Ublox GPS module with the Arduino Uno

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Hi guys, I keep on running into a problem when trying to display longitude and latitude on the serial monitor using the Ublox NEO6MV2 GPS Aircraft Flight Controller module. I use the TinyGPS library btw (credit to Mikal Hart). Here is the code I use (just for testing purposes):

#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
#include "TinyGPS.h"

TinyGPS gps;
SoftwareSerial mySerial(10, 11);

void setup() {
 Serial.begin(9600);
 mySerial.begin(9600);
}

void loop() {
 while (mySerial.available()) {
   int c = mySerial.read();
   gps.encode(c);
 }

 long latitude, longitude;
 gps.get_position(&latitude, &longitude, NULL);
 Serial.print("Latitude:  "); 
 Serial.println(latitude);
 Serial.print("Longitude:  ");
 Serial.println(longitude);
 
 delay(500);
 
 
}

I keep on getting longitude and latitude as 999999999. I have been googling for hours and have tried changing the baude rates, using the TX/RX pins of the Arduino, etc. and have yet to get anywhere. Am I suppose to configure the Ublox GPS first using the u-center?

Thank you to all who post.

Edit - pins that I am using:
RX pin of GPS to digital pin 10 of arduino
TX pin of GPS to digital pin 11 of arduino
VCC of GPS to 3.3 V pin of arduino
GND to GND

2

I used the Ublox in a clock project. The library provided lat/Lon but I did not use that.
gps-clock

Ray

Added
It can take 30 minutes for a new module to sync during which time serial output info is suspect to being garbage! Once in-sync, future sync happen in under 30 seconds.

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Thanks Ray, I'll definitely try it out.