GPS2IP as a socket
Use GPS2IP on your iPhone/iPad as a GPS
Connect to it with an industry-standard socket connection
Configure GPS2IP for Socket Mode
When GPS2IP is operating as a socket, it waits and listens for something to connect to it.
Many different devices can connect to GPS2IP simultaneously, and when it transmits data, it will transmit to them all. In this situation, it is easy to receive the same data on different computers on your network.
Step 1
Go into Settings
Scroll down to the bottom.
Select Socket mode.
Step 2
Press to Enter Socket Settings
Here you can see and edit the Socket Port number.
In this example, the socket port is 11123.
Select your preferred port number, and hit Done to exit.
Hit Done again to exit Settings.
Step 3
Verify Socket mode
You can see that iPhone Server IP can be seen on the front.
Also, that the Port Number you selected in Step 2 is shown.
Step 4
Enable and Connect
Enable GPS2IP with the switch at the top.
If a client connects, the Connections value increases.
Here, we can see one client is connected, and receiving NMEA data.
Test GPS2IP in Socket Mode
Once GPS2IP is set up, perhaps you need to test that your network setup is configured correctly.
We are using a PC or Mac in this example. The process is similar.
Windows requires using the Command-line
Mac requires using the Terminal
Step 1
Check Network
Your computer must be on the same network as the iPhone. (Normally wi-fi).
Step 2
Open your Command-line tool
Instructions for opening Windows command-line
Instructions for opening Mac command-line
Step 3 -
Telnet
Type the command telnet with the IP address and port of your iPhone.
telnet [address] [port]
In this example, this would be
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19042.985] (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. C:\Users\capsicum>telnet 192.168.9.241 11123
If GPS2IP is running in Socket Mode, you should be connected, and see the NMEA data...
$GPGGA,115922,4825.95722,N,01700.27029,E,1,8,0.9,159.4,M,46.9,M,0,2*77 $GPRMC,115922,A,4825.95722,N,01700.27029,E,0.00,0.00,270521,003.1,W*61 $HCHDG,198.0,,,5.0,E*2C $GPHDM,198.05,M*00 $GPHDT,203.02,T*06 $GPGGA,115922,4825.95722,N,01700.27029,E,1,8,0.9,159.4,M,46.9,M,0,2*77 $GPRMC,115922,A,4825.95722,N,01700.27029,E,0.00,0.00,270521,003.1,W*61 $HCHDG,198.0,,,5.0,E*2C $GPHDM,198.05,M*00 $GPHDT,203.02,T*06
Step 3 -
Terminal
Type the command telnet with the IP address and port of your iPhone.
telnet [address] [port]
In this example, this would be
capsicum@capsicumMac ~ % telnet 192.168.9.241 11123
If GPS2IP is running in Socket Mode, you should be connected, and see the NMEA data...
Last login: Thu May 27 10:14:43 from 192.168.9.51 capsicum@capsicumMac ~ % telnet 192.168.9.241 11123 Trying 192.168.9.241... Connected to 192.168.9.241. Escape character is '^]'. $GPGGA,135239,4825.95791,N,01700.27068,E,1,8,0.9,159.4,M,46.9,M,0,2*79 $GPRMC,135239,A,4825.95791,N,01700.27068,E,0.00,0.00,270521,003.1,W*6F $HCHDG,211.4,,,5.0,E*2A $GPHDM,211.44,M*07 $GPHDT,216.41,T*05 $GPGGA,135246,4825.95570,N,01700.26781,E,1,8,0.9,159.4,M,46.9,M,0,2*7D $GPRMC,135246,A,4825.95570,N,01700.26781,E,0.00,0.00,270521,003.1,W*6B $HCHDG,211.4,,,5.0,E*2A $GPHDM,211.44,M*07 $GPHDT,216.41,T*05
Step 4
Finished!
At this point, GPS2IP is configured as a socket, and you can connect to it over the network.
Now just configure your navigation app, and start receiving data...
Configure your navigation software
Different applications have different ways of configuring the network.
When wanting to know the IP address of GPS2IP, they might ask for the
- Host Address
- Address
- Host or something like that...
If a port option is available, it will almost definitely just be called Port.
Remember, some applications have a fixed Port value - you must change the GPS2IP Port value to match whatever you are using!