LOCOSYS Technology Inc. 20F.-13, No.79, Sec. 1, Xintai 5th Rd., Xizhi Dist., New Taipei City 221, Taiwan ℡ 886-2-8698-3698 886-2-8698-3699 www.locosystech.com/ 1 Product name Description Version ST-1612-G Datasheet of ST-1612-G multiple GNSS module 1.1 Introduction LOCOSYS ST-1612-G module can simultaneously acquire and track multiple satellite constellations that include GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO and QZSS. It features high sensitivity, low power and ultra small form factor. This multiple GNSS module is powered by ST, it can provide you with superior sensitivity and performance even in urban canyon and dense foliage environment. 2 Features 3 ST high sensitivity solution Support GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO and QZSS Capable of SBAS (WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS) 32 tracking channels and 2 fast acquisition channels Low power consumption Fast TTFF at low signal level Support interface of UART, USB and CAN bus Small form factor 16 x 12.2 x 2.2 mm SMD type with stamp holes; RoHS compliant Application Personal positioning and navigation Automotive navigation Marine navigation Fig 3-1 System block diagram. Page 1/15 © 2012 LOCOSYS Technology Inc. LOCOSYS Technology Inc. 20F.-13, No.79, Sec. 1, Xintai 5th Rd., Xizhi Dist., New Taipei City 221, Taiwan ℡ 886-2-8698-3698 886-2-8698-3699 www.locosystech.com/ Fig 3-2 Typical application circuit that uses a passive antenna. GPS active antenna 3.3V LNA 13 14 15 16 17 VCC GND Micro processor RX TX 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1.62V~3.6V LDO Output 3.3V 12 GND 11 RF_IN 10 GND 9 VCC_RF 8 NC GND NC NC NC NC CANTX CANRX TX RX V_BCKP VCC GND 27nH or BEAD 10 Ω 7 VDDUSB 6 USB_DP 5 USB_DM 4 WAKEUP 3 TIMEPULSE 2 NC 1 NC ST-1612-G Fig 3-3 Typical application circuit that uses an active antenna. Page 2/15 © 2012 LOCOSYS Technology Inc. LOCOSYS Technology Inc. 20F.-13, No.79, Sec. 1, Xintai 5th Rd., Xizhi Dist., New Taipei City 221, Taiwan ℡ 886-2-8698-3698 886-2-8698-3699 www.locosystech.com/ Fig 3-4 Typical application circuit that uses USB interface. Page 3/15 © 2012 LOCOSYS Technology Inc. LOCOSYS Technology Inc. 20F.-13, No.79, Sec. 1, Xintai 5th Rd., Xizhi Dist., New Taipei City 221, Taiwan ℡ 886-2-8698-3698 886-2-8698-3699 www.locosystech.com/ Fig 3-4 Typical application circuit that has supervisor of the external active antenna. Page 4/15 © 2012 LOCOSYS Technology Inc. LOCOSYS Technology Inc. 20F.-13, No.79, Sec. 1, Xintai 5th Rd., Xizhi Dist., New Taipei City 221, Taiwan ℡ 886-2-8698-3698 886-2-8698-3699 www.locosystech.com/ 4 GNSS receiver 4.1 GNSS receiver Chip STA8088FG series Frequency GPS, GALILEO, QZSS: L1 1575.42MHz, C/A code GLONASS: L1 1598.0625MHz ~ 1605.375MHz, C/A code Channels Support 32 channels Update rate 1Hz default, up to 10Hz. Sensitivity Acquisition Time Position Accuracy Tracking up to -161dBm (with external LNA) Cold start up to -147dBm (with external LNA) Cold Start (Open Sky) 32s (typical) Autonomous 1.5m CEP SBAS 1.5m (depends on accuracy of correction data). Max. Altitude < 50,000 m Max. Velocity < 515 m/s Protocol Support 9600 bps(1), 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bits (default) NMEA 0183 ver 3.01 1Hz: GGA, GLL, GSA, GSV, RMC, VTG Note 1: Both baud rate and output message rate are configurable to be factory default. 