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Simple GPS Tracker

2020-04-01 | By M5Stack

License: General Public License

* Thanks for the source code and project information provided by @Ptschulik

When I received the M5Stack together with the M5 Stack GPS module I wanted to generate a simple display to show actual GPS data. It was the perfect opportunity to find out how to use the graphic display, the buttons and the Arduino library TinyGPS++.

 

 

So, what this project offers:

  • Display of the parameters lateral and longitudinal location, altitude, speed, number of actual received satellites, HDOP value and time and date.
  • With the right button you can switch between German and English language.
  • With the middle button you can change between the format of the lateral and longitudinal location from decimal degree to degree, minutes and seconds and back.
  • With the left button you can change the brightness of the display.
  • Especially care is given to update the display only when necessary to avoid flicker of the display.
  • Also, a huge effort was spent to determine if the GPS is receiver is not attached or if no valid GPS data is detected.
  • The code is commented very well so changes to your needs should be straight forward and fairly easy.
制造商零件编号 K002
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M5Stack Technology Co., Ltd.
制造商零件编号 M003
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M5Stack Technology Co., Ltd.
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