[PythonCE] reading GPS?

Alex Mandel tech_dev at wildintellect.com
Wed Jul 9 21:41:13 CEST 2008


Justin Mitchell wrote:
> Alex Mandel wrote:
>> Justin Mitchell wrote:
>>> Any suggestions on where to get started on reading GPS coordinates? 
>>> Would these be read through the serial interface? I have a Motorola 
>>> Q9C Smartphone.
>>>
>>> Justin
>>>
>>
>>
>> Yes, do a search through the history of this list for ceserial to get 
>> the python wrapper around the com ports.
>>
>> I'm actually working on a GPS tool based on this. I have a sample tool 
>> that logs anything over com port and specifically is aimed at parsing 
>> NMEA with a tcl/tk interface right now.
>>
>> Ideally I just need to contact the ceserial author since the license 
>> is unclear and see about where we should post this stuff. Maybe a new 
>> sourceforge project?
>>
>> Let me know if you need some examples,
>> Alex
> 
> 
> Examples would be excellent!
> 
> Justin
> 

I don't have my full svn of my project moved to a public website yet 
(actually only have the last checkout right now) but I can show you the 
example I used to figure out how to deal with the gps. This should get 
you started.

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.windows-ce/1631/match=ceserial

More to come later I'm sure,
Alex


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