This is a simple GPS chip that connects to the satellites that orbit the Earth to give us an estimate of where the EV3 is in the world. The dGPS provides information such as UTC (time), latitude, longitude, heading, velocity, and satellite link status. We will only need the first three when we write the programs for this project.
On one side of the board is the GPS antenna and the signal LED. The other side is where the battery and sensor plug are mounted. When mounting the dGPS on a robot, the antenna should face up so that it has a clearer view of the sky. We will discuss mounting the sensor in more detail shortly. Here, the dGPS is shown with the battery side facing up (plus some extra Technic pins used for mounting, ...
