# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Tony DiCola for Adafruit Industries
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 James Carr
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
"""
`adafruit_gps`
====================================================
GPS parsing module. Can parse simple NMEA data sentences from serial GPS
modules to read latitude, longitude, and more.
* Author(s): Tony DiCola, James Carr
Implementation Notes
--------------------
**Hardware:**
* Adafruit `Ultimate GPS Breakout <https://www.adafruit.com/product/746>`_
* Adafruit `Ultimate GPS FeatherWing <https://www.adafruit.com/product/3133>`_
**Software and Dependencies:**
* Adafruit CircuitPython firmware for the ESP8622 and M0-based boards:
https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython/releases
"""
import time
from micropython import const
try:
from typing import Optional, Tuple, List
from typing_extensions import Literal
from circuitpython_typing import ReadableBuffer
from busio import UART, I2C
except ImportError:
pass
__version__ = "0.0.0+auto.0"
__repo__ = "https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_GPS.git"
_GPSI2C_DEFAULT_ADDRESS = const(0x10)
_GLL = 0
_RMC = 1
_GGA = 2
_GSA = 3
_GSA_4_11 = 4
_GSV7 = 5
_GSV11 = 6
_GSV15 = 7
_GSV19 = 8
_RMC_4_1 = 9
_ST_MIN = _GLL
_ST_MAX = _RMC_4_1
_SENTENCE_PARAMS = (
# 0 - _GLL
"dcdcscC",
# 1 - _RMC
"scdcdcffsDCC",
# 2 - _GGA
"sdcdciiffsfsIS",
# 3 - _GSA
"ciIIIIIIIIIIIIfff",
# 4 - _GSA_4_11
"ciIIIIIIIIIIIIfffS",
# 5 - _GSV7
"iiiiiiI",
# 6 - _GSV11
"iiiiiiIiiiI",
# 7 - _GSV15
"iiiiiiIiiiIiiiI",
# 8 - _GSV19
"iiiiiiIiiiIiiiIiiiI",
# 9 - _RMC_4_1
"scdcdcffsDCCC",
)
# Internal helper parsing functions.
# These handle input that might be none or null and return none instead of
# throwing errors.
def _parse_degrees(nmea_data: str) -> int:
# Parse a NMEA lat/long data pair 'dddmm.mmmm' into a pure degrees value.
# Where ddd is the degrees, mm.mmmm is the minutes.
if nmea_data is None or len(nmea_data) < 3:
return None
# To avoid losing precision handle degrees and minutes separately
# Return the final value as an integer. Further functions can parse
# this into a float or separate parts to retain the precision
raw = nmea_data.split(".")
degrees = int(raw[0]) // 100 * 1000000 # the ddd
minutes = int(raw[0]) % 100 # the mm.
minutes += int(f"{raw[1][:4]:0<4}") / 10000
minutes = int((minutes * 1000000) / 60)
return degrees + minutes
def _parse_int(nmea_data: str) -> int:
if nmea_data is None or nmea_data == "":
return None
return int(nmea_data)
def _parse_float(nmea_data: str) -> float:
if nmea_data is None or nmea_data == "":
return None
return float(nmea_data)
def _parse_str(nmea_data: str) -> str:
if nmea_data is None or nmea_data == "":
return None
return str(nmea_data)
def _read_degrees(data: List[float], index: int, neg: str) -> float:
# This function loses precision with float32
x = data[index] / 1000000
if data[index + 1].lower() == neg:
x *= -1.0
return x
def _read_deg_mins(data: List[str], index: int, neg: str) -> Tuple[int, float]:
# the degrees come in different formats and vary between latitudes and
# longitudes, which makes parsing tricky:
# for latitudes: ddmm,mmmm (0 - 7 decimal places, not zero padded)
# for longitudes: dddmm,mmmm (0 - 7 decimal places, not zero padded)
if "." in data[index]:
int_part, minutes_decimal = data[index].split(".")
