nrf9160 gps

[damianogiacomi]

HI, I have the nrf9160 dk and I am trying to run the gps on the nrfcloud but I get the location of nordic not mine location

[Andreas]

Hi,

 

The current modem FW does not have GPS support yet, this will be added in an upcoming release shortly. The DK therefore transmits a dummy location.

 

Best regards,

Andreas

[ERIK]

On March 31 when modem FW will support GPS, will an external powered antenna still be required when using the nRF9160 DK?

[Andreas]

Hi,

 

This should not be needed, it should already now acquire satellite reception. Note that this is still very undetermined as development and characterization still is not finished.

 

Best regards,

Andreas

[paul_tanner]

I just read this discussion that is 2 years old.  Hopefully the firmware shipping with nRF9160-DK is current.  I acquired one this summer (2020) but GPS seems not to be working.

Which firmware version should I be using and where to download it from?

Thx.

[paul_tanner]

OK. It's working with the latest mfw_nrf9160_1.2.2

Evidently the DK as supplied did not have a sufficient version.