GPS Module

(ROM base)
65 channels with ultra-high sensitive Smart GPS Antenna module

Technical Data Sheet

Version 1.4

Abstract
Technical data sheet describing the cost effective, high-performance based series of ultra high sensitive GPS modules. The smart GPS antenna is a module that is sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD). Please handle with appropriate care.

Table of Contents
Version History . .2 1. Functional description ........4 1.1 Introduction.......4 1.2 Features ........4 1.3 Applications......5 1.4 Optional accessories .....5 2. Characteristics......6 2.1General specification..7 2.2 Serial Port Settings........7 2.3 Improved TTFF 7 2.4 Operating Conditions .. 7 2.5 DC Electrical characteristics ........7 2.6 GPS status indicator .7 2.7 Mechanical Characteristics ..8 3. Communication Specifications 8 4. Connector ....8 5. Pin assignments information .......9 6. Block Diagram ....9 7. Mechanical Drawing Outline .....10 8. Quality and Reliability ...12 8.1 Environmental Conditions ...12 8.2 Production Test ....12 9. NMEA protocol.......13 9.1 GGA global positioning system fix data........13 9.2 GLL latitude and longitude, with time of position fix and status......15 9.3 GSA GPS DOP and active satellites............;;16 9.4 GSV GPS satellite in view.............17 9.5 RMC recommended minimum specific GPS/transit data..........18 9.6 VTG course over ground and ground speed...........19 9.7 ZDA time Tech and data................ 19 10. Contact Information ..20

1 Functional Description
1.1 Introduction
This module is a highly integrated smart GPS module with a ceramic GPS patch antenna. The antenna is connected to the module via an LNA. The module is with 51 channel acquisition engine and 14 channel track engine, which be capable of receiving signals from up to 65 GPS satellites and transferring them into the precise position and timing information that can be read over either UART port or RS232 serial port. Small size and high-end GPS functionality are at low power consumption, Both of the LVTTL level and RS232 signal interface are provided on the interface connector, supply voltage of 3.6V~6.0V is supported. The smart GPS antenna module is available as an offthe-shelf component, 100% tested. The smart GPS antenna module can be offered for OEM applications with the versatile adaptation in form and connection. Additionally, the antenna can be tuned to the final systems circumstances.

1.2 Features

65 channels to acquire and track satellites simultaneously Industry-leading TTFF speed Tracking sensitivity reaches -161 dBm

0.5 PPM TCXO for quick cold start Integral LNA with low power control
SBAS (WAAS/EGNOS) capable Cold start 29 sec under clear Sky Hot start 1 sec under clear Sky

Accuracy 5m CEP Operable at 3.6V-6V Both of RS232 and UART interface at CMOS level
Small form factor of 32 mm W x 32 mm Lx 8 mm H Mountable without solder process 6 pins wafer connector

1.3 Applications Automotive and Marine Navigation Automotive Navigator Tracking Emergency Locator
Geograpic Surveying Personal Positioning Sporting and Recreation

1.4 Optional Adapter Cables For the Output Interface

The GPS MODULE is with both of RS232 and UART interfaces, it is opened for the users to choose the versatile output cables assembly are as followings; PS2 output interface cable DB9 output interface cable USB adapter cable

2 Characteristics
2.1 General Specification
The smart GPS antenna modules are characterized by the following parameters. Parameter Specification Receiver Type Time-To-First-Fix 65 Channels GPS L1 frequency, C/A Code Cold Start (Autonomous) 29s (Average, under open sky) Warm Start (Autonomous) 28s (Average, under open sky) Hot Start (Autonomous) 1s (Average, under open sky) Tracking & Navigation -161 dBm Reacquisition -158 dBm Cold Start (Autonomous) -148 dBm Autonomous 2.5 m CEP Velocity 0.1 m/sec (without aid) Time 300 ns Supports 1 / 2 / 4 / 5 / 8 / 10 Hz update rate (1Hz default, ROM base only supports 1Hz) 0.1m/s

