Cubecell AB02S Not Receiving Data?

#1

Hi, I just started using my new AB02S board and I have been having some issues with getting the gps to work. Whenever I run any of the sample programs in Arduino, all the gps information come up as 0. I haven’t changed the sample code at all except for a line to fix the oled display. Also, weirdly enough, it is able to display the gps time after a few minutes but nothing else. I’ve also tried waiting outside a few minutes with the antenna attached but I still can’t get any data. Any ideas?

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This is what the output looks like before it connects to gps time

Update: Wow, it actually started working after a few hours of just running the program. However when I reset the device, It just kept on doing the same thing. Does anyone know why it would take so long to start working?

#2

If the GPS information shows 0, it may mean that there is no GPS signal. You can try it in an open place. When you reset, GPS will re-initialize, so it takes a certain amount of time to search for signals.

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#3

Just an update for anyone who might find this in the future:

I figured out that using the using the gps+glonass mode worked best for me in the United States. I had my gps set to GPS+GLONASS+BEIDOU because I thought it would get the best reception but that wasn’t true. Also, I ended up buying a little ceramic antenna which helped a lot. If you don’t have an antenna, just try leaving it outside for an hour, that’s about how long it took me to get a signal the first time.