GPS SiRFstarIV Evaluation Kit EVA2100-A/B
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1. A CD 6 Figure 5 Windows driver installation 8 Figure 6 GPS Cockpit COM Port Setting WINQOW 9 Figure 7 GPS Cockpit NMEA terminal with NMEA 10 Figure 8 Disabling of Microsoft Serial BallPoint 11 Figure 9 GPS Information window without and with clock 11 Figure 10 Color quality within Display Properties 12 Figure 11 Board overview RR UU 13 Figure 12 Antenna connector and VANT DIP switch with terminal 14 BID c et 15 FIOS Termitial DIODK 16 Figure 15 DIP switches picture turned by 90 17 Foue 10 ICC ilic eR eee 18 Figure 17 Minimum configuration 2100 nnn 19 Figure 18 Minimum configuration 2100 20 Figure 19 EVA2100 A board schematics 21 Figure 20 EVA2100 B board schematics 22 13 List of Tables Table 1 LEDs function and 15 Table 2 Terminal block 16 Table NR mmm 17 V1 0 Jan 12 User s Manual Page2. V1 0 Jan 12 GPS receiver 4 maestro 303 tra wails iL ale _ 0 p r your E 4 L t EN RTGS IPS Figure 20 EVA2100 B board schematics Page 22 of 24 User s Manual V1 0 Jan 12 maestro 3 GPS receiver 11 Related Information 11 1 Contact This manual was created with due diligence We hope that it will be helpful to the user to get the most out of the GPS module Inputs regarding errors or mistaken verbalizations and comments or proposals to Maestro Hongkong for further improvements are highly appreciated Maestro Wireless Solutions Limited Add Unit 3603 09 36 F 118 Connaught Road West HK Main Line 852 28690688 Fax 852 25254701 support qos maestro wireless com www maestro wireless com 11 2 Related Documents GPS Receiver A2100 Maestro Firmware upgrading for GPS Modules Maestro SIRF_NEMA_Reference_Manual SIRF SIRF_OSP_Reference_Manual SIRF 11 3 Related Tools e GPS Cockpit Maestro e SiRFLive SIRF e SIRFflash SIRF V1 0 Jan 12 User s Manual Page 23 of 24 maestro yY GPS receiver 12 List of Figures Figure 1 Evaluation board 2100 6 Figure 2 Active GPS antenna with SMA connectors 6 Figure 3 USB cable with type 6
3. Highest 32 bit 1280 by 800 pixels Use this device as the primary monitor Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor Figure 10 Color quality within Display Properties V1 0 Jan 12 User s Manual Page 12 of 24 maestro 5 GPS receiver 4 Board Overview The following picture shall give an overview on the complete evaluation board EVA2100 A B It explains the most important components and can be used as a reference for the next paragraphs GPS Receiver Buttons DIP switches 2 Terminal block B ICC J jumper x USB chip LED bank Figure 11 Board overview V1 0 Jan 12 User s Manual Page 13 of 24 maestro GPS receiver 5 On Board Peripherals 5 1 ON and RESET Push Button The EVA2100 A B has two push buttons e ON ON OFF functionality e nRST RESET functionality After power on pushing the ON button will start the A2100 A B module This is absolutely necessary to get the module going The ON button must be used as well in other cases e g in order to request a position when in SiRFaware state or to go to hibernate mode and wake up again The nRST button is used to get a full reset of the GPS module After pushing this button the module starts again with all default parameters stored in non volatile memory 5 2 Antenna Connector The A2100 A B supports one antenna input Both active and passive GPS antennas c
4. maestro N GPS receiver GPS SiRFstarlV Evaluation Kit EVA2100 A B A Description of the Evaluation Board for Maestro s SiRFstarlV GPS Receiver Module A2100 A B User s Manual Version 1 0 P1 IT Ae my os 8 q en Sf 8 0 0 NER 6818 C maestro GPS receiver Revision History Rev Date Description 06 06 21 11 Addsome pictures mm dd yy Date Signature ritten by Happy wen 01 04 12 Checked by oam Law Wallace Lee 01 04 12 SLWL Approval by Frank Tang Calvin Yau 01 04 12 FT CY V1 0 Jan 12 User s Manual Page 2 of 24 maestro GPS receiver Disclaimer THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OF MAESTRO WIRELESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED IT MAY NOT BE COPIED OR TRANSMITTED BY ANY MEANS PASSED TO OTHERS OR STORED IN ANY RETRIEVAL SYSTEM OR MEDIA WITHOUT PRIOR CONSENT OF MAESTRO ITS AUTHORIZED AGENTS THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE ENTIRELY CORRECT HOWEVER MAESTRO CAN NEITHER ACCEPT LIABILITY FOR ANY INACCURACIES OR THE CONSEQUENCES THEREOF NOR FOR ANY LIABILITY ARISING FROM THE USE OR APPLICATION OF ANY CIRCUIT PRODUCT OR EXAMPLE SHOWN IN THE DOCUMENT THE PRODUCT HARD AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENTATION IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN LIFE SUPPORT DEVICES OR SYSTEMS WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN APPROVAL OF MAESTRO THIS DOCUMENT MAY PROVIDE LINKS TO
