finished .ino draft 1, copied .ino bones to draft 2

.drafts/.1/gps_master/gps_master.ino

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+// ===================================================================
+// Auth: alex
+// File: gps_master.ino
+// Revn: 07-17-2023  1.0
+// Func: show how to use Ublox GPS module
+//
+// TODO: draft 2
+// ===================================================================
+// CHANGE LOG
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------
+//*07-17-2023: ac adapted from https://github.com/mkconer/ESP8266_GPS/blob/master/ESP8266_GPS_OLED_Youtube.ino
+//
+// ===================================================================
+
+
+#include <TinyGPS++.h>                    // Tiny GPS Plus Library
+// Software Serial Library so we can use other Pins for communication
+// with the GPS module
+#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
+
+// set ESP Rx to GPIO 12 (connect to Ublox Tx),
+// Tx to GPIO 13 (connect to Ublox Rx)
+// GPIO pinout image at URL: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/812vnqUs5tL.jpg
+// Should also have an image in git repository
+// Ublox 6m GPS module to pins 12 and 13
+static const int RXPin = 12, TXPin = 13;
+// Ublox GPS default Baud Rate is 9600
+static const uint32_t GPSBaud = 9600;
+
+// Create an Instance of the TinyGPS++ object called gps
+TinyGPSPlus gps;
+// The serial connection to the GPS device
+SoftwareSerial ss(RXPin, TXPin);
+
+void setup() {
+  // Set ESP and Software Serial comms speed
+  Serial.begin(GPSBaud);
+  ss.begin(GPSBaud);
+}
+
+void loop() {
+  // print location information
+  Serial.print("Latitude  : ");
+  Serial.println(gps.location.lat(), 5);    // 5 decimals of precision
+  Serial.print("Longitude : ");
+  Serial.println(gps.location.lng(), 5);
+  
+  delay(2000);              // wait 2 seconds between getting location
+  
+  smartDelay(500);          // Run Procedure smartDelay
+
+  // if GPS is not connected correctly
+  if (millis() > 5000 && gps.charsProcessed() < 10)
+    Serial.println(F("No GPS data received: check wiring"));
+}
+
+// Custom version of delay() ensures gps object is being "fed"
+static void smartDelay(unsigned long ms) {              
+  unsigned long start = millis();
+  do {    // wait until GPS has data
+    while (ss.available())
+      gps.encode(ss.read());
+  } while (millis() - start < ms);
+}

.drafts/.2/gps_conn/gps_conn.ino

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+// ===================================================================
+// Auth: alex
+// File: gps_conn.ino
+// Revn: 07-17-2023  1.0
+// Func: connect GPS module to Golang's net.Conn via ESP8266
+//
+// TODO: add connectivity
+// ===================================================================
+// CHANGE LOG
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------
+//*07-17-2023: ac copied from gps_master.ino
+//
+// ===================================================================
+
+
+#include <TinyGPS++.h>                    // Tiny GPS Plus Library
+// Software Serial Library so we can use other Pins for communication
+// with the GPS module
+#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
+
+// set ESP Rx to GPIO 12 (connect to Ublox Tx),
+// Tx to GPIO 13 (connect to Ublox Rx)
+// GPIO pinout image at URL: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/812vnqUs5tL.jpg
+// Should also have an image in git repository
+// Ublox 6m GPS module to pins 12 and 13
+static const int RXPin = 12, TXPin = 13;
+// Ublox GPS default Baud Rate is 9600
+static const uint32_t GPSBaud = 9600;
+
+// Create an Instance of the TinyGPS++ object called gps
+TinyGPSPlus gps;
+// The serial connection to the GPS device
+SoftwareSerial ss(RXPin, TXPin);
+
+void setup() {
+  // Set ESP and Software Serial comms speed
+  Serial.begin(GPSBaud);
+  ss.begin(GPSBaud);
+}
+
+void loop() {
+  // print location information
+  Serial.print("Latitude  : ");
+  Serial.println(gps.location.lat(), 5);    // 5 decimals of precision
+  Serial.print("Longitude : ");
+  Serial.println(gps.location.lng(), 5);
+  
+  delay(2000);              // wait 2 seconds between getting location
+  
+  smartDelay(500);          // Run Procedure smartDelay
+
+  // if GPS is not connected correctly
+  if (millis() > 5000 && gps.charsProcessed() < 10)
+    Serial.println(F("No GPS data received: check wiring"));
+}
+
+// Custom version of delay() ensures gps object is being "fed"
+static void smartDelay(unsigned long ms) {              
+  unsigned long start = millis();
+  do {    // wait until GPS has data
+    while (ss.available())
+      gps.encode(ss.read());
+  } while (millis() - start < ms);
+}