RCB-4H Data Sheet
RCB-4H Data Sheet
RCB-4H Data Sheet
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RCB-4H
ANTARIS® 4 Programmable
®
GPS Receiver Board with SuperSense
Data Sheet
PRELIMINARY
Data Sheet
Abstract
This document describes the features and specifications of the
®
GPS receiver board RCB-LJ. Based on the 16-channel ANTARIS
GPStechnology,itoffersbestGPSperformanceatverylowpower
consumption.
Title RCB-4H
® ®
Subtitle ANTARIS 4ProgrammableGPSReceiverBoardwithSuperSense
Doc Type DataSheet PRELIMINARY
Doc Id GPS.G4-MS4-06034-P1
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Contents
1 Functional Description .................................................................................................4
1.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................................. 4
1.2 BlockDiagram ...................................................................................................................................... 4
1.3 Highlights ............................................................................................................................................. 5
1.4 Features................................................................................................................................................ 5
1.5 OperatingModes.................................................................................................................................. 6
1.6 Protocols .............................................................................................................................................. 6
1.7 AssistedGPS(A-GPS) ............................................................................................................................ 6
1.8 Antenna ............................................................................................................................................... 7
5 Environmental Specification......................................................................................13
1 Functional Description
1.1 Overview
The RCB-4H is an ultra-low power GPS receiver board featuring the ANTARIS 4 positioning engine with
SuperSenseIndoorGPS.Itisthepin-compatiblesuccessorproductoftheRCB-LJ.TheRCB-4Hisequippedwith
a MCX/OSX RF connector and a 20-pin connector for power and digital I/O. The supported Assisted GPS (A-
GPS)functionalityprovidesfasttimetofirstfixevenindifficultsignalconditions.
TheANTARIS4GPSEngineprovideshighnavigationperformanceeveninindoorenvironmentsandotherweak
signal environments. Satellite based augmentation systems like WAAS, EGNOS and MSAS is fully supported.
The combination of high performance and flexibility fulfill the requirements for cost efficiency and fast and
straightforwardplug-insystemintegration.
ATR0601
Antenna Antenna
V_ANT VANT
Open Short TCXO
Circuit AADET_N Circuit 23.104MHz
Detection Detection
PowerControl DigitalIF,Clock
Protectiondiode Baseband Processor
RESET_N
UARTs
Linear ATR0621
Regulator
FlashEPROM ROMCode TIMEPULSE
VCC 3V
(min512KBytes)
V_BAT
GND RTCXTAL
TIM-4H Module 32.768KHz
Figure 1: Block Diagram
1.3 Highlights
®
• SuperSense Indoor GPS
• Ultra low power consumption
• A-GPS and Autonomous GPS operation, AssistNow™ ready
• Flash EPROM: programmable and configurable
• 4 Hz position update rate
• 2 UART ports
1.4 Features
• 16channelANTARIS4positioningengine
• SupportsDGPS,WAAS,EGNOSandMSAS
• Powersavingmodes
• Supportspassiveandactiveantennas
• Antennashortandopencircuitdetectionandprotection
• Widesupplyvoltagerange:3.15to5.25V
• Batteryvoltagesupplypinforinternalbackupmemoryandrealtimeclock
• Powerbrown-outprotection:Noexternalresethardwareneeded
• IndustrystandardPCBformfactorforeasyplug-inintegration
• Operatingtemperaturerange:–40to85°C
• RoHScompliant(lead-free)
1.6 Protocols
TheRCB-4hsupportsdifferentserialprotocols.Thesecanbeassignedtoanyserialinterfaceport.
Protocol Type Runs on
NMEA Input/output,ASCII,0183,2.3(compatibleto3.0) Allserialports
Standard$GPxxxandu-blox-specific$PUBXmessages
UBX Input/output,binary,u-bloxproprietary Allserialports
RTCM Input,messages1,2,3,9 Allserialports
Table 2: Available Protocols
ForspecificationofthevariousprotocolsseetheProtocol Specification[2].
1.8 Antenna
ThisGPSreceiverisdesignedforusewith passiveand activeantennas.Anantennasupervisor is provided. If
activated, the GPS receiver is capable of detecting short circuits to the active antenna by checking the bias
voltagelevelandcanshutdownthevoltagebiasimmediately.AseriesresistorisneededinfrontoftheV_ANT
input. UBX and NMEA messages are provided to report the condition of the antenna supply. Open circuit
detection can also be supported with an additional external circuit. For details, please refer to the System
Integration Manual for ANTARIS 4[1].
