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lew247

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Posted: 08:53am 03 May 2023

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Can anyone tell me why I get this

[245] Text 280, 100, GPS(TRACK) , LB, 3, 1, RGB(White)
Error : Expected a string

when I try to print the track on the display
but this works and displays the track on the console?

Text GPS(TRACK)

Also
The Manual states:
The sentences interpreted are GPRMC, GNRMC, GPCGA and GNCGA

What is GPCGA? I can only find GPGGA?

Also is GPS(TRACK) Course over ground in degrees?

While I'm here:
I'm using an ili9341 display but I can only get RGB(GREEN) RGB(RED) RGB(BLUE) RGB(WHITE) to display
Is there any reason for this? None of the other rgb shortcodes work

GUI TEST LCDPANEL works and displays all the colours

The example I tried it with that doesn't work *for me* is

Function display_colour%()
If state% = STATE_STARTING% Or state% = STATE_RESTARTING% Then
display_colour% = Rgb(White)
ElseIf stopped_or_waking%(state%) Then
' We should never actually get to this point as we don't show the display
' at all under these conditions.
' display_colour% = Rgb(Black)
backlight 0 'Backlight Off
ElseIf state% = STATE_STOPPING% Or Not gps_valid% Then
display_colour% = Rgb(Green)
ELSEIf speed! > Choice(mph_flag%, 61, 101) and speed! < Choice(mph_flag%, 71, 121) then ' ORANGE if Speed is 61Mph/101Kph or more
display_colour% = Rgb(blue)
ElseIf speed! > Choice(mph_flag%, 71, 121) Then ' RED if Speed is 71Mph/121Kph or more
display_colour% = Rgb(Red)
Else
display_colour% = Rgb(Green)
endif
EndIf
End Function

If I try and use any of the other RGB shortcodes it stays lower case and doesn't work, if I type it in upper case it still doesn't work
If I use the RGB number such as RGB(255, 165, 0) it's ignored and uses the previous colour.
Edited 2023-05-03 18:54 by lew247

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Posted: 09:14am 03 May 2023

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Lew247

I believe that GPCGA and GNCGA are typos. They should be GPGGA and GNGGA.

Cheers Brett

JohnS
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Posted: 09:38am 03 May 2023

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lew247 said Can anyone tell me why I get this

[245] Text 280, 100, GPS(TRACK) , LB, 3, 1, RGB(White)
Error : Expected a string

when I try to print the track on the display
but this works and displays the track on the console?

Text GPS(TRACK)

I guess the 1st TEXT wants GPS(TRACK) as a string. E.g. using FORMAT$()

I think the 2nd TEXT should flag an error.

John

thwill

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Posted: 01:00pm 03 May 2023

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Probably the first question that should be asked:

"Which firmware version are you running Lewis ?"

You should probably update to 5.07.07, there is a pretty-good, not-quite release here: https://www.thebackshed.com/forum/uploads/matherp/2023-05-02_193800_PicoMite.zip

But note it isn't actually the officially blessed "Release" despite having a release version number.

Best wishes,

Tom

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lew247

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Posted: 11:55am 04 May 2023

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thwill said Probably the first question that should be asked:

"Which firmware version are you running Lewis ?"

Sorry I should have said
I am using PicoMiteV5.07.07RC7

I found the answer to one part of my question
I had to use Text 280, 100, STR$(GPS(TRACK)) , LB, 3, 1, Rgb(White)

Peter is GPGGA decimal degrees over ground?

and if the CPU is sleeping, can the touch interupt still work?
For instance if I was using an ili9341 with touch, Could I tell the cpu to wake on touch?

lew247

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Posted: 02:58pm 07 Oct 2023

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Peter
or anyone*

GPS(LATITUDE) Returns the latitude in degrees as a floating point number, values are
negative for South of equato
GPS(LONGITUDE) Returns the longitude in degrees as a floating point number, values are
negative for West of the meridian

Are these degrees and minutes or decimal degrees?

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Posted: 03:10pm 07 Oct 2023

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I expect they'll be degrees, i.e. say you got 12.5 it would be 12 degrees plus 0.5 of a degree, being 30 minutes (0.5 * 60).

John

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