Datasheet

Arduino Library

Once you've gotten the GPS module tested with direct rx-tx, we can go forward and do some more advanced parsing.

Download the Adafruit GPS library. This library does a lot of the 'heavy lifting' required for receiving data from GPS

modules, such as reading the streaming data in a background interrupt and auto-magically parsing it. To see the code,

visit the GitHub repository (https://adafru.it/aMm)

Install by opening the Arduino library manager

Search for Adafruit GPS and install

Library installation is a frequent stumbling block…if you need assistance, our All About Arduino

Libraries (https://adafru.it/dit) guide spells it out in detail!

Parsed Data

Since all GPS's output NMEA sentences and often for our projects we need to extract the actual data from them, we've

simplified the task tremendously when using the Adafruit GPS library. By having the library read, store and parse the

data in a background interrupt it becomes trivial to query the library and get the latest updated information without any

icky parsing work.

Open up the File→Examples→Adafruit_GPS→GPS_HardwareSerial_Parsing sketch and upload it to the Arduino.