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PRODUCT USER MANUAL 
  GPS ENGINE BOARD 
ET-332 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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GlobalSat Technology Corporation 
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16, No.186,Chien 1 Road, 235Chung Ho City,Taipei Hsien, Taiwan ,R.O.C. 
Tel: 886-2-8226-3799(Rep.)                        Fax:  886-2-8226-3899 
Web: www.globalsat.com.tw                      E-mail: service@globalsat.com.tw 
 
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 high performance GPS Chip Set 
SiRF Star
L1, 1575.42 MHz 
1.023 MHz chip rate 
20 channel all-in-view tracking 
-159 dBm 
Features: 
 
SiRF star
Very high sensitivity (Tracking Sensitivity: -159 dBm) 
Extremely fast TTFF (Time To First Fix) at low signal level 
Compact size (40.5mm * 35 mm * 10mm) suitable for space-sensitive application 
Support NMEA 0183 and SiRF binary protocol 
Build-in SuperCap to reserve system data for rapid satellite acquisition. 
Cold start under 40 seconds, average 
Hot start under 1 seconds, average 
 
Specification: 
 
General 
Chipset 
 
Frequency 
C/A code  
Channels   
Sensitivity 
 
Accuracy 
 
Position 
 
 
 
Velocity 
Time 
 
 
Datum 
Default 
 
Acquisition Time 
Reacquisition 
Hot start   
Warm start 
Cold start  
 
Dynamic Conditions 
Altitude 
 
 
Velocity 
10 meters, 2D RMS 
5 meters, 2D RMS, WAAS enabled 
0.1 m/s 
1us synchronized to GPS time 
18,000 meters (60,000 feet) max 
515 meters /second (1000 knots) max 
0.1 sec., average 
1 sec., average 
38 sec., average 
42 sec., average 
  WGS-84 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less than 4g 
20m/sec **3 
3.8V ~ 6.5V DC input 
75mA (Continuous mode) 
30mA (Trickle power mode) 
4,800 to 57,600 bps adjustable 
SiRF binary or   
NMEA 0183 GGA, GSA, GSV, RMC, VTG, GLL 
 
-40J   to  +85J  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acceleration 
Jerk   
 
Power 
Main power input 
 
Power consumption   
 
 
 
Interface 
Baud rate  
 
Output message 
 
 
 
 
 
Environmental 
Operating Temp 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Physical Characteristics 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interface Connection   
 
* Pin-out of the 12-pin interface connector 
 
 
    Pin 
Number 
        Name 
  Description 
 
 
GND 
 
Ground 
 
        VBAT 
Backup Battery 
 
VDC 
 
 
3.8V~5.5V DC Power Input 
 
 
  Type 
 
 
 
Input 
 
Input 
 
 
1 
 
2 
 
3 
 
4 
 
5 
 
6 
 
7 
 
8 
 
9 
 
10 
 
11 
 
12 
PBRES 
Push Button Reset Input (Active Low) 
Input 
 
GPIO1 
 
TXA 
 
RXA 
 
GND 
 
GND 
 
SELECT 
 
 
(Reserved) 
 
 
 
 
Serial Data Output A (GPS Data) 
Output 
 
   Serial Data Input A (Command) 
 
Input 
 
Ground 
 
Ground 
 
(Reserved) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TIMEMARK 
1PPS Time Mark Output 
Output 
 
 
 
 
Ground 
This is the main DC supply for a 3.8V ~ 5.5V power module board. 
GND 
Interface description 
 
* VDC (DC power input): 
 
 
* VBAT (Backup battery): 
 
power is removed .Typical current draw is 10uA. Without an external backup battery, 
the module/engine board will execute a cold star after every turn on. To achieve the 
This is the battery backup input that powers the SRAM and RTC when main 
This pin provides an active-low reset input to the engine board. It causes the 
faster start-up offered by a hot or warm start, a battery backup must be connected. To 
maximize battery lifetime, the battery voltage should be between 2.5v and 3.6v. 
 
* PBRES (Push button reset): 
 
engine board to reset and start searching for satellites. 
 
* SELECT : 
 
 
* TXA : 
 
data to user’s navigation software or user written software. 
 
 
* RXA : 
 
board from SiRFdemo software or from user written software. 
 
connect a resistor to pull high. 
 