5. block with 15 connections To operate the EVA2100 A B via this terminal block please check Table 3 Switch settings Please note e VCC power input is not protected against reversed polarity EVA2100 A External supply has to be within the range of 3 3 to 3 6 VDC EVA2100 B External supply has to be within the range of 1 8 to 1 9 VDC 6 1 Terminal Block The terminal block offers direct access to the A2100 A B GPS receiver pins Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pot RIS NC X 1PPS 2 I2C DIO Pin 7 8 29 110 14 12 13 14 15 BOOTSEL ON VANT VCC GND reset operational mode ace Extint PPS BOOTSEL Figure 14 Terminal block V1 0 Jan 12 User s Manual Page 16 of 24 maestro GPS receiver 6 2 DIP Switch Settings The following picture shows the DIP switches of the EVA2100 A B Except for GND they are connected 1 1 to the terminal block from BOOTSEL to VCC Figure 15 DIP switches picture turned by 90 ccw Switch Function Operation via USB connector default settings terminal block Table 3 Switch settings 1 The BOOTSEL switch can be set to flash Firmware to the A2100 A B GPS receiver Switch the BOOTSEL switch to press and release the nRST button After this push the ON button The A2100 A B is now waiting to receive new firmware data via UART After upgrading the firmware switch the BOOTSEL switch to O
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7. GPS receiver is connected verify in your system settings device manager which communication port is used for this USB serial connection in our example COM 1 1 at 4800 baud default setting for the EVA2100 A B make sure that the On Off box is checked and click on OK V1 0 Jan 12 User s Manual Page 9 of 24 maestro GPS receiver 7 Open the NMEA Terminal window to see NMEA sentences by using the NMEA Terminal window button You will see no messages GPSCockpit File Settings Tools Window Help 8 In order to start the module you need to push the ON button of the evaluation board Then only you will see messages like this NMEA Terminal COM11 ox SGPGSV 3 3 12 16 14 048 45 05 08 301 46 29 01 345 45 25 20 242 GPRMC 121159 000 a 4804 4227 N 01137 1795 0 00 96 50 120410 i SGPGOGGA l1Z21200 000 438043 43227 N 011377 1735 E 1 10 0 8 570 7 M 37 5 I 5DG5A A 3 13 U07 042 23 02 10 08 20 LB USF ge LES USS 1 3 37 121200 000 4804 4227 01137 1795 0 00 114 98 120410 121201 000 4804 4227 0113 1795 1 10 0 6 570 7 47 5 1 OGPGSBA A 3 13 07 04 23 02 IU ZU 15 135 551 5 1 8 1 3 397 SGPEMC 121201 000 4 48042 4227 N 01137 1735 E 0 00 118 723 12041D SGPGGA 121202 000 438042 4227 8 011377 1735 E 1 10 0 8 570 7 M 37 5 I SGPOGSA A 3 13 07 043 23 02 10 08 20 15 05 1 5 0 8 1 3 37 SGPRMC 12120Zz 000 4A 4380423 4322
8. afterwards toggling of ON OFF will get the module to report a position fix when in SiRFaware mode The following picture shows the minimum configuration for using the A2100 A B in UART mode with a passive antenna In addition BOOTSEL and VANT are supported on the evaluation board Shown from top without lid pads shown for better understanding Avr ex 7 2100 ON OFF GSD4e lt gt lt gt O Pin 1 marker Figure 17 Minimum configuration 2100 V1 0 Jan 12 User s Manual Page 19 of 24 maestr GPS receiver A2100 B i C nRST RXO SPI DIO BOOTSEL DO I2C CLK 55 gt Extint 775 ON OFF 1 8V um ON OFF FF I2C DIO 717 GNDI 2 CLK aa GPIO5 FE GPIO6 SPI CLK ii GPIO7 SPI CS 13 ANT CND NC ANTEX NC 12 ANT EXT Figure 18 Minimum configuration A2100 B V1 0 Jan 12 User s Manual Page 20 of 24 S 5 4 3 2 1 WoC 33 ww VOUT WAKELIP 2C DIO EN BP RT3191 33PB Page 21 of 24 GND GPS receiver EN NCIRT9183 18 PB 1 avi ICS 58 B MALE User s Manual 1 IHi 1 BOOTSEL a VCC aay EVA2100 A board schemat WAKEUP wee 363 wae GND 3 swa GPIOGSPI CLK S GPHYNSPLCS n HL NC IX AKT ICAT Figure
