RAK5010-M GPS Readout 0

[nmir]

Issue: GPS readout almost always 0, 0

Setup: RAK5010-M connected via micro-USB to host. Connected LTE, GPS antennas, and 5V power supply. Using Termite to send commands.

Details: I plug the board into my computer and wait for the solid blue LED and a flashing red LED. Then I connect with Termite. I send commands and receive the outputs as follows:

input:
at+version
output:
at+version
Firmware Version: RUI v3.0.0.15
OK

input:
at+set_config=device:gps:1
output:
at+set_config=device:gps:1
OK

input:
at+get_config=device:status
output:
at+get_config=device:status
Acc:-184.00,3.00,919.00; Tem:31.16;Hum:47.18; Lat(0-N,1-S):1,0.000000,Lon(0-E,1-W):1,0.000000;
OK

Most of the time, the latitude and longitude readings are 0 as above. I wait several minutes, and sometimes close to an hour, and still the readout is 0. It’s when I wait several hours that I get a correct GPS reading. How do I fix this?

[beegee (Bernd Giesecke)]

Welcome to the forum @nmir

GPS doesn’t work indoors. The GPS antenna needs an unobstructed view to the sky to receive the satellite signals.

Try to put the GPS antenna to a window (not a tinted one) or take the device outdoors.