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Arduino_MKRGPS : GPS class

satellites()

Description

Read the number of satellites being tracked by the GPS.

Syntax

GPS.satellites()

Parameters

None

Returns

The number of satellites being tracked by the GPS.

Example

…
  // check if there is new GPS data available
  if (GPS.available()) {
    // read GPS values
    int   satellites = GPS.satellites();

    // …

    Serial.print("Number of satellites: ");
    Serial.println(satellites);
  }
…
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