Array and ASCII

[Seahound1]

Hi Need some help please.

The problem....I have an OSD and it won't dipslay without a GPS data sentence. So thought no big deal I will creat my own, which I have done. The display does work now, but I want to use CMS10 (compass) to provide some heading information. I can not get the OSD to display the heading information even though I have filled the GPS sentance array with the data. I know it works with ASCII charaters ....so "a" would be displayed is placed in an array location. I have tried using # modifier, adding 48 to the heading result.....nothing seems to work...help! below is an extract of the code....part of one of the arrays the bold letters are the bit I am struggling with, and the main body is below (there is more to the code but stripped it out to get this bit working).



RMC_array[39]=Dec_lat2 Dig 1+"0"
RMC_array[40]=Dec_lat2 Dig 0+"0"
RMC_array[41]=","
RMC_array[42]="W"
RMC_array[43]=","
RMC_array[44]=Dec_off Dig 1+"0"
RMC_array[45]=Dec_off Dig 0+"0"
RMC_array[46]="."
RMC_array[47]=Dec_off Dig 0+"0"
RMC_array[48]=","
RMC_array[49]= Heading
RMC_array[50]="."
RMC_array[51]=Course Dig 0+"0"
RMC_array[52]=","
RMC_array[53]=date_stamp Dig 1+"0"
RMC_array[54]=date_stamp Dig 0+"0"
RMC_array[55]=","
RMC_array[56]=variation Dig 1+"0"
Main
I2CREAD DPIN,CPIN,$C0,$C1,[B2] ' Read 2 locations in a row
B0=B2*14
Heading=B0/10

cksum=0
p=0
for p = 1 to 60
cksum = cksum^(RMC_array[p])
Next P
Serout2 bob, baud, [Str RMC_array\60, HEX Cksum,13,10]
p=0
cksum1=0
for p = 1 to 63
cksum1 = cksum1^(GGA_array[p])
Next P
Serout2 bob, baud, [Str GGA_array\60, HEX Cksum1,13,10]
'Serout2 bob, baud, [Str Text_array\6,13,10]
Goto Main
End

[Dave]

For starters, The array is sized for bytes, that will only contain a value between 0 and 255 in binary as 1 byte.
So, the value of RMC_array[49]= Heading will only contain the value of heading between 0 and 255 as 1 byte.

[Seahound1]

Thanks for the reply. I have set the variable as a word. But also tried creating new array elements

WPT_array[47]=Dec_off Dig 0+"0"
WPT_array[48]=","
WPT_array[49]= course1 +"0"
WPT_array[50]= course2 +"0"
WPT_array[51]= course3 +"0"
WPT_array[52]="."


and then did this

C1temp = heading dig 0
C2Temp = heading dig 1
C3Temp = heading dig 2
course1 = C1Temp+48
course2 = C2Temp+48
course3 = C3Temp+48

But nothing seems to work...

[SteveB]

Just a shot in the dark, but have you tried to send the data the exact same way you send the course information?

[Seahound1]

Yep tried that....the OSD only seems to respond to stuff if it is in inverted commas.....am I missing something here? ASCII is transmitted as data.....the inverted commas are only there to tell the complier it is to be sent in ASCII format. That is why I tried putting the # modifier infront of the variable.

[SteveB]

Can you give an example of what string of data the OSD expects to see? Is there a datasheet to reference?

[Seahound1]

There is very little in terms of documentation (remzibi 3DR)....but there is a GPS simulator (happykillmore.com) incorporated into the config software which generates standard NMEA GPS sentences, for example

$GPGGA,000000,4124.8963,N,08151.6838,W,1,05,1.5,28 0.2,M,-34.0,M,,,*59
$GPRMC,000000,A,4916.45,N,12311.12,W,000.5,253.7,1 91194,020.3,E*68

[SteveB]

There is very little in terms of documentation (remzibi 3DR)....but there is a GPS simulator (happykillmore.com) incorporated into the config software which generates standard NMEA GPS sentences, for example

$GPGGA,000000,4124.8963,N,08151.6838,W,1,05,1.5,28 0.2,M,-34.0,M,,,*59
$GPRMC,000000,A,4916.45,N,12311.12,W,000.5,253.7,191194,020.3,E*68

Looking it over quickly, this is the value you are looking for, and likely what the remzibi 3DR calls "heading". (It would actually be true course if provided by a GPS). The important issue is the format. It looks like a string 5 characters long is required.

