ETC ITRAX02

• Ultra Low Power Consumption
• Tiny Form Factor
• Market Leading Performance
Fastrax’s iTrax02 GPS receiver modules enable the
implementation of full-fledged positioning features into any
appliance faster and with less effort than ever before.
Offering industry-leading benefits in performance, size, power
consumption and versatility, the iTrax02 receivers are ideally
suited for both industrial tracking systems and battery-operated
consumer products like mobile phones, asset tracking devices,
handheld computers and sports accessories.
Market Leading System Performance
Ultra-low, user configurable power management makes iTrax02 the
lowest power consuming, complete 12-channel GPS receivers on the
iTRAX02 Key Features:
• Tiny PCB form factor – 26mm x 26mm x 4.7mm
(including RF shield and system connector).
• Ultra-low power consumption – 130mW @ 2.7V
market. Nevertheless, there are no compromises in performance. The
iTrax02 receivers have a navigation sensitivity as low as –150 dBm
making them applicable even for extremely demanding applications
and environments.
in continuous operation
• Very Fast TTFF
• Sensitivity –150dBm (Tracking)
Cutting component costs
Space and costs are reduced due to the cutting-edge technology
architecture in the iTrax02 receivers. All navigational data is stored in
• iTALK and NMEA0183 protocols
Flash memory with simple commands and thus no back-up battery is
• Versatile interface ports
required. This benefit can easily be converted to smaller component
• Accurate 1PPS timing output
costs and smaller design – crucial parameters for many projects.
• iTRAX02/8 – 8MBit Flash Memory
- iSUITE SDK Software Development Kit
• iTRAX02/4 – 4MBit Flash Memory
- NMEA Engine
iTRAX02/8 – Versatile Programmability
The iTrax02/8 features 8MBit Flash memory allowing versatile
programmability with the iSuiteSDK (Software Development Kit).
Application costs are reduced significantly when no external processor
is needed and the iTrax02 is used as a microprocessor. With fewer
components, cost and application size are reduced.
iTRAX02/4 – cost efficient performance
In applications where the industry standard NMEA0183 protocol is
sufficient and programmability is unnecessary, the iTrax02/4 with 4MBit
Flash memory, is a cost efficient and high performance alternative.
Quick Start with Easy-To-Deploy Solution
The addition of an antenna and power supply is all that is needed to
make the iTRAX02 operational. The Fastrax support team can provide
antenna design application notes to aid in further refinement of the
antenna design for specific applications.
Specifications
L1 frequency, C/A code (SPS)
Antenna:
External, passive or active
12 independent tracking channels
Power Drain:
130mW @ 2.7V (in continuous mode)
Separate search & acquisition engine
Based on two-chip GPS solution
(Active antenna power not included)
I/O Ports:
Dual Asynchronous data ports
- RF chip, uN8021
16-bit GPIO
- Base band chip, uN8031
SPI-Interface
Update rate:
1 fix/s or user configurable
Dual Pulse Measurement inputs
Accuracy:
Position:
3m (CEP), 6m 2DRMS
Velocity:
0.2 m/s (50%)
Time:
20ns RMS (static mode)
Reacquisition:
100ms typical (signal reacquisition)
TTFF:
Cold Start:
50 s typical
Warm Start:
35 s
Hot Start:
8s
Quick Start:
3s
Acceleration:
4G
Jerk:
4 m/s3
Dynamics:
Sensitivity:
Antenna Supply:
Same as board supply or
Processor:
Proprietary, 32MIPS integrated 16-bit DSP-core
RISC-like programming under Pre-emptive
Real Time Operating System Control (VSDSP RTOS)
Dimensions:
iTRAX02/8:
8MBits Flash
iTRAX02/4:
4MBits Flash
26 mm x 26 mm x 4.7 mm
(Including RF shield and connector)
Weight:
Operating Voltage: 2.7V…3.3V (linearly regulated)
-40C…+85C
NMEA-0183 V3.0
Proprietary iTALK binary protocol
Flash Memory:
-150dBm (tracking)
Operating Temp:
1PPS Output
Protocol:
4g
System Connector: AMP 4-353515-0 (RF and I/O)
2 x 20 pin, 0.5 mm pitch
Mating Connector: AMP 4-353512-0
Separate external supply (e.g. 3.3V)
Other Fastrax GPS products
Fastrax other GPS products include modules like uTracker02 and uPatch02.
Both products include a iTrax02 GPS receiver and on-board regulators. The
uTracker02 has furthermore a MCX antenna connector for easy integration
uPatch02
while the uPatch02 has RS232 drivers and a already integrated and optimized
Patch antenna. For easier evaluation Fastrax offers an iTrax02 Evaluation
uTracker02
kit that includes a universal power supply, two serial cables, an active antenna,
a user’s manual and a CD with documentation and the GPS WorkBench.
For programming the iTrax02/8
Fastrax offers a iSuiteSDK (software
iTrax Evaluation Kit
development kit). In addition to the
software the iSuiteSDK includes two
days of hands on training and e-mail
support during development. For application that use an external host processor
Fastrax offers a free iSuiteHDK (host development kit) to registered users at
iSuiteSDK
www.fastrax.fi. The iSuiteHDK includes documentation and source code to
Fastrax binary protocol, iTalk.
iSuiteHDK
Separate product descriptions can be found at www.fastrax.fi
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