Description: Adding GPS to your Arduino has never been easier. Multiple GPS receivers attach easily to the shield. After that, you will be able to locate your exact position within a few meters. GPS also gives you amazingly accurate time!
A connector for the popular EM-406 GPS receiver is populated on the board, and footprints for EM-408 and EB-85A connectors are also made available (connectors are not included and can be found below in the related items). There is also a spot for the UP501 GPS module. The regular GPS pins (RX, TX, PPS, etc.) are also broken out to a 10-pin 0.1" pitch header, and a small protoyping area is also provided.
The DLINE/UART switch switches the GPS module's input/output between Arduino's standard TX/RX pins or any digital pins on the Arduino (default setting uses pins 3 and 2 connected to TX and RX, respectively). The DLINE/UART switch must be set to DLINE in order to upload code through the Arduino IDE.
The shield also includes the footprint for a 12mm coin cell battery holder to provide battery backup to the optional EB-85A GPS module.An ON/OFF switch is included which controls power to the GPS module. Additionally, the Arduino reset switch is also brought out.
Note: GPS modules are not included with the GPS Shield, and only the EM-406 connector is populated. Headers are also not installed or included, we recommend the 6 and 8-pin stackable headers.
Features:
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EM-406 connector populated
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EM-408 and EB-85A connector footprints provided and connected for optional use
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UP501 connector and footprint
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Coin cell battery socket footprint provided and connected for optional battery backup of EB-85A GPS module
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Standard Arduino sized shield
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Prototyping area
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GPS serial and PPS signals broken out to a 0.1" header for additional device connections
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Arduino reset button
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DLINE/UART switch controls serial communications
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ON/OFF switch controls power to GPS module
Documents:
Replaces: GPS-09487
