2020 witnessed the introduction of many Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) solutions. These products further improved the accuracy and efficiency of navigation, asset tracking and much more. Enhancement in performance lead to increased areas of application. The drone-show in Saint Petersburg, Russia was one such show of technology which witnessed the world’s largest swarm of drones. It combined the accuracy, reliability, and performance from both the GLONASS and GPS satellite navigation constellations. Keeping these in mind, everything RF has come up with the list of the Top 10 most popular GNSS products on our website in 2020.
ZED-F9P: High Precision GNSS Module for UAV Applications
The ZED-F9P from u-blox is a multi-band GNSS module with integrated multi-band Real Time Kinematics (RTK) technology for machine control, ground robotic vehicles, and high precision unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) applications. This module concurrently uses GNSS signals from all four GNSS constellations (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and BeiDou) plus QZSS satellites. This multi-band GNSS receiver delivers centimeter-level accuracy in seconds by combining GNSS signals from multiple frequency bands (L1/L2/L5) and RTK technology. It has a tracking and reacquisition sensitivity of -167 dBm and -160 dBm respectively. The ZED-F9P is available in an SMT package that measures 17.0 x 22.0 x 2.4 mm. Click here for more details on ZED-F9P.
The UBX-M8030-KT GNSS Module from u-blox also seemed to be popular among our viewers this year.
LC79D: Dual-Band (L1, L5) Multi-Constellation GNSS Module
The LC79D from Quectel is a Multi-Constellation GNSS Module that simultaneously supports L1 and L5 bands for GPS, Galileo and QZSS satellites. It uses the L1 band for GLONASS and BeiDou satellites and the L5 band for IRNSS. Based on Broadcom's BCM47755, this AIS-140 compliant module has an integrated LNA and SAW filters. It can provide positioning accuracies near 1m in weak signal areas and has excellent performance in deep urban canyons. The module has an acquisition sensitivity of -147 dBm and tracking sensitivity of -162 dBm. It is available in an ultra-compact package that measures 10.1 x 9.7 x 2.4mm with SPI, UART, and I2C interfaces. Click here for more details on LC79D.
Quectel's L89 was another product that was highly viewed by our users. It supports multi-constellation GNSS and dual GNSS bands. The module can acquire and track GPS, IRNSS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo and QZSS signals.
BCM47765: L1/L5 Band GNSS SoC for Smartphones and Wearables Devices
The BCM47765 from Broadcom is a GNSS SoC (System on Chip) that supports GPS, GLONASS, NAVIC, BeiDou, Galileo, SBAS, and QZSS in both the L1/ B1/E1 and L5/E5a/B2a frequency bands. This SoC is integrated with a sensor hub microcontroller which has a dual-processor architecture (Arm CM4+CM0) that ensures each task is handled in the most power-efficient manner. It has internal LNAs and adjustable gain to support external LNA operation with a noise figure better than 3.5 dB and supports HDGPS (High-Definition GPS) technology. Click here for more details on BCM47765.
XS1110: Ultra-Low Power Multi-GNSS Module with UART and I2C Interfaces
The XS1110 from Sierra Wireless is an Ultra-Low-Power Multi-GNSS Module that supports tracking of GPS+Glonass, GPS+BeiDou, or GPS+Galileo satellite combinations to deliver superior positioning accuracy within 1.5 m. It has a tracking sensitivity of -161 dBm and has 15+ SDK commands to change default GNSS behavior and enable extended features. It provides active interference cancellation with automatic detection and removal. Click here for more details on XS1110.
ORG4600-B01: Multi-Channel GNSS Module for IoT Applications
The ORG4600 from OriginGPS is a Miniature, Multi-Channel GNSS Module. It supports GPS, GLO, BDS+GAL, QZSS, and IRNSS constellations and other regional overlay system receivers that continuously track all satellites in view, providing real-time positioning data in an industry-standard NMEA format. The device provides an accuracy of approximately one meter, has a rapid time to first fix (TTFF) of less than one second and tracking sensitivity of -167 dBm. Click here for more details on ORG4600.
Erinome-II: GNSS Module for Responsive Navigation and Difficult Conditions
The Erinome-II from Würth Elektronik is a GNSS Module that supports four major GNSS constellations (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and BeiDou) for fast and accurate positioning. The connection of an external antenna can be made through an RF pad for module operation. This module is based on Qualcomm SirfStar V 5e chipset and features standard NMEA + chipset-specific communication protocols. It supports low power operation for battery-operated applications and operates over a temperature range from -40 °C to +85 °C. Click here for more details on Erinome-II.
