help SIM900 GSM module + GPS module

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hi guys!

i need some advice regarding my project using arduino + SIM900 + GPS module its my first time using this two modules.

what im trying to do is to send a sms message to arduino to get the GPS data and then send the GPS data to my phone in text format. currently im only sending sms message to arduino, once the arduino receives the sms message it will display the GPS data in the LCD im also using some LEDs for check if the sms message was received.

now the problem is im not getting any data from GPS module when i send sms message to display it on the LCD (it show ******* or Invalid in the lcd).

the GSM and the GPS module works fine when i upload sketches to each module separately.

here is the code its quite messy i haven't change much of it most of the routines and sub routine are copy pasted directly and
i did try to do some changes that i can think off but still it doesn't work the way that i want.

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here is the sketch

#include <TinyGPS.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
SoftwareSerial mySerial(2, 3);

#include <LiquidCrystal595.h>    // include the library

LiquidCrystal595 lcd(A0,A1,A2);


// EN: String buffer for the GPRS shield message
String msg = String("");
// EN: Set to 1 when the next GPRS shield message will contains the SMS message
int SmsContentFlag = 0;
//control pins of led.
int led_a= 6;
int led_b= 7;
int led_c= 8;

// EN: Code PIN of the SIM card (if applied)
//String SIM_PIN_CODE = String( "XXXX" );

TinyGPS gps;

int LED = 13;

//Define String
String SD_date_time = "invalid";
String SD_lat = "invalid";
String SD_lon = "invalid";
String SD_spd = "invalid";
String dataString ="";

static void gpsdump(TinyGPS &gps);
static bool feedgps();
static void print_float(float val, float invalid, int len, int prec, int SD_val);
static void print_int(unsigned long val, unsigned long invalid, int len);
static void print_date(TinyGPS &gps);




void setup()
{
  /*------------------------------- initialize serial communication --------------------*/


  Serial.begin(9600);                  // initialize

  /*-------------------------------------- Initialize  PINs ----------------------------*/
  pinMode( 6, OUTPUT ); 
  pinMode( 7, OUTPUT ); 
  pinMode( 8, OUTPUT ); 
  digitalWrite( 6, LOW ); 
  digitalWrite( 7, HIGH ); 
  digitalWrite( 8, LOW );
  delay(500);

  lcd.begin(20, 4);

  lcd.setCursor(0,1);
  lcd.print(" GSM switch");
  delay(5000);
  lcd.clear();


  /* ----------------Initial AT command for the GSM module -------------------------------*/

  Serial.print("AT\r\n");           //AT command 
  delay(200);
  ShowSerialData();                   // this will show OK in the terminal
  delay(200);
  Serial.print("ATE1\r\n");         //echo to arduino then to the uart
  delay(200);
  ShowSerialData();                   // this will show OK in the terminal
  delay(200);
  Serial.print("AT+CMEE=2\r\n");    //repport any error in readable format
  delay(200);
  ShowSerialData();                   // this will show OK in the terminal
  delay(200);
  Serial.print("AT+CMGF=1\r\n");    //Because we want to send the SMS in text mode
  delay(200);
  ShowSerialData();                   // this will show OK in the terminal
  delay(200);
  Serial.print("AT+CNMI=3,3,0,0 \r\n"); // set module to send SMS data to serial out upon receipt without storing it to memory
  delay(200);
  ShowSerialData();                   // this will show OK in the terminal
  delay(200);
  lcd.clear();
  lcd.setCursor(0,0);
  lcd.print("waiting sms msg");
}

void loop()
{
  char SerialInByte;
  if(Serial.available())
  {  

    SerialInByte = (unsigned char)Serial.read();
    delay(5);

    // -------------------------------------------------------------------
    // EN: Program also listen to the GPRS shield message.
    // -------------------------------------------------------------------
    // EN: If the message ends with <CR> then process the message
    if( SerialInByte == 13 ){
      // EN: Store the char into the message buffer
      ProcessGprsMsg();
    }
    if( SerialInByte == 10 ){
      // EN: Skip Line feed
    }
    else {
      // EN: store the current character in the message string buffer
      msg += String(SerialInByte);
    }
    /*------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/


    /*------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
  }  



}
// EN: Make action based on the content of the SMS. 
//     Notice than SMS content is the result of the processing of several GPRS shield messages.
void ProcessSms( String sms )
{

  int retrn = 1;
  if( (sms.indexOf("status") >= 0) && (retrn == 1) )
  {
    digitalWrite( led_a, HIGH );
    lcd.setCursor(0,0);

    bool newdata = false;
    unsigned long start = millis();
    bool x;

    // Every half second we print an update
    if ( (millis() - start < 500) && x == true )
    {
      if (feedgps())
        newdata = true;
      delay(500);
      x = false;
    }
    else
    {
      lcd.clear();
      lcd.setCursor(0,1);
      lcd.print(" gsm update");
      delay(500);
      lcd.clear();
      x = true;
    }

    gpsdump(gps);

    lcd.setCursor(0,0);
    lcd.print("Lat:");
    lcd.print(SD_lat);
    lcd.setCursor(0,1);
    lcd.print("Lon:");
    lcd.print(SD_lon);
    lcd.setCursor(0,2);
    lcd.print(SD_date_time);
    lcd.setCursor(0,3);
    lcd.print("Speed:");
    lcd.print(SD_spd);

    if(SD_date_time != "invalid")
      digitalWrite(LED, HIGH);
    else
      digitalWrite(LED, LOW);

    delay(10000);

    digitalWrite(  led_a, LOW );

    retrn = 0;
  }

  if( sms.indexOf("start") >= 0 )
  {
    lcd.clear();
    digitalWrite( led_b, HIGH );
    lcd.print("led a is ON");
    delay(200);
    lcd.clear();

