Ultimate GPS Tracker Project 6: Timing Challenges with UART Based GPS Module

You guys can help me out over at Patreon, and that will help me keep my gear updated, and help me keep this quality content coming: https://www.patreon.com/PaulMcWhorter In this video I will show you the challenge in using a module that works over UART, like the GPS module. The challenge is, if you do not continue to constantly read the data from the UART, the buffer fills, overflows, and then you lose data. This means when you go back later to make a read, you will find stale data in the buffer, and incomplete or corrupted NMEA sentences. These can then cause your program to crash. We will explore the problem in this video, and then your assignment will be to rewrite the program to fix this problem. Enjoy! We are actually pursuing building a GPS Tracker, and this is the gear we will be using in this class: Raspberry Pi Pico W: https://amzn.to/3FA4tqS Adafruit Ultimate GPS: https://amzn.to/4jeRIjj External Antenna (OPTIONAL): https://amzn.to/4myFWTL Button Battery For Quicker Fix: https://amzn.to/3FjoUbH Breadvolt Power Supply (OPTIONAL): https://amzn.to/4kuuJ50 Charging Cable (If You Don’t Have): https://amzn.to/3Z0EMGF Soldering Iron: https://amzn.to/3HpZolw Solder Practice Components: https://amzn.to/4mNaEca Extra Solder: https://amzn.to/4kuuDdE Safety Glasses: https://amzn.to/4mwGMjR [Disclosure of Material Connection: I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. This means if you visit the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will add value to my readers.] #raspberrypipico #GPS #Tracker