[NLRS] Software for Grid square display in rover.

[Gregg Lind]

I was wondering if anyone has PC software application that is basically a
grid square calculator and display for Windows laptop. I updated to windows
7 64 bit mode and my old GPS does not work (rule of thumb do not use 64 bit
mdoes), so I bought a new GPS this one works with everything else on my
laptop but not Roverlog.  USB driver works great for the new GPS and all
other USB devices I connect to the laptop...

I am trying to get Roverlog to work with my new GPS and it does not work
consistently.  It has something to do with the data format and additional
data that the newer GPS sends out I think as the debug. I got some help to
change the format of the strings and it works and I get the crids and
location to show but the server of the GPS flashes with good data then
blanks the fields with bad data ( i.e. extra gps data the GPS sends).

Did the replacement below ---- but a new problem seems to come and go the
gps info blanks out/flicker, as you can see it gets the lat/lon on
occasion... but the other lines of the GPS must be screwing it up so after
a while the GPS server on RoverLog gives up...

2013-09-04 19:14: Init_Data: Clearing variables
2013-09-04 19:14: Read_GPS: Got a $GPGGA line
2013-09-04 19:14: To_Grid: lat lon = 42.017218 -91.694465
2013-09-04 19:14: Read_GPS: Cancelling after job.
2013-09-04 19:14: Read_GPS: Scheduling after job.
2013-09-04 19:14: Read_GPS: Got a $GPRMC line
2013-09-04 19:14: Read_GPS: Invalid $GPRMC line
2013-09-04 19:14: Init_Data: Clearing variables
2013-09-04 19:14: Read_GPS: Got a $GPGGA line
2013-09-04 19:14: Read_GPS: Invalid $GPGGA line
2013-09-04 19:14: Init_Data: Clearing variables

On Wednesday, September 4, 2013 6:37:31 PM UTC-5, AC9BJ wrote:

>
>
> On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 5:31 PM, Gregg Lind <gregg... at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> $GPGGA,222243.000,4201.0304,N,**09141.6660,W,2,08,1.3,259.1,M,**
>> -33.5,M,1.8,0000*4B
>> $GPGSA,A,3,02,05,10,12,25,04,**29,13,,,,,2.4,1.3,1.9*31
>> $GPRMC,222243.000,A,4201.0304,**N,09141.6660,W,0.00,0.00,**040913,,,D*7A
>>
>
> Roverlog's GPS module doesn't like the decimals on the time of day
> (222243.000).
>
> If you replace the two occurrences of
>       set utc [ lindex $parsed 1 ]
>
> with
>       set utc [ lindex [ split [ lindex $parsed 1 ] "." ] 0 ]
>
> then you should be fine.
>
> --
> -Thomas AC9BJ
> Mount Horeb, WI  EN53da
>

I am looking for a simple solution to just display the grid locations on
the laptop...

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Gregg Lind
KC0SKM
gregg at thelinds.net