Holux M-93 SPECIFICATION

GPS Engine Board

M-93
SPECIFICATION

No.1-1, Innovation Rd.1, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan(R.O.C)

(300) 新竹市科學園區創新一路 1-1 號

TEL: [phone] FAX: [phone]

Website: www.holux.com

Version : 1.0

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M-93

GPS Module series

Version Change History

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Version

0.1 2008/01/28 Draft release

0.2 2008/02/14 Modify dimension.

1.0 2008/04/17 0fficial release

Date Revised Reason

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No.1-1, Innovation Rd.1, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan(R.O.C)
TEL: [phone] FAX:[phone] E-mail:[e-mail] http:www.holux.com.tw

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GPS Module series

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Index

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

5. User Interface........................................................................................ 11

5.1 NMEA Protocol........................................................................... 11

5.2 NMEA Protocol format............................................................... 11

5.3 MTK NMEA Packet Format ........................................................12

6. Reference design..................................................................................13

6.1 Reference circuit ........................................................................13

6.2 Reference PCB pattern ..............................................................14

6.3 Recommend PCB Footprint ......................................................15

6.4 Recommendation reflow profile................................................16

HOLUX Technology, Inc.
No.1-1, Innovation Rd.1, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan(R.O.C)
TEL: [phone] FAX:[phone] E-mail:[e-mail] http:www.holux.com.tw

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M-93

GPS Module series

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1. Introduction

1.1. General introductions

M-93 is an ultra miniature 13.1 * 15.9 * 2.2 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-93 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:13.1* 15.9 * 2.2 mm
‧ RoHS/WEEE compliant
‧ High sensitivity -159dBm(Accroding to MTK chip spec)
‧ 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.
No.1-1, Innovation Rd.1, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan(R.O.C)
TEL: [phone] FAX:[phone] E-mail:[e-mail] http:www.holux.com.tw

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P12 P13 P14 P15 P16 P17 P18

P36 P35 P34 P33 P32 P31 P30

P18 P17 P16 P15 P14

P13 P12

P30 P31 P32 P33 P34 P35 P36

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2. Technical Description

2.1. Block Diagram

Active Antenna

RTC POWER_IN

TCXO
OSC.

LNA SAW

AnalogPOWER_IN

LDO

Digital

RTC

RTC
XTAL_32.768KHz

MTK GPS
Chipset

TIME_MARK

WAKE_UP

UART TX

UART RX

GPIO

RESET

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NEMA_OUTPUT

NEMA SETTING_IN

RESET_IN

1PPS_OUTPUT

2.2. Pin Definition

P1

P2

P3

P4

P5

P6

P7

P8

P9

P10

P11

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P29

P28

P27

P26

P25

P24

P23

P22

P21

P20

P19

P29

P28

P27

P26

P25

P24

P23

P22

P21

P20

P19

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P1

P2

P3

P4

P5

P6

P7

P8

P9

P10

P11

HOLUX Technology, Inc.
No.1-1, Innovation Rd.1, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan(R.O.C)
TEL: [phone] FAX:[phone] E-mail:[e-mail] http:www.holux.com.tw

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