Adafruit gps breakout module help

Question

I am intending to show the initial, searching for signal..., screen until the location is updated and then show the location on the lcd. However, even after the led on the gps indicates a satellite fix, the screen never leaves the searching for signal screen. Any help would be greatly appreciated-- very new to microcontroller programming. Sorry for the poorly formatted code block as well, I am in a rush. Thanks in advance.

#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
#include <LiquidCrystal.h>
#include <TinyGPS++.h>

#define RXPin 2
#define TXPin 3
#define GPSBaud 4800

SoftwareSerial ss(RXPin, TXPin);
TinyGPSPlus gps;
LiquidCrystal lcd(12, 11, 10, 7, 6, 5, 4);  

double latt;
double lon;
int screen;

void setup(void);
void loop(void);
void readGPS(void);
void update(void);
void render(void);

void setup() {
     //variable initialization
     latt = 0.0;
     lon = 0.0;
     screen = 0;

     //lcd initial setup
     pinMode(9, OUTPUT);
     analogWrite(9, 100);
     pinMode(13, OUTPUT);
     digitalWrite(13, HIGH);

     //display intial screen
     lcd.begin(16,2);
     lcd.clear();
     lcd.setCursor(0,0);
     lcd.print("Searching for");
     lcd.setCursor(6,2);
     lcd.print("Signal ...");
     ss.begin(GPSBaud); 
}

void loop() {
    readGPS();
    update();
}

/** Receives data from the gps if available */
void readGPS() {
    while (ss.available() > 0) {
        gps.encode(ss.read());
    }
}

/** Processes the data read by readGPS() */
void update() {
    if (gps.location.isUpdated()) {
        latt = gps.location.lat();
        lon = gps.location.lng();
        render();       
    }
}

/** Displays the current screen on the lcd */
void render() {
    if (screen == 0) {
        lcd.clear();
        lcd.setCursor(0,0);
        lcd.print("Lat:");
        lcd.print(latt);
        lcd.print(" Lng:");
        lcd.print(lon);
        lcd.setCursor(0,1);
        lcd.print("Sats:");
        lcd.print(gps.satellites.value());
    }
}

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 03 '15 at 08:40

Adafruit GPS breakout has their own library setup.
Below is the code I use for my telemetry. Notice I'm using HardwareSerial though.
You can just change that into SoftwareSerial.

#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
#include <Adafruit_GPS.h>
#define GPSECHO false // Disables GPS breakout debug

boolean usingInterrupt = false;

HardwareSerial gpsSerial = Serial1;
Adafruit_GPS GPS(&Serial1);

SoftwareSerial XBee(2, 3); // For wireless

unsigned int REFRESH = 20;

double lat_deg, lon_deg, lat_min, lon_min;
char lat, lon;

void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(115200);

  GPS.begin(115200);
  GPS.sendCommand(PMTK_SET_NMEA_OUTPUT_RMCGGA);
  GPS.sendCommand(PMTK_SET_NMEA_UPDATE_5HZ); // Either 1HZ or 5HZ
  GPS.sendCommand(PMTK_API_SET_FIX_CTL_5HZ);
  GPS.sendCommand(PGCMD_ANTENNA);

  useInterrupt(true);
}

SIGNAL(TIMER0_COMPA_vect)
{
  char c = GPS.read();
#ifdef UDR0
  if (GPSECHO)
    if (c) UDR0 = c;
#endif
}

void useInterrupt(boolean v)
{
  if(v)
  {
    OCR0A = 0xAF;
    TIMSK0 |= _BV(OCIE0A);
    usingInterrupt = true;
  }
  else
  {
    TIMSK0 &= ~_BV(OCIE0A);
    usingInterrupt = false;
  }
}

void loop()
{
  if(GPS.newNMEAreceived())
  {
    if(!GPS.parse(GPS.lastNMEA()))
    {
      writeData(1, true);
      Serial.print(GPS.hour, DEC); Serial.print(F(","));
      Serial.print(GPS.minute, DEC); Serial.print(F(","));
      Serial.print(GPS.seconds, DEC); Serial.print(F(","));
      Serial.print((int)GPS.fix); Serial.print(F(","));
      Serial.print((int)GPS.fixquality); Serial.print(F(","));
      Serial.print(F("-999")); Serial.print(F(","));
      Serial.print(F("-999")); Serial.print(F(","));
      Serial.print(F("-999")); Serial.print(F(","));
      Serial.print(F("-999")); Serial.print(F(","));
      Serial.print(F("-999")); Serial.print(F(","));
      Serial.print(F("-999"));
    }
    else if(GPS.fix)
    {
      writeData(1, true);
      parseGPS(GPS.latitude, GPS.longitude);
      Serial.print(GPS.hour, DEC); Serial.print(F(","));
      Serial.print(GPS.minute, DEC); Serial.print(F(","));
      Serial.print(GPS.seconds, DEC); Serial.print(F(","));
      Serial.print((int)GPS.fix); Serial.print(F(","));
      Serial.print((int)GPS.fixquality); Serial.print(F(","));
      Serial.print(lat_dd, 8); Serial.print(F(","));
      Serial.print(lon_dd, 8); Serial.print(F(","));
      Serial.print(GPS.speed); Serial.print(F(","));
      Serial.print(GPS.angle); Serial.print(F(","));
      Serial.print(GPS.altitude); Serial.print(F(","));
      Serial.print(GPS.satellites);
    }
  }
  delay(REFRESH);
}

void parseGPS(float _latitude, float _longitude)
{
  lat_deg = (int) (_latitude / 100);
  lon_deg = (int) (_longitude / 100);

  lat_min = _latitude - (lat_deg * 100);
  lon_min = _longitude - (lon_deg * 100);

  lat_dd = (double) lat_deg + ((double) lat_min / 60);
  lon_dd = (double) lon_deg + ((double) lon_min / 60);

  lat = GPS.lat; lon = GPS.lon;

  if (lat == 'S') lat_dd = -lat_dd;
  if (lon == 'W') lon_dd = -lon_dd;
}

void writeData(float data, boolean next)
{
  Serial.print(data);
  if (next) Serial.print(F(","));
}

Adafruit gps breakout module help

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