diff --git a/platformio.ini b/platformio.ini
index 0caca06f..eb728a80 100644
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 ;env_default = ttgov1
 ;env_default = ttgov2
 ;env_default = ttgov21
-;env_default = ttgobeam
-env_default = lopy
+env_default = ttgobeam
+;env_default = lopy
 ;env_default = lopy4
 ;env_default = fipy
 ;env_default = lolin32lite
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ upload_speed = 921600
 lib_deps = 
     ${common_env_data.lib_deps_all}
     ${common_env_data.lib_deps_rgbled}
+    ${common_env_data.lib_deps_gps}
 build_flags = 
     ${common_env_data.build_flags}
     -include "src/hal/lopy.h"
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ upload_speed = 921600
 lib_deps =
     ${common_env_data.lib_deps_all}
     ${common_env_data.lib_deps_rgbled}
+    ${common_env_data.lib_deps_gps}
 build_flags =
     ${common_env_data.build_flags}
     -include "src/hal/lopy4.h"
diff --git a/src/gpsread.cpp b/src/gpsread.cpp
index ebe16999..c32d0094 100644
--- a/src/gpsread.cpp
+++ b/src/gpsread.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifdef HAS_GPS
 
 #include "globals.h"
+#include <Wire.h>
 
 // Local logging tag
 static const char TAG[] = "main";
@@ -22,8 +23,8 @@ void gps_loop(void *pvParameters) {
 // initialize and, if needed, configure, GPS
 #if defined GPS_SERIAL
   HardwareSerial GPS_Serial(1);
-#elif defined GPS_I2C
-                                               // to be done
+#elif defined GPS_QUECTEL_L76
+  Wire.begin(GPS_QUECTEL_L76, 400000); // I2C connect to GPS device with 400
 #endif
 
   while (1) {
@@ -44,30 +45,29 @@ void gps_loop(void *pvParameters) {
       // after GPS function was disabled, close connect to GPS device
       GPS_Serial.end();
 
-#elif defined GPS_I2C
+#elif defined GPS_QUECTEL_L76
 
-      // I2C connect to GPS device with 100 kHz
-      Wire.begin(GPS_I2C_PINS, 100000);
       Wire.beginTransmission(GPS_I2C_ADDRESS_WRITE);
-      Wire.write(0x00);
+      Wire.write(0x00); // dummy write to start read
+      Wire.endTransmission();
 
-      i2c_ret == Wire.beginTransmission(GPS_I2C_ADDRESS_READ);
-      if (i2c_ret == 0) { // check if device seen on i2c bus
-        while (cfg.gpsmode) {
-          // feed GPS decoder with serial NMEA data from GPS device
-          while (Wire.available()) {
-            Wire.requestFrom(GPS_I2C_ADDRESS_READ, 255);
-            gps.encode(Wire.read());
-            vTaskDelay(1 / portTICK_PERIOD_MS); // reset watchdog
-          }
+      Wire.beginTransmission(GPS_I2C_ADDRESS_READ);
+      while (cfg.gpsmode) {
+        Wire.requestFrom(GPS_I2C_ADDRESS_READ, 32);
+        while (Wire.available()) {
+          gps.encode(Wire.read());
+          vTaskDelay(500 / portTICK_PERIOD_MS); // polling mode: 500ms sleep
         }
-        // after GPS function was disabled, close connect to GPS device
 
-        Wire.endTransmission();
-        Wire.setClock(400000); // Set back to 400KHz to speed up OLED
+        ESP_LOGI(TAG, "GPS NMEA data: passed %d / failed: %d / with fix: %d",
+                 gps.passedChecksum(), gps.failedChecksum(),
+                 gps.sentencesWithFix());
       }
+      // after GPS function was disabled, close connect to GPS device
 
-#endif
+      Wire.endTransmission();
+
+#endif // GPS Type
     }
 
     vTaskDelay(1 / portTICK_PERIOD_MS); // reset watchdog
diff --git a/src/hal/lopy.h b/src/hal/lopy.h
index 4932badb..81e8f646 100644
--- a/src/hal/lopy.h
+++ b/src/hal/lopy.h
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 // !!EXPERIMENTAL - not tested yet!!
 // uncomment this only if your LoPy runs on a Pytrack expansion board with GPS
 // see http://www.quectel.com/UploadImage/Downlad/Quectel_L76-L_I2C_Application_Note_V1.0.pdf
-//#define HAS_GPS 1
-//#define GPS_I2C_PINS GPIO_NUM_25, GPIO_NUM_26 // SDA (P22), SCL (P21)
-//#define GPS_I2C_ADDRESS_READ 0x21
-//#define GPS_I2C_ADDRESS_WRITE 0x20
-//#define HAS_BUTTON GPIO_NUM_37 // (P14)
-//define BUTTON_PULLUP 1  // Button need pullup instead of default pulldown
+#define HAS_GPS 1
+#define GPS_QUECTEL_L76 GPIO_NUM_25, GPIO_NUM_26 // SDA (P22), SCL (P21)
+#define GPS_I2C_ADDRESS_READ 0x21
+#define GPS_I2C_ADDRESS_WRITE 0x20
+#define HAS_BUTTON GPIO_NUM_37 // (P14)
+#define BUTTON_PULLUP 1  // Button need pullup instead of default pulldown
 
 // Hardware pin definitions for Pycom LoPy board
 #define PIN_SPI_SS    GPIO_NUM_17