def connect():
ipcon = IPConnection() # Create IP connection
gps = GPS(UID, ipcon) # Create device object
ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT) # Connect to brickd
# Don't use device before ipcon is connected
print('GPS Bricklet connected...')
return gps, ipcon
PORT = 4223
UID = "ABC" # Change to your UID
from tinkerforge.ip_connection import IPConnection
from tinkerforge.bricklet_gps import GPS
# Callback function for coordinates
def cb_coordinates(latitude, ns, longitude, ew, pdop, hdop, vdop, epe):
print('Latitude: ' + str(latitude / 1000000.0) + '° ' + ns)
print('Longitude: ' + str(longitude / 1000000.0) + '° ' + ew)
if __name__ == "__main__":
ipcon = IPConnection() # Create IP connection
gps = GPS(UID, ipcon) # Create device object
ipcon.connect(HOST, PORT) # Connect to brickd
# Don't use device before ipcon is connected
# Set Period for coordinates callback to 1s (1000ms)
# Note: The callback is only called every second if the
# coordinates have changed since the last call!
gps.set_coordinates_callback_period(1000)
# Register coordinates callback to function cb_coordinates
gps.register_callback(gps.CALLBACK_COORDINATES, cb_coordinates)
raw_input('Press key to exit\n') # Use input() in Python 3
ipcon.disconnect()
