Globalsat ET-316A User Manual

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GPS Engine Board ET-316A
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06/22/2007
Globalsat Technology Corporation Headquarters (Far East Century Park)
16F., No. 186, Jian-Yi Road, Chung-Ho City, Taipei Hsien 235, Taiwan
Tel: 886-2-8226-3799/ Fax: 886-2-8226-3899
E-mail : service@globalsat.com.tw
Website: www.globalsat.com.tw
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1. Product Information
Product Name: ET-316A
Product Description:
ET-316A is a compact, high performance, and low power consumption GPS engine board. It uses SiRF
Star III chipset which can track up to 20 satellites at a time and perform fast TTFF in weak signal
environments. ET-316A is suitable for the following applications:
Automotive navigation Personal positioning Fleet management Mobile phone navigation Marine navigation
Product Features:
SiRF star III high performance GPS Chipset Very high sensitivity (Tracking Sensitivity: -159 dBm) Extremely fast TTFF (Time To First Fix) at low signal level Two serial ports 4Mb flash Built-in LAN Compact size (28mm * 20 mm * 2.9mm) suitable for space-sensitive application One size component, easy to mount on another PCB board Support NMEA 0183 and SiRF binary protocol
Product Specifications
GPS Receiver
Chipset
SiRF Star
Frequency L1, 1575.42 MHz
Code C/A Code
Protocol NMEA 0183 v2.2
Default:GGA,GSA,GSV,RMC
Support:VTG,GLL,ZDA)
SiRF binary and NMEA Command
Available Baud Rate 4,800 to 57,600 bps adjustable
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Channels 20
Flash 4Mbit
Sensitivity Tracking:-159dBm
Cold Start 42 seconds, average
Warm Start 38 seconds, average
Hot Start 1 second, average
Reacquisition 0.1 second, average
Accuracy Position: 10 meters, 2D RMS
5 meters, 2D RMS, WAAS enabled
Velocity: 0.1 m/s
Time: 1us synchronized to GPS time
Maximum Altitude
18,000 meter
Maximum Velocity
515 meter/second
Maximum Acceleration
4G
Update Rate 1 Hz
DGPS WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS
Datum WGS-84
Interface
I/O Pins 2 serial ports
Physical Characteristic
Type 15-pin stamp holes
Dimensions 28.1 mm * 20 mm * 2.9 mm
DC Characteristics
Power Supply
3.3Vdc ± 5%
Backup Voltage
2.0 ~ 3.6Vdc ± 10%
Power Consumption
Acquisition: 42mA Tracking: 25mA
Environmental Range
Humidity Range 5% to 95% non-condensing
Operation Temperature
-40℃ to 85℃
Storage Temperature
-40℃ to 125℃
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2. Technical Information
Block Diagram
Module Pin Assignment:
Pin NO. Pin Name Remark
1. GND Ground.
2. RF Connect to External Active Antenna. While external antenna is used, the optional power is needed.
3. GND Ground.
4. GND Ground.
5. GND Ground.
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6. GND Ground.
7. VIN This is the main DC supply for a 3.3V +- 5% DC input power module board.
8. BATTERY This is the battery backup input that powers the SRAM and RTC when main power is removed. Typical curre nt draw is 15uA. Without an external backup battery, the module/engine board will execute a cold star after every turn on. To achieve the faster start-up offered by a hot or warm start, a battery backup must be connected. The battery voltage should be between 2.0v and
5.0v.
9. GPIO1 User can use this I/O pin for special function.For example, on/off LED
10. TX This is the main transmits channel for outputting navigation and measurement data to user’s navigation software or user written software.Output TTL level, 0V ~ 2.85V
11. RX This is the main receive channel for receiving software commands to the engine board from SiRFdemo software or from user written software.
12. GND Ground.
13. GND Ground.
14. TXB NC
15. RXB NC
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Application Circuit
GPS Active Antenna Specification(Recommendation)
Frequency: 1575.42+2 MHz
Axial Ratio: 3 dB Typical
output Impedance: 50
Polarization: RHCP
Amplifier Gain :18~22dB Typical
Output VSWR: 2.0 Max.
