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Component designed to process incoming NMEA style GPS data and convert into meaningful values such as longitude, lattitude, ground speed, UTC date and time. Also available in the form of the EB056 GPS E-block.
Component designed to process incoming NMEA style GPS data and convert into meaningful values such as longitude, lattitude, ground speed, UTC date and time. Also available in the form of the EB056 GPS E-block.


==Detailed description==
==Component Source Code==


Please click here to download the component source project: [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/wiki/componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_GPS.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_GPS.fcfx]


Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/FlowchartView/?wfile=componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_GPS.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_GPS.fcfx]


''No detailed description exists yet for this component''
==Detailed description==


==Examples==








GPS Example File
{{Fcfile|GPS_test2.fcfx|GPS Example}}
Example should show the Latitude generated by the GPS injector as well as the system time in simulation or UTC time on hardware.


[[File:GPS.jpg]]




Example data provided by the GPS NMEA injector component


[[File:GPSCon.jpg]]






GPS tracking application using an Arduino and an SD card reader.
{{Fcfile|GPSTracker.fcfx|GPS Tracker}}


==Downloadable macro reference==


{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadGroundSpeed'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Returns the current ground speed. Only returns correct data if Log Ground Speed property is set to yes. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:]] -
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadNumberOfSatellites'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Returns the current detected number of satellites. Only returns correct data if Log Satellite Count property is set to yes. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadDilutionOfPrecision'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Returns the current dilution of precision. Only returns correct data if Log Dilution Of Precision property is set to yes. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:]] -
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''CheckBufferOverflow'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Returns the state of the buffer - 0 = OK, 1 = BufferTooShort, 2 = ItemNotFound. Only returns correct data if Log Buffer Overflow Property is set to Yes. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadLongitude'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Returns the current longitude. Only returns correct data if Log Longitude property is set to yes. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:]] -
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


''No detailed description exists yet for this component''


{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
==Examples==
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadUTCTime'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Returns a segment of the current UTC Time. Only returns correct data if Log UTC Time property is set to yes. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Unit
|-
| colspan="2" | Specifies which segment to read - 'h', 'm', 's' 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''IsDataValid'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Returns the state of the incoming data - 0 = NotValid, 1 = Valid 255 = No GPS Data Received. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadHorizontalDilutionOfPrecision'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Returns the current horizontal dilution of precision. Only returns correct data if Log HDOP property is set to yes. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:]] -
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadAltitude'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Returns the current altitude. Only returns correct data if Log Altitude property is set to yes. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:]] -
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadCourseOverGround'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Returns the current course over ground. Only returns correct data if Log Course Over Ground property is set to yes. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:]] -
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadUTCDate'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Returns a segment of the current UTC Date. Only returns correct data if Log UTC Date property is set to yes. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Unit
|-
| colspan="2" | Specifies which segment to read - 'd', 'm', 'y' 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadVerticalDilutionOfPrecision'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Returns the current vertical dilution of precision. Only returns correct data if Log VDOP property is set to yes. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:]] -
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadLatitude'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Returns the current latitude. Only returns correct data if Log Latitude property is set to yes. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:]] -
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Initialise'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Initialises the UART used to communicate with the GPS module. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''CardPlayback'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Plays back a .Wav file audio stream from the card 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" | Filename
|-
| colspan="2" |  
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadMic'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Reads the microphone sensor 0 - 4095 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadSwitch'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Read the switch value 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | index
|-
| colspan="2" | 0 (left) or 1 (right) 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
GPS Example File
|-
{{Fcfile|GPS_test2.fcfx|GPS Example}}
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
Example should show the Latitude generated by the GPS injector as well as the system time in simulation or UTC time on hardware.
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SampleAccel'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Samples the accelerometer 0 = no new data, 1 = new data available 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


[[File:GPS.jpg]]


