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Bluecover u-blox NEO-M8N GNSS Receiver Breakout Design

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This GNSS receiver breakout uses U-blox NEO-M8N chipset with an external antenna for integration with existing market microcontroller devices, such as Arduino and Raspberry Pi. Bluecover is open-sourcing its own breakout design, including the schematic, PCB layout and gerbers, to enable developers to test this chipset performance and produce their own modules.
The U-blox NEO-M8N chipset is Industry leading with –167 dBm navigation sensitivity, excels in the accuracy, while retailing at a attractive price point. It is complete multi-constellation position, velocity, and time (PVT) engine featuring high performance, high sensitivity, and low power consumption. This module is capable of excellent performance in harsh environments. Allows concurrent reception of up to 3 GNSS constellations (GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou) yields better coverage, greater accuracy, and improved availability.
If you are looking for GNSS multi-constellation support, as well as support for SBAS and A-GPS, this breakout may present a great solution.

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Description

The NEO-M8N GNSS Breakout was designed as a shield solution to provide an easy integration with BLC GAMMA3 microcontroller board. Nonetheless, it allows an easy integration with most microcontroller interfaces present at market, using UART and I2C interfaces. Microcontrollers working at more than 3.3V require a level shifter board in order to prevent this breakout board of being damaged.

  • Brand: Bluecover (BLC)
  • Model: BLC NEO-M8N breakout (RevA)
  • Breakout Size: 59mmx37mm
  • Breakout Power: 3V3 supply voltage or 5V from USB connector
  • Chipset: u-blox M8
  • Chipset constellations: GPS/QZSS (L1 C/A) + GLONASS (L10F) + BeiDou (B1I) + Galileo (E1B/C)
  • Chipset GNSS features: SBAS capable (WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS, GAGAN), AGPS, Jamming Rejection, Spoofing detection
  • Chipset Positional accuracy: <2.5m
  • Chipset update rate: up to 18Hz
  • Chipset typical TTFFs: Cold Start < 26 seconds, Hot – < 1 second
  • Antenna: uFl connector to support a variety of antennas, supports active or passive antennas (integrated LNA). Designed to work with Taoglas 25A antenna
  • Antenna Powering: jumper selectable to 3.3V or 0V
  • Communication Interfaces: UART and I2C, USB with UART interface allowing easy integration and firmware upgrade using uBlox software u-center
  • Communications: RTCM, NMEA 0183 (V2.1, V2.3 or V4.1 configurable), UBX (binary u-blox proprietary)
  • Other interfaces: 1PPS output, with LED for easy FIX indication, SB, EXINT, RST_N
  • Power consumption: 21mA @ 3.0V full tracking, 5.3mA @ 3.0V Power Save mode
  • Antenna Power Consumption: 10mA @ 3.0 V
  • Backup battery: an 3V CR2032 battery can be fitted to provide backup power, the module is design to maximize the battery life duration working until 1V4 allowing the backup battery to last several years

Additional information

Model

BLC NEOM8N breakout (RevA)
Size

59mmx37mm
Power

3V3 supply voltage or 5V from USB connector
Antenna

uFL connector to use an external active or passive antenna
Communications

UART serial (TX, RX pins), I2C (SDA, SCL pins) and USB with UART interface

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