V23993-EVA1080-A VINCOTECH, V23993-EVA1080-A Datasheet
V23993-EVA1080-A
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... GPS Evaluation Kit A1080 A description of an evaluation system for Vincotech’s GPS Receiver Module A1080-A/-B User’s Manual Version 4.0 Hardware Revision 02 ...
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... Revision History Rev. Date Description 1.0 12-05-06 Initial Draft. 2.0 04-01-07 Minor changes; new design 3.0 08-04-08 Removed A1037; new layout; moved to Vincotech 4.0 11-24-08 Change to Hardware Revision 02 (EVA1080-A51) mm-dd-yy V4.0 - 08/11 User’s Manual Page ...
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Table of Contents 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................ 5 1.1 Purpose............................................................................................................. 5 1.2 Contents............................................................................................................ 5 2 Handling Precautions ........................................................................................ 6 3 Quick Start (using USB connection) ................................................................ 6 4 On-Board Peripherals ........................................................................................ 8 5 LEDs.................................................................................................................... 9 6 Design in support............................................................................................. 10 6.1 ...
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... Introduction 1.1 Purpose The GPS Evaluation Kit EVA1080 allows an easy evaluation of Vincotech’s GPS receiver module A1080-A by offering quick access to the ports of the module. The EVA1080 serves three major purposes demonstration package of the module’s capabilities Powering the module via the USB connector and connecting the GPS antenna with sufficient view to the sky will result in an NMEA output with position infor- mation ...
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Handling Precautions The EVA1080 contains components that are sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD). Please handle with appropriate care. 3 Quick Start (using USB connection) (1) Connect the EVA1080 with your PC using the included USB cable. (2) When the ...
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Figure 2: Disabling of Microsoft Serial BallPoint (3) Connect the included GPS antenna to the EVA1080 and make sure that the an- tenna has a good view to the sky! To start the GPS Cockpit software which visualizes the NMEA ...
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Figure 4: GPS Cockpit communication window – COM2 The connection is established now. (5) Open a terminal window to see NMEA sentences by using the “NMEA Terminal” window button. You should then see messages like this: Figure 5: GPS Cockpit ...
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LEDs There are 6 LEDs on the EVA1080 that visualize different signals of the GPS re- ceiver: (Order of LEDs on EVA1080 from left to right) LED Name LD2 RX1 LD1 TX1 LD4 ON_OFF LD5 1PPS LD5 RFPWUP LD6 ...
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Design in support 6.1 Power Supply The EVA1080 demo board offers the possibility to implement A1080-A GPS re- ceiver module temporally into your design by using the screw connectors J3, J4 J5. To operate the EVA1080 via the screw ...
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The BOOT switch can be set to flash Firmware to the A1080-A GPS receiver. Switch the BOOTSEL switch to “ON”, press the RESET (nRST) button and release RESET button . The A1080-A is now waiting to receive new firmware ...
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VANT jumper Figure 9 shows the VANT jumper configured to feed an active antenna connected to the SMA connector with 3.3V and max. 50mA. By leaving off the jumper no an- tenna supply is provided to the SMA connector. ...
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... Standard NMEA-0183 output on NMEA, baud rate selectable. • Standard USB connectors. 8 EVA1080 Firmware and NMEA Sentences See separate document GPS Firmware for a detailed description of the standard firmware loaded onto the modules delivered with the EVA1080. V4.0 - 08/11 User’s Manual Page ...
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Board Overview V4.0 - 08/11 Figure 11: Board Overview User’s Manual Page ...
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Board schematics V4.0 - 08/11 Figure 12: EVA1080 Board Schematics User’s Manual Page ...
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... This manual was created with due diligence. We hope that it will be helpful to the user to get the most out of the GPS module. Anyway, inputs about errors or mistakable verbalizations and comments or propos- als to Vincotech, Germany, for further improvements are highly appreciated. Vincotech GmbH Bibergerstr. 93 ...
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List of Figures Figure 1: Windows driver installation warning .......................................................... 6 Figure 2: Disabling of Microsoft Serial BallPoint ...................................................... 7 Figure 3: GPS Cockpit communication window - blank............................................ 7 Figure 4: GPS Cockpit communication window – COM2 ......................................... 8 ...