Grove GPS Issues

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Hi everyone,

I have an automated greenhouse system running and the last thing I wish to do is to implement a GPS system using the Grove GPS module. I had been doing everything using TI Launchpads but decided to break off and use arduino for this one. I am sure this is pretty trivial but I have been struggling and the previous posts regarding this haven't helped me too much.

I have a grove GPS module, Grove base shield, and Seeeduino Lotus v1.0 and I was trying to implement the SoftwareSerial example code from the Wiki in the Arduino IDE. I should also mention that I have done the necessary steps to allow the Seeeduino to work with the IDE and that worked just fine. My issue is that when I plug the GPS into the Digital 2 port of either the Seeeduino or Base shield+Seeeduino, my output is the expected serial output minus the GPS coordinates and other values (as seen in the picture below). The Grove Wiki seems vague to me so I was wondering if I need to purchase an additional Softserial Shield on top of the Seeeduino and base shield or is there a simpler way to do this? Sorry, I am sure this is trivial.

Thanks!
Justin

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Embedding images described here. But really... a screen shot? Just select the text, copy it, then paste in between code tags in the post editor, like:

[code]$GPGGA,....
$GPRMC,....
$GPGSV...[/code]

That will show up like this when you Preview or Post:

$GPGGA,....
$GPRMC,....
$GPGSV...

For everyone else, here's a sample of what's in that screen shot:

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(Image embedded as described in that link.)

You're getting data from the GPS device, so the RX/TX lines and the baud rate are ok. You're just not receiving any satellites. Check the antenna connection, and go near a window or go outside. It can take 10 minutes or more before you start getting data.

Cheers,
/dev