Are TinyGPS++ and TinyGPSPlusPlus the same?

[mtgreen]

I feel like they shouldn't be, as spelling kind of seems like it should be exact. But I cannot find the GPS++ version. Using the GPSPlusPlus results in
"fatal error: TinyGPSPlusPlus.h: No such file or directory"
message. But since the code will not accept any GPS library I put in it I'm not sure. I've tried using TinyGPSPlus but get the same results.
New to this, last time I did programming on the regular I used Basic on a Texas Instruments. So it's probably a simple 'turn this on' that I'm missing. The Auto Format seemed to remove other issues but this one is persistant.

thank you.

[sonofcy]

I just tried an example in the TinyGPSPlusPlus lib and it works. NOTE the actual lib only uses one Plus.
I have not found a GPS++ version.

Show us the sketch that fails. Put both the code and error log in code blocks.

[anon94801460]

This is the original, and the one you should try first. Start with the example code(s) that come with the library.

GitHub - mikalhart/TinyGPSPlus: A new, customizable Arduino NMEA parsing library

[mtgreen]

This is the code I'm using. Orginally it was calling for the TinyGPS++

#include <TinyGPSPlusPlus.h>

#include <TinyGPSPlus>
#include <SoftwareSePlusrial.h>
#include <Wire.h>
#include <Adafruit_SH1106.h>
#define OLED_ADDRESS 0x3C
#define OLED_RESET -1
Adafruit_SH1106 display(OLED_RESET);
int RX = 2, TX = 3;
TinyGPSPlus gps;
SoftwareSerial gpssoft(RX, TX);
void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  gpssoft.begin(9600);
  display.begin(SH1106_SWITCHCAPVCC, OLED_ADDRESS);
  display.clearDisplay();
  display.display();
}
void loop() {
  display.clearDisplay();
  display.setTextSize(1);
  display.setTextColor(WHITE);
  display.setCursor(27, 2);
  display.print("CIRCUIT DIGEST");
  display.setTextSize(1);
  display.setCursor(35, 20);
  display.print("SPEED(KMPH)");
  display.display();
  while (gpssoft.available() > 0)
    if (gps.encode(gpssoft.read()))
      displayspeed();
  if (millis() > 5000 && gps.charsProcessed() < 10) {
    display.setTextSize(1);
    display.setCursor(35, 40);
    display.print("Error!!!");
    display.display();
    while (true)
      ;
  }
}
void displayspeed() {
  if (gps.speed.isValid()) {
    display.setTextSize(2);
    display.setCursor(40, 40);
    display.print(gps.speed.kmph());
    display.display();
  } else {
    display.setTextSize(1);
    display.setCursor(35, 40);
    display.print("No Data!!!");
    display.display();
  }
  delay(100);
}

This is the error message after it verifies.
FQBN: arduino:avr:nano
Using board 'nano' from platform in folder: C:\Users\matthew green\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.8
Using core 'arduino' from platform in folder: C:\Users\matthew green\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.8

Detecting libraries used...
C:\Users\matthew green\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avr-gcc\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7/bin/avr-g++ -c -g -Os -w -std=gnu++11 -fpermissive -fno-exceptions -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-threadsafe-statics -Wno-error=narrowing -flto -w -x c++ -E -CC -mmcu=atmega328p -DF_CPU=16000000L -DARDUINO=10607 -DARDUINO_AVR_NANO -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR -IC:\Users\matthew green\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.8\cores\arduino -IC:\Users\matthew green\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.8\variants\eightanaloginputs C:\Users\matthew green\AppData\Local\arduino\sketches\731E2A790097DB0A29EBC4A08329A89D\sketch\Nano_GPS.ino.cpp.merged -o nul -MMD -MF C:\Users\matthew green\AppData\Local\arduino\sketches\731E2A790097DB0A29EBC4A08329A89D\sketch\Nano_GPS.ino.cpp.merged.libsdetect.d
C:\Users\matthew green\Documents\Arduino\Nano_GPS\Nano_GPS.ino:1:10: fatal error: TinyGPSPlusPlus.h: No such file or directory
#include <TinyGPSPlusPlus.h>
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.
Alternatives for TinyGPSPlusPlus.h: []
ResolveLibrary(TinyGPSPlusPlus.h)
-> candidates: []
exit status 1

Compilation error: TinyGPSPlusPlus.h: No such file or directory

I've gone into the library and installed the TinyGPSPlusPlus code.Use code tags to format code for the forum

[anon94801460]

@mtgreen

Orginally it was calling for the TinyGPS++

What was "it"? Post a link to where you found the mystery code.

