Usage Example for Arduino-GPS Data Retrieval

To use, simply create an instance of an object like this:

#include "TinyGPS.h"
TinyGPS gps;

Feed the object serial NMEA data one character at a time using the encode() method. (TinyGPS does not handle retrieving serial data from a GPS unit.) When encode() returns “true”, a valid sentence has just changed the TinyGPS object’s internal state. For example:

void loop()
{
    while (Serial.available())
	{
	    int c = Serial.read();
		if (gps.encode(c))
		{
			// process new gps info here
		}
	}
}

You can then query the object to get various tidbits of data. To test whether the data returned is stale, examine the (optional) parameter “fix_age” which returns the number of milliseconds since the data was encoded.

long lat, lon;
unsigned long fix_age, time, date, speed, course;
unsigned long chars;
unsigned short sentences, failed_checksum;
// retrieves +/- lat/long in 100000ths of a degree
gps.get_position(&lat, &lon, &fix_age);

// time in hhmmsscc, date in ddmmyy
gps.get_datetime(&date, &time, &fix_age);

// returns speed in 100ths of a knot
speed = gps.speed();

// course in 100ths of a degree
course = gps.course();

Wiring Diagram

Sample Code

Library：TinyGPS V1.3

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

TinyGPS gps;
LiquidCrystal lcd(8, 9, 4, 5, 6, 7);              //LCD driver pins
int led = 13;

long lat, lon;
unsigned long fix_age, time, date, speed, course;
unsigned long chars;
unsigned short sentences, failed_checksum;
//int year;
//byte month, day, hour, minute, second, hundredths;

int DEG;
int MIN1;
int MIN2;

void LAT(){                       //Latitude state
  DEG=lat/1000000;
  MIN1=(lat/10000)%100;
  MIN2=lat%10000;

  lcd.setCursor(0,0);             // set the LCD cursor   position
  lcd.print("LAT:");
  lcd.print(DEG);
  lcd.write(0xDF);
  lcd.print(MIN1);
  lcd.print(".");
  lcd.print(MIN2);
  lcd.print("'   ");
}
void LON(){                        //Longitude state
  DEG=lon/1000000;
  MIN1=(lon/10000)%100;
  MIN2=lon%10000;

  lcd.setCursor(0,1);              // set the LCD cursor   position
  lcd.print("LON:");
  lcd.print(DEG);
  lcd.write(0xDF);
  lcd.print(MIN1);
  lcd.print(".");
  lcd.print(MIN2);
  lcd.print("'   ");
}



void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(115200);            //Set the GPS baud rate.

  pinMode(led, OUTPUT);

  lcd.begin(16, 2);               // start the library
  lcd.setCursor(0,0);             // set the LCD cursor   position
  lcd.print("GPS test");          // print a simple message on the LCD
  delay(2000);
}

void loop()
{
  while (Serial.available())
  {
    digitalWrite(led, HIGH);
    int c = Serial.read();                   // Read the GPS data
    if (gps.encode(c))                        // Check the GPS data
    {
      // process new gps info here
    }

  }
  digitalWrite(led, LOW);
  gps.get_position(&lat, &lon, &fix_age);     // retrieves +/- lat/long in 100000ths of a degree
  gps.get_datetime(&date, &time, &fix_age);   // time in hhmmsscc, date in ddmmyy

  //gps.crack_datetime(&year, &month, &day,    //Date/time cracking
  //&hour, &minute, &second, &hundredths, &fix_age);

LAT();
LON();

}