GPS SMART RECEIVER WITH ANTENNA GPS-622F LowLow-Power HighHigh-Performance and LowLow-Cost 65 Channel GPS Engine Board (Flash based) Data Sheet Abstract Technical data sheet describing the cost effective, high-performance GPS622F GPS622F based series of ultra high sensitive GPS modules. The GPS622F GPS622F is a GPS module that is sensitive to electrostatic dis(ESD). Please handle with appropriate care. dis- charge (ESD) The Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies of this module has been under IPCIPC-A-610D specification DS-GPS-622F-2 Sept 11 2010 www.rfsolutions.co.uk Page 1 GPS SMART RECEIVER WITH ANTENNA GPS-622F Version History Rev. Date 1.0 12-07-09 2.0 01-03-10 Description Description Initial Draft – preliminary information Adding the Internal Antenna Specification Flash Version Support the following Features Binary cod e Selectab le NMEA Outp ut Data Sentences Selectab le Serial Port Settings. (4800/9600/38400/115200b p s. Default : 9600) DS-GPS-622F-2 Selectab le up d ate rate (1 / 2 / 4 / 5 / 8 / 10 H z up d ate rate (1H z d efault)) Firmw are Up grad eab le Sept 11 2010 www.rfsolutions.co.uk Page 2 GPS SMART RECEIVER WITH ANTENNA GPS-622F 1 Functional Description 1.1 Introduction The GPS-622F 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 54 channel acquisition engine and 14 channel track engine, which be capable of receiving signals from up to 68 GPS satellites and transferring them into the precise position and timing information that can be read over UART port. Small size and high-end GPS functionality are at low power consumption, the LVTTL-level signal interface is provided on the interface connector, supply voltage of 3V~5.5V is supported. The compact 22mm x 22mm form factor allows it to be used in many applications. The smart GPS antenna module is available as an off-the-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 68 C hannel GPS L 1 C /A C od e Perform 8 million time-freq uency hyp othesis testing p er second 65 C hannel GPS L 1 C /A C od e Perform 8 million time-freq uency hyp othesis testing p er second Op en sky hot start 1 sec, Op en sky cold start 29 sec Signal d etection b etter than -165d Bm Multip ath d etection and sup p ression Accuracy 2.5m C EP Maximum up d ate rate 20H z Tracking current ~33Ma Sup p orts external active antenna 1.3 Applications DS-GPS-622F-2 Automotive and Marine Navigation Automotive Navigator Tracking Emergency Locator Personal Positioning Sept 11 2010 www.rfsolutions.co.uk Page 3 GPS SMART RECEIVER WITH ANTENNA GPS-622F 2 Characteristics 2.1 General Specification Paramet Parameter Specification 68 Channels Rec Receiver Type TimeTime-ToTo-First-Fix Fix Sensitivi Sensitivity Accuracy Update Rate Veloci Velocity Accuracy Accuracy Headi eading Accuracy Accuracy Dynamics Operati ational Limits GPS L1 frequency, C/A Code Cold Start (Autonomous) 29s (Average, under open sky) Warm Start (Autonomous) 29s (Average, under open sky) Hot Start (Autonomous) 29s (Average, under open sky) Tracking & Navigation -165 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) 0.1m/s 0.5 degrees 4 G (39.2 m/sec) 515 m/s (1000 knots) Velocity Altitude <18000 meters (COCOM limit, either may be exceeded but not both) Serial Interface LVTTL level Datum Default WGS-84 User definable Input Voltage User Input Current 3.3V -5.5V DC +/-10% ~23 mA tracking Dimension 22L x 22W x H (mm) Weight 25g Chipset Venus 6 Table 1: GPSGPS-622F general specification specification *: GPGGA, GPGSA, GPGSV, GPRMC, GPVTG are default output message DS-GPS-622F-2 Sept 11 2010 www.rfsolutions.co.uk Page 4 GPS SMART RECEIVER WITH ANTENNA GPS-622F 2.2 Serial Port Settin Settings The default configuration within the standard GPS firmware is the Standard