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

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Subject: [ts-7000] Re: Initialize COM2 serial port for GPS
From: "naturalwatt" <>
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 11:01:46 -0000

--- In  "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 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
>

COM2 is /dev/ttyAM1, so you can open() that and read() it.  For a quick look at 
what the GPS device is doing, just connect it direct to a serial port on a PC 
and use a terminal program like minicom or putty.

Martin




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