ecoder33 / nmea-gps

A basic NMEA GPS parser designed and tested with the u-Blox MAX-8 series of GPS receiver connected to a Raspberry Pi.

NMEA-GPS

A basic NMEA GPS parser designed and tested with the u-Blox MAX-8 series of GPS receiver.

MAX-8 / MAX-M8 FW3 Hardware Integration Manual: https://www.u-blox.com/en/docs/UBX-13003221

Works on a PC with ubuntu or a Raspberry PI.

On the Raspberry PI:

• enable the UART by adding enable_uart=1 to your /boot/config.txt
• remove console=tty* from the /boot/cmdline.txt
• see https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/uart.md for your device name (ttyAMA0 or ttyS0)

Alternatives

If you are looking for a more compatible solution tested with an extensive range of GPS, consider gpsd - a GPS service daemon. https://gpsd.gitlab.io/gpsd/index.html

It can be used with NTPd to set the time on embedded systems without a Real Time Clock (RTC) like the Raspberry PI.