{"id":8608173000,"title":"Adafruit Ultimate GPS FeatherWing","handle":"adafruit-ultimate-gps-featherwing","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis FeatherWing plugs right into your Feather board and gives it a precise, sensitive, and low power GPS module for location identification anywhere in the world. 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As a bonus, the GPS can also keep track of time once it is synced with the satellites.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorks with all Feathers except for the ESP8266 Huzzah Feather (the hardware UART is taken)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt has everything you need and more:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e• -165 dBm sensitivity, 10 Hz updates, 66 channels\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e• Only 20mA current draw\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e• RTC with coin battery backup\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e• Built-in datalogging\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e• PPS (pulse per second) output on fix\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e• Internal patch antenna + u.FL connector for external active antenna\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e• Fix status LED\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Wing is built around the MTK3339 chipset, a no-nonsense, high-quality GPS module that can track up to 22 satellites on 66 channels, has an excellent high-sensitivity receiver (-165 dB tracking), and a built in antenna. It can do up to 10 location updates a second for high speed, high sensitivity logging or tracking. Power usage is incredibly low, only 20 mA during navigation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe MTK3339-based module has external antenna functionality. The module has a standard ceramic patch antenna that gives it -165 dB sensitivity, but when you want to have a bigger antenna, you can snap on any 3V active GPS antenna via the uFL connector. The module will automatically detect the active antenna and switch over.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf you are looking for a non Feather GPS module, you can find the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kjdelectronics.myshopify.com\/products\/adafruit-ultimate-gps-breakout-66-channel-w-10-hz-updates-version-3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAdafruit Ultimate GPS Breakout - 66 channel w\/10 Hz updates - Version 3 here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}
Adafruit Ultimate GPS FeatherWing
- A FET-driven ENABLE pin so you can turn off the module using any microcontroller pin for low power use
- A CR1220 coin cell holder to keep the RTC running and allow warm starts
- A red LED. The LED blinks at about 1Hz while it's searching for satellites and blinks once every 15 seconds when a fix is found to conserve power.
- Comes as a fully assembled
Please note: CR1220 coin cell not included
- Satellites: 22 tracking, 66 searching
- Patch Antenna Size: 15mm x 15mm x 4mm
- Update rate: 1 to 10 Hz
- Position Accuracy: < 3 meters
- Velocity Accuracy: 0.1 meters/s
- Warm/cold start: 34 seconds
- Acquisition sensitivity: -145 dBm
- Tracking sensitivity: -165 dBm
- Maximum Velocity: 515m/s
- MTK3339 Operating current: 25mA tracking, 20 mA current draw during navigation
- Output: NMEA 0183, 9600 baud default
- DGPS/WAAS/EGNOS supported
- FCC E911 compliance and AGPS support (Offline mode : EPO valid up to 14 days)
- Up to 210 PRN channels
- Jammer detection and reduction
- Multi-path detection and compensation
Breakout board details:
- Weight (not including coin cell battery): 8.8g
- Dimensions: 22.9mm x 51.2mm x 6.7mm / 0.90" x 2.02" x 0.26"
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