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SparkFun GPS Breakout (ZOE-M8Q and SAM-M8Q) Hookup Guide

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Contributors: Elias The Sparkiest

Software Overview

u-blox u-center Application

u-blox provides its own testing and evaluation software for its GNSS receivers, called u-center. There are two software variants available u-center and u-center 2; make sure to download and install the u-center variant, which is designed for u-blox M8, M9, F9, and legacy GNSS products. (The u-center 2 variant will not be compatible with any of these products.)

Below, are archived links to download the u-center application and user manual. However, to find the latest release please visit the u-center website instead.

Download u-center (v25.06) User Manual

SparkFun u-blox Arduino Library

Note: The example below, assumes you are using the latest version of the Arduino IDE on your desktop. If this is your first time using Arduino, please review our tutorial on installing the Arduino IDE. If you have not previously installed an Arduino library, please check out our installation guide.

Both the SAM-M8Q and ZOE-M8Q share the same library. These two also share a library with their other u-Blox high-precision cousins. The SparkFun u-Blox Arduino library can be downloaded with the Arduino library manager by searching SparkFun u-blox GNSS; otherwise, you can manually install the library by grabbing the *.zip file from the GitHub repository or by clicking the button below:

SparkFun u-blox GNSS Arduino Library (ZIP)

There are 13 example sketches provided to get you up and receiving messages from space.

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