{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Left'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Rotates the robot left - waits for the angle to be traversed before returning 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
| width="90%" | Angle
|-
| colspan="2" | Angle to turn in degrees 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


Example data provided by the GPS NMEA injector component


{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
[[File:GPSCon.jpg]]
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadIR'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Reads an IR sensor 0=Left, 1=FrontLeft, 2=Front, 3=FrontRight, 4=Right, 5=RearRight,  6=Rear, 7=RearLeft 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | index
|-
| colspan="2" | 0=Left, 1=FrontLeft, 2=Front, 3=FrontRight, 4=Right, 5=RearRight, 6=Rear, 7=RearLeft 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''LCDDrawPixel'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Allows a single pixel on the LCD to be set or cleared 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | X
|-
| colspan="2" | X Pixel 0-127 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Y
|-
| colspan="2" | Y Pixel 0-31 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | State
|-
| colspan="2" | 0=White (Off), 1=Black (On) 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


GPS tracking application using an Arduino and an SD card reader.
{{Fcfile|GPSTracker.fcfx|GPS Tracker}}


{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ServoSetPosition'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Allows one of the servo positions to be assigned 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Channel
|-
| colspan="2" | Range 0-3 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Position
|-
| colspan="2" | Range 0-255 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''CardBitmap'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Displays a monochrome bitmap read from the card on the LCD 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | X
|-
| colspan="2" | Range 0-127 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Y
|-
| colspan="2" | Range 0-31 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" | Filename
|-
| colspan="2" |  
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''CardRecordMic'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Records an audio stream on the card from the microphone 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | BitDepth
|-
| colspan="2" | 0=8-bit, 1=16-bit 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | SampleRate
|-
| colspan="2" | Sample Rate 0=8KHz, 1=16KHz 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
| width="90%" | RecordTime
|-
| colspan="2" | Time to record for in seconds, Range 0-65535 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" | Filename
|-
| colspan="2" |  
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''CardOpen'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Attempts to open an existing file on the SD card 255=Error, 1=File not found, 0=Open OK 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" | Filename
|-
| colspan="2" |  
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Forwards'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Drives the robot forwards - waits for the distance to be traversed before returning 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
| width="90%" | Distance
|-
| colspan="2" | Distance in mm 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
==Macro reference==
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadBearing'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Reads the compass bearing based on the degrees clockwise from magnetic north. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:]] -
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
 


