On Tue, Dec 4, 2018 at 11:36 AM Fred Hillhouse Jr <address@hidden> wrote:
I haven't considered an extra GPS yet. I do have my GPS/Wi-Fi device is made up of an USB GPS connected to an ESP01. I can connect with USB-on-the-go and try that GPS and see what happens. If it works, I could just get a second one.Part of me says that one GPS in my vehicle on the LAN should be enough. A person with two clocks doesn't know what time it is. I feel that way about multiple GPS receivers. I won't know where I am. ;)My only experience with USB-On-The-Go is on my Samsung Galaxy S5. If using it, the phone does not charge. If I am travelling, it is nice to keep everything powered/charging. I haven't tried it on the tablet.Waze is one of the applications I am using on my phone that I would like to use on the tablet instead.As I understand it, the tablet probably already runs GPSd, but getting it pointed to a source outside of whatever it is currently using is currently beyond me.Regarding Chris's question about "location", I am not sure if it is in reference to "location" in the Android system. In one of the applications I use, I only use GPS since it is more accurate. I have found the Location setting which uses the GPS, tower, networks, etc. to ping me around whenever explicit location is used. It seems that Waze, Maps, etc., keep me on a road rather than place me where I actually am. I also live in New England where travel outside of network is very easy. A GPS is very useful in most of those areas.I could just buy a new tablet with a GPS but I am a big fan of Re-use. I use old commercial radios for amateur radio projects. This tablet is a similar fine project for re-use.Thanks for your help!Best regards,FredOn Mon, Dec 3, 2018 at 7:50 PM Adam Heller <address@hidden> wrote:Yep, USB on the go support is built into Android. ....it's a question of if your version of Android has the drivers for the specific GPS device you'd be attaching... Or just use a blue tooth device. Iirc, blue tooth devices may actually mount as devcies (like /dev/ devices) on Android. You could point gpsd to it in that case.If you don't actually need nmea, and just want a location (so that when Android queries for Fine Location the device gets used), I'm sure there are 3rd party devices that will work over Bluetooth.Adam--On Mon, Dec 3, 2018, 15:07 Gary E. Miller <address@hidden> wrote:Yo Fred!
On Mon, 3 Dec 2018 12:24:16 -0500
Fred Hillhouse Jr <address@hidden> wrote:
> I have an ASUS tablet (Android 5) without a GPS. I would like to run a
> application that requires a GPS on it.
Why not just attach a GPS to the tablet? You can either connect
with USB or Bluetooth. There are many Android programs that can use
either of those.
RGDS
GARY
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