Holux UB-93 SPECIFICATION

GPS Engine Board

UB-93
SPECIFICATION

1F, No. 30, R&D Rd. II, HsinChu City 300, Science-based Industrial Park, Taiwan

(300) 新竹市科學園區研發二路 30 號 1 樓

TEL: [phone] FAX: [phone]

Website: www.holux.com

Version : 0.4

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UB-93

GPS Module series THE PRO NAME IN GPS

Version Change History

Version Date Revised Reason

0.1 2009/04/02 Draft release

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

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UB-93

GPS Module series THE PRO NAME IN GPS

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 Configuration ..................................................... 錯誤! 尚未定義書籤。

2.3 Pin Definition............................................................................................5

2.4 Specification..............................................................................................7

3. Mechanical Dimension ..............................................................................8

3.1 Mechanical Dimension.............................................................................8

4. Package ......................................................................................................9

4.1 Packing.......................................................................................................9

4.2 Reference Product Photo........................................................................10

5. User Interface........................................................................................10

5.1 NMEA Protocol.......................................................................................10

5.2 NMEA Protocol format .........................................................................10

5.3 MTK NMEA Packet Format..................................................................11

6. Reference design..................................................................................12

6.1 Reference circuit .....................................................................................12

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

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

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

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UB-93

GPS Module series THE PRO NAME IN GPS

1. Introduction

1.1 General introductions
UB-93 is an ultra miniature 17 * 22.4 * 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 UB-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:17* 22.4 * 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

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UB-93

GPS Module series THE PRO NAME IN GPS

2 Technical Description

2.1 Block Diagram

2.2 Pin Definition

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

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