<div dir="ltr"><div>The GPS module they're using is based on the MK3339, which I'm currently using in a commercial project. Very low power consumption and amazing performance.<br></div><div><br></div><div>However, in terms of making your own receiver, I don't see the point unless it is for an extremely specialized task. The reason is cost. The GPS breakout board is ~$40. A Raspberry Pi is ~$35. That's already ~$75. Shipping not included. I can buy a GPS-enabled Android phone for ~$50. In my local supermarket! I could probably get something cheaper on ebay.</div>
<div><br></div><div>So, for $25 less than the GPS+Pi I also get: battery operation, a touch-enabled colour screen, 5MP camera, Wi-Fi, 2G/3G mobile voice/data, Bluetooth, and easy USB connectivity to a PC. I'll probably also get a micro-SD slot.</div>
<div><br></div><div>It's all down to your application. What do you want to do that you can't do on a $50 smartphone?</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Andrew</div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 17 March 2013 23:26, Rob Nickerson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rob.j.nickerson@gmail.com" target="_blank">rob.j.nickerson@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Hi all,<br><br>Going back a few years before GPS was widely available in pretty much everything bar the kitchen sink (please do post a link if you find a gps enabled sink :-) ) there was some discussion about making your own GPS receiver. If anyone is interested in taking this on as a nice weekend project, I have found that adafruit have a good guide for linking a GPS receiver to a Raspberry Pi. All components are reasonably priced and the guide covers everthing except running a RPi from a battery (google will help here).<br>
<br><a href="http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-ultimate-gps-on-the-raspberry-pi/introduction" target="_blank">http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-ultimate-gps-on-the-raspberry-pi/introduction</a><br><br>Regards,<br>Rob<br>
<br>p.s. A quick look at the numbers suggest that this is quite a good GPS chip, but thoughts welcome if anyone knows any better.<br>
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<br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Andrew<br>
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