmouse_m.htm'>iGPS-M</a></td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>uNav + PL2303</td>
<td>USB</td>
<td>2.28</td>
<td>3.0</td>
<td>Reported by Romain Goyet <r.goyet@gmail.com>.<br/>
The chipset manufacturer's webpage is <a href='http://www.unav-micro.com/chipsets.htm'>here</a>.</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Bona iGPS-M -->
<tr><td style='text-align:center;' colspan="7"><a href='http://www.cpit.com/'>Central Pacific</a></td></tr>
<!-- Begin CPIT GP-27 -->
<tr>
<td><a href='http://www.cpit.com/en/GP-27.html'>GP-27</a></td>
<td>Excellent</td>
<td>Nemerix</td>
<td>Bluetooth</td>
<td>pre-2.29</td>
<td>3.01</td>
<td> Reported by Tobias Minich <belgabor@gmx.de> <ul>
<li>There are proprietary PNMRX{30[0124],603} sentences that are only sent on
change or by request</li>
<li>Several sentences can be sent to the device to change settings or
request information. DO NOT USE THE PNMRX100 SENTENCE TO CHANGE THE BAUD
RATE! This is not supported by the bluetooth chip on the device.</li>
<li>Settings are saved in flash powered by a backup battery and persistent
over connections and when you turn it off.</li>
<li>The syntax of the PNMRX303 message and part 4 of the PNMRX603 message
may differ from the syntax found in several documents on the net.</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
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<tr><td style='text-align:center;' colspan="7"><a href='http://www.delorme.com/'>DeLorme</a></td></tr>
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<td><a href='http://www.delorme.com/earthmate/default.asp'>EarthMate USB</a></td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>SiRFstarII + Cypress M8 (CY7C64013)</td>
<td>USB</td>
<td>2.5</td>
<td>2.2</td>
<td>This is the replacement for the old Zodiac version that spoke Rockwell
binary protocol. Some other sentences can be enabled. Requires a 2.6.10 or
better kernel for the Cypress USB-HID support.</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Delorme Earthmate USB -->
<!-- Begin Delorme Earthmate -->
<tr>
<td>EarthMate</td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>Zodiac</td>
<td>RS-232</td>
<td>2.0</td>
<td>2.2?</td>
<td>The old Zodiac version spoke Rockwell binary protocol. These models
have been discontinued but are still common.</td>
</tr>
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<td><a href='http://vancouver-webpages.com/peter/tripmate.faq'>TripMate</a></td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>Zodiac</td>
<td>RS-232</td>
<td>1.97</td>
<td>?</td>
<td> Discontinued sometime before November 1998. Takes optional latitude
and longitude initialization.</td>
<!-- End Delorme Tripmate -->
<tr><td style='text-align:center;' colspan="7"><a href='http://www.garmin.com/'>Garmin</a></td></tr>
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<td><a href='http://www.garmin.com/products/gps16/spec.html'>Garmin GPS-16</a></td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>Garmin</td>
<td>RS-232</td>
<td>2.7</td>
<td>2.0</td>
<td>
DGPS information in GPGGA sentence is not returned. Magnetic variation
information is not available in binary mode. Garmin uses a nonstandard
16-bit SNR scale for signal quality in GSA. Can be switched to NMEA 3.0
with PGRMC1.
Reported by Ron Marosko, Jr. <rmarosko@wirelessfrontier.net>
and Amaury Jacquot <sxpert@esitcom.org>.
</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Garmin GPS-16 -->
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<tr>
<td><a href='http://www.garmin.com/manuals/GPS18_TechnicalSpecification.pdf'>Garmin GPS-18 USB</a></td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>Garmin</td>
<td>USB</td>
<td>2.5</td>
<td>N/A</td>
<td>The USB version requires the Linux kernel garmin_usb driver; DOP
(Dilution of Precision) information is not available (Garmin protocol
includes EPE only); gpsd uses EPE to approximate DOP. Magnetic variation
information is not available. Garmin uses a nonstandard 16-bit SNR scale.