So let's say you have a WORD variable MyHeading that contains a value between 0-359. To output this as it appears in the NMEA sentence use:
SEROUT bob, baud, [DEC3 MyHeading , ".0"]

You can see I added the decimal point and zero to fill out the five characters.

HTH

[Seahound1]

Yes you are right.....sorry I maybe didn't make it very clear. The protocol for the OSD is that it must see the other characters in the array (as per below) for it even to respond. According to the firmware notes is must see the preample ($GPRMC for example) from this I guess it gets how many commas to expect so that it knows it has the whole NMEA sentence. That is why I was forced to use the array in the first place. For example I just tried SEROUT2 ("$GPRMC, 00000, etc, etc,")..... is says it has a GPS connection but then stops. Using the array it confirms GPS connection and then goes on to dispay the OSD. So I thought I could fool it into showing the heading using the two methods below....but OH NO...Is there a way to send the first part of an array and then the remainder......if I could that at least I could try using the normal method you mention below.

[SteveB]

How about this:

RMC_array[48]=","
RMC_array[49]= Heading DIG 2 + "0"
RMC_array[50]= Heading DIG 1 + "0"
RMC_array[51]= Heading DIG 0 + "0"
RMC_array[52]= "."
RMC_array[53]= "0"
RMC_array[54]=","

[Seahound1]

Let me give it a whirl and see.....

Just tried it and it doesn't work...but great idea though...thanks

[Seahound1]

I tried to use other modifiers as well...but then saw they can only be used in the send statement ...Serout2 ( #heading) which converts the heading into a set of ASCII characters. Tried this combination too


WPT_array[47]=Dec_off Dig 0+"0"
WPT_array[48]=","
WPT_array[49]= #course1
WPT_array[50]= Hex2 course2
WPT_array[51]= Hex course3
WPT_array[52]="."

But it won't compile....

[SteveB]

Have you tried to send some test strings? something like:

SEROUT2 bob, baud, ["$GPRMC,220516,A,5133.82,N,00042.24,W,173.8,231.8,1 30694,004.2,W*70"]



If that works, try this (assuming Heading is the variable that contians your heading data):

SEROUT2 bob, baud, ["$GPRMC,220516,A,5133.82,N,00042.24,W,173.8,",DEC3 Heading,".0,130694,004.2,W*70"]

[Seahound1]

Tried that too....just testin to see if I can split the Array....send upto 48 then insert dec3 heading and then send the remainder of the string....see if that works....worth a try....starting to bang my head against the wall here :>)
Serout2 bob, baud, [Str WPT_array\48,dec3 heading, Str WPT_array_2\13,13,10] just tried this as well and that doesn't work....oh well

[SteveB]

starting to bang my head against the wall here :>)

Well, that's normally when the break through occurs.

[Darrel Taylor]

The OSD may be verifying the Checksum in the NMEA sentance.
When it doesn't match, it'll throw away the whole thing.

If so, you'll need to recalculate it each time.
http://www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=1469
http://rietman.wordpress.com/2008/09...nmea-checksum/

[Seahound1]

The code has the checksum calculation in it....but I have cracked it!

For some reason I don't understand ....not unusual tho......if the Array is constructed the other way around..
WPT_array[44]=Dec_off Dig 1+"0"
WPT_array[45]=Dec_off Dig 0+"0"
WPT_array[46]="."
WPT_array[47]=Dec_off Dig 0+"0"
WPT_array[48]=","
[B]WPT_array[49]= "0" + heading dig 2
WPT_array[50]= "0" + heading dig 1 'Course Dig 2+"0"
WPT_array[51]= "0" + heading dig 0

so the "0" is in front of the variable it works......then you just add a bit of code to fill the array with the heading and hey presto! It has taken a lot of head banging and scratching.

[SteveB]

I suspect something else is going on. As a test, I constructed my own array and sent the data out to an LCD using the STR variable\6 command. Worked either way I constructed the equation.

ab_Test[0] = "0" + Heading DIG 2
ab_Test[1] = "0" + Heading DIG 1
ab_Test[2] = "0" + Heading DIG 0
ab_Test[3] = Heading DIG 2 + "0"
ab_Test[4] = Heading DIG 1 + "0"
ab_Test[5] = Heading DIG 0 + "0"

[Seahound1]

You're right there is something else going on....turned the power off and back on and now it's not working again! trying to think of what I did the first time I got it working.