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I am currently trying to write a code that outputs the latitude and longitude to the serial monitor in order to test if my GPS module and NODEMCU module are working together correctly.

Here is my code:

#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#include <TinyGPS++.h> 
#include <SoftwareSerial.h> 

TinyGPSPlus gps; 
static const int RXPin = 4;
static const int TXPin = 5; 
SoftwareSerial ss (RXPin,TXPin);

const char* ssid = "Ryan's iPhone";
const char* password = "ryanwifi";
 
int i; 
float latitude = gps.location.lat(); 
float longitude = gps.location.lng(); 

unsigned long age = 0; 
WiFiServer server(80);
 
void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
  delay(10);
  ss.begin(9600);
 
  // Connect to WiFi network
  Serial.println();
  Serial.println();
  Serial.print("Connecting to ");
  Serial.println(ssid);
 
  WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
 
  while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
    delay(500);
    Serial.print("\nAttempting to Connect..");
  }
  Serial.println("");
  Serial.println("WiFi connected");
 
  // Start the server
  server.begin();
  Serial.println("Server started");
 
  // Print the IP address
  Serial.print("Use this URL to connect: ");
  Serial.print("http://");
  Serial.print(WiFi.localIP());
  Serial.println("/");
}
void checkGPS(){
  if(gps.charsProcessed() < 10)
  {
    Serial.println(F("No GPS detected: check wiring."));
  }
}

void loop() {
latitude = gps.location.lat(); 
longitude = gps.location.lng(); 
Serial.println("\n\n\nTest: "); 
Serial.println(i); 
Serial.println("\nNumber of satellies: ");
Serial.println(gps.satellites.value());
Serial.println("\nLatitude: "); 
Serial.println(latitude);
Serial.println("\nLongitude: ");
Serial.println(longitude);
i++;
delay(1000);   
}

But something isnt working correctly; the output for satellites, long and lat are all 0.

Where am I going wrong here?

Sidenote; When connecting to the nodemcu - for clarity - which pins should the TX of the GPS module go to? and the RX of the GPS module go to - on the nodemcu?

Thanks!