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Review on Geekstory VK-162 G-Mouse USB GPS Dongle: Reliable Remote Mount Navigation Module with External GPS Antenna for Raspberry Pi, Google Earth, Windows, and Linux by Henry Brown

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Excellent performance in Raspberry Pi

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install gpsd gpsd-clients python-gps sudo shutdown -r now sudo dpkg-reconfigure gpsd sudo nano /etc/default/gpsd# Default settings for gpsd init script and Hotplug wrapper.# Automatically start GPSD daemon at boot.START_DAEMON="false"# Use USB hotplug to automatically add new USB devices to the daemon. Read/Write by GPSD user or dialout group.DEVICES="/dev/ttyACM0"# Other options you want to pass to gpsdGPSD_SOCKET="/var/run/gpsd.sock"GPSD_OPTIONS ="-n " sudo nano /etc/rc.localagregar:/bin/systemctl stop gpsd.socket/bin/sleep 1/usr/sbin/gpsd /dev/ttyACM0 -n -F /var/run/ gpsd.sock/bin/sleep 1/ usr/sbin /service ntp restartsudo nano /etc/ntp.confagregar:# Use GPS ReceiverServer 127.127.28.0 de inicio: Detener servicio: Finalmente, use the command to get information about the GPS to get the module. Verification: sudo systemctl enable gpsd.socketsudo systemctl start gpsd.socket//Parameter Detector//sudo systemctl stop gpsd.sock//sudo systemctl disable gpsd.sockVerificar: cgps –s

Pros
  • VK-162 GPS supports Windows and Linux system, not Android and IOS system. It is NOT plug and play for most devices. You must install the driver before it will work.
Cons
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