環天衛星科技股份有限公司 
 
 
PRODUCT USER MANUAL 
  GPS ENGINE BOARD 
ET-314 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GlobalSat Technology Corporation 
台北縣中和市建一路 186 號 16 樓(遠東世紀廣場) 
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 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SiRF StarⅢ 
L1, 1575.42 MHz 
1.023 MHz chip rate 
20 channel all-in-view tracking 
-159 dBm 
Features: 
 
SiRF starⅢ  high performance GPS Chip Set 
Very high sensitivity (Tracking Sensitivity: -159 dBm) 
Extremely fast TTFF (Time To First Fix) at low signal level 
Compact size (25.4mm * 25.4 mm * 3.3mm) suitable for space-sensitive application 
One size component, easy to mount on another PCB board 
Support NMEA 0183 and SiRF binary protocol 
 
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   
Acceleration 
Jerk  
18,000 meters (60,000 feet) max 
515 meters /second (1000 knots) max 
Less than 4g 
20m/sec **3 
10 meters, 2D RMS 
5 meters, 2D RMS, WAAS enabled 
0.1 m/s 
1us synchronized to GPS time 
0.1 sec., average 
1 sec., average 
38 sec., average 
42 sec., average 
  WGS-84 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Power 
Main power input 
 
Power consumption  
 
 
 
Interface 
 
Dimension 
Baud rate  
 
Output message 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.3V +- 5% DC input 
68mA (Continuous mode) 
 
25.4mm * 25.4 mm * 3.3mm 
4,800 to 57,600 bps adjustable 
SiRF binary or   
NMEA 0183 GGA, GSA, GSV, RMC, VTG, GLL 
 
GPS Antenna Specification(Recommendation)  
Frequency: 1575.42+2 MHz     
Axial Ratio: 3 dB Typical 
output Impedance: 50Ω       
Polarization: RHCP 
Amplifier Gain :20~26dB Typical 
Output VSWR: 2.0 Max. 
Noise Figure: 2.0 dB Max.   
Environmental 
Operating Temp 
 
 
 
-40℃  to +85℃ 
 
Pin Assignment 
 
Pin 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 
22 
Signal Name
VCC 
GND 
Boot select 
RXA 
TXA 
TXB 
RXB 
GPIO14 
RF_ON 
GND 
GND_A 
RF_IN 
GND_A 
V_ANT_IN 
VCC_RF 
V_BAT 
Reset 
I/O
I 
G
I 
I 
O
O
I 
I/O
 
G
G
I 
G
I 
O
I 
I 
 
Description 
DC Supply Voltage input 
Ground 
Boot mode 
Serial port A 
Serial port A 
Serial port B 
Serial port B 
General –purpose I/O 
 
Digital Ground 
Analog Ground 
GPS Signal input 
Analog Ground 
Active Antenna Bias voltage 
Supply Antenna Bias voltage 
Backup voltage supply 
Reset (Active low) 
23 
24 
25 
26 
27 
28 
29 
30 
GPIO10 
GPIO1 
GPIO5 
GPIO0 
GPIO13 
GPIO15 
PPS 
GND 
I/O
I/O
I/O
I/O
I/O
I/O
O
G
General purpose I/O 
General purpose I/O 
General purpose I/O 
General purpose I/O 
(support continuous power mode only) 
General purpose I/O 
General purpose I/O 
One pulse per second 
Digital Ground 
 
 
Definition of Pin assignment 
VCC 
This is the main DC supply for a 3.3V +- 5% DC input power module board.   
GND 
GND provides the ground for digital part.   
Boot select 
Set this pin to high for programming flash.   
RXA 
This is the main receiver channel and is used to receive software commands to 
the board from SIRFdemo software or from user written software. 
PS: Pull up if not used. 
RXB 
This is the auxiliary receiving channel and is used to input differential 
corrections to the board to enable DGPS navigation. 
PS: Pull up if not used.   
TXA 
This   is   the   main   transmitting   channel   and   is   used   to   output   
navigation   and measurement data to SiRFdemo or user written software. 
 
