Mini GPS Shield Hookup Guide

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Contributors: Alex the Giant

Resources and Going Further

For more information about the Mini GPS Shield, check out the links below:

Going Further

Now that you've got the Mini GPS Shield up and running, what project are you going to use this shield for? Need a little inspiration? Check out some of these tutorials!

  • GPS Wall Clock -- This project uses a GPS module to create a wall clock that you never need to set!
  • GPS Differential Vector Pointer -- In this tutorial you’ll learn how to use GPS receivers to have two objects, a base and a target, point towards one another. This can be used to aim sensors, antennas, lasers, etc. from one object to another over long distances.

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