{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===CheckBufferOverflow===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''GetConsoleHandle'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''CheckBufferOverflow'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Gets the handle to the console allowing data displaying on the panel etc. 
| colspan="2" | Returns the state of the buffer - 0 = OK, 1 = BufferTooShort, 2 = ItemNotFound. Only returns correct data if Log Buffer Overflow Property is set to Yes. 
|-
|-
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:]] -  
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===Initialise===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''LCDDrawLine'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''Initialise'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Allows a single pixel width line to be drawn on the LCD 
| colspan="2" | Initialises the UART used to communicate with the GPS module. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | X1
|-
| colspan="2" | X Pixel 0-127 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Y1
|-
| colspan="2" | Y Pixel 0-31 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | X2
|-
| colspan="2" | X Pixel 0-127 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Y2
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Y Pixel 0-31 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===IsDataValid===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ServoAutoMoveToPosition'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''IsDataValid'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Allows one of the servo positions to move gradually to a new position 
| colspan="2" | Returns the state of the incoming data - 0 = NotValid, 1 = Valid 255 = No GPS Data Received. 
|-
|-
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Channel
|-
| colspan="2" | Range 0-3 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Position
|-
| colspan="2" | Range 0-255 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===ReadAltitude===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadAllValue'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''ReadAltitude'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Reads a single value stored from the read all command Index dictates which sensor value to read 
| colspan="2" | Returns the current altitude. Only returns correct data if Log Altitude property is set to yes. 
|-
|-
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-f32-icon.png]] - FLOAT
| width="90%" | Index
|-
| colspan="2" | 0=SW, 1-8=IR, 9-10=Line, 11=Light, 12=Mic, 13-15=Accel 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===ReadCourseOverGround===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''LCDBacklight'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''ReadCourseOverGround'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Allows the LCD backlight brighntess to be adjusted 
| colspan="2" | Returns the current course over ground. Only returns correct data if Log Course Over Ground property is set to yes. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Intensity
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Range 0-100, 0=Off, 1=Min Brightness, 100=Max Brightness 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-f32-icon.png]] - FLOAT
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===ReadDilutionOfPrecision===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''LCDDrawRect'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''ReadDilutionOfPrecision'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Allows a rectangle to be drawn on the LCD 
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Returns the current dilution of precision. Only returns correct data if Log Dilution Of Precision property is set to yes. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | X1
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | X Pixel 0-127 
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-f32-icon.png]] - FLOAT
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Y1
|-
| colspan="2" | Y Pixel 0-31 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | X2
|-
| colspan="2" | X Pixel 0-127 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Y2
|-
| colspan="2" | Y Pixel 0-31 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===ReadGroundSpeed===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadLine'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''ReadGroundSpeed'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Reads one of the IR line sensors 0-1 0=Left, 1=Right 
| colspan="2" | Returns the current ground speed. Only returns correct data if Log Ground Speed property is set to yes. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | index
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | 0=Left, 1=Right 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-f32-icon.png]] - FLOAT
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===ReadHorizontalDilutionOfPrecision===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ServoDisable'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''ReadHorizontalDilutionOfPrecision'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Allows one of the servo outputs 0-3 to be disabled 
| colspan="2" | Returns the current horizontal dilution of precision. Only returns correct data if Log HDOP property is set to yes. 
|-
|-
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-f32-icon.png]] - FLOAT
| width="90%" | Channel
|-
| colspan="2" | Range 0-3 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===ReadLatitude===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ServoEnable'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''ReadLatitude'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Allows one of the servo outputs 0-3 to be enabled 
| colspan="2" | Returns the current latitude. Only returns correct data if Log Latitude property is set to yes. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Channel
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Range 0-3 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-f32-icon.png]] - FLOAT
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===ReadLongitude===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''CardReadByte'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''ReadLongitude'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Reads a byte from the currently open file. Starts at the beginning of the file and auto increments to the end 
| colspan="2" | Returns the current longitude. Only returns correct data if Log Longitude property is set to yes. 
|-
|-
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-f32-icon.png]] - FLOAT
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===ReadNumberOfSatellites===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''CardErase'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''ReadNumberOfSatellites'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Attempts to delete an existing file on the SD card 255=Error, 1=File not found, 0=Delete OK 
| colspan="2" | Returns the current detected number of satellites. Only returns correct data if Log Satellite Count property is set to yes. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" | Filename
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |  
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===ReadUTCDate===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''CardWriteByte'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''ReadUTCDate'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Appends a byte to the end of the currently open file  
| colspan="2" | Returns a segment of the current UTC Date. Only returns correct data if Log UTC Date property is set to yes. 
|-
|-
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Data
| width="90%" | Unit
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |  
| colspan="2" | Specifies which segment to read - 'd', 'm', 'y' 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
|}




