How-tos · GNSS

Record a Track and open it

Record where you have been with the GNSS receiver, and open the file in a mapping tool.

You need the Cap LoRa-1262, an SD card, and a place with a view of the sky.

  1. Switch the receiver on: Settings → GNSS to On. The Status Bar shows G once it is searching.
  2. Open the GNSS App and wait for a fix. The first line says Searching: n in view and how long it has been, then 3D Fix, n of m satellites. The first fix outdoors can take a while.
  3. The clock must be set. A fix sets it, and so does Wi-Fi. A Track will not start without one: the App says Waiting for the time.
  4. Press r. The bottom line says REC, with the number of points and how long it has been going, and the Status Bar shows REC. You can leave the App: the Track keeps recording.
  5. Press r again to stop, in the GNSS App.
  6. Open it. In the Storage App, go to /gnss/tracks and open the .gpx file: it shows the number of points, the start, the duration and the distance. To see the route on a map, take the card to a computer and open the file in any GPX viewer or mapping tool.

If Pause GNSS for LoRa is on, the receiver stays awake while a Track is being recorded, so recording is not interrupted by the radio.