Sensitivity

Accuracy

Update Rate Velocity Accuracy 0.1m/s

Heading Accuracy 0.5 degrees 0.5 degrees Dynamics Operational Limits 4 G (39.2 m/sec) Velocity 515 m/s (1000 knots) Altitude <18000 meters (COCOM limit, either may be exceeded but not both) Both RS232 and LVTTL level Default WGS-84

Serial Interface Datum User definable Input Voltage Input Current Dimension Weight

User definable
3.6V ~ 6V ~23mA tracking 32 mm L x 32 mm W x 8 mm H 28g

2.2 Serial Port Settings

The default configuration within the standard GPS firmware is:

Standard configuration of serial port: Supporting 4800/9600 baud rate (Default Value : 9600), 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, no flow control

2.3 Improved TTFF

In order to improve the TTFF (Time To First Fix), has been built with the back-up battery (SEIKO) to support the RTC with a back-up power when no system power is available.

2.4 Operating Conditions

Description Vcc Enhanced-mode Acquisition Current Low power Acquisition Current Tracking Current Min 3.6V 70 mA 50 mA 23 mA Typical Max 6V

2.5 DC Electrical Characteristics

Item VCC VCC Voltage Current Min. 3.6 23Max 6 70 Unit V mA

2.6 GPS Status Indicator Non-Fixed mode : LED is always on Fixed mode : LED toggle every second

2.7Mechanical Characteristics
Mechanical dimensions Length Width Height 32 mm 32 mm 8 mm 28g (may vary)

Weight

3.Communication Specifications
Item
Interface Bit rate Start bit Stop bit Data bit Parity Transmission data Update rate Output sentence

Description
Full duplex serial interface 4800/9600/38400/115200bps 1bit 1bit 8 bit None SACII NMEA0183 Ver:3.01 1Hz GPGGA, GPGSA, GPGSV, GPRMC, GPVTG (typ)

Fig. 1. Transmitting data stream

4. Connector
The connector mounted on the GPS MODULE, the part number is 51021-0600. The mating plugs part number is 53261-0671.

5.Pin Assignments Information Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pin Name

FTXD0 FRXD0 TXD0 RXD0 VIN GND

Type
O I O I I O

Function description
Serial Data output UART Serial Data input UART Serial Data output RS-232 Serial Data input RS-232 3.6~6 supply input GND

I: Input O: Output

Table 6: Pin Assignments

6. Block Diagram
3.3V

Regulator

1.2V

RTC

Regulator VBAT
6

FTXD0

5 FTXD0 FRXD0 4 3

FRXD0 TX0 RX0

V634LPX LNA S A W

VIN

1 GND

UART_PORT FTXD0 FRXD0 TX0 RX0

HEADER6

RS-232

Transceivers

Figure 2 Block Diagram

7 Quality and Reliability

7.1 Environmental Conditions Parameter
Temperature Operating Storage Humidity Storage

Specification
-20c~+65c -40c~+80c 5%~95% 6 months in original vacuum package.

Table 7: Environmental conditions

8 Production Test
Each module is electrically tested prior to packing and shipping to ensure the GPS receiver performance and accuracy.

9 NMEA protocol
The serial interface protocol is based on the National Marine Electronics Associations NMEA 0183 ASCII interface specification. This standard is fully define in NMEA 0183, Version 3.01 The standard may be obtained from NMEA, www.nmea.org

9.1 GGA-GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM FIX DATA

Time, position and fix related data for a GPS receiver.

Structure: GPGGA,hhmmss.sss,ddmm.mmmm,a,dddmm.mmmm,a,x,xx,x.x,x.x,M,x.x,M,x.x,xxxx*hh<CR> <LF>

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Example:

