TinyGPS++ SendCommand

Firmware Libraries
1

Is there a method in the TinyGPS++ library that will allow you to do send commands to the GPS itself? So you can change the update rate, the sentences, etc.?

2

I didn’t find a TinyGPSPlus.sendCommand, so I just added my own. I’ll put it below, just in case someone else might need it.

static void sendCommand(const char *str)
{
Serial1.println(str);
delay(500);
}

3

I appreciate you posting that! Thank you for creating that command.
Kyle

4

How would i write this out in arduino as i get an error saying error: a function-definition is not allowed here before ‘{’ token . i wrote this in void loop{} if that’s any information for you

thanks

5

Although this is not an Arduino forum, we still might be able to help if you provided us with a better understanding of what this is :wink:
The post(s) you are referring to are 6+ years old.

However, function definitions are typically not inside other functions (which void loop() { ... } is).

Hence, my take answering your "cryptic" question would look like

void setup() {
  // ... whatever you need to do to setup your program
}

void loop() {
  // ... whatever your program should keep on doing
}

static void sendCommand(const char *str) {
  Serial1.println(str);
  delay(500);
}