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The Pocket GPS. By: Samantha Rossman Tom Whitson. Goal of the Project:. Display: Latitude Longitude Speed Direction Date & Time GPS should be small enough to be easily portable and run off of a 9V battery. Process:. Connect the GPS to the microcontroller Read via serial port
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The Pocket GPS By: Samantha Rossman Tom Whitson
Goal of the Project: • Display: • Latitude • Longitude • Speed • Direction • Date & Time • GPS should be small enough to be easily portable and run off of a 9V battery.
Process: • Connect the GPS to the microcontroller • Read via serial port • Parse the data and reread via serial port • Connect to the LCD
Testing: • Compare values and take error into account • Google Map • Speed • Compare with speedometer on car • Direction • Compare with compass in car • Date & Time • Compare with cell phone time
Demonstration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIc00TjmlqA