# NMEA (GPS protocol) parser **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [April 11, 2007, 11:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nmea-gps-protocol-parser/91737 "2007-04-11T23:43:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![max-lapshin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@max-lapshin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/max-lapshin)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 11:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nmea-gps-protocol-parser/91737/1 "2007-04-11T23:43:01Z")
I want to introduce parser for NMEA protocol, which is used by GPS devices to tell geographic coordinates. Gem is called nmea, available at [www.rubyforge.org/projects/nmea](http://www.rubyforge.org/projects/nmea). SVN repository is accessible at [http://svn.maxidoors.ru/ruby-nmea](http://svn.maxidoors.ru/ruby-nmea) Currently are supported sentences RMC, GLL, GSA ,GGA, GSV, VTG, PSRFTXT. Ragel ([NameBright - Coming Soon](http://www.cs.queensu.ca/~thurston/ragel/)) is used to parse NMEA. ---
**Author:** ![max-lapshin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@max-lapshin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/max-lapshin)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 12:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nmea-gps-protocol-parser/91737/2 "2007-04-12T00:19:54Z")
On 11 Apr 2007, at 22:43, Max L. wrote: > I want to introduce parser for NMEA protocol, which is used by GPS > devices to tell geographic coordinates. > > Gem is called nmea, available at [www.rubyforge.org/projects/nmea](http://www.rubyforge.org/projects/nmea). > SVN repository is accessible at [http://svn.maxidoors.ru/ruby-nmea](http://svn.maxidoors.ru/ruby-nmea) > > Currently are supported sentences RMC, GLL, GSA ,GGA, GSV, VTG, > PSRFTXT. > Ragel ([NameBright - Coming Soon](http://www.cs.queensu.ca/~thurston/ragel/)) is used to parse > NMEA. That brings back some memories. My very first programming job was parsing NMEA in PIC assembler 🙂 Ellie ## Eleanor McHugh Games With Brains raise ArgumentError unless @reality.responds\_to? :reason ---
**Author:** ![max-lapshin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@max-lapshin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/max-lapshin)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 12:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nmea-gps-protocol-parser/91737/3 "2007-04-12T00:34:18Z")
Eleanor McHugh wrote: > That brings back some memories. My very first programming job was > parsing NMEA in PIC assembler 🙂 Yes, but here were no ruby extension for you code in PIC assembler =) ---
**Author:** ![max-lapshin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@max-lapshin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/max-lapshin)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 12:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nmea-gps-protocol-parser/91737/4 "2007-04-12T00:45:57Z")
On 11 Apr 2007, at 23:34, Max L. wrote: > Eleanor McHugh wrote: > > > That brings back some memories. My very first programming job was > > parsing NMEA in PIC assembler 🙂 > > Yes, but here were no ruby extension for you code in PIC assembler =) Ruby for embedded processors… now there’s a cool idea ;p Ellie ## Eleanor McHugh Games With Brains raise ArgumentError unless @reality.responds\_to? :reason ---
**Author:** ![max-lapshin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@max-lapshin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/max-lapshin)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 12:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nmea-gps-protocol-parser/91737/5 "2007-04-12T00:57:28Z")
Eleanor McHugh wrote: > Ruby for embedded processors… now there’s a cool idea ;p As soon, as they will be 2.0 GHz with 1Gb ram onboard, small as one coin ---
**Author:** ![max-lapshin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@max-lapshin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/max-lapshin)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 11:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nmea-gps-protocol-parser/91737/6 "2007-04-12T11:22:45Z")
On 11 Apr 2007, at 23:57, Max L. wrote: > Eleanor McHugh wrote: > > > Ruby for embedded processors… now there’s a cool idea ;p > > As soon, as they will be 2.0 GHz with 1Gb ram onboard, small as one > coin Oh no, embedded bloatware! lol Mind you, anyone who’s played with WinCE already knows what that’s like… Ellie ## Eleanor McHugh Games With Brains raise ArgumentError unless @reality.responds\_to? :reason