Introduction

The SparkFun u-blox MAX-M10S breakout is an ultra-low-power, high performance, miniaturized GNSS board that is perfect for battery operated applications that don't possess a lot of space, such as asset trackers and wearable devices. In this tutorial, we will quickly get you set up using the Qwiic ecosystem and Arduino so that you can start reading the output!

SparkFun GNSS Receiver Breakout - MAX-M10S (Qwiic) GPS-18037

Required Materials

To follow along with this tutorial, you will need the following materials. You may not need everything though depending on what you have. Add it to your cart, read through the guide, and adjust the cart as necessary.

SparkFun GNSS Receiver Breakout - MAX-M10S (Qwiic) GPS-18037	GPS/GNSS Magnetic Mount Antenna - 3m (SMA) GPS-14986	SparkFun RedBoard Plus DEV-18158	Qwiic Cable - 50mm PRT-14426
Reversible USB A to C Cable - 2m CAB-15424

Additional GPS Antenna Options

Below are some other GPS antenna options.

GPS/GNSS Embedded Antenna - 1m (SMA) GPS-14987

GPS Embedded Antenna SMA GPS-00177

Suggested Reading

If you aren't familiar with the Qwiic system, we recommend reading here for an overview.

Qwiic Connect System

If you aren’t familiar with the following concepts, we also recommend checking out a few of these tutorials before continuing.

GPS Basics	I2C	Serial Basic Hookup Guide	RedBoard Hookup Guide