However, after setting the serial monitor to the correct baud rate and opening it up, I get the constant output of "Lat: 0 Long: 0 (degrees * 10^-7) Alt: 0 (mm) SIV: 0"
It looks like the Arduino found the I2C device and connected to it, however I don't understand what is happening with the output.... (also I am next to a window for GPS connection)
In particular note the advice to Auto format code in the IDE and to use code tags when posting code here as it prevents some combinations of characters in code being interpreted as HTML commands such as italics, bold or a smiley character, all of which render the code useless
Here is the example from the Sparkfun Ublox Arduino Library:
/*
Reading lat and long via UBX binary commands - no more NMEA parsing!
By: Nathan Seidle
SparkFun Electronics
Date: January 3rd, 2019
License: MIT. See license file for more information but you can
basically do whatever you want with this code.
This example shows how to query a Ublox module for its lat/long/altitude. We also
turn off the NMEA output on the I2C port. This decreases the amount of I2C traffic
dramatically.
Note: Long/lat are large numbers because they are * 10^7. To convert lat/long
to something google maps understands simply divide the numbers by 10,000,000. We
do this so that we don't have to use floating point numbers.
Leave NMEA parsing behind. Now you can simply ask the module for the datums you want!
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Hardware Connections:
Plug a Qwiic cable into the GPS and a BlackBoard
If you don't have a platform with a Qwiic connection use the SparkFun Qwiic Breadboard Jumper (https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14425)
Open the serial monitor at 115200 baud to see the output
*/
#include <Wire.h> //Needed for I2C to GPS
#include "SparkFun_Ublox_Arduino_Library.h" //http://librarymanager/All#SparkFun_Ublox_GPS
SFE_UBLOX_GPS myGPS;
long lastTime = 0; //Simple local timer. Limits amount if I2C traffic to Ublox module.
void setup()
{
Serial.begin(115200);
while (!Serial); //Wait for user to open terminal
Serial.println("SparkFun Ublox Example");
Wire.begin();
if (myGPS.begin() == false) //Connect to the Ublox module using Wire port
{
Serial.println(F("Ublox GPS not detected at default I2C address. Please check wiring. Freezing."));
while (1);
}
myGPS.setI2COutput(COM_TYPE_UBX); //Set the I2C port to output UBX only (turn off NMEA noise)
myGPS.saveConfiguration(); //Save the current settings to flash and BBR
}
void loop()
{
//Query module only every second. Doing it more often will just cause I2C traffic.
//The module only responds when a new position is available
if (millis() - lastTime > 1000)
{
lastTime = millis(); //Update the timer
long latitude = myGPS.getLatitude();
Serial.print(F("Lat: "));
Serial.print(latitude);
long longitude = myGPS.getLongitude();
Serial.print(F(" Long: "));
Serial.print(longitude);
Serial.print(F(" (degrees * 10^-7)"));
long altitude = myGPS.getAltitude();
Serial.print(F(" Alt: "));
Serial.print(altitude);
Serial.print(F(" (mm)"));
byte SIV = myGPS.getSIV();
Serial.print(F(" SIV: "));
Serial.print(SIV);
Serial.println();
}
}
@dyso I believe that on line 52 the program turns off NMEA noise although I'm not sure what that entirely means because this is my first GPS breakout. What do you mean by "connect the tx and rx and read serial data..." I believe that the GPS communicates over I2C. Also, what does "fix" mean.
Based on the description, the program is supposed to print the Longitude and Latitude coordinates. I believe that "SIV" represents the number of satellites...
Thanks again.
When I was experimenting with a GPS module I had to keep it away from sources of noise. In my case it was a Nextion display that cause a problem, but no doubt other devices could be a problem.