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The FSA03 evalboard common functions
The FSA03 evalboard offers a flexible and efficient platform to assist with the GPS
performance evaluation. Figure 7 shows the FSA03 evalboard.
ITEM DESCRIPTION
1 Sarantel helix GPS antenna
2 RS232 connector. Via the included RS232 cable you can connect the evalboard to a PC and evaluating FSA03 receiver
performance.
3 2 x Legs used to insert the the evalboard to the base plate.
4 DC power jack for an external power supply. The input voltage is 5VDC.
5 The back-up battery 3.0V provided for hot or warm starts when the power is applied to the evalboard. The real-time clock
and RAM are supplied with power by the battery even if the external power is removed. If the battery fails, the FSA03 will
perform a cold start.
6 The two-position switch that allows you to select whether to use the backup-battery or not. The switch is labeled "1", "2"
and "ON". To use the backup-battery turn the switch labeled "1" to "ON" otherwise turn it to "1".
The switch labeled "2" is not supported, therefore do not use it.
7 The built-in TM LED is connected to the TM pin on the FSA03 receiver. When the FSA03 receiver is navigating, the LED
will flash one time per second, when the FSA03 receiver has no valid GPS fix, it's continuously off.
8 The FSA03 GPS receiver soldered on the evalboard. FSA03, offered in 51x15x13mm form factor, is a combined u-blox 5
GPS receiver with a Sarantel helix antenna in a single-board solution. Information about the FSA03 receiver can be found
in the application note "AppNoteFSA003.pdf" while a full description about the on-board u-blox 5 GPS module can be
found in the hardware manual "LEA-5_HardwareIntegrationManual(GPS.G5-MS5-07005).pdf" provided by U-Blox.
9 The ON/OFF push button is currently not supported.
10 The RES push button - it issues a hardware reset signal to the FSA03 GPS Receiver. This button can be used
whenever a hardware reset to the FSA03 Receiver should be issued.
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FSA03-EVALKIT
Figure 7 : Graphically represented, the description of the FSA03 evalboard.
Table 4: Description of items on the evalboard
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