Does the basic Carloop product (V2.3) have GPS? If not, why does the library default as though it does?
No, it doesn’t. You can find the GPS board in the Carloop store.
The Carloop library does have a GPS part, but it is a facade for the TinyGPSPlus library I think. It does not imply that the Carloop v2.3 does have an integrated GPS.
Just to clarify: the carloop library supports GPS. There are a number of different GPS units that will work with this library, including the Carloop GPS. This support built-in makes it a lot easier to program your Carloop and GPS together.
One caution: there is an issue using CANbus and Serial (to GPS) with Particle system firmware 0.7.0. It is recommended to use firmware 0.6.4 if you need to use GPS, or you can experiment with one of the 0.8.x release candidates.
I just recently received the Carloop, the Carloop GPS and a new Electron. I’ve tried the carloop-minimal example and I’m able to get battery voltage, but not GPS data. The firmware version of my Electron is 0.7.0, is it my understanding that the Carloop GPS will not work at all with what I’ve bought. I’ve only had the GPS board for a day, and the Carloop and Electron for less than a week. What I’m looking for is a working example of how to use all 3 components together.
Just make sure to use the latest version of the Carloop library firmware.
There was an earlier problem, but the latest version of the library takes care of it.
Thank for you suggestions. I took your advice from a previous post and flashed particle firmware version 0.8.0-rc.9 with the corresponding Carloop-Minimal code. After waiting for about 5 to 10 minutes, I started receiving GPS information. Particle firmware version 0.7.0 is a no-go. I did try firmware version 0.6.4, but either I didn’t wait long enough to get a fix or it just didn’t work for me. In either case, thanks for the help. Using version 0.8.0-rc, the battery, and the latest Carloop library seems to work well.
Has the issue with CAN and GPS been corrected in any firmware after 0.7.0? I’m experiencing inconsistent behavior with multiple Carloop/Carloop GPS units since upgrading to firmware 1.0.1 and I’m wondering if it’s a firmware issue. Also, could you provide more details on what the known issue is with CAN and GPS?