 
 
 
TXB 
For user’s application (not currently used). 
RF_ON 
This pin indicates state of RF voltage. 
RF_IN 
This pin receiver signal of GPS analog .due to   the RF characteristics of the 
signal  the  design  has  to  certain  criteria.  The  line  on  the  PCB  from  the 
antenna(or antenna connector)    has to be a controlled microstrip line at 50Ω 
V_ANT_IN 
This pin is reserved an external DC power supply for active antenna. 
If using 3.0V active antenna, pin 19 has to be connected to pin 20. 
If using 3.3V or 12V active antenna, this pin has to be connected to 3.3V or 5V 
power supply.   
 
VCC_RF 
This pin provides DC voltage 3.0 for active antenna. Reset 
This pin provides an active-low reset input to the board. It causes the board to 
reset and start searching for satellites. If not utilized, it may be left open. 
PPS 
This    pin    provides    one    pulse-per-second    output    from    the    board,   
which    is synchronized to GPS time. This is not available in Trickle Power 
mode. 
 
Backup battery (V_BAT) 
This is the battery backup input that powers the SRAM and RTC when main 
power is removed. Typical current draw is 15uA. Without an external backup 
battery, the module/engine board will execute a cold star after every turn on. 
To achieve the faster start-up offered by a hot or warm start, a battery backup 
must be connected.    The battery voltage should be between 2.0v and 5.0v. 
Without an external backup battery or super cap, the TMP will execute a 
cold start after every power on. To achieve the faster start-up offered by a 
hot or warm start, either a battery backup must be connected or a super 
cap installed. 
To maximize battery lifetime, the battery voltage should not exceed the 
supply voltage and should be between 2.5V and 3.6V. 
With the super cap (B1) installed, and after at least ten minutes of 
continuous operation, the data retention is about seven hours. 
Note that even though all other components are rated at –30 to +85 deg C, a 
typical super cap is specified over a temperature range of –25 to +70 deg C 
and a typical rechargeable Lithium battery is over –20 to +70 deg C.   
GPIO Functions 
Several    I/Os    are    connected    to    the    digital    interface    connector   
for custom applications. 
 
Application Circuit 
VCC
2
2
2
2
R1
10k
R2
10k
R3
10k
R4
10k
1
1
1
1
GPIO_14
U1
GPS
VCC
GND
Bootselect
RXA
TXA
TXB
RXB
GPIO_14
RF_ON
GND
A_GND
A_GND
A_GND
A_GND
A_GND
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
GND
1PPS
GPIO_15
GPIO_13
GPIO_0
GPIO_5
GPIO_1
GPIO_10
NRESET
V_BAT
VCC_RF
V_ANT
A_GND
RF_IN
A_GND
30
29
28
27
26
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
1PPS
GPIO_15
GPIO_13
GPIO_0
GPIO_5
GPIO_1
GPIO_10
RESET
V_BAT
VCC_RF
V_ANT
50 ohm microstrip line
2
ACTIVE ANT
1
 
RXA
TXA
TXB
RXB
 
 
 
(1)    Ground Planes: 
ET-314 GPS receiver needs two different ground planes. The GND_A pin(11、 
12、13、14、15、16、18) shall be connect to analog ground. 
The GND pin(2、10、30) connect to digital ground. 
(2)    Serial Interface: 
The Serial interface pin(RXA、TX1、TXB、RXB) is recommended to pull up(10KΩ). 
It can increase the stability of serial data.   
(3)    Backup Battery: 
It’s recommended to connect a backup battery to V_BAT. 
In order to enable the warm and hot start features of the GPS receiver. If you 
don’t intend to use a backup battery, connect this pin to GND or open. 
If you use backup battery, shall need to add a bypassing capacitor (10uF) at 
V_bat trace. It can reduce noise and increase the stability. 
(4)    Antenna: 
Connecting to the antenna has to be routed on the PCB. The transmission line 
must to controlled impedance to connect RF_IN to the antenna or antenna 
connector of your choice. 
(5)    Active antenna bias voltage: 
The Vcc_RF pin (pin 20) is providing voltage 3.3V. If you use active antenna, 
you can connect this pin to V_ANT_IN pin (pin 19) to provide bias voltage of 
active