Linx Technologies MDEV-GPS-SG User Manual

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WIRELESS MADE SIMPLE
SG Series Master Development System User's Guide
INTRODUCTION
The Linx SG Series RF modules offer a simple, efficient, and cost-effective method
of adding GPS capabilities to any product. The Master Development System is
intended to give a designer all the tools necessary to correctly incorporate the SG
Series into an end product. The development boards themselves serve several
important functions:
• Rapid Module Evaluation - The boards allow the performance of the Linx SG
Series modules to be evaluated quickly in a user's environment.
• Design Benchmark - During the design process of your product, the boards
provide a known benchmark against which the performance of your own design
may be judged.
• Application Development - An on-board prototyping area is provided to allow a
designer to develop applications directly on the development board. All signal
lines are available on a header for easy connection to the designer's circuits.
The Master Development System includes 1 assembled development board, 2 SG
Series receivers*, one SH Series antenna, 4 AAA batteries, and full documentation.
*One part is soldered to the board, one extra is for use on your first prototype board.
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ORDERING INFORMATION
PART #
MDEV-GPS-SG
DESCRIPTION
SG Series Master Development System
Revised 07/26/11

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  • Page 1 SG Series Master Development System User’s Guide ORDERING INFORMATION PART # DESCRIPTION MDEV-GPS-SG SG Series Master Development System INTRODUCTION The Linx SG Series RF modules offer a simple, efficient, and cost-effective method of adding GPS capabilities to any product. The Master Development System is intended to give a designer all the tools necessary to correctly incorporate the SG Series into an end product.
  • Page 2: Troubleshooting

    SG SERIES RECEIVER DEVELOPMENT BOARD Figure 1: SG Series Receiver Development Board Four AAA Batteries DC Power Jack Power Switch Voltage Regulator USB Interface Module Prototype Area Break-Out Header SG Series Receiver Daughter Board CR2032 Backup Battery (on the back) OLED Display OLED Display Power Switch TROUBLESHOOTING...
  • Page 3: Initial Setup

    INITIAL SETUP Unpack the development system and install the AAA and coin-cell batteries. Connect the external GPS antenna. The power switch can select between the battery pack / DC power jack or USB if the board is plugged into a USB bus. To use the display, turn the OLED display power switch on.
  • Page 4 THE GPS RECEIVER SECTION The receiver module is mounted on a daughter board which plugs into headers on the main development board. This daughter board has an SMA antenna connector to allow the attachment of many different styles of GPS antennas. Figure 3: The Development Board GPS Receiver Section On the bottom of the main board is a CR2032 coin cell battery that provides power to the RTC and SRAM when the receiver is powered down.
  • Page 5: The Display Section

    THE DISPLAY SECTION The SG Series Master Development System features an OLED screen that displays the navigation information from the GPS module. This allows the development board to act as a stand-alone evaluation system without the need for any additional software. Figure 6: The Development Board Display Section The display is driven by an on-board microcontroller located under the display.
  • Page 6: Receiver Section

    RECEIVER SECTION VBACKUP BATHLD-001 1PPS VBACKUP RFPWRUP EN/ON_OFF HEADER 10 HEADER 10 HEADER SECTION TXUSB TXDISP 1PPS RFPWRUP EN/ON_OFF HEADER 7 USB SECTION USB-B DAT+ USBDP DAT - USBDM DATA IN SUSP IND DATA OUT TXUSB RX IND TX IND 485 TX SDM-USB-QS VCCU...
  • Page 7: Display Section

    DISPLAY SECTION 10uF PMD5/RE5 SOSC0/T1CK/CN0/RC14 PMD6/RE6 SOSCI/CN1/RC13 PMD7/RE7 OC1/RD0 PMA5/SCK2/CN8/RG6 IC4/PMCS1/INT4/RD11 PMA4/SDI2/CN9/RG7 IC3/PMCS2/INT3/RD10 PMA3/SDO2/CN10/RG8 IC2/U1CTS/INT2/RD9 POWER SWITCH MCLR IC1/RTCC/INT1/RD8 PIC24F128GA006 PMA2/SS2/CN11/RG9 OSC2/CLKO/RC15 OSC1/CLKI/RC12 C1IN+/AN5/CN7/RB5 C1IN-/AN4/CN6/RB4 SCL1/RG2 RES# C2IN+/AN3/CN5/RB3 SDA1/RG3 C2IN-/AN2/SS1/CN4/RB2 U1RTS/BCLK1/SCK1/INT0/RF6 PGC1/EMUC1/VREF-/AN1/CN3/RB1 U1RX/SDI1/RF2 PGD1/EMUD1/PMA6/VREF+/AN0/CN2/RB0 U1TX/SDO1/RF3 TXDISP 4.7uF VCC13 VCOMH VDDIO VCC13 E/RD# R/W#...
  • Page 8 Disclaimer Linx Technologies is continually striving to improve the quality and function of its products. For this reason, we reserve the right to make changes to our products without notice. The information contained in this Overview Guide is believed to be accurate as of the time of publication. Specifications are based on representative lot samples.
  • Page 9 Mouser Electronics Authorized Distributor Click to View Pricing, Inventory, Delivery & Lifecycle Information: Linx Technologies MDEV-GPS-SG...

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