else:
int_part, minutes_decimal = data[index], 0
# we need to parse from right to left, minutes can only have 2 digits
minutes_int = int_part[-2:]
# the rest must be degrees which are either 2 or 3 digits
deg = int(int_part[:-2])
# combine the parts of the minutes, this also works when there are no
# decimal places specified in the sentence
minutes = float(f"{minutes_int}.{minutes_decimal}")
if data[index + 1].lower() == neg:
deg *= -1
return deg, minutes
def _parse_talker(data_type: bytes) -> Tuple[bytes, bytes]:
# Split the data_type into talker and sentence_type
if data_type[:1] == b"P": # Proprietary codes
return (data_type[:1], data_type[1:])
return (data_type[:2], data_type[2:])
def _parse_data(sentence_type: int, data: List[str]) -> Optional[List]:
"""Parse sentence data for the specified sentence type and
return a list of parameters in the correct format, or return None.
"""
# pylint: disable=too-many-branches
if not _ST_MIN <= sentence_type <= _ST_MAX:
# The sentence_type is unknown
return None
param_types = _SENTENCE_PARAMS[sentence_type]
if len(param_types) != len(data):
# The expected number does not match the number of data items
return None
params = []
try:
for i, dti in enumerate(data):
pti = param_types[i]
len_dti = len(dti)
nothing = dti is None or len_dti == 0
if pti == "c":
# A single character
if len_dti != 1:
return None
params.append(dti)
elif pti == "C":
# A single character or Nothing
if nothing:
params.append(None)
elif len_dti != 1:
return None
else:
params.append(dti)
elif pti == "d":
# A number parseable as degrees
params.append(_parse_degrees(dti))
elif pti == "D":
# A number parseable as degrees or Nothing
if nothing:
params.append(None)
else:
params.append(_parse_degrees(dti))
elif pti == "f":
# A floating point number
params.append(_parse_float(dti))
elif pti == "i":
# An integer
params.append(_parse_int(dti))
elif pti == "I":
# An integer or Nothing
if nothing:
params.append(None)
else:
params.append(_parse_int(dti))
elif pti == "s":
# A string
params.append(dti)
elif pti == "S":
# A string or Nothing
if nothing:
params.append(None)
else:
params.append(dti)
else:
raise TypeError(f"GPS: Unexpected parameter type '{pti}'")
except ValueError:
# Something didn't parse, abort
return None
# Return the parsed data
return params
# pylint: disable-msg=too-many-instance-attributes
[docs]
class GPS:
"""GPS parsing module. Can parse simple NMEA data sentences from serial
GPS modules to read latitude, longitude, and more.
"""
# lint warning about too many statements disabled
# pylint: disable-msg=R0915
def __init__(self, uart: UART, debug: bool = False) -> None:
self._uart = uart
# Initialize null starting values for GPS attributes.
self.timestamp_utc = None
"""Timestamp in UTC"""
self.latitude = None
"""Degrees latitude"""
self.latitude_degrees = None
"""Degrees component of latitude measurement"""
self.latitude_minutes = None # Use for full precision minutes
"""Minutes component of latitude measurement"""
self.longitude = None
"""Degrees longitude"""
self.longitude_degrees = None
"""Degrees component of longitude measurement"""
self.longitude_minutes = None # Use for full precision minutes
"""Minutes component of longitude measurement"""
self.fix_quality = 0
"""
GPS quality indicator
| 0 - fix not available
| 1 - GPS fix
| 2 - Differential GPS fix (values above 2 are 2.3 features)
| 3 - PPS fix
| 4 - Real Time Kinematic
| 5 - Float RTK
| 6 - estimated (dead reckoning)
| 7 - Manual input mode
| 8 - Simulation mode
"""
self.fix_quality_3d = 0
"""
The type of fix for a reading
| 1 - no fix
| 2 - 2D fix
| 3 - 3D fix
"""
self.satellites = None
"""The number of satellites in use, 0 - 12"""
self.satellites_prev = None
"""The number of satellites in use from the previous data point, 0 - 12"""
self.horizontal_dilution = None
"""Horizontal dilution of precision (GGA)"""