  }
  if( sms.indexOf("stop") >= 0 )
  {
    lcd.clear();
    digitalWrite( led_b, LOW );
    lcd.print("led a is OFF");
    delay(200);
    lcd.clear();
  }

}
// EN: Request Text Mode for SMS messaging
void GprsTextModeSMS(){
  Serial.println( "AT+CMGF=1" );
}

void GprsReadSmsStore( String SmsStorePos ){
  Serial.print( "AT+CMGR=" );
  Serial.println( SmsStorePos );
}

// EN: Clear the GPRS shield message buffer
void ClearGprsMsg(){
  msg = "";
}

// EN: interpret the GPRS shield message and act appropiately
void ProcessGprsMsg() {
  if( msg.indexOf( "Call Ready" ) >= 0 ){
    //  Serial.println( "*** GPRS Shield registered on Mobile Network ***" );
    GprsTextModeSMS();
  }

  // EN: unsolicited message received when getting a SMS message
  if( msg.indexOf( "+CMTI" ) >= 0 ){
    //  Serial.println( "*** SMS Received ***" );
    // EN: Look for the coma in the full message (+CMTI: "SM",6)
    //     In the sample, the SMS is stored at position 6
    int iPos = msg.indexOf( "," );
    String SmsStorePos = msg.substring( iPos+1 );
    //  Serial.print( "SMS stored at " );
    //   Serial.println( SmsStorePos );     
    // EN: Ask to read the SMS store
    GprsReadSmsStore( SmsStorePos );
  }

  // EN: SMS store readed through UART (result of GprsReadSmsStore request)  
  if( msg.indexOf( "+CMGR:" ) >= 0 ){
    // EN: Next message will contains the BODY of SMS
    SmsContentFlag = 1;
    // EN: Following lines are essentiel to not clear the flag!
    ClearGprsMsg();
    return;
  }

  // EN: +CMGR message just before indicate that the following GRPS Shield message 
  //     (this message) will contains the SMS body 
  if( SmsContentFlag == 1 ){
    //   Serial.println( "*** SMS MESSAGE CONTENT ***" );
    //   Serial.println( msg );
    //   Serial.println( "*** END OF SMS MESSAGE ***" );
    ProcessSms( msg );
  }

  ClearGprsMsg();
  // EN: Always clear the flag
  SmsContentFlag = 0; 
}

void ShowSerialData()  // read the data of the GSM/GPRS module then echo it to the serial port of arduino
{
  while(Serial.available()!=0)
    lcd.write(Serial.read());
}



static void gpsdump(TinyGPS &gps)
{
  float flat, flon;
  unsigned long age, date, time, chars = 0;


  gps.f_get_position(&flat, &flon, &age); 
  print_float(flat, TinyGPS::GPS_INVALID_F_ANGLE, 7, 8, 1); //LATITUDE
  print_float(flon, TinyGPS::GPS_INVALID_F_ANGLE, 10, 8, 2); //LONGITUDE
  print_int(age, TinyGPS::GPS_INVALID_AGE, 5);

  print_date(gps); //DATE AND TIME

  print_float(gps.f_speed_kmph(), TinyGPS::GPS_INVALID_F_SPEED, 2, 2, 3);

}

static void print_int(unsigned long val, unsigned long invalid, int len)
{
  char sz[32];
  if (val == invalid)
    strcpy(sz, "*******");
  else
    sprintf(sz, "%ld", val);
  sz[len] = 0;
  for (int i=strlen(sz); i<len; ++i)
    sz[i] = ' ';
  if (len > 0) 
    sz[len-1] = ' ';
  feedgps();
}

static void print_float(float val, float invalid, int len, int prec, int SD_val)
{
  char sz[32];
  if (val == invalid)
  {
    strcpy(sz, "*******");
    sz[len] = 0;
    if (len > 0) 
      sz[len-1] = ' ';
    for (int i=7; i<len; ++i)
      sz[i] = ' ';
    if(SD_val == 1) SD_lat = sz;
    else if(SD_val == 2) SD_lon = sz;
    else if (SD_val == 3) SD_spd = sz;
  }
  else
  {

    int vi = abs((int)val);
    int flen = prec + (val < 0.0 ? 2 : 1);
    flen += vi >= 1000 ? 4 : vi >= 100 ? 3 : vi >= 10 ? 2 : 1;
    for (int i=flen; i<len; ++i);

  }
  feedgps();
}

static void print_date(TinyGPS &gps)
{
  int year;
  byte month, day, hour, minute, second, hundredths;
  unsigned long age;
  gps.crack_datetime(&year, &month, &day, &hour, &minute, &second, &hundredths, &age);
  if (age == TinyGPS::GPS_INVALID_AGE)
  {
    SD_date_time = "invalid";
  }
  else
  {
    char sz[32];
    sprintf(sz, "%02d/%02d/%02d %02d:%02d:%02d   ",
    month, day, year, 8+hour, minute, second);
    SD_date_time = sz;
  }
  print_int(age, TinyGPS::GPS_INVALID_AGE, 5);
  feedgps();
}

static bool feedgps()
{
  while (mySerial.available())
  {
    if (gps.encode(mySerial.read()))
      return true;
  }
  return false;
}