GPS tracker

Using Arduino Programming Questions
1

i have the following connections:

GSM module

RX pin is connected to Arduino pin 3
TX pin is connected to Arduino pin 2

GPS module

Rx is connected to Arduino TX
TX is connected to Arduino RX

and this is the code;

#include <TinyGPS++.h>
TinyGPSPlus gps;
double latitude, longitude;

#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
SoftwareSerial SIM800L(2, 3);

String response;
int lastStringLength = response.length();

String link;

void setup() {
 Serial.begin(9600);
 Serial.println("GPS Mulai");

   SIM800L.begin(9600);  
   SIM800L.println("AT+CMGF=1");
   Serial.println("SIM800L started at 9600");
   delay(1000);
   Serial.println("Setup Complete! SIM800L is Ready!");
   SIM800L.println("AT+CNMI=2,2,0,0,0");

}

void loop() {

 if (SIM800L.available()>0){
     response = SIM800L.readStringUntil('\n');
   }
    

 if(lastStringLength != response.length()){
     GPS();
     //Perintah ON
     if(response.indexOf("ON") == 4){
         
         SIM800L.println("AT+CMGF=1");    //Sets the GSM Module in Text Mode
         delay(1000);  // Delay of 1000 milli seconds or 1 second
         SIM800L.println("AT+CMGS=\"xxxxxxxxx\"\r"); //  mobile number
         delay(1000);
         SIM800L.println(link);// The SMS text you want to send
         delay(100);
         SIM800L.println((char)26);// ASCII code of CTRL+Z
         delay(1000);
     }
 }

   
 
}

void GPS(){
 if(Serial.available()) {
   gps.encode(Serial.read());
 }
 if(gps.location.isUpdated()) {
   latitude = gps.location.lat();
   longitude = gps.location.lng();
   link = "www.google.com/maps/place/" + String(latitude, 6) + "," + String(longitude, 6) ;
   Serial.println(link);
 
 }
}

the code works perfectly on the Arduino. But i'd like to use a STANDALONE Atmega328p microcontroller. can anyone please help me to makes changes to the code to function with the atmega controller only.

thanks in advance,
Sash

2

What changes? A standalone MCU is no different. At least, mine isn't. What clock crystal are you using?

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3

Why do you think that you need to make changes to use the code with a "barebones" 328P ?

4

i apologize for not using code tags. The code uses arduino digital pins 0 (RX) and 1 (TX).

i'd like to change it to pins 4 and 5. i've tried using SoftwareSerial to do this, but on the serial monitor nothing shows.

5

Start by getting the code working on the Arduino board with the pins that you want to use on the barebones system

I assume that you are aware that the Arduino pin numbers do not relate to the pin numbers on the 328 chip

6

D4 is pin 6 on the DIP, D5 is pin 11 on the DIP. Did you connect your soft serial device to those pins?

7

The current code works well with the UART pins (pins 0 and 1). But i would like to change the GPS on the Arduino with any other two pins, so it wont be using the UART pins (the RX and TX pins).

this is the code with the Software Serial for the Gps connected to pins 4 and 5 on the Arduino. but nothing shows on serial monitor. if i remove the software serial commands, and connect GPS rx and tx to the arduino pins 0 and 1 it works.

#include <TinyGPS++.h>
TinyGPSPlus gps;
double latitude, longitude;
static const uint32_t GPSBaud = 9600;

#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
SoftwareSerial SIM800L(2, 3);
SoftwareSerial ss(4,5);


String response;
int lastStringLength = response.length();

String link;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
 ss.begin(GPSBaud);
  Serial.begin(9600);
  Serial.println("GPS Mulai");

    SIM800L.begin(9600);  
    SIM800L.println("AT+CMGF=1");
    Serial.println("SIM800L started at 9600");
    delay(1000);
    Serial.println("Setup Complete! SIM800L is Ready!");
    SIM800L.println("AT+CNMI=2,2,0,0,0");
 
}

void loop() {

  if (SIM800L.available()>0){
      response = SIM800L.readStringUntil('\n');
    }
     

  if(lastStringLength != response.length()){
      GPS();
      //Perintah ON
      if(response.indexOf("ON") == 4){
          
          SIM800L.println("AT+CMGF=1");    //Sets the GSM Module in Text Mode
          delay(1000);  // Delay of 1000 milli seconds or 1 second
          SIM800L.println("AT+CMGS=\"0670322888\"\r"); // Replace x with mobile number
          delay(1000);
          SIM800L.println(link);// The SMS text you want to send
          delay(100);
          SIM800L.println((char)26);// ASCII code of CTRL+Z
          delay(1000);
      }
  }
 
    
  
}

void GPS(){
  while(ss.available()>0) {
    gps.encode(ss.read());
  }
  if(gps.location.isUpdated()) {
    latitude = gps.location.lat();
    longitude = gps.location.lng();
    link = "www.google.com/maps/place/" + String(latitude, 6) + "," + String(longitude, 6) ;
    Serial.println(link);
  
  }

}

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SoftwareSerial SIM800L(2, 3);
SoftwareSerial ss(4,5);

Two instances of SoftwareSerial is the problem because they share the same buffer. I have yet to see a successful project that uses two instances although in theory you can use the listen() function to activate each interface when it is required

9

See the software serial reference;

"The library has the following known limitations:
If using multiple software serial ports, only one can receive data at a time."

10

Thank you guy for the quick responses.