self.altitude_m = None
"""Antenna altitude relative to mean sea level"""
self.height_geoid = None
"""Geoidal separation relative to WGS 84"""
self.speed_knots = None
"""Ground speed in knots"""
self.track_angle_deg = None
"""Track angle in degrees"""
self._sats = None # Temporary holder for information from GSV messages
self.sats = None
"""Information from GSV messages"""
self.isactivedata = None
"""Status Valid(A) or Invalid(V)"""
self.sat_prns = None
"""Satellite pseudorandom noise code"""
self.sel_mode = None
"""
Selection mode
| 'M' - manual
| 'A' - automatic
"""
self.pdop = None
"""Dilution of precision"""
self.hdop = None
"""Horizontal dilution of precision (GSA)"""
self.vdop = None
"""Vertical dilution of precision"""
self.total_mess_num = None
"""Number of messages"""
self.mess_num = None
"""Message number"""
self._raw_sentence = None
self._mode_indicator = None
self._magnetic_variation = None
self.debug = debug
"""Toggles debug mode. When True, prints the incoming data sentence to the console"""
[docs]
def update(self) -> bool:
"""Check for updated data from the GPS module and process it
accordingly. Returns True if new data was processed, and False if
nothing new was received.
"""
# Grab a sentence and check its data type to call the appropriate
# parsing function.
try:
sentence = self._parse_sentence()
except UnicodeError:
return None
if sentence is None:
return False
if self.debug:
print(sentence)
data_type, args = sentence
if len(data_type) < 5:
return False
data_type = bytes(data_type.upper(), "ascii")
(talker, sentence_type) = _parse_talker(data_type)
# Check for all currently known GNSS talkers
# GA - Galileo
# GB - BeiDou Systems
# GI - NavIC
# GL - GLONASS
# GP - GPS
# GQ - QZSS
# GN - GNSS / More than one of the above
if talker not in (b"GA", b"GB", b"GI", b"GL", b"GP", b"GQ", b"GN"):
# It's not a known GNSS source of data
# Assume it's a valid packet anyway
return True
result = True
args = args.split(",")
if sentence_type == b"GLL": # Geographic position - Latitude/Longitude
result = self._parse_gll(args)
elif sentence_type == b"RMC": # Minimum location info
result = self._parse_rmc(args)
elif sentence_type == b"GGA": # 3D location fix
result = self._parse_gga(args)
elif sentence_type == b"GSV": # Satellites in view
result = self._parse_gsv(talker, args)
elif sentence_type == b"GSA": # GPS DOP and active satellites
result = self._parse_gsa(talker, args)
return result
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def send_command(self, command: bytes, add_checksum: bool = True) -> None:
"""Send a command string to the GPS. If add_checksum is True (the
default) a NMEA checksum will automatically be computed and added.
Note you should NOT add the leading $ and trailing * to the command
as they will automatically be added!
"""
self.write(b"$")
self.write(command)
if add_checksum:
checksum = 0
for char in command:
checksum ^= char
self.write(b"*")
self.write(bytes("{:02x}".format(checksum).upper(), "ascii"))
self.write(b"\r\n")
@property
def has_fix(self) -> bool:
"""True if a current fix for location information is available."""
return self.fix_quality is not None and self.fix_quality >= 1
@property
def has_3d_fix(self) -> bool:
"""Returns true if there is a 3d fix available.
use has_fix to determine if a 2d fix is available,
passing it the same data"""
return self.fix_quality_3d is not None and self.fix_quality_3d >= 2
@property
def datetime(self) -> Optional[time.struct_time]:
"""Return struct_time object to feed rtc.set_time_source() function"""
return self.timestamp_utc
@property
def nmea_sentence(self) -> Optional[str]:
"""Return raw_sentence which is the raw NMEA sentence read from the GPS"""
return self._raw_sentence
[docs]
def read(self, num_bytes: Optional[int]) -> Optional[bytes]:
"""Read up to num_bytes of data from the GPS directly, without parsing.
