Holux M-9129 SPECIFICATION

GPS Engine Board

M-9129

SPECIFICATION

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(300) 新竹市科學園區創新一路 1-1 號

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GPS Engine Board M-9129

Version Update History

Version

0.1 2010/07/07 Draft release

0.2 2010/11/11 Add pin definition Top View

Date Revised Reason

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Index

1. Introduction.............................................................................................1

1.1 General introductions .......................................................................1

1.2 Key Features......................................................................................1

1.3 Applications....................................................................................... 1

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

2.1 Block Diagram ...................................................................................2

2.2 Pin Definition .....................................................................................2

2.3 Specification ......................................................................................4

3 Mechanical Dimension ...........................................................................6

3.1 Mechanical Dimension...................................................................... 6

4 Package ...................................................................................................7

4.1 Packing .............................................................................................. 7

4.2 Reference Product Photo.................................................................8

5. User Interface..........................................................................................9

5.1 NMEA Protocol..................................................................................9

5.2 NMEA Protocol format ......................................................................9

5.3 MTK NMEA Packet Format............................................................. 10

6. Reference Design ................................................................................. 11

6.1 Reference circuit............................................................................. 11

6.2 Reference PCB pattern................................................................... 12

6.3 Recommendation reflow profile.....................................................13

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1. Introduction

1.1 General introductions

M-9129 is an ultra miniature 13 * 15 * 2.2 mm GPS engine board designed

by low power consumption MTK GPS solution. It provides superior
sensitivity up to -165 dBm and fast Time-To-First-Fix in navigation
application. The stable performance of M-9129 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: 13* 15 * 2.2 mm
‧ RoHS/WEEE compliant
‧ High sensitivity -165 dBm (Tracking)
‧ Up to 66 parallel searching,22 tracking channels
‧ 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

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2 Technical Description

2.1 Block Diagram

2.2 Pin Definition

P1

P2

P3

P4

P5

P6

P7

P8

P9

P10

P11

Top view Button view

P22

P21

P20

P19

P18

P17

P16

P15

P14

P13

P12

P22

P21

P20

P19

P18

P17

P16

P15

P14

P13

P12

22

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P1

P2

P3

P4

P5

P6

P7

P8

P9

P10

P11

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1 PPS output, synchronized with GPS time.

e I/O. flash at 1Hz when position is

for power down,(Keep NC if not used is

Pin Pin Name Type

1
2
3

4
5
6
7
8

9
10
11

12

RXDB

TXDB

1PPS

TXDA

RXDA

GND

GPIO8

GPIO0

GPIO4

VOUT

Standby

V_BAT

I Serial Data Input B
O Serial Data Output B
O

O Serial Data Output A

I Serial Data Input A
G Ground

I/O General purpose I/O
I/O General purpos

I/O General purpose I/O

O Power State Indicate, 2.8 VDC Output

I Low active

I RTC and backup SRAM power Input:

Function description

TIME_MARK 1 PPS output, 1us/s

fixed.

High)

DC Input:2.8~4.2V.

NC: provided it by module internal LDO.
13
14
15
16
17
18
19

VCC_RF_O

20
21
22

VCC_IN

GPIO6

GPIO7

GPIO5

GND

RESET

GND

RF_IN

GND

I 3.3 ~ 4.2 VDC Power Input
I/O General purpose I/O
I/O General purpose I/O
I/O General purpose I/O

G Ground

I Reset , Low active

O Active antenna power supply output, 2.8 VDC
G Ground

I GPS signal input, 2.80 VDC output

G Ground

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00 bps (default

2.3 Specification

General

GPS technology MT3329 GPS chipset

Frequency L1,1575.42 MHz

C/A Code 1.023 MHz chip rate

Channels 66 parallel searching,22 tracking channels

Sensitivity - 165 dBm (Tracking)

Receiver Accuracy

Position

Velocity Without aid:0.1 M/sec

Time 0.1µs. Sync GPS time

Datum

Datum WGS84(Default) total 219 datum’s

Time to First Fix

Hot start < 1 sec.

