gps

This module can be used to obtain GPS coordinates from any receiver which exposes a serial interface.

Commands

gps on

Start acquiring from the GPS hardware.

gps off

Stop acquiring from the GPS hardware.

gps.show

Show the last coordinates returned by the GPS hardware.

gps.set LAT LON

Manually set GPS location.

Parameters

parameter default description
gps.device /dev/ttyUSB0 Serial device of the GPS hardware.
gps.baudrate 19200 Baud rate of the GPS serial device.

Examples

Turn on GPS, wait for 5 seconds and then show the current coordinates:

> gps on; sleep 5; gps.show