continuity of GPS receiver operation

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  • This is not a big problem. I'm just curious.

    Does loading an app turn off power to UBlox receiver? Several things make me think that the receiver is going through a short (<10 seconds) reacquisition after an app is loaded, even if the receiver was powered by the previous app.

    Again, just curious.

  • Hi - yes, the GPS gets powered off during app changes. Right now to try and keep apps as reliable as possible (they can be of varying quality!) I try and reset everything back to the same state each time an app is loaded.

    Strictly speaking the GPS is not actually powered off, there's just a pin that says it should be active or not - so the reacquisition time shouldn't be too long, but as you note there will be a small pause.

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