NiceGPS
Ah yes, another project with the word “Nice”, why? Not because its nice, but because it uses the “Nice!Nano” (nRF52840) as its MCU Its a simple to make, standalone GPS receiver, showing everything you need to know when in the wild, and hopefully the battery lasts.
Links
Required Components
- Nice!Nano: AliExpress Link
- M10S GPS: AliExpress Link
- 0.96Inch Display: AliExpress Link
- 6*6 Silicone Switch: AliExpress Link
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But Why?
I go out in big forests, I’d like to have a GPS that’s decently cheap to make, for when I communicate on radio with others in the forest, to say where i am to more easily find each other. Will it be practical.. TBD.
Connections
Its quite simple, 2 Buttons connected from:
P0.29 to gnd.
P0.31 to gnd.
I2C for the display
And P0.06 (TX) P0.08 (RX) to the GPS
Yes. Thats all!
Notes
The full version (With the big antenna on its hat) can fit a battery theoretically 4x50x30mm battery, i say theoretically because i shoved a 30x20x4mm battery. The small version can hold 25x30xXmm (X because the thickness that will fit depends on the wires you solder on, but about 4mm as well)