SkyNav SKM58

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GPS Module DataSheet

Name:

Ultra High Sensitivity and The Smart Antenna GPS Module

Model NO.: SKM58

Revision:

001

Revision History:
Revision

Description

Approved

Date

001

Initial Release to 001

Neil

20110101

Skylab M&C Technology Co., Ltd.

Address: Room.801, Bldg.211, Terra Industrial Park, Futian District, Shenzhen
Phone: 86-755 8340 8210Sales Support
Phone: 86-755 8340 8130Technical Support
Fax: 86-755-8340 8560
E-Mail: [email protected]
Copyright 2011 Skylab M&C Co., Ltd, All Right Reserved
The information contained herein is subject to change without notice.

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Ultra High Sensitivity and Low Power
The Smart Antenna GPS Module

Simplify your systems

General Description
The SkyNav SKM58 Series with embedded GPS
antenna enables high performance navigation in the most
stringent applications and solid fix even in harsh GPS
visibility environments.
It is based on the high performance features of the
MediaTek 3329 single-chip architecture, Its 165dBm
tracking sensitivity extends positioning coverage into
place like urban canyons and dense foliage environment
where the GPS was not possible before. The 6-pin
UART connector design is the easiest and convenient
solution to be embedded in a portable device and
receiver like PND, GPS mouse, car holder, personal
locator, speed camera detector and vehicle locator.

Applications

LBS (Location Based Service)

Vehicle navigation system
PND (Portable Navigation Device)
GPS mouse and Bluetooth GPS receiver
Timing application

Figure 1: SKM58 Top View

Features

Ultra high sensitivity: -165dBm

22 tracking/66 acquisition-channel receiver
WAAS/EGNOS/MSAS/GAGAN support
AGPS support
NMEA protocols (default speed: 9600bps)
One serial port
Embedded patch antenna 12*12*4 mm
Operating temperature range: -40 to 85
RoHS compliant (Lead-free)
Tiny form factor 20.5mm x12.8mm x 7.8mm

Pin Assignment

6
5
4
3
2
1

PPS
RX
TX
VBAT
GND
VCC

Figure 2: SKM58 Pin Package

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Performance Specification
Parameter

Specification

GPS receiver
Receiver Type

L1 frequency band,

C/A code,

22 Tracking / 66 Acquisition-Channel

Sensitivity

Tracking
Acquisition

-165dBm
-148dBm

Accuracy

Position
Velocity
Timing (PPS)

3.0m CEP50 without SA(Typical Open Sky)0.1m/s

without SA
60ns RMS

Acquisition Time

Cold Start
Warm Start
Hot Start
Re-Acquisition

36s
33s
1s
<1s

Power Consumption

Tracking
Acquisition
Sleep/Standby

40mA @3.3V Typical

45mA @3.3V
TBD

Navigation Data Update Rate

1Hz

Operational Limits

Altitude
Velocity
Acceleration

Max 18,000m
Max 515m/s
Less than 4g

Antenna Specifications
Outline Dimension

12 x 12 x 4.0 mm

Center Frequency

1575 3 MHz

Bandwidth

10 MHz min

Impedance

50

Axial Ratio

3 dB max

Polarization

RHCP

Mechanical requirements
Dimension

20.5mm x12.8mm x 7.8mm

Weight

6g

Power consumption
VCC

3.0~4.2V

Current

45mA(typical)

Environment
Operating temperature

-40 ~ +85

Storage temperature

-40 ~ +125

Humidity

95%

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Hardware Interfaces Configuration

Power Supply: Regulated power for the SKM58 series
is required. The input voltage Vcc should be 3.0V~4.2V,
current is no less than 150mA. Suitable decoupling must
be provided by external decoupling circuitry(10uF and
1uF). It can reduce the Noise from power supply and
increase power stability.
UART Ports: The module supports one full duplex
serial channels UART. The serial connections are at

2.85V LVTTL logic levels, if need different voltage

levels, use appropriate level shifters. the data format is
however fixed: X, N, 8, 1, i.e. X baud rate, no parity,
eight data bits and one stop bit, no other data formats are
supported, LSB is sent first. The modules default baud
rate is set up 9600bps. The RXD0 & TXD0
recommended to pull up (10K). It can increase the
stability of serial data.