Returns a bytestring with up to num_bytes or None if nothing was read"""
return self._uart.read(num_bytes)
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def write(self, bytestr: ReadableBuffer) -> Optional[int]:
"""Write a bytestring data to the GPS directly, without parsing
or checksums"""
return self._uart.write(bytestr)
@property
def in_waiting(self) -> int:
"""Returns number of bytes available in UART read buffer"""
return self._uart.in_waiting
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def readline(self) -> Optional[bytes]:
"""Returns a newline terminated bytestring, must have timeout set for
the underlying UART or this will block forever!"""
return self._uart.readline()
def _read_sentence(self) -> Optional[str]:
# Parse any NMEA sentence that is available.
# pylint: disable=len-as-condition
# This needs to be refactored when it can be tested.
# Only continue if we have at least 11 bytes in the input buffer
if self.in_waiting < 11:
return None
sentence = self.readline()
if sentence is None or sentence == b"" or len(sentence) < 1:
return None
try:
sentence = str(sentence, "ascii").strip()
except UnicodeError:
return None
# Look for a checksum and validate it if present.
if len(sentence) > 7 and sentence[-3] == "*":
# Get included checksum, then calculate it and compare.
expected = int(sentence[-2:], 16)
actual = 0
for i in range(1, len(sentence) - 3):
actual ^= ord(sentence[i])
if actual != expected:
return None # Failed to validate checksum.
# copy the raw sentence
self._raw_sentence = sentence
return sentence
# At this point we don't have a valid sentence
return None
def _parse_sentence(self) -> Optional[Tuple[str, str]]:
sentence = self._read_sentence()
# sentence is a valid NMEA with a valid checksum
if sentence is None:
return None
# Remove checksum once validated.
sentence = sentence[:-3]
# Parse out the type of sentence (first string after $ up to comma)
# and then grab the rest as data within the sentence.
delimiter = sentence.find(",")
if delimiter == -1:
return None # Invalid sentence, no comma after data type.
data_type = sentence[1:delimiter]
return (data_type, sentence[delimiter + 1 :])
def _update_timestamp_utc(self, time_utc: str, date: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
hours = int(time_utc[0:2])
mins = int(time_utc[2:4])
secs = int(time_utc[4:6])
if date is None:
if self.timestamp_utc is None:
day, month, year = 0, 0, 0
else:
day = self.timestamp_utc.tm_mday
month = self.timestamp_utc.tm_mon
year = self.timestamp_utc.tm_year
else:
day = int(date[0:2])
month = int(date[2:4])
year = 2000 + int(date[4:6])
self.timestamp_utc = time.struct_time(
(year, month, day, hours, mins, secs, 0, 0, -1)
)
def _parse_gll(self, data: List[str]) -> bool:
# GLL - Geographic Position - Latitude/Longitude
if data is None or len(data) != 7:
return False # Unexpected number of params.
parsed_data = _parse_data(_GLL, data)
if parsed_data is None:
return False # Params didn't parse
# Latitude
self.latitude = _read_degrees(parsed_data, 0, "s")
self.latitude_degrees, self.latitude_minutes = _read_deg_mins(
data=data, index=0, neg="s"
)
# Longitude
self.longitude = _read_degrees(parsed_data, 2, "w")
self.longitude_degrees, self.longitude_minutes = _read_deg_mins(
data=data, index=2, neg="w"
)
# UTC time of position
self._update_timestamp_utc(parsed_data[4])
# Status Valid(A) or Invalid(V)
self.isactivedata = parsed_data[5]
# Parse FAA mode indicator
self._mode_indicator = parsed_data[6]
return True
def _parse_rmc(self, data: List[str]) -> bool:
# RMC - Recommended Minimum Navigation Information
if data is None or len(data) not in (12, 13):
return False # Unexpected number of params.
