NEO-6G u-blox 6 ROM-based, Low Power, GPS Module with KickStart Technology

With over 2 million effective correlators the NEO-6G is a high performance GPS receiver module featuring u-blox' KickStart weak signal acquisition technology. The module comes in a miniature 16 x 12.2 x 2.4 mm package with numerous connectivity options including an SPI interface. It's unique 1.8V power supply technology, miniature architecture and ultra-fast acquisition performance make the NEO-6G ideal for mass market mobile devices with high performance needs and strict cost and space constraints.

u-blox KickStart provides accelerated startup at weak signals, and SuperSense^® Indoor GPS is capable of acquiring and tracking even extremely weak signals. This makes the NEO-6G suitable for solutions using small or covert antennas.

NEO-6G's architecture further ensures that costs are minimal by replacing costly Flash EPROMs with an internal Read-Only Memory (ROM) in the GPS baseband chip.

Powered by the 50-channel u-blox 6 positioning engine, the module boasts a Time-To-First-Fix of under 1 second. The dedicated acquisition engine, with over 2 million correlators, is capable of massive parallel time/frequency space searches, enabling it to find satellites instantly. Innovative design and technology suppresses jamming sources and mitigates multipath effects, giving u-blox 6 GPS receivers excellent navigation performance even in the most challenging environments. 
 

NEO-6G highlights		NEO-6G special features
1.8 V POWER SUPPLY ACCELERATED STARTUP AT WEAK SIGNALS THANKS TO KickStart TECHNOLOGY MINIATURE 16.0 X 12.2 mm PACKAGE ULTRA THIN: 2.4 mm		1 UART, 1 USB, 1 SPI AND 1 DDC (I2C COMPLIANT) INTERFACE  2 BOOT TIME CONFIGURATION PIN TO CHOOSE BAUDRATE

u-blox 6 Highlights		u-blox 6 Features
50-CHANNEL u-blox 5 ENGINE WITH OVER 2 MILLION EFFECTIVE CORRELATORS UNDER 1 SECOND TIME-TO-FIRST-FIX FOR HOT AND AIDED STARTS SuperSense® INDOOR GPS: -160 dBm TRACKING SENSITIVITY SUPPORTS AssistNow ONLINE AND AssistNow OFFLINE A-GPS SERVICES; OMA SUPL COMPLIANT SUPPORTS SBAS (WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS, GAGAN)		TIMEPULSE 5Hz POSITION UPDATE RATE SUPPORTS PASSIVE AND ACTIVE ANTENNAS OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGE: -40 TO 85°C RoHS COMPLIANT (LEAD-FREE)

Comparison to u-blox 5

Existing customers using u-blox-5 can easily migrate across to u-blox-6 and will instantly benifit from enhanced performance compared to u-blox-5

• 35% acquisition current reduction
• Faster acquisition in weak signal condition (3GPP compliant)
• Signal sensitivity improved by 3 dB
• Intelligent power management with Power Save Mode
• 60% power saving over u-blox 5 at 1 Hz update rate
• Drop-in compatible with u-blox 5 modules: migrating from existing designs made easy

Ordering Information

Resources and Documentation

NEO-6 Product Summary u-blox NEO-6 module series of ROM-Based GPS Receivers   Revision: EG6.HW-09003 Feb 2010 2 pages - 869.9 KB u-blox 6 Protocol Specification Design Manual Download this user useful design manual which provides an overview and conceptual details of the u-blox 5 and u-blox 6 GPS receivers supported features. The manual also includes details of the NMEA and UBX protocols and serves as a handy reference tool for design engineers.   Revision: GPS-SW-09017-A Feb 2010 177 pages - 2 MB u-blox GPS Additional Resources Additional application notes and resources for u-blox GPS products are available for download from the u-blox website. Hosted by u-blox   Web Page u-center GPS evaluation software Click here to download the latest version of u-center from the u-blox website. The u-center GPS Evaluation Software provides a powerful tool for evaluation, perfomance analysis and configuration of u-blox GPS receivers. Its unique flexibility makes the u-center GPS Evaluation Software an invaluable tool. Once you have the file unzip it into an empty directory and run the installation program u-setup.exe Hosted by u-blox   Web Page

Last Updated: 22/05/2010 10:46:43