An older GPS module script...BBGW!

# probably made by Seeed Studio, BBB persons, and/or an avenger...
# when I find where this came from, updates will be posted...

# I figured out where this source came from online: It is located here >>> https://github.com/beagleboard/cloud9-examples/blob/v2020.01/BeagleBone/Green/Grove/Software/Python/Grove_GPS.py

import Adafruit_BBIO.UART as UART
import serial
import time
import sys
import struct
import math

UART.setup("UART2")

ser = serial.Serial(port = "/dev/ttyS2", baudrate=9600)
ser.flush()

class GPS:
    #The GPS module used is a Grove GPS module http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/Grove-GPS-p-959.html
    inp=[]
    # Refer to SIM28 NMEA spec file http://www.seeedstudio.com/wiki/images/a/a0/SIM28_DATA_File.zip
    GGA=[]

    #Read data from the GPS
    def read(self):
        while True:
            GPS.inp=ser.readline()
            if GPS.inp[:6] == '$GPGGA': # GGA data , packet 1, has all the data we need
                break
            time.sleep(0.1)
        try:
            ind=GPS.inp.index('$GPGGA', 5, len(GPS.inp))    #Sometimes multiple GPS data packets come into the stream. Take the data only after the last '$GPGGA' is seen
            GPS.inp = GPS.inp[ind:]
        except ValueError:
            print(" ")
        GPS.GGA = GPS.inp.split(", ")    #Split the stream into individual parts
        return [GPS.GGA]

    #Split the data into individual elements
    def vals(self):
        time = GPS.GGA[1]
        lat = GPS.GGA[2]
        lat_ns = GPS.GGA[3]
        long = GPS.GGA[4]
        long_ew = GPS.GGA[5]
        fix = GPS.GGA[6]
        sats = GPS.GGA[7]
        alt = GPS.GGA[9]
        return [time, fix, sats, alt, lat, lat_ns, long, long_ew]

g = GPS()
f = open("gps_data.csv", 'w')    #Open file to log the data
f.write("name, latitude, longitude\n")    #Write the header to the top of the file
ind=0
while True:
    try:
        x = g.read()    #Read from GPS
        [time, fix, sats, alt, lat, lat_ns, long, long_ew] = g.vals()    #Get the individial values
        print("Time:", t, "Fix status:", fix, "Sats in view:", sats, "Altitude", alt, "Lat:", lat, lat_ns, "Long:", long, long_ew)
        #s=str(t)+","+str(float(lat)/100)+","+str(float(long)/100)+"\n"
        #f.write(s)    #Save to file
        time.sleep(2)
    except IndexError:
        print("Unable to read")
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        f.close()
        print("Exiting")
        sys.exit(0)