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.

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