DESCRIPTION
The SparkFun SAM-M8Q GPS Breakout is a high quality, GPS board with equally impressive configuration options. The SAM-M8Q is a 72-channel GNSS receiver, meaning it can receive signals from the GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and BeiDou constellations. This increases precision and decreases lock time and thanks to the onboard rechargeable battery, you’ll have backup power enabling the GPS to get a hot lock within seconds! Additionally, this u-blox receiver supports I2C (u-blox calls this Display Data Channel) which made it perfect for the Qwiic compatibility so you don’t have to use up your precious UART ports. Utilising the handy Qwiic system, no soldering is required to connect it to the rest of your system. However, we still have broken out 0.1″-spaced pins in case you prefer to use a breadboard.
U-blox based GPS products are configurable using the popular, but dense, windows program called u-center. Plenty of different functions can be configured on the SAM-M8Q: baud rates, update rates, geofencing, spoofing detection, external interrupts, SBAS/D-GPS, etc. All of this can be done within the SparkFun Arduino Library!
The SparkFun SAM-M8Q GPS Breakout is also equipped with an on-board rechargeable battery that provides power to the RTC on the SAM-M8Q. This reduces the time-to-first fix from a cold start (~30s) to a hot start (~1s). The battery will maintain RTC and GNSS orbit data without being connected to power for plenty of time.
FEATURES
- 72-Channel GNSS Receiver
- 2.5m Horizontal Accuracy
- 18Hz Max Update Rate
- Time-To-First-Fix:
- Cold: 26s
- Hot: 1s
- Max Altitude: 50,000m
- Max G: ≤4
- Max Velocity: 500m/s
- Velocity Accuracy: 0.05m/s
- Heading Accuracy: 0.3 degrees
- Time Pulse Accuracy: 30ns
- 3.3V VCC and I/O
- Current Consumption: ~29mA Tracking GPS+GLONASS
- Software Configurable
- Geofencing
- Odometer
- Spoofing Detection
- External Interrupt
- Pin Control
- Low Power Mode
- Many others!
- Supports NMEA, UBX, and RTCM protocols over UART or I2C interfaces
RESOURCES
- Schematic
- Eagle Files
- Hookup Guide
- Datasheet (SAM-M8Q)
- Product Summary
- Integration Manual (SAM-M8Q)
- u-blox Protocol Specification
- u-center Software
- SparkFun Ublox Arduino Library
- GitHub Hardware Repo
Speedy Delivery and Professional Packaging
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Orders that contain more than one item are assigned processing periods for each item.
We will inspect each and every one of the items ordered before shipping. Today, the majority orders will be delivered within 48 hours. The delivery time is estimated to be between three and seven days.
Returns
The stock is constantly changing and cannot be fully controlled by us due to the involvement of several parties including the factory and our warehouse. So the actual stock may fluctuate at any moment. It's possible that you may not receive your purchase after it has been placed.
Our policy is valid for 30 days. If you haven't received your product within 30 days, we are not able to provide either a return or exchange.
Your item should be in the original packaging and be unused. You must have the item in its original packaging.
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