Getting Started with U-Center for u-blox

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Install Drivers

For this tutorial we'll assume you have the SparkFun GPS-RTK but u-center can be used with any u-blox based product. Start by attaching a micro-B cable to the GPS-RTK board.

NEO-M8 module seen as location sensor in device manager

Now open Windows Device Manager. The NEO-M8 series has an annoying feature where the module comes up as a Windows Sensor rather than a serial device. If your u-blox receiver does not appear under COM ports then right click on the u-blox GNSS Location Sensor and then Update Driver. Next, click on Browse my computer for driver software.

Click browse my computer

Then “Let me pick”...

Let me pick button

Select the first USB serial device.

Select USB device

The SparkFun GPS-RTK board should now enumerate as a USB serial COM port. In the list below, the GPS-RTK board is COM12.

NEO-M8P showing up as COM port

Return to u-center and drop down the port list. Select the COM port that is your RTK board. Congrats! You can now use u-center.

List of com ports in u-center