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GPS 10x TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ® Garmin International, Inc. 1200 E. 151 st Street Olathe, KS 66062 US A 190-00769-00 , Rev ision A December 2006.
© Copyright 2006 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151 st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, U.S.A. Tel. 913/397.8200 or 800/800.1020 Fax 913/397. 8282 Garmin (Eur ope) Ltd. Unit 5, The Quadrangle, Abbey Park Industrial Estate, Romsey, SO51 9DL, U.
190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specificatio n s Rev. A Page iii TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. .1 1.1 Cautions ........................
190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specificatio n s Rev. A Page iv Appendix A: Binary Phase Output Format ..................................................................13 Appendix B: GPS 10x and Windo ws Serial Mouse Issue ............................
190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specificatio n s Rev. A Page 1 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 CAUTIONS CAUTION The GPS system is operated by the government of the United States, which is so lely respo nsible for its accuracy and maintenance.
190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specificatio n s Rev. A Page 2 1.2 LIMITED WARRANTY This Garmi n product is warra nted to be free from defects in materi als or workm anship for one year from the date of purchase. Within this period, Garmin w ill at its sole option repair or replace a ny components that fail in normal use.
190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specificatio n s Rev. A Page 3 1.3 OVERVIEW The GPS 10x product is a high sensitivity SiRFstarIII TM GPS receiver with WAAS capability, a rem ovable rechargeable lithium-ion battery, an d Bluetooth ® wireless technology capability .
1.4.1 GPS 10x Wireless Receiver The GPS 10x uses Blueto ot h ® wi reless technology to interface with a mobile device (Com puter/PDA) that is Bluetooth wireless technology enabled. Class 2 Bluetooth device with power control capability based on the Bluetooth System Specification, Version 1.
190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specificatio n s Rev. A Page 5 1.5.2 Electrical Characteristics 1.5.2.1 Input Voltage 4.5–5.5 V 1.5.2.2 Input Current 500mA @ 5.0 V 1.5.2.3 Battery • Capacity: 1100 mAHr • Charging rate: Approx. 4 Hrs • Operating time: Approx.
190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specificatio n s Rev. A Page 6 1.5.5 Interfaces 1.5.5.1 GPS 10x Electrical Characteristics • Communicate with Host Platform vi a Bluetooth Seri al Profile • Typical Range: up to 32 feet (10 meters) 1.
2 MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS & MOUNTING Figure 1 shows the operational characteristics of th e GPS 10x. Figure 2 shows the auxiliary power plug dimensions. Power Plug Speci fications f or charging t he GPS 10x from user pr ovided powe r source: Mini - USB connector (Ran g e 4.
190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specificatio n s Rev. A Page 8 3 GPS 10X SOFTWARE INTERFACE The interface p rotocol design of the GPS 10 x product is ba sed on the Nat ional Marine Electronics Association’s NMEA 0183 AS CII interface specif i cation.
190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specificatio n s Rev. A Page 9 3.1.2 Output Sentence Enable/Disable (PGRMO) The $PGRMO sentence provides the ability to enab le and disable specific output sentences. The following sentences are enabled at t he factory: GP GGA, GPGSA, GPGSV , GPRMC, and PGRMT.
190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specificatio n s Rev. A Page 10 3.2.2 Transmitted Time The GPS sensor output s UTC (C oor di nate d Universal Time) date and time of day in the transmitted sentences. Before the initial positio n fix, the on-bo ard clock provides the date and time of day.
190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specificatio n s Rev. A Page 11 3.2.4 Recommended Minimum Specific GPS/TRANSIT Data (RMC) $GPRMC,<1>,< 2>,<3>,<4>,<5>,< 6>,<7>,.
190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specificatio n s Rev. A Page 12 3.2.8 GPS Satellites in View (GSV) $GPGSV,<1>, <2>,<3>,<4>,<5>,< 6>,<7>,.
190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specificatio n s Rev. A Page 13 APPENDIX A: BINARY PHASE OUTPUT FORMAT In binary phase output mode, GPS 10x series product s will transmit two types of packets once per second. One record contains pr imarily post-process information such as positio n and velocity information.
190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specificatio n s Rev. A Page 14 Satellite Data Record The satellite data has a record ID of 0x72 with 84 (0x5 4 ) data bytes.
190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specificatio n s Rev. A Page 15 Position Record The Position Record has a record iden tifier of typedef struct { float alt; float epe; float eph; Sample C code to receiv.
190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specificatio n s Rev. A Page 16 DLE and ETX bytes: void add_to_que( char data ) { #define DLE_BYTE 0x10 #define ETX_BYTE 0x03 if ( rx_state == DAT ) { if ( data == DLE_B.
APPENDIX B: GPS 10X AND WINDOWS SERIAL MOUSE ISSUE Problem: It is possible for Windows to incorrectly interpret the NMEA 0183 outpu t of the GPS 10x as the output of a M icrosoft Seri al BallPoint Mouse. Whe n that happens, Windows loa ds drivers for the Serial BallPoint Mouse.
4. Select the Serial Port to which the GPS 10x is connected. Select Auto to have the progr am automatically determine the Baud Rate, or select Manual to manually select the Baud Rate of the GPS 10x. Cli ck OK when done. Click the Connect icon , or select Comm > Connect t o connect to the GPS 10x.
APPENDIX C: SENSOR CO NFIGURATION SOFTWARE SNSRCFG confi gures the GPS se nsors based on user-sel ected param eters. Some application features include the ability to down load GPS sensor configuratio n, maintain different configu rations in files, and perform GPS s ensor confi gurations quickly wit h the use of one function key.
File Menu The File Menu allows you to open, save, and print sensor configur ation s. The items in the File Menu work like most Windows-b a sed pro grams. Comm Menu The Comm (Communicat ion) Menu allo ws you to set t he port num ber, baud rate, and t hen connect a nd disconnect from the sensor.
APPENDIX D: HOST SYSTEM CONSIDERATIONS: PIN Code Some system s may or m ay not require a PIN Code in order to rec ognize the GP S 10x. The default PIN code for GPS 10x is “12 34”. When you initially make this connectio n or th e connection is terminated unexpectedly.
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