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Nano GPS 3 Click with Discovery kit with STM32L4R9AI MCU

Published Nov 13, 2023

Click board™

Nano GPS 3 Click

Dev Board

Discovery kit with STM32L4R9AI MCU

Compiler

NECTO Studio

MCU

STM32L4R9AI

Experience the future of navigation with our GPS/GNSS solution, designed to provide seamless, reliable location data for applications that demand precision and efficiency.

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Hardware Overview

How does it work?

Nano GPS 3 Click is based on the ORG1511, a GPS/GNSS module with an integrated antenna from OriginGPS. It is built around MediaTek’s MT3333 SoC, which includes an 8Mb built-in flash, GNSS radio, a DSP core for processing the GNSS signal, a navigation subsystem, a peripheral controller, and a PMU subsystem. The module is 10x10 mm, the industry’s smallest global positioning module, with superior sensitivity and outstanding performance. It can achieve time to first fix (TTFF) in less than one second, location accuracy of approximately two meters, and tracking sensitivity of -165dBm. Its architecture can detect changes in context, temperature, and satellite signals to achieve a state of near-continuous availability by maintaining and updating its internal parameters, such as time, frequency, and satellite ephemeris data. An on-board patch antenna is built from a Hi-K ceramic element and is accompanied by a GNSS SAW Filter and a GNSS dual-stage LNA, which amplifies the GNSS signal to meet the RF down converter

input threshold. The ORG1511 operates in the 1560 up to 1620MHz frequency range and has 99 search channels and 33 simultaneous tracking channels. Additionally, the module features jamming rejection, indoor and outdoor multipath, cross-correlation mitigation, static navigation, assisted navigation, SBAS, DGPS, and more. It can work in full-power continuous, standby, periodic, and AlwaysLocateTM modes. The Nano GPS 3 Click is equipped with a backup battery JST connector as an optional backup power supply. Please note that JST battery connectors are not standardized, so check the polarity before connecting. Another feature of this Click board™ is the Backup Mode that can be entered by the software NMEA command, forcing the module to enter the Idle state. You can also enter the Backup Mode over the BCKM SEL switch, thus disconnecting the VCC power supply. The battery should be connected before switching it to the Backup Mode over the switch. Worth mentioning is a 1PPS LED as a pulse-per-second signal that provides a pulse

signal for timing purposes. Nano GPS 3 Click can use a standard 2-Wire I2C interface to communicate with the host MCU, supporting clock speeds of 400kHz. In addition, over the COMM SEL jumper, you can select a standard UART interface to communicate with the host MCU with commonly used UART RX and TX pins and additional UART RTS and CTS control flow pins. The communication supports a default baud rate of 9600bps. The WUP pin is an output-only for probing to determine if the module is in active mode or Standby/Backup states. With the FON pin (force-on), you can control the power states of the module, say, returning from a backup mode to a full power mode. This Click board™ can be operated only with a 3.3V logic voltage level. The board must perform appropriate logic voltage level conversion before using MCUs with different logic levels. Also, this Click board™ comes equipped with a library containing easy-to-use functions and an example code that can be used as a reference for further development.

Nano GPS 3 Click hardware overview image

Features overview

Development board

Discovery kit with STM32L4R9AI MCU is a complete demonstration and development platform for the STMicroelectronics Arm® Cortex®-M4 core-based STM32L4R9AI microcontroller. Leveraging the innovative ultra-low-power oriented features, 640 Kbytes of embedded RAM, graphics performance (Chrom-ART Accelerator™), and DSISM controller offered by the STM32L4R9AI, the 32L4R9IDISCOVERY kit enables users to easily prototype applications with state-of-the-art energy efficiency, as well as providing stunning audio and graphics rendering with direct support for an AMOLED DSI round display. For even more user friendliness, the on-board ST-LINK/V2-1 debugger provides out-of-the-box programming and

debugging capabilities. The STM32L4R9AI microcontroller features four I2Cs, five USARTs, one ULP UART, three SPIs, two SAIs, one SDIO, one USB 2.0 full-speed OTG, two CANs, one FMC parallel synchronous interface, one 12 bit ADC, one 12-bit DAC, two ULP analog comparators, two op-amps, one two data-lane DSI display, one digital filter for sigma-delta modulation and SWP interface, two Octo-SPI interfaces, an 8- to 14-bit camera interface, one touch-sensing controller interface, JTAG, and SWD debugging support. This Discovery board offers everything users need to get started quickly and develop applications easily. The hardware features on the board help to evaluate the following peripherals: USB OTG FS, microSD™

card, 8-bit camera interface, 16-Mbit PSRAM, PMOD, and STMod+ connectors, IDD measurement, full-duplex I2S with an audio codec and stereo headset jack including an analog microphone, DFSDM with a pair of MEMS digital microphones on board, 512-Mbit Octo-SPI Flash memory device, I2C extension connector, 1.2" AMOLED display using a one data-lane DSI interface with a capacitive touch panel. The ARDUINO® compatible connectors expand the functionality with a wide choice of specialized shields. The integrated ST-LINK/V2-1 provides an embedded in-circuit debugger and programmer for the STM32 MCU.