configuration of serial port: Supporting 9600 baud rate, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, no flow control 2.3 2.3 GPS Status Indicator NonNon-Fixed mode : LED is always on Fixed mode : LED toggle every second 1. Communication Specifications Item Description Interface Full duplex serial interface Bit rate Default 9600 Start bit 1bit Stop bit 1bit Data bit 8bit Parity None Transmission data SACII NMEA0183 Ver:3.01 Update rate 1Hz Output sentence GGA/GSA/GSV/RMC/VTG (typ) Table 2: Communication specifications 2.6 MultiMulti-path Mitigation Multipath refers to the existence of signals reflected from objects in the vicinity of a receiver's antenna that corrupt the direct line-of-sight signals from the GPS satellites, thus degrading the accuracy of both code-based and carrier phase–based measurements. Particularly difficult is close-in multipath in which the reflected secondary signals arrive only slightly later (within about 100 nanoseconds) than does the direct-path signal, having been reflected from objects only a short distance from the receiver antenna. GPS-622F deploys the advanced multi-path detection and suppression algorithm to reduce multipath errors, the GPS signals themselves can be designed to provide inherent resistance to multipath errors DS-GPS-622F-2 Sept 11 2010 www.rfsolutions.co.uk Page 5 GPS SMART RECEIVER WITH ANTENNA GPS-622F 2.7 Operating Conditions Description Vcc Min 2.7v Typical 3.3v Max 5.5v Enhanced-mode Acquisition 70 mA Low power Acquisition Current 50mA Tracking Current 23mA Table 3: Operating Conditions 2.8 1PPS PPS Output put The GPS receiver is in navigation mode upon power-up, with 1PPS output free running. After 3 minutes of valid position fix and remaining under static-mode, the receiver changes to timingmode, with 1PPS output signal synchronized to the UTC second. The receiver will change to navigation-mode, with 1PPS output free running, if the receiver is in motion. The 1PPS output will become synchronized to the UTC second again after the receiver had remained in static mode for 3 minutes. 2.9 Antenna A numbers of important properties of GNSS antennas affect functionality and performance, including; Frequency coverage Gain pattern Circular polarization Multipath suppression Phase Centre Impact on receiver sensitivity Interference handling The GPS-622F module is designed to work both active and passive antenna. Active antenna with gain in range of 10 ~ 30dB and noise figure less than 2dB can be used. 2.10 Mechanical Characteristics Mechanical dimensions Length Width Height Weight DS-GPS-622F-2 Sept 11 2010 www.rfsolutions.co.uk 22 mm 22 mm 8 mm 30g (may vary) Page 6 GPS SMART RECEIVER WITH ANTENNA GPS-622F 3 PINOUT DESCRIPTION Pin Number Signal Name Description 1 RXD UART input, 3V LVTTL for SUP500R, SUP500RB 2 TXD UART output, 3V LVTTL for SUP500R, SUP500RB UART output, RS232 level for SUP500RR 3 GND GND System ground 4 VDD Main3.3V ~ 5.5V supply input 5 VBAT* VBAT* Backup supply voltage for RTC and SRAM, 1.5V ~ 5.5V 6 P1PS 1 pulse per second time mark output 7 PSE_SEL Search Engine Mode select: 1: Low power acquisition mode (default), acquisition current ~50mA 0: Enhanced acquisition mode, acquisition current ~70mA * Note: Both VDD and VBAT need to be connected in order for the module to work.