Create GPS Code/GPS.h

GPS.h

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+/*
+  GPS.h - a library for parsing NMEA data from a U-blox NEO-6M GPS module
+  (specifically the GY-GPS6MV2).
+  Created by Anna Zovaro, September 7, 2014.
+*/
+#ifndef GPS_h
+#define GPS_h
+
+#include "Arduino.h"
+#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#define  DEBUG 1
+#undef    DEBUG
+#define  BUFF_LEN 230
+#define  NELMS 4      // number of output GPS data elements
+#define  GPS_TX  13   // Arduino receives on this pin
+#define  GPS_RX  11   // Arduino transmits on this pin
+
+class GPS
+{
+  public: 
+    String * getGPSData(char * buffer, SoftwareSerial &gpsSerial);  // gets time, date, latitude and longitude and stores them in an array of strings
+    void setupGPS(SoftwareSerial &gpsSerial);
+
+  private:  
+    enum RecommendedMinimumParam {
+    TIME,
+    VALIDITY,
+    LATITUDE,
+    LAT_NORTH_SOUTH,
+    LONGITUDE,
+    LON_EAST_WEST,
+    SPEED,
+    TRUE_COURSE,
+    DATE,
+    VARIATION,
+    VAR_EAST_WEST,
+    CHECKSUM
+    };  // RMC data fields    
+    enum SatellitesInView {
+    TOTAL_MSG_COUNT,
+    MSG_NUM,
+    TOTAL_SATS_IN_VIEW,
+    SV_PRN,
+    ELEVATION,  // DEG (0-90)
+    AZIMUTH,  // DEG (0-359)
+    SNR  // DB (0-99)
+    };  // GSV data fields
+
+    char buffer[BUFF_LEN];  // buffer to hold raw GPS data
+    String buffStr;      // String to hold converted GPS data
+    String dataStr[NELMS];
+
+    // private functions
+    String fillDataBuffer(char * buffer, SoftwareSerial &gpsSerial, int bufferLength);
+    String getDataString(String buffString, String DataName);
+    String parseData(String data, int ctr);    
+    String getTime(String RMCData);
+    String getDate(String RMCData);
+    String getLatitude(String RMCData);
+    String getLongitude(String RMCData);  // concatenate the degrees and the direction into one string
+
+};
+
+#endif