[david_2018]

TinyGPS++.h is in the TInyGPSPlus library by Mikal Hart, link in post #3.

[sonofcy]

Do you not see this?
NO TinyGPSPlusPLus.h
Although it is uncommon this case has the library name as A but the hdr is B.

[mtgreen]

This sketch, which I did not write originally, called for library TinyGPS++. I've seen this exact library called out in other sketches. When I search for TinyGPS++ the main result that comes back is TinyGPSPlus or TinyGPSPlusPlus. I've tried modifying it (the code) to include GPS libraries that I have and cannot get any of them to work.

[david_2018]

@sonofcy

Although it is uncommon this case has the library name as A but the hdr is B.

You can use TinyGPSPlus.h as the header file, all it does is include TinyGPS++.h

 #ifndef __TinyGPSPlus_h
 #include "TinyGPS++.h"
 #endif

[anon94801460]

Good luck with your project.

[srnet]

There are several issues with using TinyGPSPlus to read a GPS correctly, see the problems and working examples here;

https://stuartsprojects.github.io/2024/09/21/How-not-to-read-a-GPS.html

[mtgreen]

Thank you. I was looking in the wrong place for example sketches.

[ptillisch]

Hi @mtgreen.

@mtgreen

This sketch, which I did not write originally, called for library TinyGPS++.

It is important to understand the distinction between a library and a header file.

A library is a collection of reusable code.

A header file contains code that is intended to be exposed to other source code files via #include directives.

Libraries contain one or more header files. However, header files are also present in software components other than libraries.

It is common for a library to contain a primary header file with a name matching the library name. This may cause you to assume that an #include directive for a given header file is referencing a library of that same name. However, the developer is free to name their header files however they choose, so there is no guarantee of a match between the name of the primary header file and the library name.

Furthermore, the library may contain multiple header files, so even in the case where the primary header file does exactly match the library name, you may still find #include directives for header files with names that do not match the library.

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Effective communication is very important. If you are trying to communicate about a problem relating to a header file, then you should write "header file". If you write "library" when you are actually referring to a header file, then that may cause confusion and wasted time.

[realnathandrake]

TinyGPS++ and TinyGPSPlusPlus are referring to the same library. The actual library is called TinyGPS++, but the header file is usually TinyGPS++.h , not TinyGPSPlusPlus.h .

If you're getting:

fatal error: TinyGPSPlusPlus.h: No such file or directory

then the code is likely using the wrong include statement. Try changing it to:

#include <TinyGPS++.h>

Also make sure the TinyGPS++ library is installed through the Arduino Library Manager. A lot of examples online use slightly different naming conventions, which can be confusing when you're starting out.

If you post the include lines and the exact error message, someone can probably spot the issue pretty quickly.

[ptillisch]

@realnathandrake

The actual library is called TinyGPS++

When referring to a library, we must use the library name. This is how the library will be identified by Arduino development tools, for example:

• In the Arduino IDE Library Manager
• In the output from the sketch build process
• In command line invocations

The library maintainer defines the name of their library via the name property in the library's metadata file. If we look at the metadata file, we will see the following:

name=TinyGPSPlusPlus

So this library's name is "TinyGPSPlusPlus", not "TinyGPS++".

Referring to a library by anything other than its canonical name is incorrect and will lead to miscommunication, confusion, and wasted time.

@realnathandrake

the header file is usually TinyGPS++.h

The name of the header file provided by the "TinyGPSPlusPlus" library is TinyGPSPlus.h.

Although the primary focus of @mtgreen's post was apparently the "TinyGPSPlusPlus" library, the other more popular and trusted "TinyGPSPlus" library was also mentioned in this discussion. It is true the "TinyGPSPlus" library contains a header file named TinyGPS++.h:

TinyGPSPlus/src at v1.0.3 · mikalhart/TinyGPSPlus

[mtgreen]

For clarification this is what I keep seeing that was confusing me. I've seen it in a number of sketches and could never find it.

I believe the answer is that TinyGPSPlus includes TinyGPS++. At least that seems to be what is making the code verify happy.

thank you all for the help.

[david_2018]

@mtgreen

I believe the answer is that TinyGPSPlus includes TinyGPS++

It does, and you can easily see that by looking in the libraries folder, the header files are in the src folder within the TinyGPSPlus folder.