3 This is a GPS-based position tracker and logger. It uses the same GPS
4 receiver and similar radio to our flight computers, but does not include
5 pyro circuits. This allows the board to be small and light, so that it will
6 fit well anywhere you need a good GPS tracker.
8 For the latest TeleGPS firmware and related ground station software, please
9 visit the [AltOS](../AltOS) page on this site.
11 These are photos of production version 1.0:
13 <a href="v1.0/telegps-v1.0-top.jpg"> <img src="v1.0/telegps-v1.0-top-thumb.jpg"></a>
14 <a href="v1.0/telegps-v1.0-bottom.jpg"> <img src="v1.0/telegps-v1.0-bottom-thumb.jpg"></a>
18 The TeleGPS application runs on Linux, Mac OS X and Windows. It's written
19 in [Java](http://java.com) and offers the
20 same functionality and interface on all three platforms. It uses the
21 FTDI USB Serial drivers to communicate with the hardware. If you're
22 running Mac OS X or Windows, a compatible version of those drivers is
23 included with the software. You can also install a different from from
24 the [FTDI Driver](http://www.ftdichip.com/FTDrivers.htm) page.
26 TeleGPS is part of the larger [AltOS](/AltOS) suite of software, which also
27 includes a dedicated [MicroPeak](/MicroPeak) application.
29 ### Available Versions ###
31 [[!inline pages="./releases/* and !*/Discussion and !*.sh and !*.html and !*.bz2 and !*.zip and !*.exe and !*.dmg" show="10" rss="no" raw="yes" ]]
37 * GPS tracker and logger
38 * Offers custom digital telemetry, APRS and direction beacons
39 * High-dynamics GPS receiver for accurate tracking
40 * Uses 3.7V Lithium Polymer battery.
41 * 1.5 x 1.0 inch board designed to fit inside 29mm airframe coupler tube
42 * 2MB on-board data logging flash
43 * Built-in USB connection for configuration, data download and battery charging
45 ### Developer View ###
48 * [NXP LPC11U14](http://www.nxp.com/products/microcontrollers/cortex_m0_m0/LPC11U14FHI33.html) System-on-Chip
53 * 8 12-bit analog inputs
54 * I2C, SPI, async serial
56 * [uBlox Max 7Q](http://www.u-blox.com/en/gps-modules/pvt-modules/max-7.html) GPS receiver
59 * Written mostly in C with some ARM assembler
60 * Runs from on-chip flash, uses on-chip RAM, stores tracking data to
63 * [gEDA](http://www.gpleda.org/) for schematic capture and PCB layout
64 * [GCC](http://gcc.gnu.org/) compiler and source debugger
66 * The hardware is licensed under the [TAPR](http://www.tapr.org) [Open Hardware License](http://www.tapr.org/ohl.html)
67 * The software is licensed [GPL version 2](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html)
71 There is a single manual for TeleGPS and all other Altus Metrum products,
72 which is available in [html](../AltOS/doc/altusmetrum.html) and
73 [pdf](../AltOS/doc/altusmetrum.pdf) formats.
75 The hardware design files can be found on [git.gag.com](http://git.gag.com)
76 in the project [hw/telegps](http://git.gag.com/?p=hw/telegps;a=summary).