Noise Figure: 2.0 dB Max
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Dimensions
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Recommend Layout PAD
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SOFTWARE COMMAND
NMEA Output Command
GGA-Global Positioning System Fixed Data
Table B-2 contains the values for the following example:
$GPGGA,161229.487,3723.2475,N,12158.3416,W,1,07,1.0,9.0,M,,,,0000*18
Table B-2 GGA Data Format
Name Example Units Descriptio
n
Message ID $GPGGA GGA protocol heade
r
UTC Time 161229.487 hhmmss.sss Latitude 3723.2475 ddmm.mmmm
N
/S Indicator
N
N=north or S=south
Longitude 12158.3416 dddmm.mmm
m
E/W Indicator W E=east or W=wes
t
Position Fix Indicator 1 See Table B-3 Satellites Used 07 Range 0 to 12 HDOP 1.0 Horizontal Dilution of Precision MSL Altitude1 9.0 meters Units M meters Geoid Separation1 meters Units M meters Age of Diff. Corr. second
N
ull fields when DGPS is not used Diff. Ref. Station ID 0000 Checksum *18 <CR><LF> End of message termination
SiRF Technology Inc. does not support geoid corrections. Values are WGS84 ellipsoid heights.
Table B-3 Position Fix Indicator
Va l u e D e s c ri
p
tion
0 Fix not available or invali
d
1 GPS SPS Mode, fix vali
d
2 Differential GPS, SPS Mode , fix vali
d
3 GPS PPS Mode, fix vali
d
GLL-Geographic Position-Latitude/Longitude
Table B-4 contains the values for the following example:
$GPGLL,3723.2475,N,12158.3416,W,161229.487,A*2C
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Table B-4 GLL Data Format
Name Exam
p
le Units Description
Message ID $GPGLL GLL protocol heade
r
Latitude 3723.2475 ddmm.mmmm
N
/S Indicator n N=north or S=south
Longitude 12158.3416 dddmm.mmm
m
E/W Indicator W E=east or W=wes
t
UTC Position 161229.487 hhmmss.sss Status A A=data valid or V=data not valid Checksum *2C <CR><LF> End of message termination
GSA-GNSS DOP and Active Satellites
Table B-5 contains the values for the following example:
$GPGSA,A,3,07,02,26,27,09,04,15,,,,,,1.8,1.0,1.5*33
Table B-5 GSA Data Format
Name Example Units Description
Message ID $GPGSA GSA protocol header Mode1 A See Table B-6 Mode2 3 See Table B-7 Satellite Used1 07 Sv on Channel 1 Satellite Used1 02 Sv on Channel 2 ….. Satellite Used1 Sv on Channel 12 PDOP 1.8 Position dilution of Precision HDOP 1.0 Horizontal dilution of Precision VDOP 1.5 Vertical dilution of Precision Checksum *33 <CR><LF> End of message termination
1. Satellite used in solution.
Table B-6 Mode1
Va l ue Description
M Manual-forced to operate in 2D or 3D mode A 2Dautomatic-allowed to automatically switch 2D/3D
Table B-7 Mode 2
Va l ue Description
1 Fix Not Available 2 2D 3 3D
GSV-GNSS Satellites in View
Table B-8 contains the values for the following example:
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$GPGSV,2,1,07,07,79,048,42,02,51,062,43,26,36,256,42,27,27,138,42*71
$GPGSV,2,2,07,09,23,313,42,04,19,159,41,15,12,041,42*41
Table B-8 GSV Data Format
Name Example Descriptio
n
Message ID $GPGSV GSV protocol heade
r
N
umber of Messages1 2 Range 1 to 3
Message Numbe
r
1
1 Range 1 to 3 Satellites in View 07 Satellite ID 07 Channel 1(Range 1 to 32
)
Elevation 79 degrees Channel 1(Maximum90
)
Azimuth 048 degrees Channel 1(True, Range 0 to 359
)
SNR(C/No) 42 dBHz Range 0 to 99,null when not trackin
g
……. ……. Satellite ID 27 Channel 4 (Range 1 to 32
)
Elevation 27 Degrees Channel 4(Maximum90
)
Azimuth 138 Degrees Channel 4(True, Range 0 to 359
)
SNR(C/No) 42 dBHz Range 0 to 99,null when not trackin
g
Checksum *71 <CR><LF> End of message termination
Depending on the number of satellites tracked multiple messages of GSV data may be required.