Warm start < 33 sec.

(Follow MTK chip specification)

(Follow MTK chip specification)
Without aid:3.0 M 2D-RMS
DGPS(WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS, RTCM):2.5 M

(Follow MTK chip specification)

Reacquisition

Protocol

GPS Output Data

Protocol Support NMEA-0183

1PPS

Limitations

Acceleration Limit

Altitude Limit

Velocity Limit

Power

Operation Current Acquisition 42≒ mA@3.3V

Cold start < 35 sec.

＜1sec.

NMEA0183(V3.01)- GGA,GLL,GSA,GSV,RMC,VTG
Support Baud rate 4800/9600/…./1152

4800), Data bit:8 , Stop bit:1, No parity.

Update Rata

1 Hz(default)

Enable(1 Hz pulse 10% duty cycle)
(Follow MTK chip specification)

＜4G
＜18000 meters
＜515 M/sec

Jerk Limit 20 M/sec3

Operation Current

DC Input Range

Tracking:＜36 mA@3.3V

VCC_IN: 3.3~4.2V
V_BAT : 2.0~4.2V

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Processing Core

Processor Type ARM7EJ-S

Processor Speeds

Interface

Temperature

Operating Temperature -30 to +80

Storage Temperature

Operating Humidity

Physical

Dimension

Weight <2g.

Up to 56 MHz

CMOS 2.8 V Level

-40 to +85

5% to 95%, Non condensing

13 * 15 * 2.2 mm.

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3 Mechanical Dimension

3.1 Mechanical Dimension

TOP VIEW

BOTTOM VIEW

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4 Package

4.1 Packing

Tray dimension: 325*220*9 mm, Standard Content Qty : 100 pcs.
Carton dimension: 340*235*120 mm, Standard Content Qty : 2,000 pcs.

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4.2 Reference Product Photo

The photo is for reference, the real content will depend on the real
configuration.

Top side:

Bottom side: (The PCB version depend)

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5. User Interface

M-9129 provides 2-wire digital UART port for communication of GPS position
data using NMEA protocol or MTK extension protocol. UART port is capable of
4800 to 115200 baud rate.

5.1 NMEA Protocol

M-9129 is default to support standard NMEA-0183 protocol. In addition, a
series of MTK extensions (PMTK messages) have been developed that can
be used to provide extended capabilities common to many applications.

5.2 NMEA Protocol format

M-9129 is capable of supporting following NMEA formats:

NMEA RECORD Description

GGA GPS fix data

GLL Geographic

GSA GNSS DOP and active satellite

GSV GNSS Satellites in view

RMC Recommended minimum specific GNSS data

VTG Course Over Ground and Ground Speed

ZDA Time & Data

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identifier used to tell

5.3 MTK NMEA Packet Format

Preamble TalkerID PktType Datafield * CHK1 CHK2 CR LF

Maximum packet length is restricted to 255 bytes

Field Length Type D

Preamble 1 byte Character “$”

TalkerID 4 byte Character string “PMTK”

“000”to “999”, an

PktType 3 byte Character string

DataField Variable

* 1 byte Character

CHK1

2 byte Character string

CHK2

CR, LF 2 byte Binary data

the decoder how to
decode the packet
“, ”must be inserted
ahead each data
filed to help the
decoder process
the Data Field

The star symbol is

used to mark the

end of Data Field
checksum of the
data between
Preamble “, ”and “*”
used to identify the
end of a packet

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6.

Reference Design

6.1 Reference circuit

Fig A-1 is M-9129 uses Active Antenna connects to RS-232 transceiver
solutions intended for portable or hand-held applications such as notebook
and palmtop computers.

Fig.A-1

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6.2 Reference PCB pattern

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6.3 Recommendation reflow profile

1. We strongly recommend that this module should be designed to mount on

top side of motherboard with main chip together which process the final
reflow.

2. The maximum frequency of this module to pass reflow process should be

no more than twice, including repair operation, otherwise it may cause side
effect to the performance.

3. Below is the recommend reflow profile referred to Main MTK chip set.

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