AMOD ABG10868 User manual

Mini-Bluetooth GPS Receiver
User Manual

Mini-Bluetooth GPS Receiver
©2005 AMOD
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Printed: June 2005 in (Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C)

FCC Notices
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
FCC RF Exposure requirements:
This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operation in conjunction with any
other antenna or transmitter.
NOTE: THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY RADIO OT TV
INTERFERENCE CAUSED BY UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATIONS TO THIS
EQUIPMENT. SUCH MODIFICATIONS CAOULD VOID THE USER’S AUTHORITY TO
OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT.

Table of Contents
1. Introduction
- Introduction
- Packing List
2. Features
-Key features
3. Technical Specification
3.1 Basic Specifications
3.2 TTFF
3.3 Positioning accuracy
3.4 Sensitivity
3.5 Measurement data update time
3.6 Power
3.7 Limitations
3.8 Output & Interface
3.9 Physical Specification
3.10 Others
4. Operation of ABG10868
4.1 Device Description
4.2 Mechanical Drawing
4.3 LED Status
4.4 Usage
4.4.1 Turn On AGB10868
4.4.2 Connection
4.4.2-1 Connect to PDA
4.4.2-2 Verify the connection
4.4.2-3 Connect to Laptop with Bluetooth device
4.4.3 Power Jack
4.4.4 GPS Reset Button
4.4.5 Smart Power Saving Feature

1. Introduction
The ABG10868 is a compact-size, high performance Bluetooth GPS receiver with elegant
mechanical design. The core of this elegant device is the SONY CXD 2951 GPS receiver IC
and the ST Micro 2415/2150 Bluetooth chipset.
The ABG10868 sports a high sensitivity of –152 dBm during tracking and –139 dBm during
acquisition. The average TTFF (time to first fix) is 2 ~ 3 sec. in hot start mode, 30 sec. in
warm start mode and 40 sec. in cold start mode. It also is capable of support WAAS/EGNOS.
This excellent performance really makes theABG10868 stand out.
The ABG10868 is a class 2 Bluetooth device, with range of 10 meters. It supports v1.1
Bluetooth Serial Port Profile, which ensures compatibility with all devices such as PDAs and
smart phones which also support the SPP Bluetooth Profile.
There are three LED indicators on the ABG10868 – a green (GPS) LED, a blue (Bluetooth)
LED, and a red (power status) LED. The green LED will be lit when the GPS receiver is in
acquisition mode, and will start blinking every 2 seconds when the GPS position is fixed (i.e.,
tracking mode). The blue LED will be blinking every 2 seconds when the Bluetooth is in
connection and be blinking every 8 seconds if the Bluetooth connection between the host and
ABG10868 is lost. The red LED will be blinking to indicate the battery power level is low,
on when charging the battery and off if the battery is fully charged.
The ABG10868 comes with a 1200 mAh rechargeable battery to ensure over 12 hours of
operating time between charges. It also incorporates an intelligent power management
scheme so that the GPS is turned off if before the Bluetooth connection is established, or when
the Bluetooth connection is lost. Together with the large capacity 1200 mAh rechargeable
battery, the operating time of the ABG10868 is much longer than most of the Bluetooth GPS
receivers currently on the market.

Packing List
The package includes the following items.
zABG10868 Bluetooth GPS receiver
zCar charger
zA/C Power Adapter (Optional)
Mini Bluetooth GPS
Receiver
A/C Power Adapter (Optional)
DC Car Charge

2. Features
The ABG10868, based on AMOD AGP1030 Bluetooth GPS receiver module with built-in
rechargeable, removable lithium-ion battery has many smart and useful features. Without any
wiring requirement, ABG10868 adds GPS positioning capability to any Bluetooth (SPP profile)
enabled device.
Key features:
zBuilt-in Sony CXD2951 low power consumption chip
z12 parallel satellite tracking channels, for fast acquisition and reacquisition
zBuilt-in WASS/EGNOS support (need optional software)
zIntegrated patch antenna
zRechargeable and removable lithium-ion battery lasts for 12 hours of continual use
zSupport NMEA0183 V.3.01
zFully compatible with Bluetooth Serial Port Profile (SPP)
zBluetooth 1.1 certified with a Class 2 Bluetooth radio
zLow power consumption
zSmart power saving feature
z3-color LED status indicator
zSmall, lightweight and elegant design
zOn/ Off switch
zSuitable for car navigation, marine navigation, fleet management, AVL, personal
navigation, tracking and mapping