9. ballpoint mouse Your mouse pointer can start jumping around To stop this disable the according device using your device manager Leave the EVA2100 A B kit connected and push the nRST button once The module will stop to transmit data To fix the problem you will find the device under Mice and other pointing devices Use a right click to open the sub menu and disable the device El Device Manager File Action View Help mma Batteries Computer 4 Disk drives E Display adapters DVD CD ROM drives 4 Floppy disk controllers controllers Infrared devices 1 Keyboards 5 Mice and other pointing devices If Microsoft Serial BallPoint Update Driver 15 Synaptics P Port TouchPad Disable Uninstall Monitors Network adapters p PCMCIA adapters Properties Ports COM amp LPT Processors Sound video and game controllers System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers Scan for hardware changes 5 Device Manager File Action View Hee lt usi Batteries Computer 4 Disk drives 2 Display adapters DVD CD ROM drives Floppy disk controllers IDE ATA ATAPI controllers Infrared devices je Keyboards Mice and other pointing devices 20 Microsoft Serial BallPoint 15 Synaptics PS 2 Port TouchPad Modems E Monitors 88 Network adapters fj PCMCIA adap
10. 7 N 01137 1795 E 0 00 132 33 120410 SGPGGA 121203 000 438042 4227 N 011377 1735 E 1 10 0 8 570 5 1 27 5 I SGPGSA A 3 13 07 043 23 02 10 08 20 15 05 1 5 0 8 1 3 37 SGPRMC 121203 000 4A 438043 43227 N 01137 1795 E U 00 275 08 120410 SGPGGA l121204 000 48042 43227 N 01137 1795 E 1 10 0 8 970 6 1 17 5 I SGPGSA A 3 13 07 043 23 02 10 08 20 15 05 1 5 0 8 1 3 37 SGPGOGSY 3 1 12 13 70 0436 50 07 51 172 50 042 27 229 51 z3 33 065 50 SOGPOGSV 3 2 12 02 25 2956 50 10 33 300 48 08 19 122 365 20 17 123 46 GDGSY 3 3 12 15 141 048 425 05 08 301 425 20 01 345 442 259 20 242 SGPRMC 121204 000 4a 43804 43227 N 01137 1735 E 0 00 117 85 120410 on Default 06 a RMC Gay Hdr D Sup SFac SCold Shar aHat Don Figure 7 GPS Cockpit NMEA terminal with NMEA data GPGGA 121205 000 4804 4227 8 01137 1785 E 1 10 0 8 570 5 M 47 5 1 Gays ITIL VIGl GLL1 Send CR LF Chk3um Now you can start using all the other windows and features of GPS Cockpit Please refer also to the GPS Cockpit manual and the online help within GPS Cockpit V1 0 Jan 12 User s Manual Page 10 of 24 maestro GPS receiver 3 Potential Problems with Windows 3 1 Ballpoint Mouse After successful driver installation and after pushing the ON button of the EVA2100 A B Windows might interpret the data coming over the serial interface as a serial
11. FF and push first the nRST and then the ON button again for restarting normal GPS re ceiver operation Related software tool and documentation SIRFflash V1 0 Jan 12 User s Manual Page 17 of 24 maestro GPS receiver 6 3 ICC Jumper Figure 16 ICC jumper As long as the VCC DIP switch is ON the ICC jumper is bridged By putting the DIP switch to the OFF position the current draw of the A2100 A B GPS receiver can be measured directly by connecting a low resistance measurement device to the ICC jumper The low resistance measurement device should be connected before VCC is switched off 7 NMEA Port e Default setting 4800 baud 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit no flow control Standard NMEA 0183 output on NMEA baud rate selectable Standard USB connectors 8 EVA2100 A B Firmware and NMEA Sentences See separate document GPS Firmware for a detailed description of the standard firmware loaded onto the modules delivered with the EVA2100 A B 9 Shut Down Sequence Care must be taken to implement an orderly shut down sequence along with sup plying power for a certain period of time after initiating the shut down sequence Abrupt removal or drop of power while the module is running has risks ranging from minor impact on TTFF to fatal permanent corruption of flash memory code area The shut down sequence can either be initiated by a command NMEA or binary by toggling the ON OFF pin It is str