{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===ReadUTCTime===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''EncoderRead'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''ReadUTCTime'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Reads one of the motor encoder counters. Approx 0.328296mm of travel per encoder unit. 
| colspan="2" | Returns a segment of the current UTC Time. Only returns correct data if Log UTC Time property is set to yes. 
|-
|-
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | index
| width="90%" | Unit
|-
| colspan="2" | 0=Left, 1=Right 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SetMotors'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Sets the motor speeds without feedback Range -100 to 100 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:]] -
| width="90%" | Left
|-
| colspan="2" | Range -100 to 100 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:]] -
| width="90%" | Right
|-
| colspan="2" | Range -100 to 100 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Backwards'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Drives the robot backwards - waits for the distance to be traversed before returning 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
| width="90%" | Distance
|-
| colspan="2" | Distance in mm 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''EncoderReset'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Resets the motor encoder counters 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''LCDVerbose'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Allows the LCD to automatically report the API commands as they get processed. Default - verbose on 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | State
|-
| colspan="2" | 0=Off 1=On 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SetProp'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Allows the COM port property to be set from a parent component. 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" | PropName
|-
| colspan="2" |  
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u32-icon.png]] - ULONG
| width="90%" | PropVal
|-
| colspan="2" |  
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''CardInit'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Attempts to startup the SD card  255=No Card, 254=Init Fail, 0=Init OK 
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Specifies which segment to read - 'h', 'm', 's' 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
===ReadVerticalDilutionOfPrecision===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''GetProp'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''ReadVerticalDilutionOfPrecision'''
|-
|-
| colspan="2" | Allows the property filter for the COM port list to be copied to a parent component. 
| colspan="2" | Returns the current vertical dilution of precision. Only returns correct data if Log VDOP property is set to yes. 
|-
|-
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-f32-icon.png]] - FLOAT
| width="90%" | PropName
|-
| colspan="2" |  
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''LCDClear'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Clears the LCD 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}




==Property reference==
==Property reference==


{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" | [[File:Fc9-prop-icon.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-prop-icon.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Properties'''  
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''Properties'''  
|-
|-
|-
|-
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| colspan="2" | Adds a variable to store the incoming VDOP value Referenced by macro: ReadVerticalDilutionOfPrecision 
| colspan="2" | Adds a variable to store the incoming VDOP value Referenced by macro: ReadVerticalDilutionOfPrecision 
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Connections'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | Connections
|-
|-
|-
|-
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| colspan="2" |  
| colspan="2" |  
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Simulations'''
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | Simulation
|-
|-
|-
|-

Latest revision as of 14:36, 13 July 2026

Author Matrix Ltd.
Version 2.1
Category Wireless


GPS (EB056, Generic NMEA) component

Component designed to process incoming NMEA style GPS data and convert into meaningful values such as longitude, lattitude, ground speed, UTC date and time. Also available in the form of the EB056 GPS E-block.

Component Source Code

Please click here to download the component source project: FC_Comp_Source_GPS.fcfx

Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): FC_Comp_Source_GPS.fcfx

Detailed description

No detailed description exists yet for this component

Examples

GPS Example File GPS Example Example should show the Latitude generated by the GPS injector as well as the system time in simulation or UTC time on hardware.


Example data provided by the GPS NMEA injector component


GPS tracking application using an Arduino and an SD card reader. GPS Tracker






Macro reference

CheckBufferOverflow

CheckBufferOverflow
Returns the state of the buffer - 0 = OK, 1 = BufferTooShort, 2 = ItemNotFound. Only returns correct data if Log Buffer Overflow Property is set to Yes. 
- BYTE Return


Initialise

Initialise
Initialises the UART used to communicate with the GPS module. 
- VOID Return


IsDataValid

IsDataValid
Returns the state of the incoming data - 0 = NotValid, 1 = Valid 255 = No GPS Data Received. 
- BYTE Return


ReadAltitude

ReadAltitude
Returns the current altitude. Only returns correct data if Log Altitude property is set to yes. 
- FLOAT Return


ReadCourseOverGround

ReadCourseOverGround
Returns the current course over ground. Only returns correct data if Log Course Over Ground property is set to yes. 
- FLOAT Return


ReadDilutionOfPrecision

ReadDilutionOfPrecision
Returns the current dilution of precision. Only returns correct data if Log Dilution Of Precision property is set to yes. 
- FLOAT Return


ReadGroundSpeed

ReadGroundSpeed
Returns the current ground speed. Only returns correct data if Log Ground Speed property is set to yes. 
- FLOAT Return