WAAS is supported.</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Garmin GPS-18 USB -->
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<tr>
<td><a href='http://www.garmin.com/manuals/GPS18_TechnicalSpecification.pdf'>Garmin GPS-18 (all but USB)</a></td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>Garmin</td>
<td>RS-232</td>
<td>2.5</td>
<td>2.0 and 2.3</td>
<td>The RS232 versions emit NMEA and are found by normal autoconfiguration.
GPS-18 LVC and GPS-18 LVC/5m have PPS outputs. WAAS is supported.</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Garmin GPS-18 Non-USB -->
<!-- Begin Garmin 48 -->
<tr>
<td>Garmin 48</td>
<td>Excellent</td>
<td>Garmin</td>
<td>RS-232</td>
<td>2.3</td>
<td>2.0</td>
<td>Garmin 12XL and 45 are nearly identical and should work as well. Details
on Garmin's proprietary protocol can be found
<a href="http://www.garmin.com/support/commProtocol.html">here</a>.</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Garmin 48 -->
<!-- Begin Garmin GPS 76 -->
<tr>
<td>Garmin GPS 76</td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>Garmin + PL2303</td>
<td>USB</td>
<td>2.13</td>
<td>?</td>
<td>
Reported by Sebastian Niehaus <killedbythoughts@mindcrime.net>
He says it's "Software Version 3.70".
</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Garmin GPS 76 -->
<!-- Begin Garmin Geko -->
<tr>
<td><a href='http://www.garmin.com/manuals/Geko201_OwnersManual.pdf'>Garmin Geko 201</a></td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>Garmin</td>
<td>RS-232</td>
<td>2.13</td>
<td>3.0</td>
<td>Reported by Jose Luis Domingo Lopez <jdomingo@24x7linux.com></td>
</tr>
<!-- End Garmin Geko -->
<!-- Begin Garmin eTrex -->
<tr>
<td>Garmin eTrex ("Vista" model)</td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>?</td>
<td>RS232</td>
<td>2.32</td>
<td>?</td>
<td>Reported by Reed Hedges <reed@interreality.org></td>
</tr>
<!-- End Garmin eTrex -->
<tr><td style='text-align:center;' colspan="7"><a href='http://www.globalsat.com.tw/english/products.php'>GlobalSat</a></td></tr>
<!-- Begin Globalsat BT-318 -->
<tr>
<td><a href='http://www.globalsat.com.tw/english/products_detail.php?main_id=21&p_id=107'>BT-318</a></td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>SiRFstarII</td>
<td>Bluetooth</td>
<td>2.20</td>
<td>2.2</td>
<td>Reported by Frank Nicholas <frank@nicholasfamilycentral.com>.</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Globalsat BT-318 -->
<!-- Begin Globalsat BT-338 -->
<tr>
<td><a href='http://www.globalsat.com.tw/english/products_detail.php?main_id=20&p_id=74'>BT-338</a></td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>SiRFStarIII</td>
<td>Bluetooth</td>
<td>2.13</td>
<td>?</td>
<td>
Reported by Michal Panczyk <mpanczyk@gmail.com>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Globalsat BT-338 -->
<!-- Begin GlobalSat BU-303 -->
<tr>
<td><a href='http://www.usglobalsat.com/item.asp?itemid=11&catid=13'>BU-303</a></td>
<td>Excellent</d>
<td>SiRFstarII + PL2303</td>
<td>USB</td>
<td>2.24</td>
<td>2.2</td>
<td>GlobalSat provided three test units, SiRF firmware level 231ES.
Older versions of the BU-303 had a <a href='bu_303b.html'>design
defect</a> that made it likely to fail if subjected to vibration or
mechanical shock, but this was fixed in September 2004. There is
a CF version of this called the BU-307; we have a report that it
works but no test hardware.</td>
</tr>
<!-- End GlobalSat BU-303 -->
<!-- Begin GlobalSat BU-353 -->
<tr>
<td><a href='http://www.usglobalsat.com/item.asp?itemid=60&catid=17'>BU-353</a></td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>SiRFstarIII + PL2303</td>
<td>USB</td>
<td>pre-2.29</td>
<td>2.3</td>
<td>
This receiver, or at least the firmware it ships with does not support PPS
timing output, nor does it support WAAS - something born out by the claimed
10m positioning accuracy. These will hopefully be fixed in future firmware
revisions. The increased sensitivity is nice, but the lack of WAAS and PPS
could be show-stoppers for various applications.
