Mikroelektronika d.o.o.
SKU: MIKROE-5298GPS 5 Click Board
GPS 5 Click Board
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Key Features
- Drop in GNSS receiver module (GPS/GLONASS/Galileo/Beidou), MediaTek MT3333 flash chip, low power consumption, interference cancellation, internally generated orbit prediction for short time to first fix, external antenna, and more
- Based on the M20050-1 - compact GPS module receiver from Antenova
- Can be used for asset tracking/ personal safety, navigation devices, and sports equipment applications
- mikroBUS: UART Interface
The GPS 5 Click Board™ is a compact add-on board that provides users with positioning, navigation, and timing services. This board features the M20050-1, a compact GPS module receiver using the MediaTek MT3333 flash chip, providing a complete GNSS receiver for optimum performance from Antenova. The receiver tracks 3 GNSS constellations concurrently (GPS+Galileo+GLONASS or GPS+Beidou) to enhance location and TTFF (Time-to-first-fix) and has configurable low power modes operating from a 3.3V power supply. In addition to the possibility of using an external antenna, backup power, and various visual indicators, the M20050-1 also has an accurate 0.5ppm TXCO ensuring short TTFF alongside multi-path algorithms, which improves position accuracy in inner-city environments. This Click board™ is suitable for a broad spectrum of GPS applications where performance, cost, and time to market are prime considerations.
The GPS 5 Click Board™ is supported by a mikroSDK compliant library, which includes functions that simplify software development. This Click board™ comes as a thoroughly tested product, ready to be used on a system equipped with the mikroBUS™ socket.
How Does The GPS 5 Click Board™Work?
The GPS 5 Click Board™ is based on the M20050-1, an integrated GNSS receiver module with an integrated antenna incorporating the MediaTek MT3333 flash chip from Antenova. The M20050-1 tracks 3 GNSS constellations concurrently (GPS+Galileo+GLONASS or GPS+Beidou) to considerably enhance the location and has configurable low power modes alongside acquisition and tracking sensitivity of -163dBm and -165dBm. This module offers indoor and outdoor multi-path detection and compensation and has an accurate 0.5ppm TXCO that ensures short TTFF besides an active interference cancellation (AIC) feature. This Click board is ideal for asset tracking/ personal safety, navigation devices, and sports equipment applications based on good attributes.
The M20050-1 has three power-saving modes: Standby, Backup, and Periodic. Standby mode is a power-saving mode initiated either with a hardware signal labelled as STB and routed on the PWM pin of the mikroBUS™ socket or by a software command. It shuts down the RF section of the module, putting the processor into Standby mode. The RTC is kept alive, and the RAM power is maintained to keep the module configuration. Periodic mode is a user-configurable mode that reduces current consumption by only waking the module for short periods to maintain FIX data.
Backup mode is accessed due to the absence of the main board power supply VCC. For this reason, there is an additional backup power supply in the form of a battery that powers the RAM and RTC sections of the receiver and needs to be applied at all times for Backup mode to run correctly. Once initiated, the RTC and all configurations are saved along with any ephemeris data to allow quick TTFF once the VCC is re-applied.
The GPS 5 Click Board™ communicates with MCU using the UART interface with commonly used UART RX and TX pins operating at 115200bps by default configuration to transmit and exchange data with the host MCU. It also possesses an active-low reset signal routed on the RST pin of the mikroBUS™ socket that activates a hardware reset of the M20050-1. The reset function can also be used using an onboard RESET button.
In addition to precise positioning, the GPS 5 Click Board™ also has an accurate timing signal indicated via a red LED indicator marked as 1PPS, a blue LED indicator marked with FIX, which shows once a GPS fix has been obtained, as well as the possibility of using an external active antenna which can also be found in our offer, activated through EN pin of the mikroBUS™ socket.
The GPS 5 Click Board™ can only operate with a 3.3V logic voltage. The board must perform appropriate logic voltage level conversion before using MCUs with different logic levels. However, the Click board™ comes equipped with a library containing functions and an example code that can be used, as a reference, for further development.
