Laipac TF10 OEM GPS Module

The Laipac TF10 OEM GPS modules offer 12 satellite tracking and provide superior performance to many other modules on the market at a very competitive price. These modules provide an ideal way to add GPS capabilities to your own design and we also offer an RS-232 development kit to assist in the development cycle and for low volume applications. CommLinx Solutions has had extensive engineering experience with GPS applications and can provide both software and hardware design support. Please contact us for a quote and availability or check pricing for smaller quantities.

The units are electrically and physically compatible with the Rockwell Jupiter range of receivers. While Rockwell binary mode is not supported we have had no problems using these modules as an alternative for existing designs using the Rockwell Jupiter module in NMEA mode. The TF10 also offers SiRF binary mode for applications where NMEA-0183 is not appropriate. Testing against other GPS modules has yielded superior results and the GPS engine also has a unique single satellite positioning capability once an initial position has been acquired. Acquisition time has also been found to be faster than most competitive GPS receivers.

We are located in Australia and carry prototype quantities of the modules in stock to help our Australian customers achieve rapid development of new GPS systems. We also provide flexible and competitive volume and OEM pricing. Overnight delivery to most Australian destinations is included in our standard $10 postage and handling fee. Australian customers may also like to check out the April edition of Silicon Chip magazine where the development kit is featured as a construction project.

Apart from obvious applications in vehicle and asset tracking GPS is also an excellent source of a precision time reference. Systems located in remote areas can be accurately synchronized to UTC time without requiring periodic adjustment of their clocks. The typical real-time clocks used in PC and embedded systems are based on quartz crystals which may sound accurate at 50-100 PPM (parts per million) accuracy but this results in an uncertainty of 4 - 8 seconds per day, or around 25 - 50 minutes a year! Sure more accurate clocks are available but they all need adjustment eventually and such systems can easily cost more than a GPS-based solution.

A GPS SimmStick has been released that is the ideal platform for evaluating the TF10 GPS module in conjunction with microcontroller based systems. Click here for details.

Datasheets and user guides

Name Description Format Size Configurations Shows available TF10 connector configurations. HTML 10KB On-line User Guide (frames) On-line HTML version of the Laipac TF Series GPS User Guide with frames. HTML N/A On-line User Guide (no frames) On-line HTML version of the Laipac TF Series GPS User Guide without frames. HTML N/A TF10 Test data 1 50,000 lines of NMEA data captured from stationary TF10 after cold boot with a fairly poor antenna location and no ground plane. ZIP 257KB TF10 Test data 2 Same data with reasonable antenna location and good ground plane. ZIP 189KB User Guide TF Series GPS User Guide. Only available upon request via e-mail or by using this link to the enquiry form. PDF 1086KB Warranty Information on warranty for this product. HTML 4KB

	Channels: 12 Position accuracy: 25M CEP Velocity accuracy: 0.1M/s Reacquisition time: 0.1 sec average Hot start time: 8 sec average Warm start time: 38 sec average Cold start time: 48 sec average Datum: WGS-84 Protocols: NMEA-0183 V2.2, SiRF DC Voltage: 5.0V +/- 0.25V DC Current: 180mA typical Backup voltage: +2.5V to 4.5V Backup current: 10uA typical
	Temperature: -40 to 85 celcius Physical: 72 x 42 x 12mm, 23 grams Antenna connector: SMA or MCX OEM connector: 2x10 (20) pin, 2.0mm centers Antenna type: Passive or active