A project similar to http://mbed.org/users/lhiggs/code/UM6_IMU_AHRS_2012/, where I'm trying to log data from a UM6 (CH Robotics orientation sensor) and a GPS transceiver to an sd card. I've adapted LHiggs code to include ModGPS. For sum reason a soon as I pick up a gps signal the UM6 data freezes i.e. the time and gps signals continue to print out but the UM6 signals fixes on a single value.

Dependencies:   MODGPS MODSERIAL SDFileSystem mbed

Revision:
4:8dcf0bdc25c8
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+/* ______________________________________________________________________________________
+ File: UM6_usart.h
+ Author: CH Robotics, adapted for mbed by lhiggs
+ Version: 1.0
+ 
+ Description: Function declarations for USART communucation
+ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+ 
+ #ifndef _CHR_USART_H
+ #define _CHR_USART_H
+
+ #define  MAX_PACKET_DATA      40
+ 
+ // Definitions of states for USART receiver state machine (for receiving packets)
+ #define USART_STATE_WAIT       1
+ #define USART_STATE_TYPE       2
+ #define USART_STATE_ADDRESS    3
+ #define USART_STATE_DATA       4
+ #define USART_STATE_CHECKSUM   5
+
+ // Flags for interpreting the packet type byte in communication packets
+ #define PACKET_HAS_DATA            (1 << 7)
+ #define PACKET_IS_BATCH            (1 << 6)
+ #define PACKET_BATCH_LENGTH_MASK   ( 0x0F )
+ 
+ #define PACKET_BATCH_LENGTH_OFFSET     2
+ 
+ #define BATCH_SIZE_2                   2
+ #define BATCH_SIZE_3                   3
+ 
+ #define PACKET_NO_DATA                 0
+ #define PACKET_COMMAND_FAILED      (1 << 0)
+ 
+ 
+ // Define flags for identifying the type of packet address received
+ #define ADDRESS_TYPE_CONFIG            0
+ #define ADDRESS_TYPE_DATA              1
+ #define ADDRESS_TYPE_COMMAND           2
+ 
+ 
+extern uint8_t gUSART_State;
+
+ // Structure for storing TX and RX packet data
+ typedef struct _USARTPacket
+ {
+        uint8_t PT;         // Packet type
+        uint8_t address;    // Packet address
+        uint16_t checksum;  // Checksum
+        
+        // Data included for convenience, but that isn't stored in the packet itself
+        uint8_t data_length;  // Number of bytes in data section
+        uint8_t address_type; // Specified the address type (DATA, CONFIG, OR COMMAND)
+        
+        uint8_t packet_data[MAX_PACKET_DATA];
+        
+ } USARTPacket;
+ 
+uint16_t ComputeChecksum( USARTPacket* new_packet );
+
+#endif
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