How to extract details from GPS Receiver

using 8051 Microcontroller

How to extract details from GPS Receiver
using 8051 Microcontroller
Project Code: MC083

 Summary
 Description
 Circuit Diagram
 Video
 Code
 Components

Summary
This project is an extension to interfacing GPS with 8051. Here the microcontroller interfaced

with GPS module is used to obtain latitude, longitude, time, date and speed of the receiver.

These received values are displayed on a 16x2 character LCD.

Description:
The GPS module continuously transmits serial data (RS232 protocol) in the form of

sentences according to NMEA standards. The latitude, longitude, time, date and speed

values of the receiver are contained in the GPRMC sentence as given in the following

example (also refer NMEA format for other sentences). In this project, these values are

extracted from the GPRMC sentence and are displayed on LCD.

Example :

$GPRMC,132455.970,A,2651.0145,N,07547.7051,E,0.50,342.76,301010,,,A*64

where: 

RMC Recommended Minimum sentence C

132455.970 Fix taken at 13:24:55.970 UTC

A Status A=Active or V=Void.

2651.0145, N Latitude 26 deg 51.0145' N

07547.7051, E Longitude 075 deg 47.7051' E

0.50 Speed over the ground in knots

342.76 Track angle in degrees True

301010 Date : 30th of October 2010

 Empty field (xxx.x, Magnetic Variation

y) The checksum data, always begins with *

*64
 

The serial data is taken from the GPS module through MAX232 into the SBUF register

of 8051 controller (refer serial interfacing with 8051). The serial data from the GPS

receiver is taken by using the Serial Interrupt of the controller. This data consists of a

sequence of NMEA sentences from which GPRMC sentence is identified and

processed.

The extraction of required values is done as follows. The first six bytes of the data

received are compared with the pre-stored ($GPRMC) string and if matched then only

data is further accounted for; otherwise the process is repeated again. From the comma

delimited GPRMC sentence, latitude, longitude, date, time, speed values are extracted

by finding the respective comma positions. The values thus extracted are displayed on

the LCD interfaced with AT89C51.

The circuit connections are as follows:

Receiver1 (R1) of MAX232 has been used for the serial communication. The receiver

pin of GPS module is connected to R1IN (pin13) of MAX232. R1OUT (pin 12) of MAX232

is connected to RxD (P3.0) of AT89C51.

Pins 1-3 of port P1 (P1.0, P1.1 & P1.2 respectively) of AT89C51 are connected to the
control pins (RS, R/W& EN) of LCD. The data pins of LCD are connected to Port P2 of

the controller. The latitude and longitude positions are displayed on the LCD.

CODE

 /* Program to display time date,latitude,longitude,speed on LCD

by extracting the GPRMC...
...statement sent by GPS receiver*/
#include<reg51.h>
#define port2 P2
sbit rs = P1^0;
sbit rw = P1^1;
sbit e = P1^2;
char info[70];
char test[6]={"$GPRMC"};
char comma_position[13];
unsigned int check=0,i;
unsigned char a;
void receive_data();
void lcd_time();
void lcd_latitude();
void lcd_longitude();
void lcd_speed();
void lcd_date();

//DELAY FUNCTION
void delay(unsigned int msec)
{
    int i,j ;
    for(i=0;i<msec;i++)
    for(j=0;j<1275;j++);
}

// LCD COMMAND SENDING FUNCTION

void lcd_cmd(unsigned char item)
{
    port2 = item;
    rs= 0;
    rw=0;
    e=1;
    delay(1);
    e=0;
    return;
}

// LCD DATA SENDING FUNCTION

void lcd_data(unsigned char item)
{
    port2 = item;
    rs= 1;
    rw=0;
    e=1;
    delay(1);
    e=0;
    return;
}

 // LCD STRING SENDING FUNCTION

void lcd_string(unsigned char *str)
{
    int i=0;
    while(str[i]!='\0')
    {
        lcd_data(str[i]);
        i++;
        delay(10);
    }
    return;
}

// SERIAL PORT SETTING

void serial()
{
    TMOD=0x20;    //MODE=2
    TH1=0xfa;      // 4800 BAUD
    SCON=0x50  ;  // SERIAL MODE 1 ,8- BIT DATA ,1 STOP BIT ,1
START BIT , RECEIVING ON
    TR1=1;          //TIMER START
}

void find_comma()
{
    unsigned int i,count=0;
    for(i=0;i<70;i++)
    {    
        if(info[i]==',')
        {
            comma_position[count++]=i;
        }
    }
}
void compare()
{  
    IE=0x00;       
    find_comma();
    lcd_time();
    lcd_date();
    lcd_latitude();
    lcd_longitude();
    lcd_speed();
    check=0;
    IE=0x90;
}
 