Discovery kit with STM32L4R9AI MCU double side image

Microcontroller Overview

MCU Card / MCU

default

Architecture

ARM Cortex-M4

MCU Memory (KB)

2048

Silicon Vendor

STMicroelectronics

Pin count

169

RAM (Bytes)

655360

Used MCU Pins

mikroBUS™ mapper

Wake-Up
PA4
AN
NC
NC
RST
UART RTS
PG11
CS
NC
NC
SCK
NC
NC
MISO
NC
NC
MOSI
Power Supply
3.3V
3.3V
Ground
GND
GND
Force-On
PA0
PWM
UART CTS
PH2
INT
UART TX
PG10
TX
UART RX
PB6
RX
I2C Clock
PB8
SCL
I2C Data
PB7
SDA
NC
NC
5V
Ground
GND
GND
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Click board™ Schematic

Nano GPS 3 Click Schematic schematic

Step by step

Project assembly

Discovery kit with STM32L4R9AI MCU front image hardware assembly

Start by selecting your development board and Click board™. Begin with the Discovery kit with STM32L4R9AI MCU as your development board.

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Application Output

This Click board can be interfaced and monitored in two ways:

  • Application Output - Use the "Application Output" window in Debug mode for real-time data monitoring. Set it up properly by following this tutorial.

Software Support

Library Description

This library contains API for Nano GPS 3 Click driver.

Key functions:

  • nanogps3_parse_gngga - Nano GPS 3 parse GNGGA function.

  • nanogps3_generic_read - Nano GPS 3 data reading function.

  • nanogps3_generic_write - Nano GPS 3 data writing function.

Open Source

Code example

The complete application code and a ready-to-use project are available through the NECTO Studio Package Manager for direct installation in the NECTO Studio. The application code can also be found on the MIKROE GitHub account.

/*!
 * @file main.c
 * @brief Nano GPS 3 Click example
 *
 * # Description
 * This example demonstrates the use of Nano GPS 3 click by reading and displaying
 * the GPS coordinates.
 *
 * The demo application is composed of two sections :
 *
 * ## Application Init
 * Initializes the driver and resets the click board.
 *
 * ## Application Task
 * Reads the received data, parses the GNGGA info from it, and once it receives the position fix
 * it will start displaying the coordinates on the USB UART.
 *
 * ## Additional Function
 * - static void nanogps3_clear_app_buf ( void )
 * - static err_t nanogps3_process ( nanogps3_t *ctx )
 * - static void nanogps3_parser_application ( char *rsp )
 *
 * @author Nenad Filipovic
 *
 */

#include "board.h"
#include "log.h"
#include "nanogps3.h"

static nanogps3_t nanogps3;
static log_t logger;

static char app_buf[ NANOGPS3_RX_DRV_BUFFER_SIZE ];
static int32_t app_buf_len = 0;

/**
 * @brief Nano GPS 3 clearing application buffer.
 * @details This function clears memory of application buffer and reset its length.
 * @return None.
 * @note None.
 */
static void nanogps3_clear_app_buf ( void );

/**
 * @brief Nano GPS 3 data reading function.
 * @details This function reads data from device and concatenates data to application buffer.
 * @param[in] ctx : Click context object.
 * See #nanogps3_t object definition for detailed explanation.
 * @return @li @c  0 - Read some data.
 *         @li @c -1 - Nothing is read or Application buffer overflow.
 * @note None.
 */
static err_t nanogps3_process ( nanogps3_t *ctx );

/**
 * @brief Nano GPS 3 parser application.
 * @param[in] rsp Response buffer.
 * @details This function logs GNSS data on the USB UART.
 * @return None.
 * @note None.
 */
static void nanogps3_parser_application ( char *rsp );

void application_init ( void ) 
{
    log_cfg_t log_cfg;  /**< Logger config object. */
    nanogps3_cfg_t nanogps3_cfg;  /**< Click config object. */

