{"id":393,"date":"2016-07-11T06:52:10","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T05:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kolkataonweb.com\/code-bank\/?p=393"},"modified":"2016-07-11T20:31:04","modified_gmt":"2016-07-11T19:31:04","slug":"ublox-neo-6m-gps-module","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kolkataonweb.com\/code-bank\/arduino\/ublox-neo-6m-gps-module\/","title":{"rendered":"UBLOX NEO 6M GPS Module"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NEO 6M from Ublox is a good and affordable GPS module. The characteristics are as follows.<\/p>\n

It can be purchased with a ceramic antenna from online stores like Ebay or Aliexpress. Unfortunately the one I purchased had a problem with the Antenna connection due to which some time got wasted in trying to get a fix. After a little bit of tweaking with the antenna connector the module is getting a GPS fix even inside rooms.<\/p>\n

I have supplied it with 5v and the RX and TX also has been connected to 5v I\/O. There is an indicator (light) on the module that flashes when the module gets a GPS fix. (Please check with your module manufacturer for the correct voltage of the module<\/em><\/span>)<\/p>\n

Ublox provides a software called “u-center” for testing the module. But the software is good enough for monitoring also.\u00a0 The u-center software can also be used to change\/update configurations of the module. The software can be downloaded from this Ublox website’s link https:\/\/www.u-blox.com\/en\/product\/u-center-windows<\/a> . And as a backup it has been put up here also (at the time of writing this article the latest version was 8.21).<\/p>\n

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The module can be connected using a USB to Serial module (PL2303 or CH340G) or using an Arduino. Below is the connection details for connecting through Arduino or USB to RS232 modules.<\/p>\n

Connect to PC using Arduino<\/strong><\/span> \r\nArduino<\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NEO 6M<\/span> \r\n\u00a0\u00a0 RX<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ----\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RX<\/span>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0 TX<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ----\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 TX<\/span>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0 5v<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ----\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5v<\/span>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0 GND<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ----\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 GND<\/span>\r\n\r\nConnect to PC using USB to Serial Module<\/strong><\/span>\r\nUSB to RS232<\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 NEO 6M<\/span> \r\n\u00a0RX<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ----\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 TX<\/span>\r\n\u00a0TX<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ----\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RX<\/span>\r\n 5v<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ----\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5v<\/span>\r\n\u00a0GND<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0     ----\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 GND<\/span><\/pre>\n
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The module works out of the box and no further configuration is required. It might take a while to get a fix.<\/em><\/p>\n
The module outputs data in NMEA format. The details of the format can be found here<\/a>. Here is a copy<\/a> of the website material in case the site ever goes down (the data is of http:\/\/gpsinformation.org<\/a><\/span>)<\/p>\n
Please check with your module manufacturer for the correct voltage of the module<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n
Here is the datasheet.<\/a><\/p>\n