adding gps code to library

examples/read-gps-single-character/read_gps_single_character.ino

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+
+#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
+
+SoftwareSerial gps(2, 3); // RX, TX
+
+bool isVerbose = true;
+
+void setup() {
+
+  // Start the serial monitor:
+  if (isVerbose) Serial.begin(9600);
+
+  // set the data rate for the SoftwareSerial port
+  gps.begin(9600);
+  while (!gps) {
+    delay(2); // wait
+  }
+
+  // set the gps port to listen:
+  gps.listen();
+  if (isVerbose) Serial.println("GPS is initialized!");  
+
+}
+
+void loop() {
+  // put your main code here, to run repeatedly:
+
+  char t;
+  if (gps.available()) {
+    t = gps.read();
+    if (isVerbose) {
+      Serial.print(t);
+    }
+  } 
+  delay(1);
+
+}

examples/read-gps-string/read_gps_string.ino

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+
+
+#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
+
+SoftwareSerial gps(2, 3); // RX, TX
+
+bool isVerbose = true;
+
+const int nChars = 500;
+char gps_string[nChars];
+
+// This function clears the GPS data array:
+void clear_gps_string() {
+  for (int i = 0; i < nChars ; i++) gps_string[i] = '\0';
+}
+
+// This function reads the GPS data into an array. It does this
+// in 3 steps:
+// 1. Wait until the buffer is cleared out (in case we arrive in
+//    the middle of a message.
+// 2. Wait until the buffer is available again.
+// 3. Read the buffer.
+
+void read_gps() {
+
+  char t;
+
+  // If we arrive in the middle of a gps_available
+  // wait for that to go away:
+  while (gps.available()) {
+    t = gps.read(); // do nothing
+    delay(1);
+  }
+
+  // ok, now wait until the gps is available again:
+  while (!gps.available()) {
+    delay(1); // do nothing
+  }
+
+  // now read in the GPS data:
+  int iChar = 0;
+  while (gps.available()) {
+    gps_string[iChar] = gps.read();
+    iChar++;
+    delay(1);
+  }
+
+}
+
+// Set up the gps and the Serial port:
+void setup() {
+
+ // Start the serial monitor:
+  if (isVerbose) Serial.begin(9600);
+
+  // set the data rate for the SoftwareSerial port
+  gps.begin(9600);
+  while (!gps) {
+    delay(2); // wait
+  }
+
+  // set the gps port to listen:
+  gps.listen();
+  if (isVerbose) Serial.println("GPS is initialized!");  
+
+}
+
+// Read in the GPS and display it.
+void loop() {
+
+  clear_gps_string();
+  read_gps();
+  if (isVerbose) Serial.println(gps_string);
+
+}

library.json

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 {
     "name": "ENGR100-950",
-    "version": "1.1.2",
+    "version": "1.1.3",
     "keywords": "Arduino,library",
     "description": "UMich ENGR 100-950 Library",
     "repository": {

library.properties

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name=ENGR100-950
-version=1.1.2
+version=1.1.3
 author=Benjamen Miller <[email protected]>
 maintainer=Benjamen Miller <[email protected]>
 sentence=UMich ENGR 100-950 Library