parsed_data = _parse_data({12: _RMC, 13: _RMC_4_1}[len(data)], data)
if parsed_data is None:
self.fix_quality = 0
return False # Params didn't parse
# UTC time of position and date
self._update_timestamp_utc(parsed_data[0], parsed_data[8])
# Status Valid(A) or Invalid(V)
self.isactivedata = parsed_data[1]
if parsed_data[1].lower() == "a":
if self.fix_quality == 0:
self.fix_quality = 1
else:
self.fix_quality = 0
# Latitude
self.latitude = _read_degrees(parsed_data, 2, "s")
self.latitude_degrees, self.latitude_minutes = _read_deg_mins(
data=data, index=2, neg="s"
)
# Longitude
self.longitude = _read_degrees(parsed_data, 4, "w")
self.longitude_degrees, self.longitude_minutes = _read_deg_mins(
data=data, index=4, neg="w"
)
# Speed over ground, knots
self.speed_knots = parsed_data[6]
# Track made good, degrees true
self.track_angle_deg = parsed_data[7]
# Magnetic variation
if parsed_data[9] is None or parsed_data[10] is None:
self._magnetic_variation = None
else:
self._magnetic_variation = _read_degrees(parsed_data, 9, "w")
# Parse FAA mode indicator
self._mode_indicator = parsed_data[11]
return True
def _parse_gga(self, data: List[str]) -> bool:
# GGA - Global Positioning System Fix Data
if data is None or len(data) != 14:
return False # Unexpected number of params.
parsed_data = _parse_data(_GGA, data)
if parsed_data is None:
self.fix_quality = 0
return False # Params didn't parse
# UTC time of position
self._update_timestamp_utc(parsed_data[0])
# Latitude
self.latitude = _read_degrees(parsed_data, 1, "s")
self.longitude_degrees, self.longitude_minutes = _read_deg_mins(
data=data, index=3, neg="w"
)
# Longitude
self.longitude = _read_degrees(parsed_data, 3, "w")
self.latitude_degrees, self.latitude_minutes = _read_deg_mins(
data=data, index=1, neg="s"
)
# GPS quality indicator
self.fix_quality = parsed_data[5]
# Number of satellites in use, 0 - 12
self.satellites = parsed_data[6]
# Horizontal dilution of precision
self.horizontal_dilution = parsed_data[7]
# Antenna altitude relative to mean sea level
self.altitude_m = _parse_float(parsed_data[8])
# data[9] - antenna altitude unit, always 'M' ???
# Geoidal separation relative to WGS 84
self.height_geoid = _parse_float(parsed_data[10])
# data[11] - geoidal separation unit, always 'M' ???
# data[12] - Age of differential GPS data, can be null
# data[13] - Differential reference station ID, can be null
return True
def _parse_gsa(self, talker: bytes, data: List[str]) -> bool:
# GSA - GPS DOP and active satellites
if data is None or len(data) not in (17, 18):
return False # Unexpected number of params.
if len(data) == 17:
data = _parse_data(_GSA, data)
else:
data = _parse_data(_GSA_4_11, data)
if data is None:
self.fix_quality_3d = 0
return False # Params didn't parse
talker = str(talker, "ascii")
# Selection mode: 'M' - manual, 'A' - automatic
self.sel_mode = data[0]
# Mode: 1 - no fix, 2 - 2D fix, 3 - 3D fix
self.fix_quality_3d = data[1]
satlist = list(filter(None, data[2:-4]))
self.sat_prns = []
for sat in satlist:
self.sat_prns.append("{}{}".format(talker, sat))
# PDOP, dilution of precision
self.pdop = _parse_float(data[14])
# HDOP, horizontal dilution of precision
self.hdop = _parse_float(data[15])
# VDOP, vertical dilution of precision
self.vdop = _parse_float(data[16])
# data[17] - System ID
return True
def _parse_gsv(self, talker: bytes, data: List[str]) -> bool:
# GSV - Satellites in view
# pylint: disable=too-many-branches
if data is None or len(data) not in (7, 11, 15, 19):
return False # Unexpected number of params.
