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GNSS 2 click

GNSS2 click carries Quectel’s L76 module and an SMA antenna connector.

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Click library

  • Author : Stefan Filipovic
  • Date : Jul 2022.
  • Type : UART type

Software Support

We provide a library for the GNSS 2 Click as well as a demo application (example), developed using MikroElektronika compilers. The demo can run on all the main MikroElektronika development boards.

Package can be downloaded/installed directly from NECTO Studio Package Manager(recommended way), downloaded from our LibStock™ or found on Mikroe github account.

Library Description

This library contains API for GNSS 2 Click driver.

Standard key functions :

Example key functions :

  • gnss2_generic_read This function reads a desired number of data bytes by using UART serial interface.
    err_t gnss2_generic_read ( gnss2_t *ctx, char *data_out, uint16_t len );
  • gnss2_clear_ring_buffers This function clears UART tx and rx ring buffers.
  • gnss2_parse_gpgga This function parses the GPGGA data from the read response buffer.
    err_t gnss2_parse_gpgga ( char *rsp_buf, uint8_t gpgga_element, char *element_data );

Example Description

This example demonstrates the use of GNSS 2 click by reading and displaying the GPS coordinates.

The demo application is composed of two sections :

Application Init

Initializes the driver and logger.

void application_init ( void )
{
log_cfg_t log_cfg;
gnss2_cfg_t gnss2_cfg;
LOG_MAP_USB_UART( log_cfg );
log_init( &logger, &log_cfg );
log_info( &logger, " Application Init " );
// Click initialization.
gnss2_cfg_setup( &gnss2_cfg );
GNSS2_MAP_MIKROBUS( gnss2_cfg, MIKROBUS_1 );
if ( UART_ERROR == gnss2_init( &gnss2, &gnss2_cfg ) )
{
log_error( &logger, " Communication init." );
for ( ; ; );
}
log_info( &logger, " Application Task " );
}

Application Task

Reads the received data, parses the GPGGA info from it, and once it receives the position fix it will start displaying the coordinates on the USB UART.

void application_task ( void )
{
if ( GNSS2_OK == gnss2_process( &gnss2 ) )
{
if ( PROCESS_BUFFER_SIZE == app_buf_len )
{
gnss2_parser_application( &gnss2, app_buf );
}
}
}

The full application code, and ready to use projects can be installed directly from NECTO Studio Package Manager(recommended way), downloaded from our LibStock™ or found on Mikroe github account.

Other Mikroe Libraries used in the example:

  • MikroSDK.Board
  • MikroSDK.Log
  • Click.GNSS2

Additional notes and informations

Depending on the development board you are using, you may need USB UART click, USB UART 2 Click or RS232 Click to connect to your PC, for development systems with no UART to USB interface available on the board. UART terminal is available in all MikroElektronika compilers.


gnss2_t
GNSS 2 Click context object.
Definition: gnss2.h:123
GNSS2_OK
@ GNSS2_OK
Definition: gnss2.h:170
application_task
void application_task(void)
Definition: main.c:101
gnss2_generic_read
err_t gnss2_generic_read(gnss2_t *ctx, char *data_out, uint16_t len)
GNSS 2 data reading function.
PROCESS_BUFFER_SIZE
#define PROCESS_BUFFER_SIZE
Definition: main.c:32
gnss2_parse_gpgga
err_t gnss2_parse_gpgga(char *rsp_buf, uint8_t gpgga_element, char *element_data)
GNSS 2 parse GPGGA function.
gnss2_init
err_t gnss2_init(gnss2_t *ctx, gnss2_cfg_t *cfg)
GNSS 2 initialization function.
gnss2_clear_ring_buffers
void gnss2_clear_ring_buffers(gnss2_t *ctx)
GNSS 2 clear ring buffers function.
GNSS2_MAP_MIKROBUS
#define GNSS2_MAP_MIKROBUS(cfg, mikrobus)
MikroBUS pin mapping.
Definition: gnss2.h:108
application_init
void application_init(void)
Definition: main.c:72
gnss2_cfg_t
GNSS 2 Click configuration object.
Definition: gnss2.h:145
gnss2_cfg_setup
void gnss2_cfg_setup(gnss2_cfg_t *cfg)
GNSS 2 configuration object setup function.