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johan-m-o / BikeTracker

Open-source movement sensor and GPS tracker for your bicycle. Built on Arduino.
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GPS Module Question #1

Closed smartbadger closed 2 years ago

smartbadger commented 2 years ago

Hi,

This is a really cool project. I'm trying to work on something similar but a bit more integrated into my e-bike. I was curious, what was the rationale for having a separate GPS module when the location can be obtained from the MKR 1400 board? Was the integrated service unreliable or was it another reason?

Thanks!

johan-m-o commented 2 years ago

Accuracy, that's all... The device uses the MKR board if a GPS signal can't be obtained.

smartbadger commented 2 years ago

Awesome, thanks for the fast reply!

johan-m-o commented 2 years ago

No worries. There are also a couple of extra features using the GPS, such as being able to tell what direction the device is moving and how fast.

smartbadger commented 2 years ago

I'll have to review the docs for that module, sounds like a useful feature!