Remotely tracking a TLS

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Jim White

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I am looking to implement tracking software to monitor a TLS location remotely. For my use, this is basically a safety feature, so that when I am working alone in the woods, the office (i.e. my wife) can know where I am, and still moving, without having to make periodic calls (necessary but annoying, since I am not good at calling in...).

To test feasibility, I used netview to configure my T2 to send a NMEA stream to the office via a UDP port, convert the UDP stream to a windows COM port, and then view the location as a live GPS feed with Google Earth.

However, the LS is not supported by netview. Is it possible to craft a GREIS statement to send a NMEA stream via UDP as a background process?
 
Nate The Surveyor

Nate The Surveyor

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I know that there is cell phone tracking software, that already does this nicely.
A surveyor from 50 miles away did it like that. It was maybe 7 yrs ago. He had to pay a small fee then.
Nate
 
Sdrake14

Sdrake14

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And you guys really need more tethers than you already have????? I'm puzzled. An android phone already has that capability to be able to share location through google maps non stop, Um my wife requested I use this and I still have nightmares..... If it is a safety thing there is an emergency beacon available that summons the coast guard....
 
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Jim White

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I know, there are a lot of ways to skin a cat, and some are probably better than mine... But tracking NMEA over UDP is an off shoot of another project to replace my old trimble submeter on my bathymetry boat with the T2. I certainly do NOT want to put my LS on the boat. But I do have a goal to update my boat controls from VB and google earth to HTML/JS for portability's sake. I am assuming (hoping) that the LS has equal or better functionality than the T2, but do to lack of documentation I don't want to mess randomly with GREISS to experiment with it. I cant afford to mess the LS up, I need it for my other surveying work. I was hoping that somebody out there actually knows how to program the LS with GREISS and can tell me how to push a NMEA stream to the UDP port.
 
Phillip Lancaster

Phillip Lancaster

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Or you could use google maps on your phone. Go to location sharing (old place was upper lefthand corner which is now upper righthand) and share each others location. I have family members using this and its free. I also use this to give to clients when we do meetings away from the office. You can set the time share to until you turn off or 1 hr or whatever.
 
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Jim White

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Sdrake14 said:
Have you seen this Jim?
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Yes, thank you. When I look at the T2 it has a "/dev/udp/a" entry. When I do a "print,/par/dev/udp" on the LS it comes back with an error ("wrong 1st parameter"). This makes me think that either the UDP ports are not include in the LS linux, or they have a different name. Since root is not available through the USB port, I can't look at ./dev to see if its implemented. Does anybody know how to address the UDP port through GREIS?
 
Matt Johnson

Matt Johnson

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Jim White said:
Do you have the pin diagram? I don't see it in the manuals.
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http://download.javad.com/sheets/14-578103-01_Datasheet.pdf

Jim White said:
Yes, thank you. When I look at the T2 it has a "/dev/udp/a" entry. When I do a "print,/par/dev/udp" on the LS it comes back with an error ("wrong 1st parameter"). This makes me think that either the UDP ports are not include in the LS linux, or they have a different name. Since root is not available through the USB port, I can't look at ./dev to see if its implemented. Does anybody know how to address the UDP port through GREIS?
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The LS is a hybrid receiver so the UDP port is not available like it is with the other recievers. If you connect to Netview with a LS you will see these ports.

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Jim White

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Thanks Matt, that is what I was looking for! Shawn, I hope the settings are persistent... I will get get back to you if I have any more questions, but am in the field this week so can't play.
 
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