NEO6 GPS with Py PICO with micropython

[KK CHN]

List,

Just commented the     // gpsModule.readline()     in the while loop,  (
refer the link
https://microcontrollerslab.com/neo-6m-gps-module-raspberry-pi-pico-micropython/
)


while True: # gpsModule.readline() // This line commented out and the "GPS
not found message disappeared". buff = str(gpsModule.readline()) parts =
buff.split(',')


The GPS not found error which appears intermittently in the output python
console for few seconds ( say 7 to 8 seconds  its printing the lines   "
GPS data not found" )   now  disappears.

 Any thoughts?  How the above line comment made it vanish the  "GPS data
not found" error output.

Krishane

On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 3:58 AM rbowman <bowman at montana.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 29 Nov 2022 17:23:31 +0530, KK CHN wrote:
>
>
> > When I ran the program I am able to see the output of  latitude and
> > longitude in the console of thony IDE.  But  between certain intervals
> > of a few seconds  I am getting the latitude and longitude data ( its
> > printing GPS data not found ?? ) in the python console.
>
> I would guess the 8 seconds in
>
> timeout = time.time() + 8
>
> is too short. Most GPS receivers repeat a sequence on NMEA sentences and
> the code is specifically looking for $GPGGA. Add
>
> print(buff)
>
> to see the sentences being received. I use the $GPRMC since I'm interested
> in the position, speed, and heading. It's a different format but if you
> only want lat/lon you could decode it in a similar fashion as the $GPGGA.
>
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