Downloading location in MapBox

[MonoFox]

Hello,
Has anyone discussed the topic of positioning in mapbox? I have a GPS module that sends the location to the COM port. However, my project already supports CAN network interface and it complicates my work with navigation a bit. Is there any library or api that will allow me to easily transport data to mapbox?

[Pablo J. Rogina]

@monofox said in Downloading location in MapBox:

sends the location to the COM port. However, my project already supports CAN network interface and it complicates my work with navigation a bit

Could you elaborate why is that complicated?
CAN and serial ports should be readable on their own. Are you having any clash?

[MonoFox]

@pablo-j-rogina
My problem is more about building my code, in the created object for CAN there is an infinite loop in which data is processed, to add COM support I would have to rebuild it somehow, but if there is no other way I will do it that way. I had another equally easy idea to make another application that receives the location and sends data to the CAN interface, from there I would have a straight way to receive the data.

[SGaist]

Hi,

Why an infinite loop ?
Are you aware of the QtSerialBus module ?

As for the COM port, there's the QtSerialPort module.

You can make use of the asynchronous nature of both to simplify your code.

[Pablo J. Rogina]

@monofox I see, as @SGaist suggested with the asynchronous approach, you're problem is the "evil" loop.

Have you check the CAN Bus example? You'll see how the signals & slots feature from Qt is in used in such example. The same way you can approach reading the serial port

[MonoFox]

I rebuilt the project according to the instructions. I will be testing it tomorrow, but I think it looks good. Great work gentlemen, thank you very much for the useful information! greetings