use mega2560 to drive U-BLOX NEO-6M GPS module

1) )Objective：

Use Mega2560 to get Latitude ,longitude and altitude from U-BLOX NEO-6M GPS module

2)Parts
1 x Mega2560 board

1 x U-BLOX NEO-6M GPS module

3) About U-BLOX NEO-6M GPS module

The module uses U-BLOX NEO-6M module.The module comes with high-performance ceramic antenna, which is equival of the integrated active antenna.Module comes with EEPROM. All configuration information can be stored in the EEPROM. A variety of configurations to meet your needs.The module also comes with a rechargeable backup battery (to support warm or warm start. after the main power supply power off, back-up battery power can maintain a half hour for GPS receiver data stored).

Features

• Use U-BLOX NEO-6M modular, compact, and excellent performance.
• Comes with ceramic antenna, capability of searching star is quite good.
• You can set various parameters via the serial port, and can be stored in the EEPROM, and easy to use.
• Compatible with 3.3V / 5V level, for easy connection to a variety of microprocessor systems.
• built-in rechargeable backup battery, can retentive ephemeris data

Technical Parameters

Notice

• Outdoor use
• Note Lightning and waterproof
• Do not support Raspberry Pi 3 B (Because of RPi 3B’s serial port problem, it may have other solution)

4) Circuit connection and graph

4) Download sample code from following link :

ATK_NEO_6M_GPS

5) Result：

Bring U-BLOX NEO-6M GPS module outdoor, open serial monitor window in Arduino IDE(upper right corner)

You will see following data information: