Author Topic: U-blox 7 GPS Failure - And Fix  (Read 2986 times)

brinzlee

U-blox 7 GPS Failure - And Fix
« on: June 11, 2016, 04:06:34 pm »
Had a U-blox 7 failure today....first out of loads that I have used without issue.....But thought I would pass this on incase anybody has similar....The U-blox had been working without any problems the previous day. However today nothing.....I left in full open view for over an hour and recycled the power several times. PAW recognised it as a U-blox but zero reception....I put another U-blox in its place and the PAW sprung to life immediately.

Curios when I got it home, I downloaded this from the U-blox website which interrogates the chip.....again recognised it as a U-blox 7 but zero reception.....highly recommend the software....very interesting if you drill right down into it.

https://www.u-blox.com/en/product/u-center-windows

Anyway.....I decided to short the internal battery of the U-blox by gently prizing open the white case and hey presto after a cold restart.....she's back to life !!
« Last Edit: June 11, 2016, 04:10:07 pm by brinzlee »