5 Software interface 5.1 NMEA output message Table 5.1-1 NMEA output message NMEA record Description GGA Global positioning system fixed data GLL Geographic position - latitude/longitude GSA GNSS DOP and active satellites GSV GNSS satellites in view RMC Recommended minimum specific GNSS data VTG Course over ground and ground speed GGA--- Global Positioning System Fixed Data Table 5.1-2 contains the values for the following example: $GPGGA,021754.000,2503.71314,N,12138.74545,E,2,19,0.5,120.50,M,15.3,M,,*6C Table5.1- 2 GGA Data Format Name Example Units Description Message ID $GPGGA GGA protocol header UTC Time 021754.000 hhmmss.sss Latitude 2503.71314 ddmm.mmmm Page 5/15 © 2012 LOCOSYS Technology Inc. LOCOSYS Technology Inc. 20F.-13, No.79, Sec. 1, Xintai 5th Rd., Xizhi Dist., New Taipei City 221, Taiwan ℡ 886-2-8698-3698 886-2-8698-3699 www.locosystech.com/ N/S indicator N N=north or S=south Longitude 12138.74545 dddmm.mmmm E/W Indicator E E=east or W=west Position Fix Indicator 2 See Table 5.1-3 Satellites Used 19 Range 0 to 12 HDOP 0.5 Horizontal Dilution of Precision MSL Altitude 120.50 mters Units M mters Geoid Separation 15.3 mters Units M mters Age of Diff. Corr. second Null fields when DGPS is not used Diff. Ref. Station ID Checksum *6C <CR> <LF> End of message termination Table 5.1-3 Position Fix Indicators Value Description 0 Fix not available or invalid 1 GPS SPS Mode, fix valid 2 Differential GPS, SPS Mode, fix valid 3-5 Not supported 6 Dead Reckoning Mode, fix valid GLL--- Geographic Position – Latitude/Longitude Table 5.1-4 contains the values for the following example: $GPGLL,2503.71314,N,12138.74545,E,021754.000,A,D*53 Table 5.1-4 GLL Data Format Name Example Units Description Message ID $GPGLL GLL protocol header Latitude 2503.71314 ddmm.mmmm N/S indicator N N=north or S=south Longitude 12138.74545 dddmm.mmmm E/W indicator E E=east or W=west UTC Time 021754.000 hhmmss.sss Status A A=data valid or V=data not valid Mode D A=autonomous, D=DGPS, E=DR, N=Data not valid, R=Coarse Position, S=Simulator Page 6/15 © 2012 LOCOSYS Technology Inc. LOCOSYS Technology Inc. 20F.-13, No.79, Sec. 1, Xintai 5th Rd., Xizhi Dist., New Taipei City 221, Taiwan ℡ 886-2-8698-3698 886-2-8698-3699 www.locosystech.com/ Checksum *53 <CR> <LF> End of message termination GSA---GNSS DOP and Active Satellites Table 5.1-5 contains the values for the following example: $GNGSA,A,3,20,06,16,31,29,23,32,14,21,30,03,,1.1,0.5,1.0*24 $GNGSA,A,3,73,80,74,70,71,82,72,,,,,,1.1,0.5,1.0*29 $GNGSA,A,3,193,,,,,,,,,,,,1.1,0.5,1.0*13 Table 5.1-5 GSA Data Format Name Example Units Description Message ID $GNGSA GSA protocol header Mode 1 A See Table 5.1-6 Mode 2 3 See Table 5.1-7 ID of satellite used 20 Sv on Channel 1 ID of satellite used 06 Sv on Channel 2 …. …. ID of satellite used Sv on Channel 12 PDOP 1.1 Position Dilution of Precision HDOP 0.5 Horizontal Dilution of Precision VDOP 1.0 Vertical Dilution of Precision Checksum *24 <CR> <LF> End of message termination Table 5.1-6 Mode 1 Value Description M Manual- forced to operate in 2D or 3D mode A Automatic-allowed to automatically switch 2D/3D Table 5.1-7 Mode 2 Value Description 1 Fix not available 2 2D 3 3D GSV---GNSS Satellites in View Table 5.1-8 contains the values for the following example: $GNGSV,5,1,20,03,33,200,40,06,47,184,44,14,25,148,40,16,56,284,42*6B $GNGSV,5,2,20,20,14,275,36,21,06,097,36,23,20,320,41,29,10,039,38*62 $GNGSV,5,3,20,30,60,344,46,31,48,054,47,32,26,250,36,74,26,325,45*6E Page 7/15 © 2012 LOCOSYS Technology Inc. LOCOSYS Technology Inc. 20F.