GPS Breakout supported messages (SparkFun GPS Breakout - XA1110)

Qwiic System
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I am considering purchasing the SparkFun GPS Breakout - XA1110 (Qwiic) board (GPS-14414), and I had a few questions.

  1. One user manual listed in the Documents section mentions the command PMTK667 (UTC Correction Information), while the other user manual does not. Also, the product overview pages reference the second, older user manual which does not have the command. As I am considering purchasing the board specifically for this command, can you confirm that this is available in the current stock?

  2. The documentation also mentions the ZDA NMEA message type, but nowhere in the documentation are there examples of this type. The ZDA message type is supposed to include timezone offsets, but I have seen those values left out of messages on other GPS boards. Does this board provide the timezone information?

Thanks for your help,

Shawn K.

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Hi Shawn,

  1. Yes, the current stock we have of the XA1110 Breakout uses the updated firmware and [User Guide. All the PMTK commands listed there will function on this breakout. If you are using this with our Arduino library, I would recommend using the [ConfigureGPS Example to set up the module to your liking. The other user guide is linked for XA1110 breakouts purchased before June 1, 2018 as they have a different firmware version on the module.

  2. This board should be capable of printing ZDA messages. I would refer to the above User Guide for further information about the Time & Date information from the ZDA messages. Specifically, PMTK314 looks like it will let you configure those fields.

I hope this information helps clarify the different documentation we have available for this breakout. If you have any other questions about the XA1110 Breakout, please reply to this thread and we would be happy to help as much as we can.](SparkFun_I2C_GPS_Arduino_Library/examples/Example5-ConfigureGPS/Example5-ConfigureGPS.ino at master · sparkfun/SparkFun_I2C_GPS_Arduino_Library · GitHub)](https://cdn.sparkfun.com/assets/b/c/4/4/5/AirPrime_XM_XA_Series_Software_User_Guide_r3.pdf)