Holux M-89 SPECIFICATION

GPS Engine Board

M-89
SPECIFICATION

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(300) 新竹市科學園區 研發二路30號1 樓

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M-89

GPS Module series THE PRO NAME IN GPS

Version Change History

Version Date Revised Reason

0.1 2007/04/18 Draft release

1.0 2007/05/22 Official release

1.1 2007/06/27 Modify 6.2 reference design

HOLUX Technology, Inc.
1F, No.30, R&D Road, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan (Hsinchu Science Industrial Park)
TEL: [phone] FAX:[phone] E-mail:[e-mail] http:www.holux.com.tw

M-89

GPS Module series THE PRO NAME IN GPS

Outline

1. Introduction........................................................................................................4

1.1 General introductions ..............................................................................4

1.2 Key Features.............................................................................................4

1.3 Applications ..............................................................................................4

2 Technical Description......................................................................................5

2.1 Block Diagram..........................................................................................5

2.2 Pin Definition............................................................................................5

2.3 Specification...............................................................................................7

3. Mechanical Dimension........................................................................................9

3.1 Mechanical Dimension.............................................................................9

4. Package................................................................................................................10

4.1 Packing.....................................................................................................10

4.2 Reference Product photo........................................................................11

5. User Interface..................................................................................................12

5.1 Protocol.........................................................................................................12

5.2 NMEA Protocol......................................................................................12

5.3 MTK NMEA Packet Format..................................................................13

6. Reference design...........................................................................................14

6.1 Reference circuit......................................................................................14

6.2 Reference PCB pattern...........................................................................15

6.3 Recommendation reflow profile ............................................................16

HOLUX Technology, Inc.
1F, No.30, R&D Road, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan (Hsinchu Science Industrial Park)
TEL: [phone] FAX:[phone] E-mail:[e-mail] http:www.holux.com.tw

M-89

GPS Module series THE PRO NAME IN GPS

1. Introduction

1.1 General introductions
M-89 is an ultra miniature 25.4 * 25.4 * 3 mm GPS engine board designed by low

power consumption MTK GPS solution. It provides superior sensitivity up to

-159dBm and fast Time-To-First-Fix in navigation application. The stable
performance of M-89 is your best choice to be embedded in your portable device
design, like PDA、PND、mobile phone、Digital Camera for GPS service.

1.2 Key Features

• small form factor: 25.4 * 25.4 * 3 mm

• RoHS/WEEE compliant

• High sensitivity -159dBm

• Searching up to 32 Channel of satellites

• Fast Position Fix

• Low power consumption

• RTCM -in ready.

• Built-in WAAS/EGNOS/MSAS Demodulator.

• Support NMEA0183 V 3.01 data protocol .

• Real time navigation for location based services.

• For Car Navigation, Marine Navigation, Fleet Management, AVL and

Location-Based Services, Auto Pilot, Personal Navigation or touring
devices, Tracking devices/systems and Mapping devices application

1.3 Applications

• Automotive and Marine Navigation

• Automotive Navigator Tracking

• Emergency Locator

• Geographic Surveying

• Personal Positioning

• Sporting and Recreation

• Embedded applications:

• Smart phone, UMPC, PND, MP4

HOLUX Technology, Inc.
1F, No.30, R&D Road, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan (Hsinchu Science Industrial Park)
TEL: [phone] FAX:[phone] E-mail:[e-mail] http:www.holux.com.tw

M-89

GPS Module series THE PRO NAME IN GPS

2 Technical Description

2.1 Block Diagram

2.2 Pin Definition

Pin Pin Name Type

1

VCC_IN I 3.3 ~ 5 V supply input

Function description

2
3
4
5
6

HOLUX Technology, Inc.
1F, No.30, R&D Road, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan (Hsinchu Science Industrial Park)
TEL: [phone] FAX:[phone] E-mail:[e-mail] http:www.holux.com.tw

GND G Ground

NC I NC

RXDA I Serial Data input A

TXDA O Serial Data Output A
TXDB O Serial Data Output B