Parameter Specification
AntennaType Passiveandactiveantenna
ActiveAntenna Minimumgain 15-20dB(tocompensatesignallossinRFcable)
Recommendations
Maximumnoisefigure 1.5dB
Maximumgain 50dB
AntennaSupply UsingVCC_RForexternalvoltagesource
AntennaSupervisor Shortcircuitdetection Built-in
Opencircuitdetection Enabledwithexternalcircuit
Table 3: Antenna Specification
2 Performance Specification
Parameter Specification
ReceiverType L1frequency,C/ACode,
16-Channels
8192time/frequencysearchwindows
MaxNavigationUpdateRate 4Hz
2 3
Accuracy Position 2.5mCEP 5.0mSEP
1
PositionDGPS/SBAS 2.0mCEP 3.0mSEP
4,5
Acquisition GPSMode(UBX-CFGMsg): FastAcqui- Normal HighSensi- Auto
sitionMode Mode tivityMode Mode
WarmStart 33s
HotStart <3.5s
Reacquisition <1s
6
Sensitivity Tracking -158dBm
Acquisition& -148dBm Includesaidedstarts(A-GPS)
Reacquisition
ColdStarts -142dBm
AccuracyofTimepulseSignal RMS 50ns
99% <100ns
Granularity 43ns
Dynamics Strongsignals ≤4g
Weaksignals typ.1g
OperationalLimits(COCOM) Altitude 18,000m
Velocity 515m/s
Oneofthelimitsmaybeexceededbutnotboth.
Table 4: GPS Performance Specification
1
DependsonaccuracyofcorrectiondataofDGPSorSBASservice
2
CEP=CircularErrorProbability:Theradiusofahorizontalcircle,centeredattheantenna’strueposition,containing50%ofthefixes.
3
SEP=SphericalErrorProbability.Theradiusofthesphere,centeredatthetrueposition,contains50%ofthefixes.
4
Thedifferentstart-upmodeslikecold,warmandhotstartaredescribedintheSystemIntegrationManual[1]
5
Measuredwithgoodvisibilityand-125dBmsignalstrength
6
Demonstratedwithagoodactiveantenna
3 Mechanical Specification
3.1 Dimensions
20 19
18 17
16 15
14 13
12 11
10 9
8 7
6 5
4 3
2 1
Figure 2: RCB-4H Dimensions (Height of RF connector may vary)
9.5 6.0
6.0
6.0-6.5 3.0-3.5
max.4.0
3.2 Specification
Parameter Specification Tolerance Unit
Length 71.12 ±0.3 mm
Width 40.64 ±0.3 mm
Thickness 11.0 ±0.3 mm
Weight 17 g
3.3 Pinout
RFinterface:OSX/MCX,rightanglewithstand-off,50Ohm
Standard Function Remarks
Pin Name I/O Description
1 RF_IN I GPSsignalinput ApplynoDCthroughthispin
- GND Shield:Ground
Digitalinterface:20pin2mmpitchheader
Standard Function Remarks
Pin Name I/O Description
1 V_ANT I AntennaBiasvoltage ConnecttoGNDifnotused
2 VCC I SupplyVoltage Internallyshortedwithpin4
3 V_BAT I Backupvoltagesupply ConnecttoGNDifnotused
4 VCC I SupplyVoltage Internallyshortedwithpin2
5 RESET_N I Reset(Activelow) ConcerninguseofRESET_Nsignal,pleaserefertotheANTARIS
SystemIntegrationManual[1]
6 Reserved Notconnected
7 Reserved Notconnected
8 Reserved Notconnected
9 Reserved Notconnected
10 GND I Ground
11 TxD1 O SerialPort1
12 RxD1 I SerialPort1 Internalpull-up
13 GND I Ground
14 TxD2 O SerialPort2
15 RxD2 I SerialPort2 Internalpull-up
16 GND I Ground
17 GND I Ground
18 GND I Ground
19 TIMEPULSE O Timepulsesignal
20 GND I Ground
4 Electrical Specification
4.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
Parameter Symbol Min Max Units
Power supply
Powersupplyvoltage(VCC) Vcc -0.3 7.0 V
Batterybackupsupplyvoltage(V_BAT) Vbat -0.3 3.6 V
Digital Inputs (RxD1, RxD2)
DigitalInputpinvoltage Vin -0.3 8 V
BOOT_INT Input
DigitalInputpinvoltage Vinb -0.3 5 V
RF Input
Antennabiasvoltage(appliedviaVant) Vant 0 6 V
Antennabiascurrent(appliedviaVant) Iant 100 mA
InputpoweratRF_IN Prfin -5 dBm
(sourceimpedance50Ω,continuouswave)
Environment
Storagetemperature Tstg -40 125 °C
! Warning Stressing the device beyond the “Absolute Maximum Ratings” may cause permanent damage.
