Manually entering the GPS coordinates on Raspberry Pi

[MJLEVER00]

Does anybody know how I can set the GPS coordinates of a static node without GPS module in Linux (on Raspberry Pi)?
In the web module I can turn on "Don't report GPS position, but a manually-specified one". But where and how do I enter the coordinates???

Any help appreciated!

[madeofstown]

The Python CLI.
https://meshtastic.org/docs/configuration/radio/position/

Also, if you have an Android device you can connect to the IP of the RaspberryPi with the app.

[MJLEVER00]

Yes, found that. But the first point in the instruction of installing Python CLI is "Connect your Meshtastic device to your USB port"

(https://meshtastic.org/docs/software/python/cli/installation/)

However, this is my setup:

So what does this mean, do I connect my raspberry Pi via USB to a PC? Is that the way to do it???

(Unfortunately, I do not have an Android device)

[madeofstown]

You can safely ignore the part of the instructions related to connecting USB or serial. Meshtastic python CLI will connect to localhost (via Web API) if there is no USB/Serial device. You can also specify this with command flags. Try typing meshtastic --help and then reading the output (you'll need to scroll up to see the whole thing)

[MJLEVER00]

Thank you, I didn't expect I could ignore it.
All clear. Everything works well now.

I set the GPS coordinates using:

meshtastic --set position.fixed_position true --set position.position_broadcast_smart_enabled false --set position.position_broadcast_secs 300 --setalt zz --setlat yy.yyyyy --setlon x.xxxxx

[garthvh]

If you are using fixed position you need to enable fixed position after entering the coordinates, coordinates can not be set while fixed position is enabled.