3. Technical Specification
3.1 Basic Specification:
zGPS chipset: Sony CXD2951GA-4 Single chip
zChannel: 12-channel GPS receiver capable of simultaneously receiving 12 satellites
zReception frequency: 1575.42MHz (L1 band, CA code)
zDimension: 73.4 x 39.0 x 18.9 mm (L x W x H)
z3-color LED status indicators:
-GPS status: The green LED will be lit when the GPS receiver is in acquisition mode,
and will start blinking every 2 seconds when the GPS position is fixed (i.e., during
tracking mode)
-Bluetooth status: The blue LED will be lit once per two seconds when the Bluetooth
is in connection and be lit 0.1 second every 8 seconds if the Bluetooth connection
between the host and ABG10868 is lost or in standby mode
-Battery status: The red LED will be blinking to indicate the battery power level is low,
on when charging the battery and off if the battery is fully charged.
zSwitch and connectors:
-Power switch: Turn on/ off the ABG10868
-Reset button: To initialize the GPS receiver
-Power jack: Connect to external power or car charger
3.2 TTFF (Time to First Fix)
Time until initial position measurement after power-on with the following conditions:
zCold Start (without both ephemeris and almanac time): 45s (average) / 60s (95%
possibility)
zWarm Start (without ephemeris but with almanac time): 30s (average) / 35s (95%
possibility)
zHot Start (with both ephemeris and almanac time): 2s (average) / 3s (95% possibility)
* Reference data with elevation angle of 5° or more and no interception environment with
satellite powers ≧ -130dBm
* “95% possibility” means “position time with 95% possibility”
3.3 Positioning accuracy:
2DRMS: approx. 2m
* Reference data with elevation angle of 5° or more and no interception environment with
satellite powers ≧ -130dBm
3.4 Sensitivity:
zTracking sensitivity: -152dBm (average) or less

zAcquisition sensitivity: -139dBm (average) or less in Normal mode
3.5 Measurement data update time:
zMeasurement data update time: 1s
3.6 Power:
zPower source: Removable rechargeable lithium ion battery with 5V DC input charging
circuit
zOperation time: 12 hours typical after full charge, continuous mode at 25℃
3.7 Limitations:
zAltitude: < 18,000m
zVelocity: < 500m/s
zAcceleration: < 4g
3.8 Output & Interface
Output:
zGPS transfer rate:
Baud rate: 9600 bps
Data bit: 8
Parity: No
Stop bit: 1
zGPS output format: NMEA0183 V3.01
GPGGA (1 time per second)
GPGSA (1 time per second)
GPGSV (1 time per 5 second)
GPRMC (1 time per second)
GPVTG (1 time per second)
zDatum: WGS84
Interface:
zCompatible Bluetooth Serial Port Profile (SPP): V1.1 and class 2 (Bluetooth range
10m)
3.9 Physical Specification:
zOperating Temperature: -20℃～+60℃
zStorage temperature: -20℃～+85℃
zOperating humidity: 5% to 95%; No condensing
3.10 Others:

zSmart power saving feature (SPS): If the Bluetooth connection between the host and
ABG10868 is lost, ABG10868 will turn off GPS automatically to save the energy.
zBluetooth:
-Bluetooth chipset:
RF: ST STLC2150
Baseband: ST STLC2415
-Bluetooth frequency: 2.4 – 2.48GHz
-Bluetooth specification: V1.1 specification compliant
-Bluetooth Profile: Serial Port Profile (SPP)
-Bluetooth Power Class: Class 2 (maximum 10 meter range)
4. Operations of ABG10868
4.1 Device Description:
4.2 Mechanical Drawing:
Bluetooth LED
Battery LED
GPS LED
Power adapter
connector