RMC-Recommended Minimum Specific GNSS Data
Table B-10 contains the values for the following example:
$GPRMC,161229.487,A,3723.2475,N,12158.3416,W,0.13,309.62,120598,,*10
Table B-10 RMC Data Format
Name Example Units Descriptio
n
Message ID $GPRMC RMC protocol heade
r
UTC Time 161229.487 hhmmss.sss Status A A=data valid or V=data not valid Latitude 3723.2475 ddmm.mmmm
N
/S Indicator
N
N=north or S=south
Longitude 12158.3416 dddmm.mmm
m
E/W Indicator W E=east or W=wes
t
Speed Over Ground 0.13 knots Course Over Ground 309.62 degrees True Date 120598 ddmm
yy
Magnetic Variation2 degrees E=eastor W=wes
t
Checksum *10 <CR><LF> End of message termination SiRF Technology Inc. does not support magnetic declination. All “course over ground” data are
geodetic WGS48 directions.
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VTG-Course Over Ground and Ground Speed
$GPVTG,309.62,T,,M,0.13,N,0.2,K*6E
Name Example Units Descriptio
n
Message ID $GPVTG VTG protocol heade
r
Course 309.62 degrees Measured headin
g
Reference T True Course degrees Measured headin
g
Reference M Magnetic Speed 0.13 knots Measured horizontal speed Units
N
Knots
Speed 0.2 Km/h
r
Measured horizontal speed
Units K Kilometers
p
er hou
r
Checksum *6E <CR><LF> End of message termination
2.2 NMEA Input Command
A). Set Serial Port ID:100 Set PORTA parameters and protocol
This command message is used to set the protocol(SiRF Binary, NMEA, or USER1) and/or the
communication parameters(baud, data bits, stop bits, parity). Generally,this command would be used to
switch the module back to SiRF Binary protocol mode where a more extensive command message set is
available. For example,to change navigation parameters. When a valid message is received,the parameters
will be stored in battery backed SRAM and then the receiver will restart using the saved parameters.
Format:
$PSRF100,<protocol>,<baud>,<DataBits>,<StopBits>,<Parity>*CKSUM
<CR><LF>
<protocol> 0=SiRF Binary, 1=NMEA, 4=USER1
<baud> 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400
<DataBits> 8,7. Note that SiRF protocol is only valid f8 Data bits
<StopBits> 0,1
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<Parity> 0=None, 1=Odd, 2=Even
Example 1: Switch to SiRF Binary protocol at 9600,8,N,1
$PSRF100,0,9600,8,1,0*0C<CR><LF>
Example 2: Switch to User1 protocol at 38400,8,N,1
$PSRF100,4,38400,8,1,0*38<CR><LF>
**Checksum Field: The absolute value calculated by exclusive-OR the 8 data bits of
each character in the Sentence,between, but excluding “$” and “*”. The
hexadecimal value of the most significant and least significant 4 bits of the result are
convertted to two ASCII characters (0-9,A-F) for transmission. The most
significant character is transmitted first.
**<CR><LF> : Hex 0D 0A
B). Navigation lnitialization ID101 Parameters required for start
This command is used to initialize the module for a warm start, by providing current position in X, Y, Z coordinates),clock offset, and time. This enables the receiver to search for the correct satellite signals at
the correct signal parameters. Correct initialization parameters will enable the receiver to acquire signals
more quickly, and thus, produce a faster navigational solution.
When a valid Navigation Initialization command is received, the receiver will restart using the input
parameters as a basis for satellite selection and acquisition.
Format
$PSRF101,<X>,<Y>,<Z>,<ClkOffset>,<TimeOfWeek>,<WeekNo>,<chnlCount>,<ResetCfg>
*CKSUM<CR><LF>
<X> X coordinate position
INT32
<Y> Y coordinate position
INT32
<Z> Z coordinate position
INT32
<ClkOffset> Clock offset of the receiver in Hz, Use 0 for last saved
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value if available. If this is unavailable, a default value of 75000 for GSP1, 95000 for GSP 1/LX will be used.
