GPS for STM32

[cfgyllenhammar]

Posted on August 17, 2016 at 15:28

Generally I am a bit surprised not to find a STM32 nucleo board with a GPS chip. Anybody know the rational behind not integrating STA8090FG into any STM32 boards?

I have just ordered

AK-STM32-GPS STM32 And GPS Development Board from Artekit labs. But I will be very surprised if their chip is anywhere near STA8090FG.

#gps

[Tesla DeLorean]

Posted on August 17, 2016 at 16:04

Generally I am a bit surprised not to find a STM32 nucleo board with a GPS chip. Anybody know the rational behind not integrating STA8090FG into any STM32 boards?

Cost? The model with the NUCELO boards was to put non-core functionality on shield boards rather than clutter the board up with user/application circuitry like the DISCO boards have become. When you need a break-out board the last thing you want is every pin committed to some other functionality.

A GPS module with serial connectivity can connect to any available USART.

My direct experience with ST's GPS group is there is zero interest/support available unless you are going to be doing >$1M in business, and if you can do that you can certainly build your own development boards.

[Tesla DeLorean]

Posted on August 17, 2016 at 17:37

This how we do GPS on NUCLEO/DISCO here...