data = _parse_data(
{7: _GSV7, 11: _GSV11, 15: _GSV15, 19: _GSV19}[len(data)],
data,
)
if data is None:
return False # Params didn't parse
talker = str(talker, "ascii")
# Number of messages
self.total_mess_num = data[0]
# Message number
self.mess_num = data[1]
# Number of satellites in view
self.satellites = data[2]
sat_tup = data[3:]
satlist = []
timestamp = time.monotonic()
for i in range(len(sat_tup) // 4):
j = i * 4
value = (
# Satellite number
"{}{}".format(talker, sat_tup[0 + j]),
# Elevation in degrees
sat_tup[1 + j],
# Azimuth in degrees
sat_tup[2 + j],
# signal-to-noise ratio in dB
sat_tup[3 + j],
# Timestamp
timestamp,
)
satlist.append(value)
if self._sats is None:
self._sats = []
for value in satlist:
self._sats.append(value)
if self.mess_num == self.total_mess_num:
# Last part of GSV message
if len(self._sats) == self.satellites:
# Transfer received satellites to self.sats
if self.sats is None:
self.sats = {}
else:
# Remove all satellites which haven't
# been seen for 30 seconds
timestamp = time.monotonic()
old = []
for sat_id, sat_data in self.sats.items():
if (timestamp - sat_data[4]) > 30:
old.append(sat_id)
for i in old:
self.sats.pop(i)
for sat in self._sats:
self.sats[sat[0]] = sat
self._sats.clear()
self.satellites_prev = self.satellites
return True
[docs]
class GPS_GtopI2C(GPS):
"""GTop-compatible I2C GPS parsing module. Can parse simple NMEA data
sentences from an I2C-capable GPS module to read latitude, longitude, and more.
"""
def __init__(
self,
i2c_bus: I2C,
*,
address: int = _GPSI2C_DEFAULT_ADDRESS,
debug: bool = False,
timeout: float = 5.0,
) -> None:
from adafruit_bus_device import ( # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
i2c_device,
)
super().__init__(None, debug) # init the parent with no UART
self._i2c = i2c_device.I2CDevice(i2c_bus, address)
self._lastbyte = None
self._charbuff = bytearray(1)
self._internalbuffer = []
self._timeout = timeout
[docs]
def read(self, num_bytes: int = 1) -> bytearray:
"""Read up to num_bytes of data from the GPS directly, without parsing.
Returns a bytearray with up to num_bytes or None if nothing was read"""
result = []
for _ in range(num_bytes):
with self._i2c as i2c:
# we read one byte at a time, verify it isnt part of a string of
# 'stuffed' newlines and then append to our result array for byteification
i2c.readinto(self._charbuff)
char = self._charbuff[0]
if (char == 0x0A) and (self._lastbyte != 0x0D):
continue # skip duplicate \n's!
result.append(char)
self._lastbyte = char # keep track of the last character approved
return bytearray(result)
[docs]
def write(self, bytestr: ReadableBuffer) -> None:
"""Write a bytestring data to the GPS directly, without parsing
or checksums"""
with self._i2c as i2c:
i2c.write(bytestr)
@property
def in_waiting(self) -> Literal[16]:
"""Returns number of bytes available in UART read buffer, always 16
since I2C does not have the ability to know how much data is available"""
return 16
[docs]
def readline(self) -> Optional[bytearray]:
"""Returns a newline terminated bytearray, must have timeout set for
the underlying UART or this will block forever!"""
timeout = time.monotonic() + self._timeout
while timeout > time.monotonic():
# check if our internal buffer has a '\n' termination already
if self._internalbuffer and (self._internalbuffer[-1] == 0x0A):
break
char = self.read(1)
if not char:
continue
self._internalbuffer.append(char[0])
# print(bytearray(self._internalbuffer))
if self._internalbuffer and self._internalbuffer[-1] == 0x0A:
ret = bytearray(self._internalbuffer)
self._internalbuffer = [] # reset the buffer to empty
return ret
return None # no completed data yet