Hello,
I was attempting to connect a NMEA 4800-baud GPS device to the serial port of a RB112 Routerboard tonight.
I have RouterOS 2.9.51 (just upgraded) with the GPS Sync package installed. I could not seem to change the baud rate of the Serial0 Port, even after freeing up the console, changing the BIOS speed, /System RouterBoard Settings, and other places where Baud may be useful. Is the RB112 device just stuck on 115200 forever?
And then there is the bigger question - I would like to talk to the RB’s OS over a bridged wireless WDS network; then have software read the output of /system gps monitor… All the devices are field-installed routers RB112’s and RB133’s with Ubiquiti radios. Call it an event-based Wi-Fi vehicle tracking system. To conserve power and limit , I been concepting the idea that all I need is a single Routerboard and GPS device to talk to.
I do have mini-PC’s and PocketPC’s that could just simply open up a port address and send GPS data as a server, then let the routerboards link up the LAN as clients. Seems like the easier idea now that I get into it - I had that setup for video transmission last year. Its just the power costs on a deep cycle get expensive over 15-20 hours; running a single RB is cheaper than a Mini-PC or PPC.
Let me know first if I am baud-restricted on the RB112’s with RouterOS. And then any thoughts on the followup.
Thanks!