Reported by Chris Kuethe <chris.kuethe@gmail.com>.</td>
</tr>
<!-- End GlobalSat BU-353 -->
<!-- Begin GlobalSat TN-200 -->
<tr>
<td><a href='http://www.usglobalsat.com/item.asp?itemid=45&catid=13'>TripNav TN-200</a></td>
<td>Excellent</d>
<td>SiRFstarII + FTDI</td>
<td>USB</td>
<td>2.16</td>
<td>2.2</td>
<td> We tested a version with SiRF Firmware level 231ES. The <a
href='http://ftdi-usb-sio.sourceforge.net/'>FTDI USB-to-serial chip</a> is
supported only as alpha software not yet incorporated into the Linux kernel,
though it seems to be well supported by OS X and various BSDs. It seems like
the only difference between this and the BU-303 is the different
USB-to-serial chip.</td>
</tr>
<!-- End GlobalSat TN-200 -->
<tr><td style='text-align:center;' colspan="7"><a href="http://www.haicom.com.tw/">Haicom</a></td></tr>
<!-- Begin Haicom HI-204S -->
<tr>
<td><a href='http://www.haicom.com.tw/products.htm'>HI-204S</a></td>
<td>Excellent</td>
<td>SiRFstarII + PL2303</td>
<td>USB</td>
<td>2.24</td>
<td>2.2</td>
<td>SiRF firmware level 231ES (XTrac). Haicom provided a test unit. Manual
states incorrectly that VTG is off by default.</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Haicom HI-204S -->
<!-- Begin Haicom HI-204E -->
<tr>
<td><a href='http://www.haicom.com.tw/gps204E.shtml'>HI-204E</a></td>
<td>Excellent</td>
<td>Evermore BBP1202</td>
<td>USB</td>
<td>2.6</td>
<td>2.2</td>
<td>Probably uses PL2303 but we have not verified this.</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Haicom HI-204E -->
<!-- Begin Haicom HI-303S -->
<tr>
<td><a href="http://www.haicom.com.tw/gps303s.shtml">HI-303S</a></td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>SiRFstarII</td>
<td>RS232</td>
<td>2.25</td>
<td>2.2</td>
<td>From Denis Perchine <dyp@perchine.com><br/>
NMEA works, but SiRF binary does not. This device seems to ignore the
$PSRF100 mode switch command. (SiRF binary may be available on the
auxiliary serial port, but this is unconfirmed.) This device ships
with XTrac Firmware.</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Haicom HI-303S -->
<tr><td style='text-align:center;' colspan="7"><a href="http://www.holux.com.tw">Holux</a></td></tr>
<!-- Begin Holux GM-210 -->
<tr>
<td><a href='http://www.holux.com.tw/Temp%20web/GM-210.html'>GM-210</a></td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>SiRFstarII</td>
<td>RS232</td>
<td>2.24</td>
<td>2.2</td>
<td> Reported by Patrick L. McGillan <pmcgillan@pateri.com>.</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Holux GM-210 -->
<!-- Begin Holux GR-230 -->
<tr>
<td><a href='http://www.holux.com.tw/Temp%20web/GR-230.html'>GR-230</a></td>
<td>Poor</td>
<td>SiRFstarII</td>
<td>Bluetooth</td>
<td>2.19</td>
<td>2.2</td>
<td>4 color LED showing: Bluetooth, Navigation Update and Battery and
Charger Status Indication. FLASH based program memory. Firmware upgradeable
through serial interface. Water resistant.</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Holux GR-230 -->
<!-- Begin Holux GPSlim 236 -->
<tr>
<td><a href='http://en.holux.com.cn/product/search.htm?filename=gpsreceiver_bluetooth_gpslim2+36.htm&target=bluetooth00&level=grandsonson'>GPSlim 236</a></td>
<td>Poor</td>
<td>SiRFstarIII</td>
<td>Bluetooth</td>
<td>2.30</td>
<td>2.2</td>
<td>
Doesn't report altitude reliably.