* DS-GPS-622F-2 Sept 11 2010 www.rfsolutions.co.uk Page 7 GPS SMART RECEIVER WITH ANTENNA GPS-622F 4. Mechanical Mechanical Characteristics DS-GPS-622F-2 Sept 11 2010 www.rfsolutions.co.uk Page 8 GPS SMART RECEIVER WITH ANTENNA GPS-622F Table 4: Pin definition 4. Environmental Conditions Parameter Specification Temperature Storage ℃ ℃ -40℃~+85 ~+85℃ Humidity 5%~95% Storage 6 months in original vacuum package. Operating -40 ~+85 ~+85 Table 5: Environmental Environmental conditio conditions DS-GPS-622F-2 Sept 11 2010 www.rfsolutions.co.uk Page 9 GPS SMART RECEIVER WITH ANTENNA GPS-622F 5. NMEA protocol The serial interface protocol is based on the National Marine Electronics Association’s 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 5.1 GGAGGA-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: $GPGGA,060932.448,2447.0959,N,12100.5204,E,1,08,1.1,108.7,M,,,,0000*0E<CR><LF> Field Name Example 1 UTC Time 060932.448 2 Latitude 2447.0959 Description UTC of position in hhmmss.sss format, (000000.00 ~ 235959.99) Latitude in ddmm.mmmm format Leading zeros transmitted 3 N/S Indicator N 4 Longitude Latitude hemisphere indicator, ‘N’ = North, ‘S’ = South Longitude in dddmm.mmmm format 12100.5204 Leading zeros transmitted 5 E/W Indicator E Longitude hemisphere indicator, 'E' = East, 'W' = West GPS quality indicator 0: position fix unavailable 1: valid position fix, SPS mode GPS quality 6 indicator 2: valid position fix, differential GPS mode 1 3: GPS PPS Mode, fix valid 4: Real Time Kinematic. System used in RTK mode with fixed integers 5: Float RTK. Satellite system used in RTK mode. Floating integers DS-GPS-622F-2 Sept 11 2010 www.rfsolutions.co.uk Page 10 GPS SMART RECEIVER WITH ANTENNA GPS-622F 6: Estimated (dead reckoning) Mode 7: Manual Input Mode 8: Simulator Mode 7 Satellites Used 08 Number of satellites in use, (00 ~ 12) 8 HDOP 1.1 Horizontal dilution of precision, (00.0 ~ 99.9) 9 Altitude 108.7 mean sea level (geoid), (-9999.9 ~ 17999.9) 10 Geoid Geoid separation in meters according to WGS-84 ellipsoid (- Separation 999.9 ~ 9999.9) Age of DGPS data since last valid RTCM transmission in xxx format (seconds) 11 DGPS Age NULL when DGPS not used 12 DGPS Station ID 13 Checksum Differential reference station ID, 0000 ~ 1023 0000 NULL when DGPS not used 0E Note: The checksum field starts with a ‘*’ and consists of 2 characters representing a hex number. The checksum is the exclusive OR of all characters between ‘$’ and ‘*’. DS-GPS-622F-2 Sept 11 2010 www.rfsolutions.co.uk Page 11 GPS SMART RECEIVER WITH ANTENNA GPS-622F 5.2 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 7 8 Example: $GPGLL,4250.5589,S,14718.5084,E,092204.999,A,A*2D<CR><LF> Field Name Example Description Latitude in ddmm.mmmm format 1 Latitude 4250.5589 Leading zeros transmitted Latitude hemisphere indicator 2 N/S Indicator S ‘N’ = North ‘S’ = South Longitude in dddmm.mmmm format 3 Longitude 14718.5084 Leading zeros transmitted Longitude hemisphere indicator 4 E/W Indicator E 'E' = East 'W' = West 5 UTC Time 092204.999 6 Status 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 7 Mode Indicator A ‘D’ = Differential mode ‘E’ = Estimated (dead reckoning) mode ‘M’ = Manual input mode ‘S’ = Simulator mode 8 DS-GPS-622F-2 Sept 11 Checksum 2D 2010 www.rfsolutions.co.uk Page 12 GPS SMART RECEIVER WITH ANTENNA GPS-622F 5.3 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> 123 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 Example Description Mode 1 Mode A ‘M’ = Manual, forced to operate in 2D or 3D mode ‘A’ = Automatic, allowed to automatically switch 2D/3D Fix type 1 = Fix not available 2 Mode 3 2 = 2D 3 = 3D 3 DS-GPS-622F-2 Satellite used 01,20,19,13, Satellite ID number, 01 to 32, of satellite used in 1~12 ,,,,,,,, solution, up to 12 transmitted 4 PDOP 40.4 Position dilution of precision (00.0 to 99.9) 5 HDOP 24.4 Horizontal dilution of precision (00.0 to 99.9) 6 VDOP 32.2 Vertical dilution of precision (00.0 to 99.9) 7 Checksum 0A Sept 11 2010 www.rfsolutions.co.uk Page 13 GPS SMART RECEIVER WITH ANTENNA GPS-622F 5.4 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> 123 4 5 6 7 4 5 6 7 8 