GPS3 click carries Quectel’s L80 GPS module, a high-sensitivity ultra slim GPS module with a patch antenna.
- Author : Stefan Filipovic
- Date : Jul 2022.
- Type : UART type
We provide a library for the GPS 3 Click as well as a demo application (example), developed using MikroElektronika compilers. The demo can run on all the main MikroElektronika development boards.
Package can be downloaded/installed directly from NECTO Studio Package Manager(recommended way), downloaded from our LibStock™ or found on Mikroe github account.
This library contains API for GPS 3 Click driver.
gps3_cfg_setup
Config Object Initialization function.
void gps3_cfg_setup ( gps3_cfg_t *cfg );
gps3_init
Initialization function.
err_t gps3_init ( gps3_t *ctx, gps3_cfg_t *cfg );
gps3_generic_read
This function reads a desired number of data bytes by using UART serial interface.
err_t gps3_generic_read ( gps3_t *ctx, char *data_out, uint16_t len );
gps3_clear_ring_buffers
This function clears UART tx and rx ring buffers.
void gps3_clear_ring_buffers ( gps3_t *ctx );
gps3_parse_gpgga
This function parses the GPGGA data from the read response buffer.
err_t gps3_parse_gpgga ( char *rsp_buf, uint8_t gpgga_element, char *element_data );
This example demonstrates the use of GPS 3 click by reading and displaying the GPS coordinates.
The demo application is composed of two sections :
Initializes the driver and logger.
void application_init ( void )
{
log_cfg_t log_cfg; /**< Logger config object. */
gps3_cfg_t gps3_cfg; /**< Click config object. */
/**
* Logger initialization.
* Default baud rate: 115200
* Default log level: LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG
* @note If USB_UART_RX and USB_UART_TX
* are defined as HAL_PIN_NC, you will
* need to define them manually for log to work.
* See @b LOG_MAP_USB_UART macro definition for detailed explanation.
*/
LOG_MAP_USB_UART( log_cfg );
log_init( &logger, &log_cfg );
log_info( &logger, " Application Init " );
// Click initialization.
gps3_cfg_setup( &gps3_cfg );
GPS3_MAP_MIKROBUS( gps3_cfg, MIKROBUS_1 );
if ( UART_ERROR == gps3_init( &gps3, &gps3_cfg ) )
{
log_error( &logger, " Communication init." );
for ( ; ; );
}
log_info( &logger, " Application Task " );
}
Reads the received data, parses the GPGGA info from it, and once it receives the position fix it will start displaying the coordinates on the USB UART.
void application_task ( void )
{
if ( GPS3_OK == gps3_process( &gps3 ) )
{
if ( PROCESS_BUFFER_SIZE == app_buf_len )
{
gps3_parser_application( &gps3, app_buf );
}
}
}
The full application code, and ready to use projects can be installed directly from NECTO Studio Package Manager(recommended way), downloaded from our LibStock™ or found on Mikroe github account.
Other Mikroe Libraries used in the example:
- MikroSDK.Board
- MikroSDK.Log
- Click.GPS3
Additional notes and informations
Depending on the development board you are using, you may need USB UART click, USB UART 2 Click or RS232 Click to connect to your PC, for development systems with no UART to USB interface available on the board. UART terminal is available in all MikroElektronika compilers.