Optional interfaces:
mini-USB -> USB, needing a special cable : GR230-A2 (USB data cable),
otherwise it will not work/
mini-USB -> RS232, need cable GR230-A1(RS232 data cable), I didn't
try it with a normal cable.
mini-USB -> PS2, need cable GR230-A3 (Mini USB port to PS2 port ), I
didn't try it with a normal cable.
Reported by "Kévin Redon" <kevredon@gmail.com>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Holux GPSlim 236 -->
<tr><td style='text-align:center;' colspan="7"><a href='http://www.i-trek.jp'>i.Trek</a></tr>
<!-- Begin i.Trek M3 -->
<tr>
<td><a href='http://www.semsons.com/im3blgpsresi.html'>M3</a></td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>SiRFstarIII</td>
<td>Bluetooth</td>
<td>2.28</td>
<td>2.20</td>
<td>The product page points at a retail site carrying these because
the vendor site is in Japanese only.
This GPS emits a weirdly broken GSA sentence that crashed gpsd versions prior
to 2.28. Serial parameters default to 38400; 8, N, 1.
May come bundled with Microsoft Streets and Trips.
Reported by Lance Fetters <ashikase@users.sourceforge.net>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- End i.Trek M3 -->
<tr><td style='text-align:center;' colspan="7"><a href='http://www.magellangps.com'>Magellan</a></tr>
<!-- Begin Magellan EC-10X -->
<tr>
<td>EC-10X</td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>Old Rockwell (Jupiter?)</td>
<td>RS232</td>
<td>2.24</td>
<td>?</td>
<td>
It was cool in its day, now it's a dinosaur mainly good for regression
testing. NMEA time is accurate to about 500mS.
Reported by Gary E. Miller <gem@rellim.com>.</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Magellan EC-10X -->
<!-- Begin Magellan Meridian Platinum -->
<tr>
<td><a href='http://www.magellangps.com/en/products/product.asp?PRODID=1'>Meridian Platinum</a></td>
<td>Excellent</td>
<td>Motorola</td>
<td>RS232</td>
<td>2.21</td>
<td>v1.5 APA, v1.5 XTE, v2.1 GSA</td>
<td>Reported by Chris S. Newell <chris@newellfamily.net></td>
</tr>
<!-- End Magellan Meridian Platinum -->
<!-- Begin eXplorist 210 -->
<tr>
<td>
<a href='http://www.magellangps.com/assets/manuals/newprod/eXplorist%20210_US.pdf'>eXplorist 210</a></td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>Unknown</td>
<td>USB</td>
<td>2.32</td>
<td>2.1</td>
<td>
USB has 3 modes — NMEA data comm (3 submodes): outputs GPS data
(creates /dev/ttyACM0), USB file transfer: transfer files (creates
/dev/sdX and /dev/sdX1), or Power Only: use USB only for electrical
power. The APA and XTE extensions choke gpsd, so select V2.1 GSA
under <NMEA Data Comm>. Reported by paul van den berg
<paulberg@wanadoo.nl>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- End eXplorist 210 -->
<tr><td style='text-align:center;' colspan="7"><a href='http://www.motorola.com/ies/GPS/products_legacy.html'>Motorola</a></tr>
<!-- Begin Motorola Oncore -->
<tr>
<td><a href='http://www.synergy-gps.com/Mot_Manuals.html'>Oncore GT+</a></td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>Motorola</td>
<td>RS232 or TTL</td>
<td>2.20</td>
<td>2.2</td>
<td>The Motorola Oncore product family has been discontinued.
RTCM input, no WAAS. In binary mode can deliver differential correction for
another Oncore GT+. Similar Motorola Oncore UT timing receiver has less
functions but better timing accuracy. Reported by Wojciech Kazubski <wk@ire.pw.edu.pl>.</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Motorola Oncore -->
<tr><td style='text-align:center;' colspan="7"><a href="http://www.navisky.com/">NaviSky</a></tr>
<!-- Begin Navisky NSA-U3 -->
<tr>
<td><a href="http://www.navisky.com/nsa_u3.htm">NSA U3</a></td>
<td>Excellent</td>
<td>SiRFstarII + PL2303</td>
<td>USB</td>
<td>2.24</td>
<td>2.x</td>
<td>Included with Rand McNally's horrible Windows navigation software.
