How to add GPS to Your Raspberry Pi Pico | A Simple GPS Project

Core Electronics March 21, 2025
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🔗 *The full guide* : _https://core-electronics.com.au/guides/raspberry-pi-pico/how-to-add-gps-to-a-raspberry-pi-pico/_ In this video, we will be learning how to add a GPS receiver module to a Raspberry Pi Pico. We will be taking a look at how GPS works, and how to wire up and code your project to get coordinates, as a final step, we will be making a short and sweet GPS project - a small device that tracks a target location and uses our current location to display the distance and direction to that target, allowing you to navigate there from anywhere on the surface of the earth. 🔧🔨🧰 Hardware featured in this guide: *NEO-6M GPS Module:* _https://core-electronics.com.au/catalog/product/view/sku/CE05949_ *Picos:* _https://core-electronics.com.au/raspberry-pi/pico.html#category_2118_ 💡❓ If you have any questions about this content or want to share a project you're working on head over to our *maker forum:* _http://coreelec.io/forum_ 0:00 What we are doing 0:20 How GPS works 1:57 What you will need 2:15 Wiring up the GPS module 3:00 Reading the raw UART output 6:55 Using a GPS library 9:25 Project: DIY navigation device 🌏🦘 *Core Electronics* is located in the heart of Newcastle, Australia. We're powered by makers, for makers. Drop by if you are looking for: • *Raspberry Pi* _https://core-electronics.com.au/raspberry-pi.html_ • *Arduino* _https://core-electronics.com.au/arduino.html_ • *Sparkfun* _https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/sparkfun-australia_ • *Adafruit* _https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/adafruit-australia_ • *Pololu* _https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/pololu-australia_ • *DFRobot* _https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/dfrobot-australia_ The following trademarks are owned by *Core Electronics Pty Ltd:* "Core Electronics" and the Core Electronics logo "Makerverse" and the Makerverse logo "PiicoDev" and the PiicoDev logo "GlowBit" and the GlowBit logo

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