This prevents any other program from using the GPS. Simply removing the FTDI serial port is not an options since it is the connection between EQMOD to my mount.Īnyone have any suggestions on how to work around this?Ģ) Once Stellarium has obtained the location from the GPS device, it seems to keep the serial port open as long as Stellarium is open. The GPS test program provided by the GPS manufacturer runs ok when both USB serial ports are present. I have also tried changing the FTDI com port to COM 5, while keeping the GPS on COM 3.
It seems to point the COM3 as the GPS device. I have checked the Stellarium config.ini. Details of the configuration I have are:įTDI serial port (the non GPS port): COM1 If there is another USB serial port in the system, attempts to obtain location using the GPS device fail.
Kudos on the release of 0.18.0! Looking forward to more fully checking it out! I have come upon a couple of difficulties using Stellarium with a GPS device:ġ) When the GPS device is the only USB serial port, obtaining the location from the GPS works well.
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