    /** 
     * Logger initialization.
     * Default baud rate: 115200
     * Default log level: LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG
     * @note If USB_UART_RX and USB_UART_TX 
     * are defined as HAL_PIN_NC, you will 
     * need to define them manually for log to work. 
     * See @b LOG_MAP_USB_UART macro definition for detailed explanation.
     */
    LOG_MAP_USB_UART( log_cfg );
    log_init( &logger, &log_cfg );
    log_info( &logger, " Application Init " );

    // Click initialization.
    nanogps3_cfg_setup( &nanogps3_cfg );
    NANOGPS3_MAP_MIKROBUS( nanogps3_cfg, MIKROBUS_1 );
    err_t init_flag = nanogps3_init( &nanogps3, &nanogps3_cfg ); 
    if ( ( UART_ERROR == init_flag ) || ( I2C_MASTER_ERROR == init_flag ) )
    {
        log_error( &logger, " Communication init." );
        for ( ; ; );
    }

    nanogps3_default_cfg( &nanogps3 );
    log_info( &logger, " Application Task " );
}

void application_task ( void ) 
{
    nanogps3_process( &nanogps3 );
    if ( app_buf_len > ( sizeof( NANOGPS3_RSP_GNGGA ) + NANOGPS3_NMEA_GNGGA_NUM_ELEMENT ) ) 
    {
        nanogps3_parser_application( app_buf );
    }
}

void main ( void ) 
{
    application_init( );

    for ( ; ; ) 
    {
        application_task( );
    }
}

static void nanogps3_clear_app_buf ( void ) 
{
    memset( app_buf, 0, app_buf_len );
    app_buf_len = 0;
}

static err_t nanogps3_process ( nanogps3_t *ctx )
{
    int32_t rx_size;
    char rx_buf[ NANOGPS3_RX_DRV_BUFFER_SIZE ] = { 0 };

    if ( NANOGPS3_DRV_SEL_UART == ctx->drv_sel )
    {
        rx_size = nanogps3_generic_read( &nanogps3, &rx_buf, NANOGPS3_RX_DRV_BUFFER_SIZE );
    }
    else
    {
        if ( NANOGPS3_OK == nanogps3_generic_read( ctx, rx_buf, 1 ) )
        {
            if ( NANOGPS3_DUMMY != rx_buf[ 0 ] )
            {
                rx_size = 1;
            }
        }
    }
    if ( rx_size > 0 )
    {  
        int32_t buf_cnt = 0;
        if ( ( app_buf_len + rx_size ) > NANOGPS3_RX_DRV_BUFFER_SIZE ) 
        {
            nanogps3_clear_app_buf( );
            return NANOGPS3_ERROR;
        } 
        else 
        {
            buf_cnt = app_buf_len;
            app_buf_len += rx_size;
        }
        for ( int32_t rx_cnt = 0; rx_cnt < rx_size; rx_cnt++ ) 
        {
            if ( rx_buf[ rx_cnt ] ) 
            {
                app_buf[ ( buf_cnt + rx_cnt ) ] = rx_buf[ rx_cnt ];
            }
            else
            {
                app_buf_len--;
                buf_cnt--;
            }
        }
        return NANOGPS3_OK;
    }
    return NANOGPS3_ERROR;
}

static void nanogps3_parser_application ( char *rsp )
{
    char element_buf[ 100 ] = { 0 };
    if ( NANOGPS3_OK == nanogps3_parse_gngga( rsp, NANOGPS3_GNGGA_LATITUDE, element_buf ) )
    {
        static uint8_t wait_for_fix_cnt = 0;
        if ( 0 < strlen( element_buf ) > 0 )
        {
            log_printf( &logger, "\r\n Latitude: %.2s degrees, %s minutes \r\n", 
                        element_buf, &element_buf[ 2 ] );
            nanogps3_parse_gngga( rsp, NANOGPS3_GNGGA_LONGITUDE, element_buf );
            log_printf( &logger, " Longitude: %.3s degrees, %s minutes \r\n", 
                        element_buf, &element_buf[ 3 ] );
            memset( element_buf, 0, sizeof( element_buf ) );
            nanogps3_parse_gngga( rsp, NANOGPS3_GNGGA_ALTITUDE, element_buf );
            log_printf( &logger, " Altitude: %s m \r\n", element_buf );
            wait_for_fix_cnt = 0;
        }
        else
        {
            if ( wait_for_fix_cnt % 5 == 0 )
            {
                log_printf( &logger, " Waiting for the position fix...\r\n\n" );
                wait_for_fix_cnt = 0;
            }
            wait_for_fix_cnt++;
        }
        nanogps3_clear_app_buf(  );
    }
}

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------ END

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