Pin Description
Pin No. Pin name

I/O

Description

Remark

UART Port
1

VCC

Module Power Supply

VCC: 3.0~4.2V

GND

Module Power Ground

Reference Ground

VBAT

RTC and backup SRAM power (2.0-4.2V)

May be connect to Battery

TXD

TTL:3.1VVOH2.4V -0.3VVOL0.4V

Strap pin, default MUST pull up

RXD

Leave Open if not used

PPS

TTL: 3.6VVIH 2.0V -0.3VVIL 0.8V

Time pulse Signal (Default 100ms pulse/sec)

Leave Open if not used

Mechanical Specification

Figure 3: SKM58 Series Dimensions

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Software Protocol
NMEA 0183 Protocol
The NMEA protocol is an ASCII-based protocol,
Records start with a $ and with carriage return/line feed.
GPS specific messages all start with $GPxxx where xxx
is a three-letter identifier of the message data that
follows. NMEA messages have a checksum, which
allows detection of corrupted data transfers.
Table 1: NMEA-0183 Output Messages
NMEA Record

The SkyNav SKG12A supports the following

NMEA-0183 messages: GGA, GLL, GSA, GSV, RMC
VTG, ZDA. The module default NMEA-0183 output is
set up GGAGSARMCGSV , and default baud rate
is set up 9600bps.

Description

Default

GGA

Global positioning system fixed data

GLL

Geographic positionlatitude/longitude

GSA

GNSS DOP and active satellites

GSV

GNSS satellites in view

RMC

Recommended minimum specific GNSS data

VTG

Course over ground and ground speed

ZDA

Date and Time

GGA-Global Positioning System Fixed Data

This sentence contains the position, time and quality of the navigation fix.
See RMC for Fix Status, Fix Mode, Fix Date, Speed, and True Course.
See GSA for Fix Type, PDOP, and VDOP.
$GPGGA,021514.000,2232.1799,N,11401.1823,E,1,6,1.25,84.0,M,-2.2,M,,*74
Table 2: GGA Data Format
Name

Example

Units

Description

Message ID

$GPGGA

GGA protocol header

UTC Position

021514.000

hhmmss.sss

Latitude

2232.1799

ddmm.mmmm

N/S indicator

N=north or S=south

Longitude

11401.1823

dddmm.mmmm

E/W Indicator

E=east or W=west

Position Fix Indicator

See Table 2-1

Satellites Used

Range 0 to 12

HDOP

1.25

MSL Altitude

84.0

meters

Altitude (referenced to the Ellipsoid)

Horizontal Dilution of Precision

AltUnit

meters

Altitude Unit

GeoSep

-2.2

meters

Geoidal Separation

GeoSepUnit

meters

Geoidal Separation Unit

Age of Diff.Corr.

<Null>

second

Null fields when it is not Used

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Diff.Ref.Station ID

<Null>

Checksum

*74

EOL

<CR> <LF>

Null fields when it is not Used

End of message termination

Table 2-1: Position Fix Indicators

Value

Description

Fix not available or invalid

GPS SPS Mode, fix valid

Differential GPS, SPS Mode, fix valid

GPS PPS Mode, fix valid

GLL-Geographic Position Latitude/Longitude

This sentence contains the fix latitude and longitude.
$GPGLL,2232.1799,N,11401.1824,E,021513.000,A,A*50
Table 3: GLL Data Format
Name

Example

Units

Description

Message ID

$GPGLL

GLL protocol header

Latitude

2232.1799

ddmm.mmmm

N/S Indicator

N=north or S=south

Longitude

11401.1824

dddmm.mmmm

E/W Indicator

E=east or W=west

UTC Position

021513.000

hhmmss.sss

Fix Status

A=data valid or V=data not valid

Fix Mode

A=autonomous, N = No fix, D=DGPS, E=DR

Checksum

*50

EOL

<CR> <LF>

End of message temination

GSA-GNSS DOP and Active Satellites

This sentence contains the mode of operation, type of fix, PRNs of the satellites used in the solution
as well as PDOP, HDOP and VDOP.
$GPGSA,A,3,26,05,18,15,27,29,,,,,,,1.52,1.25,0.87*0F
Table 4: GSA Data Format
Name

Example

Units

Description

Message

$GPGSA

GSA protocol header

Mode 1

See Table 4-2

Mode 2

See Table 4-1

ID of satellite used

26

Sv on Channel 1

ID of satellite used

05

Sv on Channel 2

ID of satellite used

<Null>

Sv on Channel 12 (Null fields when it is not Used)

