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[elios]

Question:

Can i get away with using the GPS module without using the PICAXE CONNECT KIT... ????

Is it possible to connect them directly? Or through some other means without the kit?

 

[westaust55]

maybe I am coming in cold here but seems like more information is needed.

What GPS module? (after a search is it the LS41-EB? or other) - provide a link

What PICAXE are you using?

What PICAXE connect kit? (after a search - the AXE210 ?) - provide a link

EDIT: More clarity in questions would receive faster answers

Others on this forum have been connecting GPS modules direct to PICAXe from my understanding.
The LS510EB uses a serial comms with 4800 baud 8-bit no parity 1-stop bit, which is in line with the PICAXE serin comamnd protocol.

 

[elios]

GPS:

http://81.134.141.187/epages/Store.storefront/?ObjectPath=/Shops/Store.TechSupplies/Products/GPS001

connect kit:

http://81.134.141.187/epages/Store.storefront/?ObjectPath=/Shops/Store.TechSupplies/Products/AXE210

and i was thinking a 08m for the picaxe.

 

[westaust55]

The AXE210 is basically just a carrier for the PICAXE and GPS (or XBEE) modules.

You can certainly connect the PICAXE and GPS directly using a breadboard or other method.

You will need to either ring the PICAXE at the 3/3.3V or
If running the PICAXE at 5V then you must provide an interface from 5V to 3V (a couple a resistors will work) so as not to present 5V to the GPS and damage it.

An 08M may be a little small in program and memory capacity terms but can communicate as well as other PICAXE chips.
Try a search on the forum for the GPS module and see if others have posted some code. will it fit in an 08M using the PE and simulation mode?

 

[elios]

hmm good point, thanks. I have a 28a sitting here i can use if all else fails.

there seems to be a schematic in the datasheet of the CONNECT, for connecting the GPS to the picaxe...

 

[westaust55]

Yes, the diagram at the bottom of page 3 gives you the information.



If Technical or others at Rev Ed read this post, they may wish to make a note that the AXE210 datasheet footer indicates the sheet title as AXE110.PDM - that is, the same footer ID as the AXE110 datalogger sheet.

 

[hippy]

@ westaust55 : Thanks for spotting that and I'll pass it on.

 

[Janne]

I'll borrow this thread, as it is related.. Does the picaxe connect kit include a max232 chip? I figure, that getting 1 of those is the easiest way to configure a few xbee chips.