ReadHorizontalDilutionOfPrecision

ReadHorizontalDilutionOfPrecision
Returns the current horizontal dilution of precision. Only returns correct data if Log HDOP property is set to yes. 
- FLOAT Return


ReadLatitude

ReadLatitude
Returns the current latitude. Only returns correct data if Log Latitude property is set to yes. 
- FLOAT Return


ReadLongitude

ReadLongitude
Returns the current longitude. Only returns correct data if Log Longitude property is set to yes. 
- FLOAT Return


ReadNumberOfSatellites

ReadNumberOfSatellites
Returns the current detected number of satellites. Only returns correct data if Log Satellite Count property is set to yes. 
- BYTE Return


ReadUTCDate

ReadUTCDate
Returns a segment of the current UTC Date. Only returns correct data if Log UTC Date property is set to yes. 
- BYTE Unit
Specifies which segment to read - 'd', 'm', 'y' 
- BYTE Return


ReadUTCTime

ReadUTCTime
Returns a segment of the current UTC Time. Only returns correct data if Log UTC Time property is set to yes. 
- BYTE Unit
Specifies which segment to read - 'h', 'm', 's' 
- BYTE Return


ReadVerticalDilutionOfPrecision

ReadVerticalDilutionOfPrecision
Returns the current vertical dilution of precision. Only returns correct data if Log VDOP property is set to yes. 
- FLOAT Return


Property reference

Properties
Buffer Size
The maximum number of bytes of a NMEA message we can store before processing the message. 
Log Altitude
Adds a variable to store the incoming altitude value Referenced by macro: ReadAltitude 
Log Buffer Overflow
Adds a variable to store if the incoming message buffer overflows Referenced by macro: CheckBufferOverflow 
Log Course Over Ground
Adds a variable to store the incoming course over ground value Referenced by macro: ReadCourseOverGround 
Log Dilution Of Precision
Adds a variable to store the incoming DOP value Referenced by macro: ReadDilutionOfPrecision 
Log Ground Speed
Adds a variable to store the incoming ground speed value Referenced by macro: ReadGroundSpeed 
Log Horizontal DOP
Adds a variable to store the incoming HDOP value Referenced by macro: ReadHorizontalDilutionOfPrecision 
Log Latitude
Adds a variable to store the incoming latitude value Referenced by macro: ReadLatitude 
Log Longitude
Adds a variable to store the incoming longitude value Referenced by macro: Read Longitude 
Log Satellite Count
Adds a variable to store the number of satellites in range Referenced by macro: ReadNumberOfSatellites 
Log UTC Time
Adds a variable to store the incoming UTC Time value Referenced by macro: ReadUTCTime 
Log UTC Date
Adds a variable to store the incoming UTC Date value Referenced by macro: ReadUTCDate 
Log Verticle DOP
Adds a variable to store the incoming VDOP value Referenced by macro: ReadVerticalDilutionOfPrecision 
Connections
Channel
UART Channel selector Software channels are bit banged using generic I/O pins but are not as reliable as hardware channels. Hardware channels use the selected peripheral on-board the target microcontroller. 
RX
Pin to be used for Receive data 
Baud Options
Baud rate option selector 
Baud Rate
 
Simulation
Label
Label used to help identify the component on the panel. 
Show Globe
Allows a graphical globe to be shown on the panel along with a coordinate marker. 
Scope Traces
Selects if the scope traces are automatically added to the data recorder window or not. Simulation - draws an approximation of the UART data onto the scope trace. ICT - sets up the scope trace for incoming data and adds UART packet decoding at the correct BAUD. 
Console Data
Selects if the console data is automatically generated or not 
Console Columns
Number of characters that can be displayed on a single line of the console. 
Data Source
Simulation data source used to allow the component to connect to various remote devices Nothing - Simulation data is ignored COM port - Routes the communication data to and from a physical or virtual COM port Injector - Routes the communication data via a data injector component on the Panel. 
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