I2C ARDUINO GPS shield

[Wayne] composed in to share an product he just completed working on, an I2C GPS shield for the Arduino. While other GPS solutions have existed for rather some time, his caught our eye because of its function list.

The shield removes a great bit of the hassle connected with parsing raw NMEA data from traditional GPS addons. While you have the choice to interact with the GPS module over serial in order to acquire the raw data, the utilize of the I2C interface makes getting the most commonly utilized GPS data a breeze. The GPS module itself can be set to update at anywhere from 1 to 10 Hz, as well as [Wayne] states that the I2C bus blows away the oft-used 9600 baud serial interface. While I2C is primarily utilized for getting data, it can likewise be used to configure the GPS via its manage registers, enabling for on the fly settings tweaks.

While he does offer the units pre-assembled at a competitive price, [Wayne] likewise provides a full schematic, making this an simple afternoon job when you have sourced the appropriate components.