NAME

GPS::NMEA - Perl interface to GPS equipment using the NMEA Protocol

SYNOPSIS

  use GPS::NMEA;
  $gps = new GPS::NMEA(  'Port'      => '/dev/ttyS0',
                         'Baud'      => 9600,
                );

DESCRIPTION

GPS::NMEA allows the connection and use of of a GPS receiver in perl scripts.

Note that latitudes and longitudes are in DMM format.

GETTING STARTED

KNOWN LIMITATIONS

BUGS

EXAMPLES

Get the position periodically:

    #!/usr/bin/perl
    use GPS::NMEA;
    
    my $gps = GPS::NMEA->new(Port => '/dev/cuaa0', # or COM5: or /dev/ttyS0
                             Baud => 4800);
    while(1) {
        my($ns,$lat,$ew,$lon) = $gps->get_position;
        print "($ns,$lat,$ew,$lon)\n";
    }

Get the internal NMEA dump:

    #!/usr/bin/perl
    use GPS::NMEA;
    use Data::Dumper;
    
    my $gps = GPS::NMEA->new(Port => '/dev/cuaa0', # or COM5: or /dev/ttyS0
                             Baud => 4800);
    while(1) {
        $gps->parse;
    
        # Dump internal NMEA data:
        $gps->nmea_data_dump;
    
        # Alternative to look at the internal NMEA data:
        require Data::Dumper;
        print Data::Dumper->new([$gps->{NMEADATA}],[])->Indent(1)->Useqq(1)->Dump;
    }
    __END__

AUTHOR

Joao Pedro B Gonçalves , joaop@iscsp.utl.pt

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