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CC3D or Atom flight controllers do not support GPS functions such as Return to base or Position Hold. The original CopterControl (CC) board does not have memory left for GPS use.

The only purpose for GPS use is telemetry using radio modems (OPLink) or GPS position send to OSD device.

NMEA is not supported anymore because is less memory efficient, this page only refers to UBlox GPS and UBX protocol.

 

About autoconfig

Others boards like Revolution support auto-configuration and no need this manual configuration using UCenter.

This means also if you connect your 'CC3D GPS' to a Revolution board, your previous configuration is lost !

If GCS show "Coptercontrol" while board is connected and you really want to setup a GPS, this page is for you. If not, take a look at GPS setup page.

 

Prerequisites

Download the UCenter software here, check Zip icon in bottom page. (Windows only)

 

Install UCenter software

Serial connection with GPS using USB port (if any) or USBSerial (Gnd, +5V, Tx, Rx).

Configure your GPS

Connect GPS to USB serial or USB

 

Start UCenter software

 

Select COM port used for GPS

 

Open console (F6 key) or View > Packet Console and check if link is correct, you should see messages output from GPS.

 

Open Configuration View window : View > Configuration View

 

Reset current GPS config to defaults : Check Revert to default configuration

 

Send config

 

Open Messages View window : View > Messages View



Disable all active NMEA messages

 

 



Enable UBX messages needed :


POSLLH,

DOP,

SOL,

VELNED

Save current configuration using a little icon with  a gear on top.

 

Back to configuration window :

 

Move to PRT (Ports) in left column

 

Change message output in UART1 : only UBX for protocol in/out.

 

Change baudrate for UART1 port, same baudrate set for Flexi/Main GPS port : Usually 38400 or 57600.

 

Baudrate

You should use 9600 or 19200 baudrate for CC3D, or packets are dropped at higher speed.

 

 

Send config

 

 

 

Move to Rate (Rates) in left column

 

Change measurement Period value to 200ms for a 5Hz refresh rate

 

Send config

 

 

 

 

Save current configuration : Check Save current configuration.



All devices selected in blue


 

Send config




About satellite view

Using this configuration you can't display satellite in GPS plugin because GPS don't send this data (usually SVINFO message).

CC3D works only with minimal messages. (POSLLH, DOP, SOL,VELNED)

 

 

 

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