INT32
<TimeOf Week> GPS Time Of Week
UINT32
<WeekNo> GPS Week Number UINT16 ( Week No and Time Of Week calculation from UTC time)
<chnlCount> Number of channels to use.1-12. If your CPU throughput
is not high enough, you could decrease needed throughput by reducing the number of active channels
UBYTE
<ResetCfg> bit mask
0×01=Data Valid warm/hotstarts=1 0×02=clear ephemeris warm start=1 0×04=clear memory. Cold start=1 UBYTE
Example: Start using known position and time. $PSRF101,-2686700,-4304200,3851624,96000,497260,921,12,3*7F
C). Set DGPS Port ID:102 Set PORT B parameters for DGPS input
This command is used to control Serial Port B that is an input only serial port
used to receive RTCM differential corrections. Differential receivers may output corrections using different communication parameters. The default communication parameters for PORT B are 9600 Baud, 8data bits, 0 stop bits, and no parity. If a DGPS receiver is used which has different communication parameters, use this command to allow the receiver to correctly decode the data. When a valid message is received, the parameters will be stored in battery backed SRAM and then the receiver will restart using the saved parameters. Format: $PSRF102,<Baud>,<DataBits>,<StopBits>,<Parity>*CKSUM<CR><LF> <baud> 1200,2400,4800,9600,19200,38400 <DataBits> 8 <StopBits> 0,1
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<Parity> 0=None,Odd=1,Even=2
Example: Set DGPS Port to be 9600,8,N,1 $PSRF102,9600,8,1.0*12
D). Query/Rate Control ID:103 Query standard NMEA message and/or set output rate
This command is used to control the output of standard NMEA message GGA, GLL, GSA,
GSV
RMC, VTG. Using this command message, standard NMEA message may be polled once, or
setup for periodic output. Checksums may also be enabled or disabled depending on the needs of the receiving program. NMEA message settings are saved in battery backed
memory for each entry when the message is accepted. Format: $PSRF103,<msg>,<mode>,<rate>,<cksumEnable>*CKSUM<CR><LF> <msg> 0=GGA,1=GLL,2=GSA,3=GSV,4=RMC,5=VTG <mode> 0=SetRate,1=Query <rate> Output every <rate>seconds, off=0,max=255
<cksumEnable> 0=disable Checksum,1=Enable checksum for specified
message
Example 1: Query the GGA message with checksum enabled
$PSRF103,00,01,00,01*25
Example 2: Enable VTG message for a 1Hz constant output with checksum enabled
$PSRF103,05,00,01,01*20
Example 3: Disable VTG message
$PSRF103,05,00,00,01*21
E). LLA Navigation lnitialization ID:104 Parameters required to start using
Lat/Lon/Alt This command is used to initialize the module for a warm start, by providing current position (in Latitude, Longitude, Altitude coordinates), clock offset, and time. This enables the receiver to search for the correct satellite signals at the correct signal parameters. Correct initialization parameters will enable the receiver to acquire signals more quickly, and thus, will produce a faster navigational soution. When a valid LLANavigationInitialization command is received,the receiver will restart using the input parameters as a basis for satellite selection and acquisition.
Format:
$PSRF104,<Lat>,<Lon>,<Alt>,<ClkOffset>,<TimeOfWeek>,<WeekNo>,
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<ChannelCount>, <ResetCfg>*CKSUM<CR><LF>
<Lat> Latitude position, assumed positive north of equator and negative
south of equator float, possibly signed
<Lon> Longitude position, it is assumed positive east of Greenwich
and negative west of Greenwich
Float, possibly signed
<Alt> Altitude position
float, possibly signed
<ClkOffset> Clock Offset of the receiver in Hz, use 0 for last saved value if
available. If this is unavailable, a default value of 75000 for GSP1,
95000 for GSP1/LX will be used. INT32 <TimeOfWeek> GPS Time Of Week UINT32 <WeekNo> GPS Week Number UINT16 <ChannelCount> Number of channels to use. 1-12
UBYTE
<ResetCfg> bit mask 0×01=Data Valid warm/hot starts=1 0×02=clear ephemeris warm start=1 0×04=clear memory. Cold start=1
UBYTE Example: Start using known position and time.
$PSRF104,37.3875111,-121.97232,0,96000,237759,922,12,3*37
F). Development Data On/Off ID:105 Switch Development Data Messages On/Off Use this command to enable development debug information if you are having trouble getting commands accepted. Invalid commands will generate debug information that should enable the user to determine the source of the command rejection. Common reasons for input command rejection are invalid checksum or parameter out of specified range. This setting is not preserved across a module reset. Format: $PSRF105,<debug>*CKSUM<CR><LF>
<debug> 0=Off,1=On Example: Debug On $PSRF105,1*3E Example: Debug Off $PSRF105,0*3F
G). Select Datum ID:106 Selection of datum to be used for coordinate Transformations
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GPS receivers perform initial position and velocity calculations using an earth-centered earth-fixed
(ECEF) coordinate system. Results may be converted to an earth model (geoid) defined by the
selected datum. The default datum is WGS 84 (World Geodetic System 1984) which provides a
worldwide common grid system that may be translated into local coordinate systems or map datums.
(Local map datums are a best fit to the local shape of the earth and not valid worldwide.)
Examples:
Datum select TOKYO_MEAN
$PSRF106,178*32
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