LS20031 5Hz (66 Channel) GPS Receiver Hookup Guide
Contributors:
bitsmashed, followr,
bboyho
Resources and Going Further
Now that you've successfully got your LS20031 GPS receiver up and running, it's time to incorporate it into your own project!
For more information, check out the resources below:
- Datasheet (PDF)
- PMTK Protocol Reference (PDF)
- Mini GPS (ZIP) - Great configuration software
- Dallas Maker Space Wiki: LS20031
- MTK NMEA Checksum Calculator - This is a simple calculator to compute the checksum field for the MediaTek / ETEK chipset's command extensions to the NMEA protocol.
- Projects
- Example Configuration from DIYDrones
- Parsing GPS with FPGA - GPS to 16x2 Character LCD Using an FPGA example
- Wayne's Tinkering Page: Navigating with GPS - Example using the LS20031 for the SparkFun AVC
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