SIM868_GNSS_AGPS_Application
Note_V1.00
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Document Title:
SIM868_GNSS_AGPS_Application Note
Version:
Date:
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2017-01-03
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General Notes
SIMCom offers this information as a service to its customers, to support application and engineering
efforts that use the products designed by SIMCom. The information provided is based upon
requirements specifically provided to SIMCom by the customers. SIMCom has not undertaken any
independent search for additional relevant information, including any information that may be in the
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integrator. All specifications supplied herein are subject to change.
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Copyright © Shanghai SIMCom Wireless Solutions Ltd. 2017
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Contents
1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 6
2 EPO orbit prediction .................................................................................................................... 7
EPO operation requirement ........................................................................................... 7
EPO orbit prediction process ......................................................................................... 7
EPO operation sample ................................................................................................... 7
2.1
2.2
2.3
3 SimFastFix function ................................................................................................................... 10
SimFastFix function requirement ................................................................................ 10
SimFastFix function process ....................................................................................... 10
SimFastFix function sample ........................................................................................ 10
3.1
3.2
3.3
Appendix ............................................................................................................................................ 13
A Related documents ..................................................................................................................... 13
B Terms and Abbreviations ........................................................................................................... 13
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Version history
Date
2017-01-03
Version Description of change
1.00
New version
Author
Xiping.li
Scope
This document is a reference for SIM868 GSM+GPS+GLONASS module which is based on MTK
platform.
This document does not provide information about NMEA_0183 protocol.
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1 OVERVIEW
SIM868 supports 3 kinds of fixing technologies,
1) GNSS EASY self-generated orbit prediction, off-line mode.
2) GNSS EPO orbit prediction, TTFF could be 10s minimum in open sky.
3) SimFastFix function, TTFF could be 5s minimum in open sky.
Notice:
1) EASY technology is enabled in GNSS standard alone mode by default; first cold start will not help, after warm
start, TTFF will be reduced to 15s around. EASY technology only takes 3 days ephemeris data from now on.
2) EPO and SimFastFix technologies require GPS UART interface to be connected to GSM UART2 interface as
below. These two technologies will take effect immediately after cold start.
GSM
UART2_TX
GPS_RXD
GNSS
UART2_RX
GPS_TXD
SIM868
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2 EPO ORBIT PREDICTION
2.1 EPO operation requirement
1)UTC time is important before EPO data operation, because module will validate EPO data
expiration date based on RTC time. You can get real time clock by following ways.
a) Network time from cell tower by AT command AT+CLTS=1/AT&W. Next reboot module
will get real time clock from network operator if it is supported, and update it to local RTC
time which could be shown by command "AT+CCLK? ".
b) Network time from NTP server. This will require GPRS service available. And enable
SAPBR protocol for NTP function; please refer to document "SIM800 Series NTP
Application Note.pdf".
2)EPO file from server. SIMCom provide FTP server for EPO file update regularly. Also, user can
get MTK EPO file from different FTP or HTTP server. SIMCom FTP server provides EPO files
for different days, and updates it every single day.
FTP server address is: ftp://116.247.119.165, username is "customer" and password is "111111".
2.2 EPO orbit prediction process
1) Make sure module attach GPRS service;
2) Synchronize network UTC time;
3) Get EPO file from SIMCom ftp server and save it to module file system;
4) Enable GNSS and pass EPO file to GNSS engine;
5) Read GNSS fixing location from GNSS engine.
Notice:
EPO file should be re-installed after GNSS cold start.
2.3 EPO operation sample
In the "Grammar" columns of following tables, input of AT commands are in black, module return
values are in blue.
Grammar
AT+SAPBR=3,1,"CONTYPE","GPRS"
OK
AT+SAPBR=3,1,"APN","3GNET"
OK
AT+SAPBR=1,1
Description
Set bearer parameter
Set bearer context
Active bearer context
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OK
AT+SAPBR=2,1
+SAPBR: 1,1,"10.73.119.61"
OK
AT+CNTPCID=1
OK
AT+CNTP?
+CNTP: 202.120.2.101.0
OK
AT+CNTP
OK
+CNTP: 1
AT+CCLK?
+CCLK: “16/12/15.11:02:32+0”
OK
AT+FTPSERV="116.247.119.165"
OK
AT+FTPUN="customer"
OK
AT+FTPPW="111111"
OK
AT+FTPGETNAME="MTK3.EPO"
OK
AT+FTPGETPATH="/"
OK
AT+FTPEXTGET=1
OK
+FTPEXTGET: 1,0
AT+FTPEXTGET=4,"epo"
+FTPEXTGET: 2,27648
OK
AT+FSLS=C:\User\
Epo
OK
AT+CGNSCHK=3,1
+CGNSCHK: 3,1,27648,61
Read bearer parameter
Set GPRS Bearer Profile’s ID
Read NTP server and time zone parameter
Synchronize Network Time to local
Read local time
Set FTP server address
Set FTP user name
Set FTP password
Set download file name
Set Download file path
Download data to local buffer
save data to local disk as EPO file
List Directories/Files
Check EPO file size and validation
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OK
AT+CGNSPWR=1
OK
AT+CGNSAID=31,1,1
OK
+CGNSAID: OK
AT+CGNSINF
+CGNSINF:
1,1,20161215045641.000,31.221303,121.355042
,71.900,0.00,45.1,1,,1.0,1.3,0.8,,10,10,,,36,,
OK
Power on GPS
Send EPO file to GPS
EPO file has been written to GNSS buffer
successfully
Read GPS location data
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