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Associate
September 17, 2024
Question

teseo vic3da does not update location

  • September 17, 2024
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Hi, 

I bought a TESEO VIC3DA from MIKROE some time ago. I am addressing it via UART. I am receiving RX data, but it is always the same. The same location is always returned. I can also see in the frame that I have 0 satellites. However, I had the hardware near the window. But no new data is being delivered, and no new satellites are being detected.

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Andrew Neil
Super User
September 17, 2024

@kencimenci wrote:

I can also see in the frame that I have 0 satellites.


If it has 0 satellites, then it has no way to know its location!

You will not get any valid location data until it has its minimum number of satellites.

 


@kencimenci wrote:

I had the hardware near the window. But no new data is being delivered, and no new satellites are being detected.


How long did you give it?

Have you tried it in a clear outdoor location; maybe your building is "shielding" it - even near the windows...

 


@kencimenci wrote:

I bought a TESEO VIC3DA from MIKROE 


You mean the GNSS 15 Click: https://www.mikroe.com/gnss-15-click ?

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Did you attach an antenna?

 

A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked.A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work.
Technical Moderator
September 20, 2024

Hi,

Adding to Andrew's post, typically windows in office building have shielding that blocks GNSS signals. Best way to test your board is to take it outside.

Secondly, have you downloaded Teseo Suite?

You can look at GSA and GSV messages and see if there are satellites being shown there.

Teseo Suite has SkyView and Signal Level GUI windows shows the same information.

 

 

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Associate
October 2, 2024

Hi thanks a lot for your messages. After some weeks of heavy work load I am little bit free to do my hobby :). I will test it with a new antenna. I think the old one has some problems.

Andrew Neil
Super User
October 2, 2024

As already noted, be sure to test it outside - in an open location with a clear view of the sky !

A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked.A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work.