GPS Functionality for the CYD ESP32-2432S028R

[tommyhustle]

Hi everyone - I'm rather new to the community so please forgive me if I haven't troubleshooted (troubleshot?) correctly but I can't seem to get GPS functionality up and running after flashing the CYD usb-c v1.7.1 firmware. I'm running the CYD ESP32-2432S028R (Specifically this one because it has a u.FL connector for 2.4gHz.) and a ublox NEO-7M GPS connected over JST. It's almost the exact setup I used to successfully flash and run gps functionality on the ESP32 Marauder firmware (I ran a 6M GPS unit there). And, yes, I have the TX and RX pins swapped from the GPS module to the bottom JST connector on the CYD - The key element here being that the RX2 pin is GPIO 16 on the ESP32 and should be the RX input on the CYD's bottom JST connector.

Are the pins configured correctly in the firmware? I'm not yet competent enough to know. Any help - Guidance or a kick in the ass - would be appreciated.

[tototo31]

You’ll need to build a custom build with gps enabled since it’s not enabled by default on that build. If you run the build.py script it walks you through the process of making a custom image. The enable gps option should be in the ghost esp options part of the config menu.

[tototo31]

Here’s the more hands on approach documented in the wiki if you wanted an alternative method
https://github.com/jaylikesbunda/Ghost_ESP/wiki/Custom-Build-Guide

[tommyhustle]

Thank you for confirming that functionality is not available on the build I'm using. Guidance and a kick in the ass to grow my understanding all in one answer. Cheers!

[tototo31]

Absolutely - we’re active mostly in discord so if you have any other questions feel free to swing by