* Time mark : 
This is the main receive channel for receiving software commands to the engine 
Normally this pin must be kept in high, and if you don’t use this pin please 
Do not connect. 
This is the main transmits channel for outputting navigation and measurement 
Output TTL level , 0V ~ 2.85V 
This pin provides one pulse-per-second output from the engine board that is 
synchronized to GPS time. 
 
* GND : 
GND provides the ground for the engine board. Connect all grounds. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SOFTWARE COMMAND 
 NMEA Output Command 
GGA-Global Positioning System Fixed Data 
                          Table B-2 contains the values for the following example: 
              $GPGGA,161229.487,3723.2475,N,12158.3416,W,1,07,1.0,9.0,M,,,,0000*18 
 
                                        Table B-2 GGA Data Format   
Name 
Example 
Units 
Description 
Message ID 
UTC Time 
Latitude 
N/S Indicator 
Longitude   
E/W Indicator 
Position Fix Indicator 
Satellites Used 
HDOP 
MSL Altitude1 
Units   
Geoid Separation1 
Units 
Age of Diff. Corr. 
Diff. Ref. Station ID 
Checksum 
 
$GPGGA 
161229.487 
3723.2475 
N 
12158.3416 
W 
1 
07 
1.0 
9.0 
M 
 
M 
 
0000 
*18 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
meters 
meters 
meters 
meters 
second 
 
 
 
GGA protocol header 
hhmmss.sss 
ddmm.mmmm 
N=north or S=south 
dddmm.mmmm 
E=east or W=west 
See Table B-3 
Range 0 to 12 
Horizontal Dilution of Precision 
 
 
 
 
Null fields when DGPS is not used 
 
 
End of message termination 
SiRF Technology Inc. does not support geoid corrections. Values are WGS84 ellipsoid heights. 
 
 
            
 
 
Table B-3 Position Fix Indicator 
Value 
0 
1 
2 
3 
Description 
Fix not available or invalid 
GPS SPS Mode, fix valid 
Differential GPS, SPS Mode , fix valid 
GPS PPS Mode, fix valid 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                             
 
GLL-Geographic Position-Latitude/Longitude 
                                  Table B-4 contains the values for the following example: 
                                            $GPGLL,3723.2475,N,12158.3416,W,161229.487,A*2C 
 
                                          Table  B-4 GLL Data Format 
    Example 
$GPGLL 
3723.2475 
n 
12158.3416 
W 
161229.487 
A 
*2C 
 
Units 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
        Description 
GLL protocol header 
ddmm.mmmm 
N=north or S=south 
dddmm.mmmm 
E=east or W=west 
hhmmss.sss 
A=data valid or V=data not valid 
 
End of message termination 
            Name 
Message ID 
Latitude 
N/S Indicator 
Longitude   
E/W Indicator 
UTC Position 
Status 
Checksum 
 
 
                         
 
 
 
 
GSA-GNSS DOP and Active Satellites 
             
                      Table B-5 contains the values for the following example: 
                         
                                    $GPGSA,A,3,07,02,26,27,09,04,15,,,,,,1.8,1.0,1.5*33 
 
                                                      Table  B-5 GSA Data Format 
                                             
Name 
Message ID 
Mode1 
Mode2 
Satellite Used1 
Satellite Used1 
….. 
Satellite Used1 
PDOP 
HDOP 
VDOP 
Checksum 
 
Example 
$GPGSA 
A 
3 
07 
02 
 
 
1.8 
1.0 
1.5 
*33 
 
Units 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Description 
GSA protocol header 
See Table B-6 
See Table B-7 
Sv on Channel 1 
Sv on Channel 2 
 
Sv on Channel 12 
Position dilution of Precision 
Horizontal dilution of Precision 
Vertical dilution of Precision 
 
End of message termination 
Satellite used in solution. 
1. 
 
 
                                                            Table  B-6 Mode1 
                                                             
Value 
M 
A 
Description 
Manual-forced to operate in 2D or 3D mode 
2Dautomatic-allowed to automatically switch 2D/3D 
                                                           
                                                            Table  B-7 Mode 2 
                                                             
Value 
1 
2 
3 
Description 
Fix Not Available 
2D 
3D