[Ovmsdev] Kia Soul status.

[Michael Balzer]

Geir,

I also have a very poor GPS signal even with the expensive passive antenna, the final module really needs to support active ones.

There's also a slight chance your pigtail cable is broken. That has been an issue on some chinese RC transmitters recently, but I don't think that's the issue
with your GPS, just a poor antenna.

The satellite count and GPS / GLONASS lock state are transferred into the vehicle position metrics:

OVMS > metrics list v.p.
v.p.altitude                             318.4m
v.p.direction                            0°
v.p.gpshdop                              2.2
v.p.gpslock                              yes
*v.p.gpsmode                              AN*
v.p.gpsspeed                             0Kph
v.p.latitude                             51.3022
v.p.longitude                            7.38984
v.p.odometer                             0Km
*v.p.satcount                             4*
v.p.speed                                0Kph
v.p.trip                                 0Km

The "gpsmode" is…

    //  <Mode>: first char = GPS, second = GLONASS;
    //    N = No fix
    //    A = Autonomous mode (non differential)
    //    D = Differential mode
    //    E = Estimation mode


To see your raw NMEA sentences, enable the verbose logging:

OVMS > level verbose gsm-nmea

…right after init:

V (713279) gsm-nmea: IncomingLine: $GNGNS,,,,,,NN,,,,,,*53
V (713279) gsm-nmea: IncomingLine: $GPRMC,,V,,,,,,,,,,N*53

…after receiving a time signal:

V (770279) gsm-nmea: IncomingLine: $GNGNS,214635.9,,,,,NN,,,,,,*43
V (770279) gsm-nmea: IncomingLine: $GPRMC,,V,,,,,,,,,,N*53

…after getting the first satellites:

V (796339) gsm-nmea: IncomingLine: $GNGNS,214702.0,5118.133354,N,00723.390298,E,*AN*,*04*,2.2,318.4,47.0,,*6D
V (796339) gsm-nmea: IncomingLine: $GPRMC,214702.0,A,5118.133354,N,00723.390298,E,,,060118,,,A*63


Regards,
Michael


Am 06.01.2018 um 20:13 schrieb Geir Øyvind Vælidalo:
> I’ve tried the tiny passive antenna I ordered, but I just can’t get any GPS signal. I’ve tried with GSM-antenna too, but got nothing :-(
>
> How do you see how many satellites you get?
>
> Geir
>
>
>> 15. des. 2017 kl. 20:11 skrev Geir Øyvind Vælidalo <geir at validalo.net <mailto:geir at validalo.net>>:
>>
>> €30!?! That’s insanely expensive, especially if it’s no good!
>>  
>> I’ve just ordered one of these just to test
>> it: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1PC-Ceramic-GPS-Built-in-Antenna-Passive-Antenna-PAD-Cell-Phone-Watch-Antenna/132408954278?hash=item1ed4304da6:g:PO0AAOSw~uhUoQT-
>> <https://www.ebay.com/itm/1PC-Ceramic-GPS-Built-in-Antenna-Passive-Antenna-PAD-Cell-Phone-Watch-Antenna/132408954278?hash=item1ed4304da6:g:PO0AAOSw%7EuhUoQT->
>> It is small and will be hidden under the seat in the end, so it might not be a good solution, but it’ll be interesting to test.
>>
>> The GSM-anteanna I use with the V2 is very nice as it tucks really nice between the window and the dashboard. If it works well, I might go for a second
>> GSM-antenna 🙂
>>
>> Geir
>>
>>> 15. des. 2017 kl. 20:05 skrev Michael Balzer <dexter at expeedo.de <mailto:dexter at expeedo.de>>:
>>>
>>> Geir,
>>>
>>> that sounds great :)
>>>
>>> Regarding the passive GPS antenna, I've got mine now, it's this one:
>>>
>>> http://shop.aixtema.de/lancom/passive-antenne-gps-5m-sma-plug.html?___store=en&___from_store=default
>>>
>>> …and it's a bit disappointing. I don't get any better results than with the simple GSM antenna. It's more the opposite, I had 10 satellites with the GSM antenna
>>> in about a minute, this GPS antenna needs around 10 minutes to get there and then doesn't get better.
>>>
>>> So maybe you could first try a second GSM antenna instead. Or maybe the LANCOM antenna is garbage, it's one of the cheapest passive antennas available.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Michael
>>>
>>>
>>> Am 15.12.2017 um 19:44 schrieb Geir Øyvind Vælidalo:
>>>> Just a small status update on the Kia Soul porting.
>>>>
>>>> My OVMS V3 is now connecting to the V2 server via my WiFi-network at home. I’ve got the first data from the new hardware through to the OVMS app on my iPhone.
>>>> Fantastic job guys!
>>>> As soon as my health is ok again, I can start testing the hardware in my car and verify the data and fix the bugs. The Kia Soul should be almost on par with
>>>> the V2, with a few things added.
>>>>
>>>> Just wish I had a case...  And I need to get a twin sim-card (I got free SMS and lots of data included 🙂 ) so it can be online away from home. Oh, and a
>>>> passive GPS-antenna.
>>>>
>>>> This is looking good!  
>>>>
>>>> Geir
>>>
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