esphome-docs/components/gps.rst

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GPS Component
=============
.. seo::
:description: Instructions for setting up GPS integration in ESPHome.
:image: crosshair-gps.png
The ``gps`` component allows you to connect GPS modules to your ESPHome project.
Any GPS module that uses the standardized NMEA communication protocol will work.
.. figure:: images/gps-full.jpg
:align: center
:width: 50.0%
GPS Module. Image by `Adafruit`_
.. _Adafruit: https://www.adafruit.com/product/746
For this integration to work you need to have set up a :ref:`UART bus <uart>`
in your configuration - only the RX pin should be necessary.
.. code-block:: yaml
# Example configuration entry
uart:
rx_pin: D0
baud_rate: 9600
# Declare GPS module
gps:
# GPS as time source
time:
- platform: gps
Configuration variables:
------------------------
The component is split up in platforms.
First you need to define a global GPS module hub (as seen above).
Currently, the only data that can be extracted from GPS is the current time.
GPS can be used as a time platform to get the current date and time via the
very accurate GPS clocks that are also independent of any network connection.
See :doc:`time` for config options for the GPS time source.
See Also
--------
- :ref:`sensor-filters`
- `TinyGPS++ library <http://arduiniana.org/libraries/tinygpsplus/>`__
- :apiref:`gps/gps.h`
- :ghedit:`Edit`