WL UGPS External

Send NMEA position information (GGA and HDT) to the Water Linked UGPS API.

Typical Configuration

Add a satellite compass to the topside vessel and connect it to the ROV Ethernet network.

• It should have a static IP address on the 192.168.2.X subnet
• It should send GGA and HDT messages via UDP to BlueOS at 192.168.2.2:6200

Install this extension in BlueOS:

• Select Extensions in the sidebar
• Click on WL UGPS External
• Click Install

After a few moments you should see the WL UGPS External entry in the sidebar. Click on it to see a very simple UI.

Arguments

• UGPS_HOST is the IP address of the WL UGPS G2 box, the default is http://192.168.2.94
• SEND_RATE is the rate to send position information to the G2 box, the default is 2Hz

Caveats

• The G2 box still needs a GPS fix to synchronize its clock.

Releases

v1.0.3

• Shorten company name
• No user-visible changes

v1.0.2

• Update requirements.txt, setup.py
• No user-visible changes

v1.0.1

• Simplify README

v1.0.0

• Initial release

Developer notes

See https://github.com/clydemcqueen/wl_ugps_external for testing tools.