Subj : Re: Garmin GPS Units?
To   : Dumas Walker
From : Bugz
Date : Mon Mar 20 2023 02:02 pm

-=> Dumas Walker wrote to ALL <=-

 DW> Does anyone have any experience with the Garmin GPS units?
 DW> Specifically the Drivesmart 55 and for US/Canadian travel?

No, but I've been having a blast playing with some rather inexpesive USB GPS
units.  My Dad had the idea of using them for a clock in his ham shack.  The
raspberry PIs don't have a RTC (Real Time Clock), and these get you close.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09Z61KYS9

They get detected as a simple USB device under linux.  Comport under Windows. 
Pretty interesting and it's been fun to have something to tinker with and
decode.  Unfortunately, the GPS traffic doesn't have date (just the time), so
daylight savings time changes aren't possible.

The gpsd (linux) handles some of that, and uses the system clock.  Which won't
work with the PIs.

So now I know what time it is, and where I'm at!  I don't have to leave the
house to know where I'm at.

Take care,
bugz


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