Confused about your GPS not working well in urban or outsides under only one or a few satellite modules? Then you should not miss our new Grove-GPS (Air530).
It’s a high-performance, highly integrated multi-mode satellite positioning and navigation module to use with Arduino. It supports GPS / Beidou / Glonass / Galileo / QZSS / SBAS, which makes it suitable for GNSS positioning applications such as car navigation, smart wear, and drone. Meanwhile, this module is capable of receiving more than 6 satellites at the same time and is able to work excellently even if there's a very bad signal.
Highlighted Feature
- Positioning error within 10 meters
- Multi-mode satellite positioning & navigation and support more than 6 satellites at the same time
- The position still quickly and accurately under the condition of a bad signal
- Low power consumption at only 31uA
- Compatible hard/soft interface for other modules
- Adopt the integrated design of RF baseband, which integrates DC/DC, LDO, LNA, RF front-end, baseband processing, 32-bit RISC-based chip, RAM, FLASH storage, RTC, and power management functions
Grove – GPS Module vs Grove – GPS (Air530)
| Specs | Grove - GPS Module | Grove - GPS (Air530) |
| Size | 40mm x 20mm x 13mm | 40mm x 20mm x 13mm |
| Update Rate | 1Hz, max 10Hz | - |
| Baud Rate | 9,600 – 115,200 | 9600 –921600 |
| Navigation Sensitivity | -160dBm | –166dBm |
| Power Requirements | 3.3/5V | 3.3/5V |
| Number of Channels | 22 tracking, 66 channels | - |
| Time to first start |
Cold start: 13s Warm start: 1-2s Hot start: <1s |
Cold start: 30 seconds Warm Start: 4 seconds |
| Antennas | Included | Included |
| Accuracy | 2.5m GPS Horizontal Position Accuracy | 2.5m Horizontal Position Accuracy |
Specifications
|
PARAMETERS |
VALUES |
|
|---|---|---|
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Supply Voltage |
3.3V/5V | |
|
Working Current |
up to 60mA | |
|
Interface |
UART | |
|
Time of Warm Start |
4s | |
|
Time of Cold Start |
30s | |
|
Working Temperature |
-35C-85°C | |
|
Storage Temperature |
-55°C-100°C | |
|
Humidity |
5%-95% | |
|
Time of Positioning |
Pure Hardware Cold Start |
27.5s |
|
Pure Hardware Hot Start |
<1S | |
|
Pure Hardware Recapture |
<1S | |
|
Software-assisted A-GNSS |
<5S | |
| Sensitivity | Cold Start | -148dBm |
| Hot Start | -162dBm | |
| Recapture | -164dBm | |
| Track | -166dBm | |
| Accuracy | Horizontal Positioning | 2.5m |
| High Positioning | 3.5m | |
| Speed | 0.1m/s | |
| Time Transfer | 30ns | |
| Consumption @ 3.3V | Capture current value | 42.6mA |
| Tracking current value | 36.7mA | |
| Low power mode | 0.85mA | |
| Ultra-low-power mode | 31uA | |
* CAUTIONS & NOTES
The test above is taken under bi-modules of GPS & Beidou.- The input power supply voltage of the Grove power supply interface, should not exceed 5.6V, otherwise, it may damage the device.
- The voltage of the selected button battery should not exceed 3V, or it will probably damage the device.
Pinout
Applications
- GPS tracker
- GPS navigation
- Distance measurement
- Car navigation
- Drone