GPGGA,060932.448,2447.0959,N,12100.5204,E,1,08,1.1,108.7,M,,,,0000*0E<CR><LF>
Field 1 Name UTC Time Example 060932.448 Description UTC of position in hhmmss.sss format, (000000.00 235959.99) Latitude in ddmm.mmmm format Leading zeros transmitted Latitude hemisphere indicator, N = North, S = South Longitude in dddmm.mmmm format Leading zeros transmitted Longitude hemisphere indicator, 'E' = East, 'W' = West GPS quality indicator 0: position fix unavailable 1: valid position fix, SPS mode 2: valid position fix, differential GPS mode GPS 6 indicator 1 fixed integers 5: Float RTK. Satellite system used in RTK mode. Floating integers 6: Estimated (dead reckoning) Mode 7: Manual Input Mode 8: Simulator Mode 3: GPS PPS Mode, fix valid 4: Real Time Kinematic. System used in RTK mode with

Latitude

2447.0959

3 4

N/S Indicator Longitude

N 12100.5204

E/W Indicator

7 8 9 10

Satellites Used HDOP Altitude Geoid Separation

08 1.1 108.7

Number of satellites in use, (00 ~ 12) Horizontal dilution of precision, (00.0 ~ 99.9) mean sea level (geoid), (-9999.9 ~ 17999.9) Geoid separation in meters according to WGS-84 ellipsoid (-999.9 ~ 9999.9) Age of DGPS data since last valid RTCM transmission in

11

DGPS Age

xxx format (seconds) NULL when DGPS not used

12

DGPS Station ID

0000

Differential reference station ID, 0000 ~ 1023 NULL when DGPS not used

13

Checksum

0E

Note: The checksum field starts with a * and consists of 2 characters representing a hex number. The checksum is the exclusive OR of all characters between $ and *.

9.2 GLL - LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE, WITH TIME OF POSITION FIX AND STATUS
Latitude and longitude of current position, time, and status.

Structure: GPGLL,ddmm.mmmm,a,dddmm.mmmm,a,hhmmss.sss,A,a*hh<CR><LF> 1 2 3 4 5 6

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Example: GPGLL,4250.5589,S,14718.5084,E,092204.999,A,A*2D<CR><LF>
Field 1 Name Latitude Example 4250.5589 Description Latitude in ddmm.mmmm format Leading zeros transmitted Latitude hemisphere indicator 2 N/S Indicator S N = North S = South 3 Longitude 14718.5084 Longitude in dddmm.mmmm format Leading zeros transmitted Longitude hemisphere indicator 4 E/W Indicator E 'E' = East 'W' = West 5 6 UTC Time Status 092204.999 A UTC time in hhmmss.sss format (000000.00 ~ 235959.99) Status, A = Data valid, V = Data not valid Mode indicator N = Data not valid A = Autonomous mode

Mode Indicator

D = Differential mode E = Estimated (dead reckoning) mode M = Manual input mode S = Simulator mode

Checksum

2D

9.3 GSA - GPS DOP AND ACTIVE SATELLITES

GPS receiver operating mode, satellites used in the navigation solution reported by the GGA or GNS sentence and DOP values.

Structure:
GPGSA,A,x,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,x.x,x.x,x.x*hh<CR><LF> 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 7

Example:
GPGSA,A,3,01,20,19,13,,,,,,,,,40.4,24.4,32.2*0A<CR><LF>

Field Name 1 Mode

Example A

Description Mode M = Manual, forced to operate in 2D or 3D mode A = Automatic, allowed to automatically switch 2D/3D Fix type

Mode

1 = Fix not available 2 = 2D 3 = 3D

Satellite used 1~12 01,20,19,13,,,,, Satellite ID number, 01 to 32, of satellite used in solution, ,,,, up to 12 transmitted Position dilution of precision (00.0 to 99.9) Horizontal dilution of precision (00.0 to 99.9) Vertical dilution of precision (00.0 to 99.9)

4 5 6 7

PDOP HDOP VDOP Checksum

40.4 24.4 32.2 0A

9.4 GSV - GPS SATELLITE IN VIEW

Numbers of satellites in view, PRN number, elevation angle, azimuth angle, and C/No. Four satellites details are transmitted per message. Additional satellite in view information is send in subsequent GSV messages.