void receive_data()            interrupt 4                      

{
    info[check++]=SBUF;      //Read SBUF
    if(check<7)
    {
        if(info[check-1]!=test[check-1])
        check=0;
    }
    RI=0;
}
void lcd_time()
{
    unsigned int c1=comma_position[0];
    lcd_cmd(0x01);                 //Clear LCD display
    lcd_data(comma_position[0]);
    delay(50);
    lcd_cmd(0x01);                //Clear LCD display
    lcd_cmd(0x86);                //Move cursor to position 6 of
line 1
    lcd_string("TIME");            //Showing time
    lcd_cmd(0xC0);                //Begining of second line
    lcd_data(info[c1+1]);        //Displaying hours
    lcd_data(info[c1+2]);
    lcd_string(":");    
    lcd_data(info[c1+3]);        //Displaying minutes
    lcd_data(info[c1+4]);                    
    lcd_string(":");
    lcd_data(info[c1+5]);        //Displaying seconds
    lcd_data(info[c1+6]);
    lcd_data(info[c1+8]);        
    lcd_data(info[c1+9]);    
    lcd_data(info[c1+10]);    
    delay(250);                    //Delay, so one can see time
}
    
void lcd_shape()                //Shape of degree symbol
{
    lcd_cmd(64);
    lcd_data(10);
    lcd_data(17);
    lcd_data(17);
    lcd_data(10);
    lcd_data(0);
    lcd_data(0);
    lcd_data(0);
    lcd_data(0);
}

void lcd_latitude()
{
    unsigned int c3=comma_position[2];
    lcd_shape();
    lcd_cmd(0x01);                 //Clear LCD display
    lcd_cmd(0x84);                 //Move cursor to position 6 of
line 1
       lcd_string("LATITUDE");         //Showing latitude
    lcd_cmd(0xC0);                 //Begining of second line  
    lcd_data(info[c3+1]);
    lcd_data(info[c3+2]);
    lcd_data(0);
    lcd_data(info[c3+3]);
    lcd_data(info[c3+4]);
    lcd_data(info[c3+5]);
    lcd_data(info[c3+6]);
    lcd_data(info[c3+7]);
    lcd_data(info[c3+8]);
    lcd_data(info[c3+9]);
    lcd_data(0x27);             //ASCII of minute sign(')
    lcd_data(info[c3+10]);
    lcd_data(info[c3+11]);
    delay(250);
}

void lcd_longitude()
{
    unsigned int c5=comma_position[4];
    lcd_cmd(0x01);                 //Clear LCD display
    lcd_cmd(0x84);                 //Move cursor to position 4 of
line 1
    lcd_string("LONGITUDE");         //Showing longitude
    lcd_cmd(0xC0);                 //Begining of second line  
    lcd_data(info[c5+1]);
    lcd_data(info[c5+2]);
    lcd_data(info[c5+3]);
    lcd_data(0);
    lcd_data(info[c5+4]);
    lcd_data(info[c5+5]);
    lcd_data(info[c5+6]);
    lcd_data(info[c5+7]);
    lcd_data(info[c5+8]);
    lcd_data(info[c5+9]);
    lcd_data(info[c5+10]);
    lcd_data(0x27);               //ASCII of minute sign(')
    lcd_data(info[c5+11]);
    lcd_data(info[c5+12]);
    delay(250);
}

void lcd_speed()
{
    unsigned int c6=comma_position[6], c7=comma_position[7];
    lcd_cmd(0x01);                         //Clear LCD display
    lcd_cmd(0x80);                        //Move cursor to
position 5 of line 1
    lcd_string("SPEED(inKNOTS)");        //Showing longitude
    lcd_cmd(0xC0);                        //Begining of second
line
    for(i=c6+1;i<c7;i++)
    {
        lcd_data(info[i]);
    }
    lcd_string("KNOTS");
    delay(250);
}
 
void lcd_date()
{
    unsigned int c9=comma_position[8];
    lcd_cmd(0x01);             //Clear LCD display
    lcd_cmd(0x85);             //Move cursor to position 5 of
line 1
    lcd_string("DATE");
    lcd_cmd(0xC0);
    lcd_data(info[c9+1]);
    lcd_data(info[c9+2]);
    lcd_data('-');
    lcd_data(info[c9+3]);
    lcd_data(info[c9+4]);
    lcd_data('-');
    lcd_data(info[c9+5]);
    lcd_data(info[c9+6]);
    delay(250);
}
 
void main()
{
    serial();
    lcd_cmd(0x38);       //2 LINE, 5X7 MATRIX
    lcd_cmd(0x0e);     //DISPLAY ON, CURSOR BLINKING
    IE=0x90;
    while(1)
    {
        if(check==69)
        compare();
    }
}