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| Make sure that your GPS is configured to send NMEA 0183 standard output strings using the 4800,8,N,1 serial port port settings and that it is connected to the COM1: port. |
If you have correctly installed the GPS Wedge software and connected your GPS device, this page should continuously show your GPS time and position. You may enter arbitrary text in the text box below. The GPS position, time, and your text are all sent to the server when you press the 'Submit' button. Currently this server application just echoes back the information sent to it, but it could instead add your geo-coded entry to a database, display a map, or provide some other location-oriented service.
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No GPS Signal |
| Latitude in degrees: | No GPS Signal | |
| Longitude in degrees: | No GPS Signal | |
| Speed in knots: | No GPS Signal | |
| Compass Heading: | No GPS Signal |
Enter text describing your geo-located event in the box below:
If you want to see the real potential of the GPS Wedge, then click the button below. Instead of the simple echo test page, your GPS information will be sent to the MapQuest site, as a map request, just as if you had entered your latitude and longitude into their search page. Note that by clicking this button you will be leaving the Acorn Solutions web site.
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