Structure:
GPGSV,x,x,xx,xx,xx,xxx,xx,,xx,xx,xxx,xx*hh<CR><LF> 1 2 3456745678

Example:
GPGSV,3,1,09,28,81,225,41,24,66,323,44,20,48,066,43,17,45,336,41*78<CR><LF>

GPGSV,3,2,09,07,36,321,45,04,36,257,39,11,20,050,41,08,18,208,43*77<CR><LF>

Field NaME Number of 1 message 2 3 4

Example 3

Description Total number of GSV messages to be transmitted (1-3) Sequence number of current GSV message Total number of satellites in view (00 ~ 12) Satellite ID number, GPS: 01 ~ 32, SBAS: 33 ~ 64 (33 = PRN120) Satellite elevation in degrees, (00 ~ 90) Satellite azimuth angle in degrees, (000 ~ 359 ) C/No in dB (00 ~ 99) Null when not tracking

Sequence number 1 Satellites in view Satellite ID 09 28

5 6 7

Elevation Azimuth SNR

81 225 41

Checksum

78

9.5 RMC - RECOMMANDED MINIMUM SPECIFIC GPS/TRANSIT DATA

Time, date, position, course and speed data provided by a GNSS navigation receiver.

Structure:
GPRMC,hhmmss.sss,A,dddmm.mmmm,a,dddmm.mmmm,a,x.x,x.x,ddmmyy,x.x,a,a*hh<CR ><LF>
1

6 7

10 11 12

13

Example:
GPRMC,092204.999,A,4250.5589,S,14718.5084,E,0.00,89.68,211200,,A*25<CR><LF> Field NaME 1 UTC time Example 092204.999 Description UTC time in 235959.999) hhmmss.sss format (000000.00 ~

Status

Latitude

4250.5589

Statu s V = Navigation receiver warning A = Data Valid Latitude in dddmm.mmmm format Leading zeros transmitted Latitude hemisphere indicator N = North S = South Longitude in dddmm.mmmm format Leading zeros transmitted Longitude hemisphere indicator 'E' = East 'W' = West

4 5

N/S indicator Longitude

S 14718.5084

E/W Indicator

7 8 9 10 11

Speed over ground 000.0 Course over ground 000.0 UTC Date 211200 Magnetic variation Magnetic Variation

Speed over ground in knots (000.0 ~ 999.9) Course over ground in degrees (000.0 ~ 359.9) UTC date of position fix, ddmmyy format Magnetic variation in degrees (000.0 ~ 180.0) Magnetic variation direction E = East W = West Mode indicator N = Data not valid A = Autonomous mode D = Differential mode E = Estimated (dead reckoning) mode M = Manual input mode S = Simulator mode

12

Mode indicator

13

checksum

25

9.6 VTG - COURSE OVER GROUND AND GROUND SPEED

The Actual course and speed relative to the ground.

Structure:
GPVTG,x.x,T,x.x,M,x.x,N,x.x,K,a*hh<CR><LF> 1 2 3 4 5 6

Example:
GPVTG,89.68,T,,M,0.00,N,0.0,K,A*5F<CR><LF>

Field Name 1 Course 2 3 4 Course Speed Speed

Example 89.68

0.00 0.00

Description True course over ground in degrees (000.0 ~ 359.9) Magnetic course over ground in degrees (000.0 ~ 359.9) Speed over ground in knots (000.0 ~ 999.9) Speed over ground in kilometers per hour (0000.0 1800.0) Mode indicator N = not valid A = Autonomous mode D = Differential mode E = Estimated (dead reckoning) mode M = Manual input mode S = Simulator mode

Mode

Checksum

5F

9.7 ZDA- TIME AND DATE Structure:

GPRMC,hhmmss.sss,dd,mm.yyyy, , ,xxx<CR><LF> 1 2 3

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Example:
GPZDA,104548.04,25,03,2004,,*6C<CR><LF>

Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Name Example UTC time 104548.04 UTC time: day 25 UTC time: month 03 UTC time: year 2004

Description UTC time in hhmmss.ss format, 000000.00 ~ 235959.99 UTC time day (01 ... 31) UTC time: month (01 ... 12) UTC time: year (4 digit year) Local zone hour Not being output by the receiver (NULL) Local zone minutes Not being output by the receiver (NULL)

6C

6C

Checksum