System information

Manual:System/GPS

Monitoring Status

Command: /system gps monitor

This command is used for monitoring the data received from a GPS receiver

Parameters:

Property Description

date-and-time (date) Date and time received from GPS

latitude (none | string) Latitude in DM (Degrees Minute decimal) format

longitude (none | string) Longitude in DM (Degrees Minute decimal) format

speed (none | string) Current moving speed of the GPS unit

bearing (none | string) The compass direction toward which a GPS is moving

valid (yes | no)

satellites (integer) Number of satellites seen by the device.

Note: The time is not stratum 1 as RouterBOARD devices do not have PPS

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implemented

Basic examples

Adjust port settings specific for your device

[admin@MikroTik] /port> set 0 baud-rate=4800 parity=odd

[admin@MikroTik] /port> print detail

Flags: I - inactive

0 name="usb1" used-by="GPS" channels=1 baud-rate=4800 data-bits=8 parity=odd stop-bits=1 flow-control=none

Enable GPS

[admin@MikroTik] /system gps> set enable=yes port=usb1

[admin@MikroTik] /system gps> print

enabled: yes

port: usb1

channel: 0

set-system-time: no

Monitor status

[admin@MikroTik] /system gps> monitor

date-and-time: sep/05/2011 07:28:54

latitude: N 56 57' 32.568''

longitude: E 24 9' 11.568''

altitude: -23.600000m

speed: 0.000000 km/h

bearing: none

valid: yes

satellites: 3

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