Gps speedometer using the Transparent OLED HUD Breakout (Qwiic) LCD

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What kit is needed to create a GPS speedometer using the transparent OLED HUD Breakout Qwiic LCD display screen?

Is it possible to create using the Qwiic connect systems? And how much coding is required?

Appreciate the help.

Cheers

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Hello HondaBiker!

We don’t really have a kit for a project like this, but I can give you some suggestions on what parts you might need.

You’re going to need a GPS module, the display, a processor to run your code and some cables. The list below is the minimum needed to get you started. (assuming you already have a micro USB cable and a computer.)

  • - [[SparkFun GPS Breakout - Chip Antenna, SAM-M8Q (Qwiic)](https://www.sparkfun.com/products/15210)
    • This is our lowest cost Qwiic enabled GPS module.
  • - [[SparkFun Transparent OLED HUD Breakout (Qwiic)](https://www.sparkfun.com/products/15079)
    • The display.
  • - [[Teensy 3.2](https://www.sparkfun.com/products/13736)
    • A small processor powerful enough to drive the display.
  • - [[Qwiic Cable - Breadboard Jumper (4-pin)](https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14425)
    • This connects the GPS to the Teensy.
  • - [[Qwiic Cable - 200mm](https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14428)
    • This connects the display to the GPS and Teensy.

      • [/list]

    We have a guide that shows how to use the display and a guide that shows how to use the GPS, but no guide that shows how to use them together. You’re going to need to write some custom code to merge the two but to start with I’d recommend just getting the GPS printing speed and direction values on your computer screen. Once you have the data you’re looking for there, concentrate on just getting the display showing data. We do have some example code for both the GPS and display you can use as a starting point.

    After you’re able to communicate with both devices separately, then you can start writing your own code that pulls data from the GPS, formats it correctly for the display and then writes it out to the display to view. Sadly SparkFun is not able to help with the code, but other users may be able to assist with that if you run into a roadblock and you can also get code advice on the internet and in the [Arduino Forum

    Hope this helps!](https://forum.arduino.cc/)](Flexible Qwiic Cable - 200mm - PRT-17258 - SparkFun Electronics)](https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14425)](https://www.sparkfun.com/products/13736)](SparkFun Transparent OLED HUD Breakout (Qwiic) - LCD-15079 - SparkFun Electronics)](SparkFun GPS Breakout - Chip Antenna, SAM-M8Q (Qwiic) - GPS-15210 - SparkFun Electronics)