GPS Receiver Module
The Global Positioning System (GPS) Receiver Module is a fully integrated, low-cost unit with on-board patch antenna that provides standard, raw NMEA0183 (National Marine Electronics Association) information or specific data, such as current time, date, latitude, longitude, altitude, speed, and travel direction/heading, via a serial interface.
The module can be used in a wide variety of hobbyist and commercial applications, including navigation, tracking systems, mapping, fleet management, auto-pilot, and robotics.
Parallax, Inc. was the exclusive manufacturer of the GPS Receiver Module. It has been discontinued as of December 15, 2011.
This design is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 license.
Module Highlights:
- Fully-integrated, low-cost GPS receiver module with on-board, passive patch antenna
- Serial TTL interface, 4800bps
- Provides raw NMEA0183 strings or specific data via a command interface
- Requires single +5VDC supply
- 0.100" pin spacing for easy prototyping and integration
- Programmable Parallax SX microcontroller
Documentation:
- Technical Manual: GPS Receiver
- Sample Code: BASIC Stamp 2
- Source Code: SX/B Control Firmware (PMB-648)
- Source Code: SX/B Control Firmware (PMB-248)
- Schematic
- Bill-of-Materials
- Gerber Plots
- Assembly Drawing
- Test Point Diagram
