A working prototype of LCD GPS logger

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I was able to afford a GPS module from sparkfun ($60USD ouch!) to test out the GPS connection on my Phi-1 shield. It worked! The GPS is better than my cheap TomTom GPS, when I turned on both in my first-floor apartment. My GPS module worked and my TomTom is having hard time locking on the satellite signals. :stuck_out_tongue:

Here is a picture:

I used the spec sheet on sparkfun when I was designing the space that the GPS would fit, right under the LCD. My hands was sweating when I made the boards. Guess what? My geometry works just fine ;D

Here you can see it fits very nicely underneath the LCD:

The light orange block is the GPS module

The LCD has a number of metal pieces that secure the display onto the PCB. The GPS just sits between four of these metal pieces ;D

Right now the program only displays the GPS coordinates on LCD. Since the Phi-1 shield has an EEPROM slot, I will update my codes to a logger once I finish.

Here's details on my blog:

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Looks like you worked hard on it! Good work!

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Thanks. I've got it to run as a standalone logger on my car with menu recently. Details are on this post.
http://www.arduino.cc/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1293609431