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By Phoebe719
#186897
I want to add GPS to a Raspberry Pi 2. How would I connect the EM-506 to the Pi 2? What attaches to what?

Also, do I need an antenna or is that built in to the EM-506?

Thanks!
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By darrellg
#186928
Just reading the product page can answer the antenna question. https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12751

The RXD and TXD pins on the GPS receiver would connect to the TXD and RXD pins on the rPi (RXD <> TXD). If you want to monitor the status of the GPS fix, connect the Directive pin of the GPS module to another GPIO pin, as described in the datasheet http://cdn.sparkfun.com/datasheets/GPS/EM506_um.pdf.