Mikrotik Ltap Mini GPS not working

[Thor]

How do I debug this piece of kak to know if it is user error (me) or GPS not working.

This is what I did:

/system console disable 0
/system gps set port=serial0 enabled=yes gps-antenna-select=external
/port set 0 baud-rate=auto data-bits=8 flow-control=none name=serial0 parity=none stop-bits=1
/port firmware set directory=firmware ignore-directip-modem=no

The date is wrong despite the date on the unit being correct.
The device is next to the window, not a chance in hell it can’t see satellites.

[admin@MikroTik] > /system gps  monitor
        date-and-time: dec/31/1969 23:59:59
             latitude: none
            longitude: none
             altitude: none
                speed: none
  destination-bearing: none
         true-bearing: none
     magnetic-bearing: none
                valid: no
           satellites: 0
          fix-quality: 0
  horizontal-dilution: 42949671.96

 

[WAslayer]

Start with trying to fix the time.. that's the most likely issue..

 

[Hamish McPanji]

Do you have external GPS antenna? The internal one is schit

 

[Thor]

Start with trying to fix the time.. that's the most likely issue..

Time on the unit is correct.
It's a bug if the GPS can't see it.

 

[Thor]

Do you have external GPS antenna? The internal one is schit

Was my thinking too, but it cannot be this ****, the unit is practically outside the window and my phone (Samsung S6) has full GPS.

My question is: How do I determine if this is the internal antenna and not config?
What is the gibberish being spewed out by the log, looks like responses from the GPS?

 

[Genisys]

https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=136444&start=50

You need an external antenna.

 

[Thor]

You need an external antenna.

Then they will have to refund me for 50 units.

 

[irBosOtter]

Then they will have to refund me for 50 units.
View attachment 680033

The last sentence does says the antenae is not included.... but they could have said it will not work without it at least!

 

[Hamish McPanji]

Was my thinking too, but it cannot be this ****, the unit is practically outside the window and my phone (Samsung S6) has full GPS.

My question is: How do I determine if this is the internal antenna and not config?
What is the gibberish being spewed out by the log, looks like responses from the GPS?

Can't see what's written on your screen shot. So can't see the gibberish

Normally we enable agps on our tracking units otherwise they take a very long time for a 3d fix. Time plays a huge factor. So make sure the time on the unit is accurate

 

[irBosOtter]

Can't see what's written on your screen shot. So can't see the gibberish

Normally we enable agps on our tracking units otherwise they take a very long time for a 3d fix. Time plays a huge factor. So make sure the time on the unit is accurate

The date and time is wrong in his screenshots
date-and-time: dec/31/1969 23:59:59

 

[WAslayer]

The date and time is wrong in his screenshots
date-and-time: dec/31/1969 23:59:59

Hence my initial post regarding ensuring the time is correct but, it's possible that the incorrect time will only be corrected once gps syncs correctly, since there is another timestamp which has the correct time..

 

[Genisys]

Weirdly enough on my unit I can enable the "Set system time" option without an issue.