GPS16160HR
PC/104 Peripheral Module
GPS 12 Satellite Receiver

Operating Temperature -40° to +85°C

Features: 

• Fastrax iTrax03-02 GPS engine

  • L1 frequency, C/A code (SPS)

  • 12-channel satellite tracking

  • Position accuracy:

    • 1m (CEP50)

    • 1.2m (CEP95)

  • Velocity accuracy of 0.1m/s

  • Time accuracy of 20 ns RMS

  • 1Hz update rate (configurable up to 3Hz)

  • Tracking sensitivity down to -156 dBm

  • Choice of GPS message formats

    • ASCII:   NMEA-0183
    • Binary:  Fastrax iTalk 3
• (SBAS) Satellite-Based Augmentation System
  • (WAAS) Wide-Area Augmentation
  • (EGNOS) European Geo-Stationary Navigation System
  • (MSAS) MTSAT Satellite-Based Augmentation System

• Supports active (+3.3V or +5V) and passive antennas

• OSX/MCX antenna jack

• Standard 16C550 UART Interface

  • Compatible with all modern operating systems.

  • Jumper-selectable Base Address and IRQ

  • 1 PPS on carrier-detect

  • TX and RX only, no flow control or handshaking required

• IRQ Jumper for 1 PPS

• Digital I/O

  • 16 bit-programmable Digital I/O

• GPS Utility Connector

  • 1 PPS

  • 3 User Interface Status

• Two Status LEDs

  • 1 PPS

  • Navigation Status

• PC/104 compliant

• +5V Only Operation, no additional voltages required

Applications:

• Mobile and Automotive Systems

• Marine and Airborne Applications 

• Rescue Service and Police Data Systems 

• Transportation Equipment Systems 

• Precision timing Systems 

Description:

RTD provides a low power wide operating temperature range GPS receiver module GPS16160HR using a fast fix 12-channel low power iTrax03-02 GPS receiver from Fastrax. Starter kits are available (see options). In IDAN® installations the antenna connection is brought to the front side of the IDAN®-frame.

Software:

• GPS data available via COM port interface
  • 1 PPS interrupt
  • 1 PPS on UART carrier detect
• Compatible with all x86 operating systems
  • MS-DOS, ROM-DOS, PC-DOS
  • Windows (98, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, and XP Embedded)
  • Linux (desktop and real-time versions)
  • RTOSes such as QNX, VxWorks, and Windows CE
  • Note: Drivers may be required to use non-PC hardware features.
• Includes RTD GPS Software
  • For DOS, Windows, and Linux
  • Full source code provided
  • Includes C++ class for reading and interpreting GPS data

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