-13, No.79, Sec. 1, Xintai 5th Rd., Xizhi Dist., New Taipei City 221, Taiwan ℡ 886-2-8698-3698 886-2-8698-3699 www.locosystech.com/ $GNGSV,5,4,20,82,09,029,37,73,38,025,46,70,07,191,40,80,13,075,43*60 $GNGSV,5,5,20,71,31,238,37,72,24,298,36,50,50,134,37,193,00,000,37*54 Table 5.1-8 GSV Data Format Name Example Message ID $GNGSV Units GSV protocol header Total number of messages1 5 Message number 1 Description Range 1 to 8 1 Range 1 to 8 Satellites in view 20 Satellite ID 03 Elevation 33 degrees Channel 1 (Range 00 to 90) Azimuth 200 degrees Channel 1 (Range 000 to 359) SNR (C/No) 40 dB-Hz Channel 1 (Range 00 to 99, null when not tracking) Satellite ID 06 Elevation 47 degrees Channel 4 (Range 00 to 90) Azimuth 184 degrees Channel 4 (Range 000 to 359) SNR (C/No) 44 dB-Hz Channel 4 (Range 00 to 99, null when not tracking) Checksum *6B Channel 1 (Range 01 to 196) Channel 4 (Range 01 to 32) <CR> <LF> End of message termination 1. Depending on the number of satellites tracked multiple messages of GSV data may be required. RMC---Recommended Minimum Specific GNSS Data Table 5.1-9 contains the values for the following example: $GPRMC,021754.000,A,2503.71314,N,12138.74545,E,0.0,0.0,300712,,,D*63 Table 5.1-9 RMC Data Format Name Example Message ID $GPRMC RMC protocol header UTC Time 021754.000 hhmmss.sss Status A A=data valid or V=data not valid Latitude 2503.71314 ddmm.mmmm N/S Indicator N N=north or S=south Longitude 12138.74545 dddmm.mmmm E/W Indicator E E=east or W=west Speed over ground 0.0 knots Course over ground 0.0 degrees Date 300712 Magnetic variation Variation sense Units Description True ddmmyy degrees E=east or W=west (Not shown) Page 8/15 © 2012 LOCOSYS Technology Inc. LOCOSYS Technology Inc. 20F.-13, No.79, Sec. 1, Xintai 5th Rd., Xizhi Dist., New Taipei City 221, Taiwan ℡ 886-2-8698-3698 886-2-8698-3699 www.locosystech.com/ Mode D Checksum *63 A=autonomous, D=DGPS, E=DR, N=Data not valid, R=Coarse Position, S=Simulator <CR> <LF> End of message termination VTG---Course Over Ground and Ground Speed Table 5.1-10 contains the values for the following example: $GPVTG,0.0,T,,M,0.0,N,0.0,K,D*08 Table 5.1-10 VTG Data Format Name Example Message ID $GPVTG Course over ground 0.0 Reference T Units VTG protocol header degrees Reference M Speed over ground 0.0 Units N Speed over ground 0.0 Units K Mode D Checksum *08 Measured heading True degrees Course over ground Description Measured heading Magnetic knots Measured speed Knots km/hr Measured speed Kilometer per hour A=autonomous, D=DGPS, E=DR, N=Data not valid, R=Coarse Position, S=Simulator <CR> <LF> End of message termination 5.2 Proprietary NMEA input/output message Please refer to ST proprietary message. Page 9/15 © 2012 LOCOSYS Technology Inc. LOCOSYS Technology Inc. 20F.-13, No.79, Sec. 1, Xintai 5th Rd., Xizhi Dist., New Taipei City 221, Taiwan ℡ 886-2-8698-3698 886-2-8698-3699 www.locosystech.com/ 6 Pin assignment and descriptions Table 6-1 Pin descriptions Pin # Name Type Description 1 NC Not connected 2 NC Not connected 3 TIMEPULSE 4 WAKEUP O Time pulse (1PPS, default 100 ms pulse/sec) I Wakeup from standby mode (1.2V I/O voltage). Internal 10K ohm pull-down resistor. If this pin is not used, leave it Note floating. 