GPS Module not catching signal

Question

enter image description here I am making a gps tracker with neo6m gps module and esp32 dev board.

I checked wiring and coding but still my module isn't catching a signal

I am already on roof of my house in case it require clear sky to connect

This is my code

#include <WiFi.h>//for connecting esp32 to a wifi
#include <TinyGPS++.h>//to obtain gps data from neo-6m gps module 
#define WIFI_SSID "Airtel_pawa_4182"//wifi name in simple words
#define WIFI_PWD "Ahuja6230"//wifi password
TinyGPSPlus GPS;//creating a gps object from tinygps++ library
void setup() {
 Serial.begin(9600);
 //wifi setup{
 WiFi.begin(WIFI_SSID, WIFI_PWD);
 Serial.println("connecting to wifi");
 while(WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED){
 Serial.println(".");
 delay(100); 
 }
 Serial.print("Successfully connected to ");
 Serial.println(WIFI_SSID);
 //}
 //gps setup{
 Serial2.begin(9600);
 delay(1000);
 Serial.println(".");
 Serial.println("ESP32-GPS Tracker");
 Serial.println("Initializing...");
 //}
}
void loop() {
 if(Serial2.available() > 0) {
 if(GPS.encode(Serial2.read())) {
 if(GPS.location.isValid()) {
 double latitude = GPS.location.lat();
 double longitude = GPS.location.lng();
 Serial.print(F("- latitude: "));
 Serial.println(latitude);
 Serial.print(F("- longitude: "));
 Serial.println(longitude);
 }
 else{
 Serial.println(F("- location: INVALID"));
 }
 Serial.println(); 
 }
 }
 if (millis() > 5000 && GPS.charsProcessed() < 10) {
 Serial.println(F("No GPS data received: check wiring"));
 }
}

The connection is simple

VCC(gps)--->3V3(esp32)
Gnd--->Gnd
Rx---->GPIO17(Tx)
Tx---->GPIO16(Rx)

This is what serial monitor reads:

connecting to wifi 
. 
. 
. 
. 
.
Successfully connected to Airtel_pawa_4182
.
ESP32-GPS Tracker
Initializing...
No GPS data received: check wiring
No GPS data received: check wiring
No GPS data received: check wiring
No GPS data received: check wiring

How to resolve this issue?

Edit: the breadboard was initially wired wrong but later this was fixed.thanks to Starcat for correcting mistake But still the gps module is taking very much time to catch signal. When it starts, it first print that no gps data recived for some time then it says location is invalid. Only then it prints the lat. and long.Also, the lat and long are not being updated on serial moniter on time. The delay is just one second but it is taking much more time... If anybody has a solution then pls answer..

• StarCat: Could you include a picture or a schematic of how your ESP32 and GPS are connected and powered?
• Yug Ahuja: @StarCat added picture. I am currently powering it with my laptop
• StarCat: You're using the breadboard wrong. The parts on either side of the center bar of of the breadboard are not connected to each other (see here) so the white and orange wires and the black yellow and wires are not making a connection. Put the wires on the same side of the breadboard and you have a higher change of a working GPS.
• Yug Ahuja: @StarCat It worked... It was my first time using mini bread board. I have always used normal sized breadboard that are connected vertically (when placed as landscape), so didn't know that it didn't had connection across the middle bar....
• Yug Ahuja: But still the location is showing INVALID for some reason

Answer 1

The "No GPS detected" message means that 5 seconds have passed and less than 10 valid characters have arrived at the GPS serial port. Could be a baud rate mismatch.

Answer 2

The breadboard is wired wrong. The parts on either side of the center bar of of the breadboard are not connected to each other (see here), so the white and orange wires and the black yellow and wires are not making a connection.

Solution: Put the wires on the same side of the breadboard and you have a higher change of a working GPS.

You should now at least receive output from the GPS, even if it is just reporting the fact that it has not yet received a valid position. It may take some time (especially when using it for the first time) to get a fix. I would give it at least 30 minutes for the first fix.

• Yug Ahuja: It is working but every time I start it, It says no gps data recieved for some time then then the location is invalid and only then it output the latitude and longitude. Also the latitudes and longitudes are updated to serial moniter with much delay even I just added a delay of 1 second in my program... Do you have solution to this?