Holux M-9129 - User manual

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M-9129
SPECIFICA ION
GPS Engine Board

GPS Engine Board M-9129
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Version Update History
Version Date Revised Reason
0.1 2010/07/07 Draft release
0.2 2010/11/11 Add pin definition op View

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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

GPS Engine Board M-9129
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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 M K GPS solution. It provides superior
sensitivity up to -165 dBm and fast ime- o-First-Fix in navigation
application. he 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 ( racking)
‧ Up to 66 parallel searching,22 tracking channels
‧ Fast Position Fix
‧ Low power consumption
‧ R CM-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, racking devices/systems and Mapping devices application
1 3 Applications
‧ Automotive and Marine Navigation
‧ Automotive Navigator racking
‧ 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
op view Button view
P1
P2
P3
P4
P5
P6
P7
P8
P9
P10
P11
P22
P21
P20
P19
P18
P17
P16
P15
P14
P13
P12
P1
P2
P3
P4
P5
P6
P7
P8
P9
P10
P11
P22
P21
P20
P19
P18
P17
P16
P15
P14
P13
P12
22
17 6
12
11
M-9129 VA1 100813

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Pin Pin Name Type Function description
1 RXDB I Serial Data Input B
2 TXDB O Serial Data Output B
3 1PPS O
1 PPS output, synchronized with GPS time.
IME_MARK 1 PPS output, 1us/s
4 TXDA O Serial Data Output A
5 RXDA I Serial Data Input A
6 GND G Ground
7 GPIO8 I/O General purpose I/O
8 GPIO0 I/O General purpos
e I/O. flash at 1Hz when position is
fixed.
9 GPIO4 I/O General purpose I/O
10
VOUT O Power State Indicate, 2.8 VDC Output
11
Standby I Low active
for power down,(Keep NC if not used is
High)
12
V_BAT I R C and backup SRAM power Input:
DC Input:2.8~4.2V.
NC: provided it by module internal LDO.
13
VCC_IN I 3.3 ~ 4.2 VDC Power Input
14
GPIO6 I/O General purpose I/O
15
GPIO7 I/O
General purpose I/O
16
GPIO5 I/O
General purpose I/O
17
GND G Ground
18
RESET I Reset , Low active
19
VCC_R _O
O Active antenna power supply output, 2.8 VDC
20
GND G Ground
21
R _IN I GPS signal input, 2.80 VDC output
22
GND G Ground

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2 3 Specification
General (Follow M K chip specification)
GPS technology M 3329 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 ( racking)
Receiver Accuracy (Follow M K chip specification)
Position
Without aid:3.0 M 2D-RMS
DGPS(WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS, R CM):2.5 M
Velocity Without aid:0.1 M/sec
ime 0.1µs. Sync GPS time
Datum
Datum WGS84(Default) total 219 datum’s
Time to First Fix (Follow M K chip specification)
Hot start < 1 sec.
Warm start < 33 sec.
Cold start < 35 sec.
Reacquisition
＜1sec.
Protocol
GPS Output Data
NMEA0183(V3.01)- GGA,GLL,GSA,GSV,RMC,V G
Support Baud rate 4800/9600/…./1152
00 bps (default
4800), Data bit:8 , Stop bit:1, No parity.
Update Rata
1 Hz(default)
Protocol Support NMEA-0183
1PPS Enable(1 Hz pulse 10% duty cycle)
Limitations (Follow M K chip specification)
Acceleration Limit
＜4G
Altitude Limit
＜18000 meters
Velocity Limit
＜515 M/sec
Jerk Limit 20 M/sec
3
Power
Operation Current Acquisition 42≒ [email protected]
Operation Current
racking:＜36 [email protected]
DC Input Range
VCC_IN: 3.3~4.2V
V_BA : 2.0~4.2V

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Processing Core
Processor ype ARM7EJ-S
Processor Speeds
Up to 56 MHz
Interface CMOS 2.8 V Level
Temperature
Operating emperature -30 to +80
Storage emperature
-40 to +85
Operating Humidity
5% to 95%, Non condensing
Physical
Dimension
13 * 15 * 2.2 mm.
Weight <2g.

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3 Mechanical Dimension
3 1 Mechanical Dimension
OP VIEW
BO OM VIEW

GPS Engine Board M-9129
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4 Package
4 1 Packing
ray dimension: 325*220*9 mm, Standard Content Qty : 100 pcs.
Carton dimension: 340*235*120 mm, Standard Content Qty : 2,000 pcs.