Technical Specifications; Physical Characteristics; Size; Weight - Garmin GPS 15 Technical Specifications

1.5 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications are subject to change without notice.
1.5.1

Physical Characteristics

1.5.1.1 Size

0.940" (23.88 mm) wide x 1.690" (42.93 mm) long x 0.309" (7.84 mm) high

1.5.1.2 Weight

0.35 oz. (10 g)

1.5.1.3 Available Connector Options

GPS 15-F: 6-pin LIF (Low Insertion Force) flex connector, 1 millimeter pitch. For use with common
1mm pitch, 6-conductor flex cable, available as Garmin Part Number 310-00040-00. This
flex cable mates with common 1mm pitch, 6-pin flex connector, such as Garmin Part
Number 330-00346-06 or Molex Part Number 52793-0690. Refer to the Molex web site
at www.molex.com.
GPS 15-W: 6-pin JST connector, 1 millimeter pitch; mating wire harness included. (Garmin Part
Number 325-00118-00). The connector housing used on this harness is equivalent to JST
Part Number SHR-06V-S-B. The 6-wire crimp socket is equivalent to JST Part Number
SSH-003T-P0.2. Refer the JST web site at www.jst.com.

1.5.1.4 Antenna Connector

The GPS 15 provides a MCX female connector for connection to an active GPS antenna. The antenna
should be terminated in MCX male. A suitable antenna is Garmin's GA 27C Antenna (Garmin Part
Number 010-10052-05). Other antennas that are terminated in male BNC connectors may be adapted via a
Garmin MCX to BNC Adapter Cable is used (Garmin Part Number 010-10121-00).
1.5.2

Electrical Characteristics

1.5.2.1 Input Voltage

3.3 Vdc regulated, ±50mV ripple

1.5.2.2 Input Current

75mA peak, 66mA nominal

1.5.2.3 CMOS Serial Output Levels

0V to 3.3V (Asynchronous Serial, UART Compatible Polarity)

1.5.2.4 GPS Receiver Sensitivity

-165 dBW minimum
1.5.3

Environmental Characteristics

Operating Temperature: -30°C to +80°C
Storage Temperature:
GPS 15 Technical Specifications (P/N 190-00266-00)
-40°C to +90°C
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