EL.1A: GNSS L1/L2/E5 Module with cm-Level Positioning Accuracy
The Edge Locate from Taoglas is a GNSS module that combines a high precision GNSS antenna and the u-blox ZED F9P module. This module can deliver proven accuracy down to 1.4cm when coupled with the Edge Assure RTK Service for precise positioning. The device supports concurrent reception of GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and BeiDou signals and has advanced anti-spoofing and anti-jamming capabilities. Its multiband Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning enables location-specific, mission-critical services such as emergency response, smart infrastructure, precision agriculture and microbility mobility applications where precise location provides critical value to the IoT application. Click here for more details on EL.1A.
SE868 V3: Multi-Constellation GNSS Module for Mission Critical Applications
The SE868 V3 from Telit is a multi-constellation GNSS Module that supports GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, and SBAS, making it a high-performance position reporting and navigation solution. The module navigates to -161 dBm and tracks to -165 dBm, providing improved performance (0.01 m/s) in harsh environments. It also supports ephemeris file injection (A-GPS). The SE868 V3 module is based on CSR SiRFstarV™ technology, integrates a powerful baseband processor, SQI flash memory, an integrated LNA, and is available in an 11 x 11 mm QFN package. Click here for more details on SE868 V3.
GPSDO: GPS Disciplined Oscillator Module with Three 10 MHz Outputs
The GPSDO from Brandywine Communications is a small Off-the-Shelf (COTS) GPSDisciplined Oscillator that has been designed to meet military requirements and is MIL-STD-188-164A certified. This GPSDO supplies three isolated, low noise precision 10 MHz frequency reference signal outputs. These outputs are accurate to 1x10-12 when a slave to a GPS source. The frequency standard is also able to slave to an external 1PPS signal to steer and hold the internal oscillator and clock system precisely in time. Time and frequency information maintains its high accuracy with the internal oscillator even when no satellites can be tracked. Click here for more details on GPSDO.
UB4B0: Multi-Band GNSS OEM Board for Monitoring and Surveying Applications
The UB4B0 is a Multi-Band High Precision GNSS OEM Board from Unicore Communications. It supports triple-frequency Real Time Kinematics (RTK) technology for geodetic surveying engineering survey, deformation monitoring, mechanical control, meteorological monitoring, precision agriculture, and continuous operation reference station (CORS) applications. This multi-band GNSS receiver is based on Nebulas-II SoC that supports 432 channels, two 600 MHz ARM processors, and dedicated high-speed floating-point coprocessors, for powerful satellite navigation signal processing. Click here for more details on UB4B0.
SiRFstar V 5e: GNSS SoC for Asset Tracking and Fitness Applications
The SiRFstar V 5e B02 from Qualcomm is GNSS SoC that is optimized to enable highly accurate location positioning for devices including mobile phones, cameras, and health and fitness products. It supports fully-concurrent GPS, GLONASS, COMPASS, QZSS, Beidou, SBAS and, Galileo constellations. This GNSS SoC ensures high accuracy, embedded extended ephemeris, for faster time to first fix (TTFF). Advanced low power technologies are designed to allow the device to deliver high performance while saving power. Click here for more details on SiRFstar V 5e.
JEDI-200: Ultra-Low Power GNSS Module
The JEDI-200 from Kolmostar is an ultra-low power GNSS Module with an integrated SAW filter, stand-alone LNA, and TCXO. The module consumes less than 10 mW of power @1 Hz navigation rate (measured in real environment) and has a TTFF (time to first fix) of 1 second. It is optimized for integration with LPWAN technologies such as LoRaWAN/NBIoT and supports GPS and Beidou constellations. The JEDI-200 is available in a 12 x 16 mm surface mount package and is designed specifically for IoT applications such as human and asset (bikes, scooters, vehicles, cargo, livestock, pets, etc.) trackers, smart wearables, smart farming and infrastructures etc. Click here for more details on JEDI-200.
NOTE: This list has been compiled based on actual analytics data from everything RF. It consists of the products that were most viewed by users on everything RF in a specific category in 2020 (not in any specific order). We have limited the number of products shown for each company to 1, even if there were multiple products from a single company.
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