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Using the Ultimate GPS Module

To use the GPS from Adafruit, we need to make a few mods.
First, Do the normal updates:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo rpi-update

Grab the gps utilities: ``` sudo apt-get install gpsd gpsd-clients python-gps ```

Disable the gpsd service installed by apt-get

sudo systemctl stop gpsd.socket
sudo systemctl disable gpsd.socket

manualy start gpsd

sudo gpsd /dev/ttyAMA0 -F /var/run/gpsd.sock

To reset the gpsd daemon, use this sequence:

sudo killall gpsd
sudo gpsd /dev/ttyAMA0 -F /var/run/gpsd.sock

Although we will be copying the raw data to the usbstick (via cat /dev/serial0 > /mnt/usbstick/gpslog.txt), here are two monitors

gpsmon
cgps -s

Now that the Ultimate GPS Breakout is working perfectly with the on-board UART the next step is to dismantle the Pi and it's other sensors, and connect the GPS Hat. Another night though...