Allows for a GPS module to be connected to a serial port and exposes an easy to use API to get the GPS data. New feature, added Mbed/LPC17xx RTC synchronisation
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example1.cpp
- Committer:
- AjK
- Date:
- 2011-04-21
- Revision:
- 6:64771e31464e
- Parent:
- 2:8aa059e7d8b1
File content as of revision 6:64771e31464e:
#ifdef COMPILE_EXAMPLE1_CODE_MODGPS #include "mbed.h" #include "GPS.h" Serial pc(USBTX, USBRX); DigitalOut led1(LED1); // SET THIS. // Create an instance of the GPS object. You will need to // set p25 to whichever Serial RX pin you have connected // your GPS module to. GPS gps(NC, GPSRX); char rmc[GPS_BUFFER_LEN]; char gga[GPS_BUFFER_LEN]; char vtg[GPS_BUFFER_LEN]; char ukn[GPS_BUFFER_LEN]; // 0.1 second flash of LED2 DigitalOut led2(LED2); Timeout t2; void t2out(void) { led2 = 0; } void blip2(void) { led2 = 1; t2.attach(&t2out, 0.1); } // 0.1 second flash of LED3 DigitalOut led3(LED3); Timeout t3; void t3out(void) { led3 = 0; } void blip3(void) { led3 = 1; t3.attach(&t3out, 0.1); } // 0.1 second flash of LED4 DigitalOut led4(LED4); Timeout t4; void t4out(void) { led4 = 0; } void blip4(void) { led4 = 1; t4.attach(&t4out, 0.1); } int main() { GPS_Time q1; // SET THIS. // Ensure you set the baud rate to match your serial // communications to your PC/Max/Linux host so you // can read the messages. pc.baud(PCBAUD); // Tell MODGPS "we want copies of the NMEA sentences". When a callback // is made our buffers will contain a copy of the last received sentence // before it was processed/destroyed. gps.setRmc(rmc); gps.setGga(gga); gps.setVtg(vtg); gps.setUkn(ukn); // SET THIS. // Most GPS modules use 9600,8,n,1 so that's what // we default to here. Ensure your GPS module matches // this, otherwise set it to match. gps.baud(GPSBUAD); gps.format(8, GPS::None, 1); // OPTIONAL // If you GPS has a 1 pulse per second output you can // connect it to an Mbed pin. Here you specify what pin // and on what "edge" teh signal is active. If your GPS // module has a rising edge at the one second point then // use GPS::ppsRise #ifdef PPSPIN gps.ppsAttach(PPSPIN, GPS::ppsFall); #endif // Sample of a callback to a function when the 1PPS activates. // For this example, we flash LED2 for 0.1 second. gps.attach_pps(&blip2); // Sample of a callback to a function when a NMEA GGA message is recieved. // For this example, we flash LED2 for 0.1 second. gps.attach_gga(&blip3); // Sample of a callback to a function when a NMEA RMC message is recieved. // For this example, we flash LED2 for 0.1 second. gps.attach_rmc(&blip4); while(1) { // Every 3 seconds, flip LED1 and print the basic GPS info. wait(3); led1 = 1; // Demonstrate how to find out the GPS location co-ords. pc.printf("Method 1. Lat = %.4f ", gps.latitude()); pc.printf("Lon = %.4f ", gps.longitude()); pc.printf("Alt = %.4f ", gps.altitude()); // Gran a snapshot of the current time. gps.timeNow(&q1); pc.printf("%02d:%02d:%02d %02d/%02d/%04d\r\n", q1.hour, q1.minute, q1.second, q1.day, q1.month, q1.year); // Alternative method that does the same thing. pc.printf("Method 2. Lat = %.4f ", gps.latitude()); pc.printf("Lon = %.4f ", gps.longitude()); pc.printf("Alt = %.4f ", gps.altitude()); GPS_Time *q2 = gps.timeNow(); pc.printf("%02d:%02d:%02d %02d/%02d/%04d\r\n\n", q2->hour, q2->minute, q2->second, q2->day, q2->month, q2->year); delete(q2); led1 = 0; } } #endif