[K12OSN] [OT] Downloading GPS data

[Huck]

Hrm... is it bluetooth capable?
or just old enough to only have serial connectivity??

Sudev Barar wrote:
> On 30/05/07, Steven Santos <steven at simplycircus.com> wrote:
>> OK, lets see.  Many moons ago I used GP50 data loggers to record seismic
>> pressure readings.  The two older units recorded readings from the 
>> pressure
> 
> I think there is some confusion here. The device i am referring to is
> described at http://www.sanav.com/gps_loggers/gl-50.htm
> 
> OOOOOoopppppsss.... It is GL50 and not GP50
> 
>> sensor via a serial port, while the newer units had the GP50 built 
>> into the
>> housing of the sensor unit.  Poking around an archive CD from 1996, I 
>> have a
>> file called pos-gp50.hw2 (ahh, home word 2...)
>>
>> Here are the contents of that file:
>>
>> {begin}
>>
>> Downloading from the data loggers
>>
>> 1. Using the blue cable on FRED, connect the data logging unit (serial 
>> port
>> 2)
>> 2. Fire up Terminate, and select "GP 50" from the dialing menu
>> 3. Once connected, you will see a flow of current data
>>    Press crtl-b repeatedly until you get a ">" or ":" prompt
>> 4. Turn screen capture on
>> 5. enter "type pdata"
>> 6. When data dump ends, turn screen capture off
>> 7. delete the extra lines from the capture file
>> 8. save to a floppy disk and give to Toni or Laura
> 
> 
> I still need to test this out.
> 
>>
>> My first question is did it break to allow entry of commands?
> 
>> From what I troed the data strem did not break. But then i only gave
> Ctrl+b once.
>