Mission Planner NMEA output

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Feature that you'd like us to add or change you'd like us to make:

it would be interesting to have NMEA GPS output to a com port, so that we can 
use a third party Mapping software.

Using googlemaps is most of the time not possible in the field.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by olivier....@helidream.fr on 31 Aug 2011 at 10:23

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output to what interface? serial, udp, tcp?

Original comment by Meee...@gmail.com on 2 Sep 2011 at 2:38

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serial is enough because most of the time the third party software will be on 
the same computer. So it's possible to use a virtual serial port and connector 
to link megaplanner with something else.

For main telemetry, it would be nice if we could have tcp. This would avoid to 
use a serial tcp connector to connect to an IP telemetry.

Original comment by olivier....@helidream.fr on 2 Sep 2011 at 8:42

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what 3rd party software did you have in mind?
ive added some basic com port output, however i dont know your going to connect 
to it localy like you say.

Original comment by Meee...@gmail.com on 3 Sep 2011 at 12:16

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Most mapping and GIS software have NMEA 0183 input, so that it is possible to 
connect a standard GPS to put a position marker on the map.

There are many software like this. Some have integrated maps (satellite views 
or topo maps) with better definition than google.

They do allaw as well to create custom maps and use this in the field.

The great advantage over google is that you are not dependant from an internet 
connection. If you have a map set, it is available everywhere from your hard 
disk.

OZI Explorer is an example (working on pocket PC machines), but there are many 
other ones, some are free, some are shareware, some are commercial only.

Garmin Mapsource is another well known example. It does accept standard NMEA 
0183 input as well and offer detailed maps of most regions of the world (not 
free).

Original comment by olivier....@helidream.fr on 3 Sep 2011 at 9:47

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ok this is done.
press control-g while at the main screen, it will output nmea data at 2hz.
the messages included are
GGA
and RMC

Original comment by Meee...@gmail.com on 7 Sep 2011 at 11:54

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Very nice.

Thanks a lot for this addition.

Original comment by olivier....@helidream.fr on 8 Sep 2011 at 7:27

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Original comment by Meee...@gmail.com on 10 Sep 2011 at 5:35

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Hi! I'm reading gga code from mission planner (ctrl+g) but it disagree with 
data of mission planner, and GPS_fix=3, and should be 2 according to protocol 
$GPGGA(DGPS fix). I'm using arduino 1.0.4, last version of MP and atmega1280. 
Any idea? Regards

Original comment by amiralle...@gmail.com on 20 May 2013 at 9:59

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I also think the Protocol i wrong. GPS_fix=3. What is it? The GPS format is 
xxx.yyyyyyyyyyy. Why not xxyy.zzzz?

Original comment by Tobi1...@gmail.com on 14 Mar 2014 at 12:58