5 USB_DM I/O USB data (D-) 6 USB_DP I/O 7 VDDUSB/ VDDCAN 8 NC 9 VCC_RF O Output voltage for active antenna 10 GND P Ground 11 RF_IN I GPS RF signal input 12 GND P Ground P USB data (D+). Connect a 1.5K ohm resistor between USB_DP and VDDUSB. Supply voltage of USB transceiver or CAN bus (3V~3.6V) 1 Not connected 2 Page 10/15 © 2012 LOCOSYS Technology Inc. LOCOSYS Technology Inc. 20F.-13, No.79, Sec. 1, Xintai 5th Rd., Xizhi Dist., New Taipei City 221, Taiwan ℡ 886-2-8698-3698 886-2-8698-3699 www.locosystech.com/ 13 GND P Ground 14 NC Not connected 15 NC Not connected 16 NC Not connected 17 NC Not connected 18 CANTX O CAN bus transmit data output 19 CANRX I CAN bus receive data input 20 TX O Serial output (Default NMEA) 21 RX I Serial input (Default NMEA) 22 V_BCKP P 23 VCC P DC supply voltage 24 GND P Ground Backup battery supply voltage This pin must be powered to enable the module. <Note> 1. Supply power 3.0 ~ 3.6V to enable USB/CAN or leave open to disable. The firmware for UART, USB and CAN is different, please contact us. 2. VCC_RF does not have short circuit protection. Page 11/15 © 2012 LOCOSYS Technology Inc. LOCOSYS Technology Inc. 20F.-13, No.79, Sec. 1, Xintai 5th Rd., Xizhi Dist., New Taipei City 221, Taiwan ℡ 886-2-8698-3698 886-2-8698-3699 www.locosystech.com/ 7 DC & Temperature characteristics 7.1 Absolute maximum ratings Parameter Symbol Ratings Units VCC 3.6 V Input Backup Battery Voltage V_BCKP 3.6 V Operating Temperature Range Topr -40 ~ 85 ℃ Storage Temperature Range Tstg -40 ~ 85 ℃ Input Voltage 7.2 DC Electrical characteristics Parameter Min. Typ. Max. Units VCC 3.0 3.3 3.6 V Input Backup Battery Voltage V_BCKP 1.62 3.6 V VCC_RF Output Voltage VCC_RF Input Voltage Symbol Conditions VCC V VCC = 3.3V, Supply Current Iss w/o active antenna, Peak Acquisition Tracking 70 50(2) mA mA mA VCC = 0V 69 uA 120 Backup Battery Current Ibat High Level Input Voltage VI H 2.0 3.6 V Low Level Input Voltage VI L -0.3 0.8 V High Level Output Voltage VOH 2.6 Low Level Output Voltage VOL V 0.4 V Note 1. Measured when position fix (1Hz) is available and input voltage is 3.3V with UART interface. 7.3 Temperature characteristics Parameter Symbol Min. Typ. Max. Units Operating Temperature Topr -40 - 85 ℃ Storage Temperature Tstg -40 25 85 ℃ Page 12/15 © 2012 LOCOSYS Technology Inc. LOCOSYS Technology Inc. 20F.-13, No.79, Sec. 1, Xintai 5th Rd., Xizhi Dist., New Taipei City 221, Taiwan ℡ 886-2-8698-3698 886-2-8698-3699 www.locosystech.com/ 8 Mechanical specification 8.1 Outline dimensions 8.2 Recommended land pattern dimensions Page 13/15 © 2012 LOCOSYS Technology Inc. LOCOSYS Technology Inc. 20F.-13, No.79, Sec. 1, Xintai 5th Rd., Xizhi Dist., New Taipei City 221, Taiwan ℡ 886-2-8698-3698 886-2-8698-3699 www.locosystech.com/ 9 Reel Packing information Page 14/15 © 2012 LOCOSYS Technology Inc. LOCOSYS Technology Inc. 20F.-13, No.79, Sec. 1, Xintai 5th Rd., Xizhi Dist., New Taipei City 221, Taiwan ℡ 886-2-8698-3698 886-2-8698-3699 www.locosystech.com/ Document change list Revision 1.0 First release on Sep. 24, 2012. Revision 1.1 (October 30, 2012) Changed the position accuracy from 2.5m CEP to 1.5m CEP on page 5 Revised the tolerance of the pin to board edge from 0.1mm to 0.25mm in the section 8.1 Page 15/15 © 2012 LOCOSYS Technology Inc.