Reported by Jeff Francis <jeff@gritch.org>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Navisky NSA-U3 -->
<tr><td style='text-align:center;' colspan="7"><a href='http://www.navman.com/'>Navman</a></tr>
<!-- Begin Navman Jupiter 20 -->
<tr>
<td>
<a href='http://www.navman.com/Navman/Templates/productinformation____15665.aspx'>Jupiter 20</a>
</td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>Jupiter 20 Chipset with firmware from Jupiter 21</td>
<td>RS232</td>
<td>2.32</td>
<td>?</td>
<td>
Not a complete GPS, but a chipset. It's running with an external
gyro on a our self-developed board. Reported by
Andreas Stricker <andreas.stricker@fela.ch>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Navman Jupiter 20 -->
<tr><td style='text-align:center;' colspan="7"><a href="http://www.pharosgps.com/">Pharos</a></tr>
<!-- Begin Pharos iGPS360 -->
<tr>
<td><a href="http://www.pharosgps.com/support/igps360_spec.htm">GPS-360</a></td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>SiRFstarII + PL2303</td>
<td>USB</td>
<td>2.23</td>
<td>2.3</td>
<td>Reported by Robert Pouliot <krynos@saturnus.com><br/>
The Pharos comes with adaptors for SDIO, CF, USB and plain RS232. Usually
ships with XTrac firmware. It is strongly recommended that this device not be
flashed with a different firmware as all reflashed receivers tested thus far
fail to work afterward. May come bundled with Microsoft Streets and Trips.</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Pharos iGPS360 -->
<tr><td style='text-align:center;' colspan="7"><a href='http://www.rikaline.com/gps_receiver.htm'>Rikaline</a></tr>
<!-- Begin Rikaline GPS-6010 USB -->
<tr>
<td><a href='http://www.rikaline.com/download/GPS-6010-Manual-E.pdf'>GPS-6010 USB</a></td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>SiRFstarII + PL2302</td>
<td>USB</td>
<td>2.20</td>
<td>2.2</td>
<td>
Uses SiRF firmware version 2.3.2-GSW2-2.05.024-C1Prod1.1. Manufacturer
claims it is waterproof (1 meter), WAAS and EGNOS are supported.
Reported by Olli Salonen <olli@cabbala.net>.</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Rikaline GPS-6010 USB -->
<!-- Begin Rikaline GPS-6010-X5 -->
<tr>
<td><a href='http://www.rikaline.com/gps_receiver.htm'>GPS-6010-X5</a></td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>SiRFstarII + PL2303</td>
<td>USB</td>
<td>2.20</td>
<td>2.2</td>
<td>
The usb cable is a separate item to order. you can also order an
rs232 cable or a pda cable. Reported by Koos van den Hout,
<koos@kzdoos.xs4all.nl>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Rikaline GPS-6010-X5 -->
<tr><td style='text-align:center;' colspan="7"><a href='http://www.royaltek.com/'>RoyalTek</a></td></tr>
<!-- Begin Royaltek Sapphire USB -->
<tr>
<td><a href='http://www.royaltek.com/content/view/27/27/'>Sapphire USB</a></td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>SiRFstarII</td>
<td>USB</td>
<td>1.97</td>
<td>2.2</td>
<td>There's an RS232 variant as well, not yet tested.</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Royaltek Sapphire USB -->
<tr><td style='text-align:center;' colspan="7"><a href='http://www.sanav.com/'>San Jose Navigation</a></td></tr>
<!-- Begin San Jose Navigation FV-18 -->
<tr>
<td><a href='http://www.sanav.com/gps_engine_board/fv-18.htm'>FV-18</a></td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>FV-18</td>
<td>RS-232<br/>(5V TTL)</td>
<td>2.0</td>
<td>2.3</td>
<td>Special gpsd support uses 8N2 and requests sentences that gpsd requires.
