GPS Issues

My GPS does not seem to be working

The GPS can take several minutes to get a first fix. Place the watch outside in the open and dont move around. You can use one of the Apps to switch the GPS on like GPSinfo or GPStouch (Bangle 2).

How can I tell if my GPS is working

The simplest way to do this is to connect to the watch through the IDE and then type the following commands in the left hand window.

Bangle.on('GPS', (f)=>{console.log(f);} );

Bangle.setGPSPower(1);

The first command sets up a function that is called whenever the GPS sends out an event to the Bangle. The code simply prints out the fix object sent by the GPS to the Bangle.

The second command powers on the GPS.

If the GPS is working you should see timestamps coming back from the GPS.

  { "lat": NaN, "lon": NaN, "alt": NaN, "speed": 0,
  "course": 0, "time": undefined, "satellites": 0, "fix": 0, "hdop": 25.5 }
  
  { "lat": NaN, "lon": NaN, "alt": NaN, "speed": NaN,
  "course": NaN,
  "time": Date: Wed Dec 1 2021 00:31:38 GMT+0000,
  "satellites": 0, "fix": 0, "hdop": 25.5 }
  
  { "lat": NaN, "lon": NaN, "alt": NaN, "speed": NaN,
  "course": NaN,
  "time": Date: Wed Dec 1 2021 00:31:39 GMT+0000,
  "satellites": 0, "fix": 0, "hdop": 25.5 }