diff --git a/examples/javascript/ublox6.js b/examples/javascript/ublox6.js
index 7a356236..d68640a1 100644
--- a/examples/javascript/ublox6.js
+++ b/examples/javascript/ublox6.js
@@ -27,23 +27,8 @@
 
 var GPSSensor = require('jsupm_ublox6');
 
-// Instantiate a Ublox6 GPS device on uart 0 (/dev/ttyS0).  This
-// works for the galileo G2.  
-
-// The Edison uses a different serial port, /dev/ttyMFD1, so if you
-// are using this example on an Edison board, specify the proper
-// port on the command line, eg: 'node ublox6.js /dev/ttyMFD1'
-// process.argv.length contains all command-line strings
-// argument 0 is "node"
-// argument 1 is "ublox6.js"
-// argument 2, if it exists, will be the override port,
-//    such as /dev/ttyMFD1 on Edison
-
-var defaultPort = "/dev/ttyS0";
-if (process.argv.length > 2)
-	defaultPort = process.argv[2];
-
-var myGPSSensor = new GPSSensor.Ublox6(0, defaultPort);
+// Instantiate a Ublox6 GPS device on uart 0.
+var myGPSSensor = new GPSSensor.Ublox6(0);
 
 if (!myGPSSensor.setupTty(GPSSensor.int_B9600))
 {
diff --git a/examples/ublox6.cxx b/examples/ublox6.cxx
index 3dcc423a..e4f0b091 100644
--- a/examples/ublox6.cxx
+++ b/examples/ublox6.cxx
@@ -44,18 +44,8 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
   signal(SIGINT, sig_handler);
 
 //! [Interesting]
-  // Instantiate a Ublox6 GPS device on uart 0 (/dev/ttyS0).  This
-  // works for the galileo G2.  
-
-  // The Edison uses a different serial port, /dev/ttyMFD1, so if you
-  // are using this example on an Edison board, specify the proper
-  // port on the command line, eg: './ublox6-example /dev/ttyMFD1' 
-
-  const char *defaultPort = "/dev/ttyS0";
-  if (argc > 1)
-    defaultPort = argv[1];
-
-  upm::Ublox6* nmea = new upm::Ublox6(0, defaultPort);
+  // Instantiate a Ublox6 GPS device on uart 0.
+  upm::Ublox6* nmea = new upm::Ublox6(0);
 
   // make sure port is initialized properly.  9600 baud is the default.
   if (!nmea->setupTty(B9600))
diff --git a/src/ublox6/ublox6.cxx b/src/ublox6/ublox6.cxx
index ccb4d4fc..1fdbffc1 100644
--- a/src/ublox6/ublox6.cxx
+++ b/src/ublox6/ublox6.cxx
@@ -29,10 +29,9 @@
 using namespace upm;
 using namespace std;
 
-Ublox6::Ublox6(int uart, const char *tty) :
-  m_ttyFd(-1)
+Ublox6::Ublox6(int uart)
 {
-  mraa_init();
+  m_ttyFd = -1;
 
   if ( !(m_uart = mraa_uart_init(uart)) )
     {
@@ -40,10 +39,19 @@ Ublox6::Ublox6(int uart, const char *tty) :
       return;
     }
 
-  // now open the tty
-  if ( (m_ttyFd = open(tty, O_RDWR)) == -1)
+  // This requires a recent MRAA (1/2015)
+  char *devPath = mraa_uart_get_dev_path(m_uart);
+
+  if (!devPath)
     {
-      cerr << __FUNCTION__ << ": open of " << tty << " failed: " 
+      cerr << __FUNCTION__ << ": mraa_uart_get_dev_path() failed" << endl;
+      return;
+    }
+
+  // now open the tty
+  if ( (m_ttyFd = open(devPath, O_RDWR)) == -1)
+    {
+      cerr << __FUNCTION__ << ": open of " << devPath << " failed: " 
            << strerror(errno) << endl;
       return;
     }
diff --git a/src/ublox6/ublox6.h b/src/ublox6/ublox6.h
index 885aff8e..b08342c4 100644
--- a/src/ublox6/ublox6.h
+++ b/src/ublox6/ublox6.h
@@ -58,9 +58,8 @@ namespace upm {
      * U-BLOX 6 GPS module constructor
      *
      * @param uart defualt uart to use (0 or 1)
-     * @param tty tty device to use
      */
-    Ublox6(int uart, const char *tty);
+    Ublox6(int uart);
 
     /**
      * U-BLOX 6 GPS module Destructor