PDOP

1.52

Position Dilution of Precision

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HDOP

1.25

Horizontal Dilution of Precision

VDOP

0.87

Vertical Dilution of Precision

Checksum

*0F

EOL

<CR> <LF>

End of message termination

Table 4-1: Mode 1

Value

Description

Fix not available

2D Fix

3D Fix

Table 4-2: Mode 2

Value

Description

Manual-forced to operate in 2D or 3D mode

Automatic-allowed to automatically switch 2D/3D

GSV-GNSS Satellites in View

This sentence contains the PRNs, azimuth, elevation, and signal strength of all satellites in view.
$GPGSV,3,1,12,15,79,333,42,42,50,127,,29,45,263,44,02,36,124,30*7E
$GPGSV,3,2,12,26,36,226,34,05,35,046,22,27,33,161,29,21,16,319,*7D
$GPGSV,3,3,12,10,15,066,31,18,14,285,45,24,12,319,15,08,09,047,18*7E
Table 5: GSV Data Format
Name

Example

Units

Description

Message ID

$GPGSV

GSV protocol header

Number of Message

Total number of GSV sentences (Range 1 to 3)

Message Number

Sentence number of the total (Range 1 to 3)

Satellites in View

12

Number of satellites in view

Satellite ID

15

Channel 1(Range 01 to 32)

Elevation

79

degrees

Channel 1(Range 00 to 90)

Azinmuth

333

degrees

Channel 1(Range 000 to 359)

SNR(C/NO)

42

dB-Hz

Channel 1(Range 00 to 99, null when not tracking)

Satellite ID

02

Channel 4(Range 01 to 32)

Elevation

36

degrees

Channel 4(Range 00 to 90)

Azimuth

124

degrees

Channel 4(Range 000 to 359)

SNR(C/NO)

30

dB-Hz

Channel 4(Range 00 to 99, null when not tracking)

Checksum

*7E

EOL

<CR> <LF>

End of message termination

Depending on the number of satellites tracked multiple messages of GSV data may be required.
RMC-Recommended Minimum Specific GNSS Data
This sentence contains the recommended minimum fix information.

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See GGA for Fix Quality, Sats Used, HDOP, Altitude, Geoidal Separation, and DGPS data.
See GSA for Fix Type, PDOP and VDOP.
$GPRMC,023345.000,A,2232.1767,N,11401.1953,E,0.18,151.55,100410,,,A*6B
Table 6: RMC Data Format
Name

Example

Message ID

$GPRMC

RMC protocol header

UTS Position

023345.000

hhmmss.sss

Status

A=data valid or V=data not valid

Latitude

2232.1767

ddmm.mmmm

N/S Indicator

N=north or S=south

Longitude

11401.1953

dddmm.mmmm

E/W Indicator

E=east or W=west

Speed Over Ground

0.18

Knots

Course Over Ground

151.55

Degrees

Date(UTC)

100410

Magnetic variation

<Null>

Units

Checksum

*6B

EOL

<CR> <LF>

True Course
ddmmyy

Degrees

Magnetic Variation Direction <Null>

Fix Mode

Description

Null fields when it is not Used

E=east or W=west (Null fields when it is not Used)
A=autonomous, N = No fix, D=DGPS, E=DR
End of message termination

VTG-Course Over Ground and Ground Speed

This sentence contains the course and speed of the navigation solution.
$GPVTG,148.81,T,,M,0.13,N,0.24,K,A*3D
Table 7: VTG Data Format
Name

Example

Message ID

$GPVTG

Tcourse

148.81

Reference

Mcourse

<Null>

Reference

Speed over ground

0.13

Units

Description
VTG protocol header

Degrees

True Course
T = True

Degrees

Magnetic Course (Null fields when it is not Used)

M = Magnetic (Null fields when it is not Used)

Knots

Nautical Miles per Hour

Km/hr

in Kilometers per Hour

Units

Speed over ground

0.24

Knots

Units

Kilometer per hour

Mode

A=Autonomous, N=No fix, D=DGPS, E=DR

Checksum

*3D

EOL

<CR> <LF>

End of message termination

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ZDA-Date and Time

This sentence contains UTC date & time, and local time zone offset information.
$GPZDA,023345.000,10,04,2010,,*50
Table 8: ZDA Data Format
Name

Example

Units Description

Message ID

$GPZDA

ZDA protocol header

UTC Time

023345.000

hhmmss.sss

Day

10

UTC time: day (01 ... 31)

Month

04

UTC time: month (01 ... 12) mm

Year

2010

UTC time: year (4 digit year) yyyy

local zone hours

<null>

Local Time Zone Offset Hours (Null fields when it is

local zone minutes

<null>

Local Time Zone Offset Minutes (Null fields when it is not Used)

Checksum

*50

EOL

<CR> <LF>

dd

not Used)

End of message termination

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