Enable GPS receiver on the starter kit - TeamViewer Support
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p><br></p><p>The <strong>TeamViewer IoT Starter Kit</strong> contains a built-in GPS receiver.</p><p><br></p><h3></h3><h2 data-id="what-you-will-need">What you will need</h2><p>Make sure that you have prepared the following points:</p><ul><li>Your TeamViewer credentials.</li><li>Make sure that the WiFi antenna is connected to the edge device (see <a href="https://community.teamviewer.com/English/kb/articles/109876-quickstart-for-teamviewer-iot-starter-kit" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Setup the Starter Kit</a>).</li><li>The edge device is set up with a TeamViewer IoT Agent and <a href="https://community.teamviewer.com/English/kb/articles/109820-enable-the-edge-management" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">TeamViewer Edge Management is enabled</a>.</li><li><a href="https://community.teamviewer.com/English/kb/articles/109829-access-the-edge-device-via-remote-terminal" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Access the Edge Device via Remote Terminal</a>.</li></ul><p><br></p><h3 data-id="-1"></h3><h2 data-id="enable">Enable</h2><p>1. Access the edge device remotely (<a href="https://community.teamviewer.com/English/kb/articles/109829-access-the-edge-device-via-remote-terminal" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Access the Edge Device via Remote Terminal</a>).</p><p>2. Install the needed <strong>dependencies for python</strong>. In the terminal type in the following commands and press return:</p><pre class="code codeBlock" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">sudo apt-get install -y python3-pip sudo apt-get update </pre><p>3. Download the <strong>Starter Kit configuration package</strong>. In the terminal type in the following commands and press return:</p><pre class="code codeBlock" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">wget -q https://download.teamviewer-iot.com/teamviewer-iot-kit/v2.0.1/teamviewer_iot_kit-2.0.1-py3-none-any.whl sudo -H pip3 install teamviewer_iot_kit-2.0.1-py3-none-any.whl </pre><p>4. Configure the <strong>location receiver</strong>. In the terminal type in the following command and press return.</p><pre class="code codeBlock" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">sudo teamviewer-iot-kit -e location_receiver </pre><p>5. To log in to the <strong>IoT Management Console</strong>, open <a href="https://teamviewer-iot.com/?_ga=2.42143269.1267155332.1678714263-1498331324.1676560266" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">https://teamviewer-iot.com</a> and use your TeamViewer account credentials.</p><p>6. Check that you enabled the <strong>GPS</strong>. From the left menu select <strong>Inventory</strong> and on the right side from the drop-down menu<strong> </strong>select <strong>Metrics</strong>.</p><p>After the GPS receiver has been enabled you can visualize its data with a <a href="https://community.teamviewer.com/English/kb/articles/109860-widgets" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">widget</a>.</p><p><br></p><h3 data-id="-2"></h3><h2 data-id="more-information">More information</h2><ul><li>The GPS data is <strong>NMEA 0183</strong> formatted and packed into a JSON object called <strong>NMEA 0183: TPV</strong>. In the “Metrics” tab you will find the data in the raw format as well as dedicated metrics for each parameter.</li><li>The location receiver provides the <strong>NMEA 0183: SKY</strong> object as well which is not presented in the Starter Kit. From that object, two metrics are being calculated and presented separately with the names <strong>In View</strong> and <strong>Used</strong>.</li></ul><p>The table represents all the available parameters/metrics and their descriptions of the location receiver.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/94DYX2SPH568/teamviewer-iot-documentation-teamviewer.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/94DYX2SPH568/teamviewer-iot-documentation-teamviewer.png" alt="TeamViewer IoT Documentation - TeamViewer.png" height="1675" width="949" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none" srcset="https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,width=10/https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/94DYX2SPH568/teamviewer-iot-documentation-teamviewer.png 10w, https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,width=300/https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/94DYX2SPH568/teamviewer-iot-documentation-teamviewer.png 300w, https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,width=800/https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/94DYX2SPH568/teamviewer-iot-documentation-teamviewer.png 800w, https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,width=1200/https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/94DYX2SPH568/teamviewer-iot-documentation-teamviewer.png 1200w, https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,width=1600/https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/94DYX2SPH568/teamviewer-iot-documentation-teamviewer.png 1600w, https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/94DYX2SPH568/teamviewer-iot-documentation-teamviewer.png"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><br></p><h3 data-id="-3"></h3> </article> </main>