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 1 Number of message Example Description 3 Total number of GSV messages to be transmitted (1-3) 2 Sequence number 1 Sequence number of current GSV message 3 Satellites in view 09 Total number of satellites in view (00 ~ 12) 4 Satellite ID 28 5 Elevation 81 Satellite elevation in degrees, (00 ~ 90) 6 Azimuth 225 Satellite azimuth angle in degrees, (000 ~ 359 ) 7 SNR 41 Satellite ID number, GPS: 01 ~ 32, SBAS: 33 ~ 64 (33 = PRN120) C/No in dB (00 ~ 99) Null when not tracking 8 DS-GPS-622F-2 Checksum Sept 11 78 2010 www.rfsolutions.co.uk Page 14 GPS SMART RECEIVER WITH ANTENNA GPS-622F 5.5 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 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 DS-GPS-622F-2 Description UTC time in hhmmss.sss format (000000.00 ~ UTC time 092204.999 235959.999) Status Status A ‘V’ = Navigation receiver warning ‘A’ = Data Valid Latitude in dddmm.mmmm format Latitude 4250.5589 Leading zeros transmitted Latitude hemisphere indicator N/S indicator S ‘N’ = North ‘S’ = South Longitude in dddmm.mmmm format Longitude 14718.5084 Leading zeros transmitted Longitude hemisphere indicator E/W Indicator E 'E' = East 'W' = West Speed over ground 000.0 Speed over ground in knots (000.0 ~ 999.9) Course over 000.0 Course over ground in degrees (000.0 ~ 359.9) ground UTC Date 211200 UTC date of position fix, ddmmyy format Magnetic variation Magnetic variation in degrees (000.0 ~ 180.0) Magnetic variation direction Magnetic Variation ‘E’ = East ‘W’ = West Mode indicator ‘N’ = Data not valid ‘A’ = Autonomous mode Mode indicator A ‘D’ = Differential mode ‘E’ = Estimated (dead reckoning) mode ‘M’ = Manual input mode ‘S’ = Simulator mode checksum 25 Sept 11 Example 2010 www.rfsolutions.co.uk Page 15 GPS SMART RECEIVER WITH ANTENNA GPS-622F 5.6 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 Example 89.68 2 Course 3 Speed 0.00 4 Speed 0.00 5 Mode A 6 Checksum 5F 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 5.7 ZDAZDA- TIME AND DATE Structure: $GPRMC,hhmmss.sss,dd,mm.yyyy, , ,xxx<CR><LF> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Example: $GPZDA,104548.04,25,03,2004,,*6C<CR><LF> Field Name Example 1 UTC time 2 UTC time: day 25 UTC time: 03 month UTC time: year 2004 3 4 104548.04 5 6 7 DS-GPS-622F-2 Sept 11 6C 6C 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) Checksum 2010 www.rfsolutions.co.uk Page 16 GPS SMART RECEIVER WITH ANTENNA GPS-622F 6. Links http://www.skytraq.com.tw/download/AN0003_v3.pdf - Skytraq Application Note AN0003 http://www.sparkfun.com/datasheets/GPS/Modules/AN0003_v1.4.8.pdf Please note that not all the commands in the application note apply for this module; for additional information please contact SkyTraq directly. 7. Contact Information We hope this datasheet will be helpful to the user to get the most out of the GPS module, furthermore feedback inputs about errors or mistakable verbalizations and comments or proposals to RF Solutions Ltd. Ltd.. for further improvements are highly appreciated. © 2011 2011 RF Solutions Ltd. Ltd. All right rights reser reserved. Not to be reproduced in whole or part for any purpose without written permission of RF Solutions Ltd. Ltd Information provided by RF Solutions Ltd is believed to be accurate and reliable. These materials are provided by RF Solutions Ltd as a service to its customers and may be used for informational purposes only. 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RF Solutions Ltd products are not intended for use in medical, life-support devices, or applications involving potential risk of death, personal injury, or severe property damage in case of failure of the product. DS-GPS-622F-2 Sept 11 2010 www.rfsolutions.co.uk Page 17