OEM module only, not a retail product.</td>
</tr>
<!-- End San Jose Navigation FV-18 -->
<!-- Begin San Jose Navigation FV-25 -->
<tr>
<td><a href='http://www.tri-m.com/products/systems/fv25.html'>FV-25</a></td>
<td>Fair</td>
<td>ANTARIS</td>
<td>RS-232<br/>(5V TTL)</td>
<td>2.34</td>
<td>2.3</td>
<td>OEM module, available in small quantities from Tri-M systems. The
ANTARIS chipset is End-of-Life. This module works in NMEA mode; UBX binary
support is a work in progress. Reported by
Chris Kuethe <chris.kuethe@gmail.com></td>
</tr>
<!-- End San Jose Navigation FV-25 -->
<!-- Begin San Jose Navigation GM-38 -->
<tr>
<td><a href='http://www.tri-m.com/products/systems/gm38.html'>GM-38/12V</a></td>
<td>Bad</td>
<td>?</td>
<td>RS232</td>
<td>2.21</td>
<td>2.x</td>
<td>
Ships bad packet checksums when it doesn't have a fix.
Reported by Angus Ainslie <angusa@deltatee.com>.</td>
</tr>
<!-- End San Jose Navigation GM-38 -->
<tr><td style='text-align:center;' colspan="7"><a href='http://www.techwayinc.com.tw/'>Techway</a></td></tr>
<!-- Begin Techway TP-051 -->
<tr>
<td><a href='http://www.techwayinc.com.tw/TP-051.htm'>TP-051</a></td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>SiRFstarII + PL2303</td>
<td>USB</td>
<td>2.3</td>
<td>2.x</td>
<td>Advertises that it's waterproof.</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Techway TP-051 -->
<tr><td style='text-align:center;' colspan="7"><a href="http://www.trimble.com/">Trimble</a></td></tr>
<!-- Begin Trimble Lassen SK -->
<tr>
<td><a href="http://www.trimble.com/lassensk2.shtml">Trimble Lassen SK</a></td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>Colossus RF ASIC, Scorpion DSP</td>
<td>5V TTL</td>
<td>2.26</td>
<td>2.1</td>
<td>Reported by Rob Janssen.</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Trimble Lassen SK -->
<!-- Begin Trimble Lassen iQ -->
<tr>
<td><a href="http://www.trimble.com/lasseniq.shtml">Trimble</a>
<a href="http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=165">Lassen iQ</a></td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>Colossus RF ASIC, IO-C33 (Epson C33 RISC)</td>
<td>Silicon Labs CP2102 USB</td>
<td>2.34</td>
<td>3.0</td>
<td>Reported by Chris Kuethe <chris.kuethe@gmail.com></td>
</tr>
<!-- End Trimble Lassen iQ -->
<tr><td style='text-align:center;' colspan="7"><a href='http://www.u-blox.de/'>u-blox</a></tr>
<!-- Begin uBlox ANTARIS -->
<tr>
<td><a href='http://www.u-blox.de/products/antaris.html'>ANTARIS</a></td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>ANTARIS</td>
<td>RS-232</td>
<td>2.13</td>
<td>?</td>
<td>
Sends 'E' in second field of GSA record, not an NMEA value.
Actually sends '6' in the GGA status record for dead-reckoning fixes.
Andreas Stricker <andreas.stricker@fela.ch>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- End uBlox ANTARIS -->
<tr><td style='text-align:center;' colspan="7"><a href="http://www.wintec.com.tw/">Wintec</a></tr>
<!-- Begin Wintec WBT-200 -->
<tr>
<td><a href="http://www.wintec.com.tw/en/product_detail.php?pro_id=57">WBT-200</a></td>
<td>Good</td>
<td>Fastrax itrax3</td>
<td>Bluetooth and USB (Silicon Laboratories CP2101)</td>
<td>2.34</td>
<td>3.0</td>
<td>
iTalk support in gpsd is currently unusable, but the device functions
well as a generic NMEA device.
