AT$GPSACP returns wrong format

Wireless & IoT
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Hello all,

At the risk of showing the location of my top-secret lab,

I send the AT$GPSACP command to the telit GM862 chip and I get back this string:

$GPSACP: 001417.044,0,150209,00

I looked in my logfile and I used to get this type format:

$GPSACP: 060420.000,4530.7227N,12247.6261W,1.0,103.6,3,106.69,0.07,0.03,110310,07

Is there a command to change the format of the returned string?

I want the format that I used get.

Not sure if it matters, but I had to flash my firmware.

Thanks - Pop

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Hello again POP,

The string that you are getting is indicating that the module has not yet acquired a GPS FIX,

See the ,0, in the string. When a fix is obtained the 0 will become a 2 (2D fix) or a 3 (3D fix) and the fields for LAT, LON will then be filled in.

Make sure that the GPS antenna has a good view of the sky.

John

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Hi John,

Thanks for the tip. I now wonder why I was getting a fix before, as this used to work in the exact same location. It makes me wonder if I have squirrels building a nest in my attic. I will move the antenna closer to the window and get a fix.

Cheers - Pop