1 [[!meta title="TeleGPS"]]
4 This is a GPS-based position tracker and logger. It uses the same GPS
5 receiver and similar radio to our flight computers, but does not include
6 pyro circuits. This allows the board to be small and light, so that it will
7 fit well anywhere you need a good GPS tracker.
9 For the latest TeleGPS firmware and related ground station software, please
10 visit the [AltOS](../AltOS) page on this site.
12 These are photos of production version 1.0:
14 <a href="v1.0/telegps-v1.0-top.jpg"> <img src="v1.0/telegps-v1.0-top-thumb.jpg"></a>
15 <a href="v1.0/telegps-v1.0-bottom.jpg"> <img src="v1.0/telegps-v1.0-bottom-thumb.jpg"></a>
19 The manual for TeleGPS is available in [html](../AltOS/doc/telegps.html) and
20 [pdf](../AltOS/doc/telegps.pdf) formats.
24 The TeleGPS application runs on Linux, Mac OS X and Windows. It's written
25 in [Java](http://java.com) and offers the
26 same functionality and interface on all three platforms. It uses the
27 FTDI USB Serial drivers to communicate with the hardware. If you're
28 running Mac OS X or Windows, a compatible version of those drivers is
29 included with the software. You can also install a different from from
30 the [FTDI Driver](http://www.ftdichip.com/FTDrivers.htm) page.
32 TeleGPS is part of the larger [AltOS](/AltOS) suite of software, which also
33 includes a dedicated [MicroPeak](/MicroPeak) application.
35 ### Available Versions ###
37 [[!inline pages="./releases/* and !*/Discussion and !*.sh and !*.html and !*.bz2 and !*.zip and !*.exe and !*.dmg" show="10" rss="no" raw="yes" ]]
43 * GPS tracker and logger
44 * Offers custom digital telemetry, APRS and direction beacons
46 * High-dynamics GPS receiver for accurate tracking
47 * Uses 3.7V Lithium Polymer battery.
48 * 1.5 x 1.0 inch board designed to fit inside 29mm airframe coupler tube
49 * 2MB on-board data logging flash
50 * Built-in USB connection for configuration, data download and battery charging
51 * 12.3g flight weight (including antenna, excluding any battery)
53 ### Developer View ###
56 * [NXP LPC11U14](http://www.nxp.com/products/microcontrollers/cortex_m0_m0/LPC11U14FHI33.html) System-on-Chip
61 * 8 12-bit analog inputs
62 * I2C, SPI, async serial
64 * [uBlox Max 7Q](http://www.u-blox.com/en/gps-modules/pvt-modules/max-7.html) GPS receiver
65 * [TI CC115L](http://www.ti.com/product/cc115L) 70cm transmitter
66 * Built-in USB data download and battery charger connection
69 * Written mostly in C with some ARM assembler
70 * Runs from on-chip flash, uses on-chip RAM, stores tracking data to
73 * [gEDA](http://www.gpleda.org/) for schematic capture and PCB layout
74 * [GCC](http://gcc.gnu.org/) compiler and source debugger
76 * The hardware is licensed under the [TAPR](http://www.tapr.org) [Open Hardware License](http://www.tapr.org/ohl.html)
77 * The software is licensed [GPL version 2](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html)
81 There is a single manual for TeleGPS and all other Altus Metrum products,
82 which is available in [html](../AltOS/doc/altusmetrum.html) and
83 [pdf](../AltOS/doc/altusmetrum.pdf) formats.
85 The hardware design files can be found on [git.gag.com](http://git.gag.com)
86 in the project [hw/telegps](http://git.gag.com/?p=hw/telegps;a=summary).