GPS Unit

To use an external GPS unit (as opposed to the internal GPS unit available in the Biomark HPR Plus reader), you'll need to configure a peripheral device of type GPS (Serial). If a GPS device is enabled in the Profile that is active during a data collection session, the Latitude and Longitude fields will be populated automatically with the most recent set of coordinates transmitted by the GPS unit to P5 through the serial connection in the NMEA format. P5 parses both the GGA and GLL sentences from NMEA output. If you are having issues getting the connection to work, please see the Troubleshooting Device Connections section.

 

The most recent coordinates from the GPS unit will be entered into the Latitude and Longitude fields when a PIT tag is scanned. If no PIT tag is scanned, the coordinates will be entered when the record is saved (Accepted).