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- Page 1 MANUAL NEO-6M GPS SHIELD FOR RAPSBERRY PI WPSH456 whadda.com...
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Page 2: Safety Instructions
If in doubt, contact your local waste disposal authorities. Thank you for choosing Whadda! Please read the manual thoroughly before bringing this device into service. If the device was damaged in transit, do not install or use it and contact your dealer. -
Page 3: Product Overview
Product overview The Whadda NEO-6M GPS shield for Raspberry Pi allows you to easily add GPS functionality to your Raspberry Pi board. The shield simply plugs in to the 40-pin GPIO connector, no extra connections are required. The shield is based on a U-Blox NEO-6M GPS module, a highly accurate 50 channel GPS receiver. - Page 4 the File name extensions box in the View tab in file explorer to be able to do this: 3. Insert the MicroSD card into the Pi and connect all of your peripherals (if you're planning to use a separate monitor). Also plugin a network cable if you're planning to use a wired ethernet connection.
- Page 5 7. Open the boot config.txt configuration file by typing in: sudo nano /boot/config.txt Add the following line at the end of the file: dtoverlay=disable-bt Afterwards, press ctrl-X, type in Y and hit enter. This will save the edited file. This change to the config file will disable the Bluetooth module, and frees up the hardware serial port for the GPS module.
- Page 6 If this is not the case, check if all of the steps have followed correctly, reboot the Pi and check if the shield is connected properly. Press Ctrl-A, then X and hit enter to exit minicom. 13. Install gpsd and gpsd-clients by running the following command: sudo apt install gpsd gpsd-clients -y 14.
- Page 7 GPS module to get its first fix. Press q and then enter to exit gpsmon. Using GPS data in a custom python script 1. Download the example python code from the Whadda githup page by entering the following command: git clone https://github.com/WhaddaMakers/Neo-6M-GPS-shield-for-RPi 2.
- Page 8 If the GPS module has a fix, it prints out the current GPS position (latitude, longitude), time and the number of satellites in sight:...
- Page 9 Modifications and typographical errors reserved - © Velleman Group nv. WPSH456 Velleman Group NV, Legen Heirweg 33 - 9890 Gavere...
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