#!/usr/bin/env python3
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# gps_time_ex2.py
#
# Simple Example for SparkFun ublox GPS products
#------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Written by SparkFun Electronics, July 2020
#
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#==================================================================================
# GNU GPL License 3.0
# Copyright (c) 2020 SparkFun Electronics
#
# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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#
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# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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#==================================================================================
# Example 2
# This example sets up the serial port and then passes it to the UbloxGPs
# library. From here we call date_time() and to get gps time and check whether
# the data received is "valid" which indicates that the probability of the time
# to be correct is very high.
import serial
from ublox_gps import UbloxGps
port = serial.Serial('/dev/serial0', baudrate=38400, timeout=1)
gps = UbloxGps(port)
def run():
try:
print("Listening for UBX Messages")
while True:
try:
gps_time = gps.date_time()
print("{}/{}/{}".format(gps_time.day, gps_time.month,
gps_time.year))
print("UTC Time {}:{}:{}".format(gps_time.hour, gps_time.min,
gps_time.sec))
print("Valid date:{}\nValid Time:{}".format(gps_time.valid.validDate,
gps_time.valid.validTime))
except (ValueError, IOError) as err:
print(err)
finally:
port.close()
if __name__ == '__main__':
run()