skm53 tinygps serial print issues

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wonder if anyone could help me with my skm53

i had it setup running via a bread board using the tinggps sketch (only change being the baud rate from 4800 to 9600)

worked great supplied me with correct information which was accurate

then i plugged it together the following day and all im getting is this (image at bottom), tried different rx/tx pins and tried programming different pins etc

i also have a gsm shield i tested and it still works no problems

is this a case of not having access to a satellite?

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i had it setup running via a bread board using the tinggps sketch (only change being the baud rate from 4800 to 9600)

worked great supplied me with correct information which was accurate

OK.

then i plugged it together the following day and all im getting is this

Then, it appears that you did not plug it together the same way it was plugged together the first time.

is this a case of not having access to a satellite?

Not if you were in the same location both times.

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I didn't initially alter the wiring, but even so It's 4 wires. Also tried the GPS before in another location and still have the same issue, is there anyway o can test the skm53 to rule out hardware failure?

Appreciate the help paul

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is there anyway o can test the skm53 to rule out hardware failure?

There's a rather fundamental misconception inherent in this question. That is that we are intimately familiar with this piece of hardware. I, for one, am not. If there were a link lurking, I might be inclined to have a look. Without a link, though, I'm not all that inclined to go looking.

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Understandable, if I had a link I'd have a read myself bit all I can find is the data sheet no diagnostic methods, thanks anyways

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all I can find is the data sheet

You're one up on us, then. Hint, hint.

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while i'll re-iterate that the data sheets are useless with regards to hardware problem solving

I uploaded the same tinygps sketch I've tried to get working all day clicked on the serial monitor and it starts working, fantastic it works, frustrating I don't understand how

not touching a thing on it from tonight, i'll try it again in another location tomorrow

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i'll re-iterate that the data sheets are useless with regards to hardware problem solving

Perhaps, but they would show the hardware you have. Perhaps there are clues that you don't recognize. If you don't want to show the link, though, that's fine.

fantastic it works

Great. Take a picture of the connections, in case you need to recreate the setup again.

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and as a follow up to anyone else who might have this issue, tested at another address some 25Km away and it will not function again