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Re: [ts-7000] Initialize COM2 serial port for GPS

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Subject: Re: [ts-7000] Initialize COM2 serial port for GPS
From: Jim Jackson <>
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:24:10 +0000 (GMT)


On Fri, 15 Jan 2010, cheezy072000 wrote:

> I have the TS-7200 SBC and am trying to hook up a GPS module using NMEA 
> 0183 protocol.
>
> Right now I am running the Linux 2.4 kernel and the following is what 
> came out when I typed uname:
>
> Linux ts7000 2.4.26-ts11 #215 Thu Jun 8 14:30:17 MST 2006 armv4l 
> GNU/Linux
>
> I want to know how to access COM2 so that I can see the output messages 
> from the GPS on the terminal.  I have used a MAX232 chip for logic level 
> conversion to RS232 from TTL and have tested this with a windows system 
> and it works fine.

???? I'm baffled by this. The second serial port on the TS7200 is already 
at RS232 levels! All you need is an rx crossed tx serial cable to hook up 
to a pc.

You access the serial port in exactly the same way as you would on any 
other Linux system. Google is your friend.

> I am new to LINUX and these SBC PC-104's so if anyone can help me I would 
> really appreciate it.  This is a time pressing issue, since I am working 
> on my Senior Engineering design project at UCSC and have only 8 weeks 
> left.  Thank you
>
>


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