4.3 LED Status:
Symbol LED Status Description
1. Stand-by mode Light 0.1 second every 8 seconds
( 0.1 sec On→7.9 sec OFF)
Bluetooth
Blue
2. Connected Blinking one time every two seconds
(0.5 sec ON→1.5 sec OFF)
1. Acquisition Steady light
2. Tracking Blinkingevery8seconds
(7.9 sec On→0.1 sec OFF)
GPS
Green
3. GPS position fix Blinkingevery2seconds
(0.5 sec ON→1.5 sec OFF)
1. In normal OFF
2. In low battery Blinking
(0.5 sec ON→1.5 sec OFF)
Battery Red
3. In charging Steady light
4.4 Usage:
4.4.1 To turn on the ABG10868:
When turn on the power of ABG10868, all the LED lights will blink one time. When
there is a host Bluetooth device enables the connection between the Bluetooth and
ABG10868, the blue LED will blink once every two seconds. When switch the
power of the ABG10868 Bluetooth GPS receiver on, the GPS receiver will start to
acquire the satellites. No matter the ABG10868 get the position fix or not, if there is
no connection between the Bluetooth device and the ABG10868, the ABG10868
will turn off the GPS in five minutes.
For better satellite acquisition, make sure that the GPS receiver is in clear view of
the sky without any obstruction for better satellite acquiring.
When the connection between the Bluetooth device and ABG10868 is established,
the GPS tools or navigation software can be run and the Bluetooth GPS receiver will
start to transfer the NMEA data to Bluetooth device.

4.4.2 Connection:
4.4.2-1 Connect to PDA:
ABG10868 supports Bluetooth Serial Port Profile V1.1, works with any
Bluetooth enabled device with Serial Port Profile.
1. Click the Bluetooth icon at
the right bottom of task bar
2. Turn Bluetooth On
3. Bluetooth is enabled
5. Click Bluetooth icon
6. Select Bluetooth Manager
4. Click New button to active
Bluetooth Connection Wizard

7. Click Explore a Bluetooth
device to detect Bluetooth
device
8. Click the Next button
9. Once the PDA detect the
Bluetooth GPS receiver. It
will show this new device in
the Wizard. Please select
AGP1030BT-xxxxx
10. Select the Serial Port then
click Next button
11. Click the Finish button

4.4.2.-2 Verify the connection
Once you install the GPS View from the Installation CD, you can run the GPS
View by click “GPS View” from the Program Files. After you run the GPS
View, you will see a window below.
12. Press the AGP1030BT-xxx
icon for 2 – 3 seconds, it will
pop-up a menu
13. Select the Connect from the
menu to build the connection
14. Once the connection is built,
the AGP1030BT-xxx icon
will become green color
1. Scan: To detect GPS
receiver connected COM
port (You may select the
COM port from the
pull-down menu
2. Once the COM port has
selected, press the Open
button to open the COM
port.
3. The NMEA will be rolling
on the NMEA window
NMEA
Window

4.4.2-3 Connect to Laptop with Bluetooth device
1. Switch on the power of ABG10868
2. Please refer to the User Manual of Bluetooth device to enable it connects to
the ABG10868
3. Some Bluetooth devices may need the Bluetooth password, the password is
“0000”
4. Check the number of COM port used by Bluetooth (Example COM5)
5. Open the GPS software and configure the correct COM port and baud rate:
9600bps
4.4.3 Power Jack
The power jack lets you connect either a DC car cigarette charger orAC power
charger to recharge the internal Lithium-ion battery.
Please note that the adapter rating is 5V, 1.0A, positive pole center
4.4.4 GPS Reset Button
Press this button for 3 seconds will force GPS receiver do the Cold Start.
4.4.5 Smart Power Saving Feature
The GPS circuitry of ABG10868 is turned off when the Bluetooth connection is lost.
This intelligent power saving function could help ABG10868 conserve battery
power.
4. Once the GPS receiver got
the position fix, the Satellite
Constellation map will
display the position of
Satellites. And the white
C/N bar will become to blue

ABG10868
Mini Bluetooth GPS Receiver