Device Description; Interface Connection And Measurement; Active Antenna; Evaluation Unit - u-blox EVK-M8QCAM User Manual

EVK-M8CAM User Guide

4 Device description

4.1 Interface connection and measurement

For connecting the EVK to a PC, use a standard SUBD-9 cable and the included USB cable.
Additional measurement equipment can be connected to the front connector.
Figure 1: Connecting the unit for power supply and communication

4.2 Active antenna

The CAM-M8Q or CAM-M8C module is embedded with a chip antenna. Additionally, an active GPS / GLONASS
/ Galileo / BeiDou antenna with 3 m cable is included in the EVK-M8QCAM or EVK-M8CCAM evaluation kit. It is
possible to connect external antenna signals of various active GPS / GLONASS / Galileo / BeiDou antennas to the
EVK-M8QCAM/M8CCAM evaluation unit through SMA connector.
The recommended maximum antenna supply current for active antennas is 30 mA.

4.3 Evaluation unit

Figure 2 shows the front and the rear sides of the EVK-M8QCAM/M8CCAM evaluation unit.
Rear side
Front side
Figure 2: EVK-M8QCAM/M8CCAM evaluation unit – front and rear sides
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