SPECIFICATIONS
| Type | GPS/GNSS |
| Applications | Can be used for asset tracking/ personal safety, navigation devices, and sports equipment applications |
| On-board modules | M20050-1 - compact GPS module receiver from Antenova |
| Key Features | Drop in GNSS receiver module (GPS/GLONASS/Galileo/Beidou), MediaTek MT3333 flash chip, low power consumption, interference cancellation, internally generated orbit prediction for a short time to first fix, external antenna, and more |
| Interface | UART |
| Compatibility | mikroBUS |
| Click board size | L (57.15 x 25.4 mm) |
| Input Voltage | 3.3V |
PINOUT DIAGRAM
This table shows how the pinout on GPS 5 Click corresponds to the pinout on the mikroBUS™ socket (the latter shown in the two middle columns).
| Notes | Pin |  |
Pin | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 1 | AN | PWM | 16 | STB | Standby Mode | |
| Reset | RST | 2 | RST | INT | 15 | NC | |
| External Antenna Activation | EN | 3 | CS | RX | 14 | TX | UART TX |
| NC | 4 | SCK | TX | 13 | RX | UART RX | |
| NC | 5 | MISO | SCL | 12 | NC | ||
| NC | 6 | MOSI | SDA | 11 | NC | ||
| Power Supply | 3.3V | 7 | 3.3V | 5V | 10 | NC | |
| Ground | GND | 8 | GND | GND | 9 | GND | Ground |
ONBOARD SETTINGS AND INDICATORS
| Label | Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD1 | PWR | - | Power LED Indicator |
| LD2 | 1PPS | - | Time Pulse LED Indicator |
| LD3 | FIX | - | GPS Fix LED Indicator |
| T1 | RESET | - | Reset Button |
GPS 5 CLICK ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
| Description | Min | Typ | Max | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supply Voltage | - | 3.3 | - | V |
| Operating Frequency | 1.559 | 1.575 | 1.609 | GHz |
| Acquisition Sensitivity | - | -163 | - | dBm |
| Tracking Sensitivity | - | -165 | - | dBm |
| Operating Temperature Range | -40 | +25 | +85 | °C |
Software Support
We provide a library for the GPS 5 Click Board™ and a demo application (example), developed using MikroElektronika compilers. The demo can run on all the main MikroElektronika development boards.
The package can be downloaded/installed directly from NECTO Studio The package Manager (recommended), downloaded from our LibStock™ or found on the MikroE Github account.
Library Description
This library contains API for the GPS 5 Click Board™ driver.
Key functions
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gps5_set_rst_pinThis function sets the RST pin logic state. -
gps5_generic_readThis function reads the desired number of data bytes by using the UART serial interface. -
gps5_parse_gnggaThis function parses the GNGGA data from the read response buffer.
Example Description
This example demonstrates using the GPS 5 Click Board™ by reading and displaying the GPS coordinates.
void application_task ( void )
{
gps5_process( &gps5 );
if ( app_buf_len > ( sizeof ( ( char * ) GPS5_RSP_GNGGA ) + GPS5_GNGGA_ELEMENT_SIZE ) )
{
gps5_parser_application( app_buf );
}
}
The complete application code and ready-to-use projects can be installed directly from NECTO Studio The package Manager (recommended), downloaded from our LibStock™ or found on the MikroE Github account.
Other MikroE Libraries used in the example:
- MikroSDK.Board
- MikroSDK.Log
- Click.GPS5
Additional Notes and Information
Depending on the development board you are using, you may need USB UART Click Board™, USB UART 2 Click or RS232 Click to connect to your PC for development systems with no UART to USB interface available on the board. UART terminal is available in all MikroElektronika compilers.
MIKROSDK
The GPS 5 Click Board™ is supported with mikroSDK - MikroElektronika Software Development Kit. To ensure proper operation of mikroSDK compliant Click board™ demo applications, mikroSDK should be downloaded from the LibStock and installed for the compiler you are using.
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