Thesearestressratingsonly.Theproductisnotprotectedagainstovervoltageorreversedvoltages.
Ifnecessary,voltagespikesexceedingthepowersupplyvoltagespecification,givenintableabove,
mustbelimitedtovalueswithinthespecifiedboundariesbyusingappropriateprotectiondiodes.
Operation beyond the "Operating Conditions" is not recommended and extended exposure beyond the
"Operating Conditions" may affect device reliability. The technical data apply to products where standard
ANTARISfirmwareisrunning.
7
Allspecificationareatanambienttemperatureof25°C.
8
AveragecurrentdrawnduringContinuousTrackingModewith1Hzupdaterate,using6satellitesfortrackingandnavigation.Usethis
figuretodeterminerequiredbatterycapacity
9
Peakcurrentdrawnduringinitialacquisitionphase.Usethisfiguretodimensionmaximumcurrentcapabilityofpowersupply
10
RxD1,RxD2provideinternalpull-uptoV_BAT18(Batterysupplyregulatedto1.8V)andnotVCC.
5 Environmental Specification
Detaileddescriptionofthetestseries:
Test Standard
Visualinspection IPC-A-610“Acceptabilityofelectronicassemblies”
I.T.R.I.PublicationNo.700
IPC-SM-840BClass2.
Thermalshock -40°C...+125°C,100cycles IEC68-2-14
Functionatvarious -40°C/2hours;RT/2hours; IEC68-2-1andIEC68-2-2
temperatures +85°C/2hours;functiontestsatstabletemperature
Lifespantest +85°C/1000hours,infunction IEC68-2-2
Dampheat,cyclic +25°C...+55°C;>90%rH IEC68-2-30
Vibration 10-500Hz;2hours/axis;5g IEC68-2-6
Shock 30g/11ms(halfsine);3Shock/axis;nofunction IEC68-2-27
Metallographic IPC-QE-650
investigations
Note: Thisspecificationispreliminaryandyetsubjecttoconfirmation.
Table 10: Environmental Specification
6 Product Lineup
6.1 Default Settings
PleaserefertotheSystem Integration Manual for ANTARIS 4[1]forinformationaboutfurthersettings.
Interface Settings
SerialPort1Output 9600Baud,8bits,noparitybit,1stopbit
ConfiguredtotransmitbothNMEAandUBXprotocols,butonlyfollowingNMEAand
noUBXmessageshavebeenactivatedatstart-up:
GGA, GLL, GSA, GSV, RMC, VTG, ZDA, TXT
Additionalmessagescanbeactivatedwithappropriateinputmessages.
SerialPort1Input 9600Baud,8bits,noparitybit,1stopbit,Autobaudingdisabled
Automaticallyacceptsfollowingprotocolswithoutneedofexplicitconfiguration:
UBX, NMEA, RTCM
TheGPSreceiversupportsinterleavedUBXandNMEAmessages.
SerialPort2Output 57600Baud,8bits,noparitybit,1stopbit
ConfiguredtotransmitbothNMEAandUBXprotocols,butonlyfollowingUBXandno
NMEAmessageshavebeenactivatedatstart-up:
NAV-POSLLH, NAV-SOL, NAV-SVINFO, NAV-STATUS
MON-IO,MON-SCHD,MON-TXBUF,
INF-Warning,INF-Error,INF-Notice
Additionalmessagescanbeactivatedwithappropriateinputmessages.
SerialPort2Input 57600Baud,8bits,noparitybit,1stopbit,Autobaudingdisabled
Automaticallyacceptsfollowingprotocolswithoutneedofexplicitconfiguration:
UBX, NMEA, RTCM
TheGPSreceiversupportsinterleavedUBXandNMEAmessages.
TIMEPULSE 1pulsepersecond,synchronizedatrisingedge,pulselength100ms
Partsofthisproductarepatentprotected.
Related Documents
[1] SystemIntegrationManualforANTARIS4,Docu.NoGPS.G4-MS4-05007
[2] ANTARIS4ProtocolSpecification,Docu.NoGPS.G3-X-03002
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