EPShome GPS component does not compile if used as in documentation

ESPHome
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If GPS component is declared as in documentation:

uart:
  rx_pin: GPIO16
  baud_rate: 9600

gps:
  latitude:
    name: "Latitude"
  longitude:
    name: "Longitude"
  altitude:
    name: "Altitude"

then it does not compile and returns error. GPS itself works fine, lat and lon can be seen in log. The error is:

    [latitude] is an invalid option for [0]. Please check the indentation.
    latitude:  [source Documents/blinds-brain-gps.yaml:109]
      name: Latitude
    
    [longitude] is an invalid option for [0]. Please check the indentation.
    longitude:  [source Documents/blinds-brain-gps.yaml:111]
      name: Longitude
    
    [altitude] is an invalid option for [0]. Please check the indentation.
    altitude:  [source Documents/blinds-brain-gps.yaml:113]
      name: Altitude

Can someone please advise how to properly declare GPS component and how to use it as location sensor? Thank you very much, Jan

2

Fixed by upgrade of esphome to 1.18

3

Yes, changed in 1.18

4

Would you please share the information on which sensor are you using and maybe a picture of the schematics? Thank you!

5

Any GPS module that uses the standardized NMEA communication protocol will work.

only the RX pin should be necessary

6

I read the documentation but I want to know which devices people have used and worked. I don’t want to buy GPS devices and later on find out that they are not compatible with Esphome. It’s always helpful to see pictures and schematics too. Thanks for you feedback.

7

I used cheapest GPS I could find :slight_smile: Ublox NEO-6M GPS Module with Antenna

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Thanks for the info! I really appreciated it! I am going to order these ones.