Promake GPS NEO-6M

Description

The ProMake GPS NEO-6M is a well-performing receiver which provides a strong satellite search capability. It carries the NEO Series GPS receiver module from u-blox. Thanks to the u-blox’s advanced algorithms it is a complete GPS solution that is suitable for both acquisition and tracking, which represents an ideal product for automotive, consumer, and industrial tracking applications.

Features

• Navigate down to –162 dBm and –148 dBm coldstart
• Configurable power management
• Hybrid GPS/SBAS engine (WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS)
• Anti-jamming technology
• UART communication
• LEDs for indicating the module operating status

Important Notes

Resource

Module Pinout

Software

Developement using Arduino

To set up the hardware, you can easily plug this module into:

• Module3 slot of your ProMake® Arduino Nano Kit

or

• Module2 slot of your ProMake® Arduino Uno Shield

or

• Use your breadboard to connect the Power and UART lines.

To start coding you need to install:

• Arduiniana - TinyGPSPlus
• "NeoSWSerial" (by SlashDevin)

in your Arduino® IDE. Then use the code below to program the Arduino and open the "Serial Monitor" to see the readings:

#include <TinyGPSPlus.h>
#include <NeoSWSerial.h>
/*
#define GPS_TX_PIN 4
#define GPS_RX_PIN 7
#define GPS_RST_PIN 8
*/
#define GPS_TX_PIN 4
#define GPS_RX_PIN 5
#define GPS_RST_PIN 14

// The TinyGPS++ object
TinyGPSPlus gps;

// The serial connection to the GPS device
NeoSWSerial GPS_Serial(GPS_TX_PIN,GPS_RX_PIN);

void setup() {
  pinMode(GPS_RST_PIN,OUTPUT);
  //GSM start
  digitalWrite(GPS_RST_PIN,LOW);
  delay(1000);
  digitalWrite(GPS_RST_PIN,HIGH);

  Serial.begin(9600);
  GPS_Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop() {
  // This sketch displays information every time a new sentence is correctly encoded.
  while (GPS_Serial.available() > 0)
    if (gps.encode(GPS_Serial.read()))
      displayInfo();

  if (millis() > 5000 && gps.charsProcessed() < 10)
  {
    Serial.println(F("No GPS detected: check wiring."));
    while(true);
  }
}

void displayInfo()
{
  Serial.print(F("Location: ")); 
  if (gps.location.isValid())
  {
    Serial.print(gps.location.lat(), 6);
    Serial.print(F(","));
    Serial.print(gps.location.lng(), 6);
  }
  else
  {
    Serial.print(F("INVALID"));
  }

  Serial.print(F("  Date/Time: "));
  if (gps.date.isValid())
  {
    Serial.print(gps.date.month());
    Serial.print(F("/"));
    Serial.print(gps.date.day());
    Serial.print(F("/"));
    Serial.print(gps.date.year());
  }
  else
  {
    Serial.print(F("INVALID"));
  }

  Serial.print(F(" "));
  if (gps.time.isValid())
  {
    if (gps.time.hour() < 10) Serial.print(F("0"));
    Serial.print(gps.time.hour());
    Serial.print(F(":"));
    if (gps.time.minute() < 10) Serial.print(F("0"));
    Serial.print(gps.time.minute());
    Serial.print(F(":"));
    if (gps.time.second() < 10) Serial.print(F("0"));
    Serial.print(gps.time.second());
    Serial.print(F("."));
    if (gps.time.centisecond() < 10) Serial.print(F("0"));
    Serial.print(gps.time.centisecond());
  }
  else
  {
    Serial.print(F("INVALID"));
  }

  Serial.println();
}

Developement using Raspberry