V23993-EVA1084-A VINCOTECH, V23993-EVA1084-A Datasheet
V23993-EVA1084-A
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... GPS Evaluation Kit EVA1084-A for Vincotech’s GPS Receiver Modules A1084-A/-B V1.0 – Jan-09 A Description of the Evaluation Board User’s Manual Version 1.0 Hardware Revision 01 User’s Manual Page ...
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Revision History Rev. Date 0.1 12-15-08 0.2 01-19-09 1.0 01-26-09 mm-dd-yy V1.0 – Jan-09 Description Initial Draft Second Draft First release User’s Manual Page ...
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Table of Contents 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................ 5 1.1 Purpose............................................................................................................. 5 1.2 Contents............................................................................................................ 5 1.3 Difference: A1084-A and A1084-B .................................................................... 6 2 Handling Precautions ........................................................................................ 6 3 Quick Start (using USB connection) ................................................................ 6 4 On-Board Peripherals ........................................................................................ 9 4.1 RESET ...
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... Introduction 1.1 Purpose The GPS Evaluation Kit EVA1084 allows an easy evaluation of Vincotech’s GPS receiver module A1084-A/-B by offering quick access to the ports of the module. The EVA1084-A serves three major purposes: • demonstration package of the module’s capabilities Powering the A1084-A GPS receiver module via the USB connector and con- necting the GPS antenna with sufficient view to the sky will result in an NMEA output with position information ...
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Difference: A1084-A and A1084-B Please note that there is no separate evaluation board for the A1084-B. The A1084 subset of the A1084-A. It holds only one (primary) antenna input which allows the connection of a passive ...
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Figure 2: Disabling of Microsoft Serial BallPoint (3) Connect the included active GPS antenna to the Auxiliary Antenna Input of the EVA1084-A and make sure that the antenna has a good view to the sky! Make sure this input is ...
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Figure 4: GPS Cockpit communication window – COM2 The connection is established now. (6) 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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On-Board Peripherals 4.1 RESET and ON_OFF Push-Button The EVA1084-A holds two push-buttons: • nRST (RESET) • ON_OFF The nRST button is used to get a full reset of the GPS module. All parameters are stored in non-volatile memory. After ...
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... Further information is given in • Chapter “6.2 DIP Switch Settings” and • Vincotech’s GPS Receiver A1084 Product Manual 4.2.1 Passive Antenna A passive antenna must be connected to the Primary Antenna connector (passive antenna input). It should be placed as close as possible to the EVA1084-A board (short cable length). The signal power lost by the antenna cable can not be recov- ered by the LNA (Low Noise Amplifier) integrated on the A1084-A GPS receiver ...
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LED’s There are 6 LED’s on the EVA1084-A that indicate different signals from the GPS receiver (order of LED’s on EVA1084-A from left to right): LED Name LD2 RX1 LD1 TX1 LD4 ON_OFF LD5 1PPS LD3 RFPWUP LD6 Power ...
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Design-in Support The EVA1084-A demo board offers the possibility to implement the A1084-A GPS receiver module temporarily into your design by using the terminal block with 9 connections. To operate the EVA1084-A via this terminal block, please check “Table ...
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DIP Switch Settings The following picture shows the DIP switches of the EVA1084-A. Switch Function S1 BOOTSEL S2 RFPWUP S3 ON_OFF RX0 S4 S5 TX0 S6 ANT_SW S7 VBAK S8 VCC *1: S7 has to be OFF to use ...
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... Standard NMEA-0183 output on NMEA, baud rate selectable. • Standard USB connectors 8 EVA1084-A Firmware and NMEA Sentences See separate document GPS Firmware for a detailed description of the standard firmware loaded onto the modules delivered with the EVA1084. V1.0 – Jan-09 Figure 10: ICC jumper User’s Manual ...
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Board Overview V1.0 – Jan-09 Figure 11: Board overview User’s Manual Page ...
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Board Schematics V1.0 – Jan-09 Figure 12: EVA1084-A 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. Inputs regarding errors or mistaken verbalizations and comments or proposals to Vincotech, Germany, for further improvements are highly appreciated. Vincotech GmbH Biberger Str. 93 82008 Unterhaching (Munich) Germany Tel ...
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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 ...