Reported by "Chris Kuethe" <chris.kuethe@gmail.com>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Wintec WBT-200 -->
<!--
<tr>
<td>name, link to technical reference</td>
<td>how well it works</td>
<td>chipset (eg, SiRFII+PL2303)</td>
<td>interface (USB, RS232, CF, Bluetooth...)</td>
<td>vendor, with link to site</td>
<td>gpsd version used for testing</td>
<td>NMEA version it emits</td>
<td>notes</td>
</tr>
-->
</table>
<p>We want to extend this table. To report on a GPS, please
tell us the following:</p>
<ol>
<li>The GPS model name.</li>
<li>Whether or not it works.</li>
<li>If possible, an URL to a technical reference on it.</li>
<li>The GPS and (if applicable) USB-to-serial chip it uses. (Look at
the output of lsusb(1), it may identify the USB-to-serial chip. If it
gives a vendor and product ID, send us those numbers.)</li>
<li>The interface type (RS232, USB, CF)</li>
<li>The vendor</li>
<li>Version of gpsd you tested with</li>
<li>NMEA version it emits, or '?' if the documentation doesn't say</li>
<li>Notes on the device</li>
</ol>
<p>You should be able to determine many of these things by running
<code>gpsprof -f cycle</code> against the device and looking at the output.</p>
<h2>Notes on chipset support:</h2>
<p>For vendor protocol protocol manuals see our
<a href='references.html'>Programmer's References</a> page.</p>
<p>PL2303: support is broken in late 2.4 Linux kernels (it broke after
2.4.18) but good in 2.6.8 and later.</p>
<h2>RS232 levels:</h2>
<p>TTL level RS-232 uses 0v and +5v, ordinary RS-232 uses -12v to -5v
and +5v to +12 volts for the signal (IIRC). These are not compatible,
and attempting to combine them can zorch your GPS. Converters do
exist, see Google.</p>
<h2>Untested Hardware:</h2>
<p>Here is a list of the vendors we don't yet have test hardware from.
An annoyingly large percentage of these outfits do not advertise
email contact addresses on their websites. If you have test results
for any of this hardware, please tell us. Most are straight NMEA and
will probably work fine.</p>
<table border='1'>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Contact address</th>
<th>Products</th>
<th>Notes</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href='http://www.delorme.com/'>DeLorme</a></td>
<td>?</td>
<td>Earthmate</td>
<td>Some newer Earthmates are SiRFstarII-based. The LT-20 uses "the ST Micro
Vespucci STA2051 and the SiGe RF chip SE4100L."</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href='http://www.deluoelectronics.com/'>Deluo</a></td>
<td>billing@deluo.com</td>
<td>Deluo GPS Pro</td>
<td>Looks like another SiRFstarII unit. Advertises Linux 2.4 support.
USB and RS232-DB9 adaptors sold separately.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href='http://www.garmin.com/'>Garmin</a></td>
<td>sales@garmin.com</td>
<td>eTrex, foreTrex, GPS12, GPS72, GPS76</td>
<td>All handhelds with consoles. These guys are focused on the aviation
market.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href='http://www.laipac.com/'>Laipac</a></td>
<td>?</td>
<td>G-10</td>
<td>Another SiRF unit.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href='http://www.leadtek.com/gps.html'>Leadtek</a></td>
<td>gps@leadtek.com</td>
<td>GPS9531, GPS9532, GPS9543</td>
<td>SiRFstarII, uses R232C via RJ11 jack. One illustration of the 9531
seems to show the RJ11 plugged into an adaptor that goes to USB and
DB9 connectors. The 9534 is a CF card.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href='http://www.magellangps.com/'>Magellan</a></td>
<td>?</td>
<td>Roadmate, eXplorist, Meridian, SportTrack, MLR</td>
<td>Handhelds with consoles.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href='http://www.rikaline.com/'>Rikaline</a></td>
<td>?</td>
<td>GPS-6012, GPS-6010-X5</td>
<td>The 6012 uses their own chipset; the others are SiRF-II. All ship
with PS/2 connectors, presumably going to RS232 or USB adaptors.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href='http://www.royaltek.com/'>Royaltek</a></td>
<td>?</td>
<td>Sapphire, Onyx</td>
<td>Sapphire is tested.
There are two Onyx models: RFG-1000 and RFG-2000.
The first one uses some 8-channel chipset, while the second -
UNAV 12-channel (AFAIK without WAAS/EGNOS support),
made of UNAV uN8021C RF frontend and uN8031B baseband processor
(data sheets <a href='http://www.unav-micro.com/data_sheets.htm'>here</a>) and
designed by <a href='http://www.fastrax.fi'>Fastrax</a>.
Fastrax claims 1/4s message rate support like the ANTARIS from u-blox,
although it is not clear if the "consumer" firmware is capable of that.
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