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13. an be connected to GPS input as below Only active GPS antenna was equipped inside evaluation kit As the active antenna needs voltage supplied through the VANT pin of the module please make sure that the VANT DIP switch is in ON position Note Do not supply voltage externally when VANT DIP switch is in ON position leave terminal open If the DIP switch is in OFF position an according voltage 3 3V to 5 0V must be supplied through the VANT terminal of the terminal block Figure 12 Antenna connector and VANT DIP switch with terminal V1 0 Jan 12 User s Manual Page 14 of 24 maestro GPS receiver 5 3 LEDs There are 6 LEDs on the EVA2100 A B that indicate different signals from the GPS receiver order of LED s on EVA2100 A B from left to right Serial data traffic from GPS receiver Serial data traffic into GPS receiver ON ON ON after Reset position request during PTF cycle and in SiRFaware mode the LED visualizes the ON pulse Operational HIGH Full operation LOW Module in a low power mode POWER Power on LED Table 1 LEDs function and description ED D1 D2 D5 1PPS edge 1 pulse per second D3 04 Figure 13 EVA2100 A B LEDs V1 0 Jan 12 User s Manual Page 15 of 24 maestro GPS receiver 6 Design in Support The EVA2100 A B Evaluation board offers the possibility to implement the A2100 A B GPS receiver module temporarily into your design by using the terminal
14. ard Peripherals oa 14 5 1 and RESET 14 5 2 Antenna Connector ERNEUT 14 EEDS oors EEEE A E 15 Designin SUDO DOP 16 6 1 Terminal ide see ide mee 16 6 2 DIP Switch OC 17 Baier ROTE TOTUM 18 NMEA ues t m 18 8 EVA2100 A B Firmware and NMEA 18 9 Shut Down Sequence insciis sess Sexexesu s Rar GER CURE M UEM DEN da 18 10 Board ecd 19 11 Related Information 23 11 1 23 11 2 Related Pi ERES 23 11 3 Related 23 12 List of Figures S 24 13 LISEOL TODIGS E EE AE LORI E DD RT ER RR 24 V1 0 Jan 12 User s Manual Page 4 of 24 mae GPS receiver 1 Introduction 1 1 Purpose The GPS Evaluation Kit EVA2100 A B allows an easy evaluation of Maestro s SiRFstarlV GPS receiver module A2100 A and A2100 B by offering quick access to the serial ports and the most important I O lines of the module The EVA2100 AJB serves three major purposes e As a demonstration package of the module s capabilities Powering the A2100 A B GPS receiver module via th
15. ation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing LSTOP Installation Figure 5 Windows driver installation warning 3 Connect the included active GPS antenna to the antenna connector of the EVA2100 A B make sure that the antenna has a good view to the sky 4 Make sure all DIP switches are in ON position except for the BOOTSEL DIP switch which must be in OFF position 5 To start the GPS Cockpit software which visualizes the NMEA output data coming from the GPS receiver copy all files from the included CD ROM Tools GPS Cockpit to a folder of you choice on your PC Then double click the GPSC exe file The GPS cockpit software starts without additional software installation A de tailed description of the GPS Cockpit software is included on the CD ROM V1 0 Jan 12 User s Manual Page 8 of 24 maestro N GPS mean 6 Activate the correct port within GPS Cockpit You can do this by selecting the COM port connection icon left most icon or by choosing Port Number in Settings menu GPSCockpit File Settings Tools Window 1 2 Tools Window Help Port Number SNR Level General Settings COM Port Setting n Baudrate 4800 v On Of Output Terminal 4 Baudrate 4800 Cancel Figure 6 GPS Cockpit COM Port Setting window Choose the COM port to which the
16. e USB connector and connecting the GPS antenna with sufficient view to the sky will result in an NMEA output with position information e As an example how to integrate the module into a system The schematic in chapter 10 Board Schematics is a basic example of how to integrate the GPS module into an application or system e To support an easy temporary design in The signals provided on the Evaluation Kit allow direct integration into a sur rounding system making it an ideal development tool The EVA2100 A B can especially demonstrate that an active GPS antenna con nected to the Antenna Input will result in outstanding GPS performance 1 2 Contents The EVA2100 A B includes the following components Evaluation board labeled EVA2100 A B with one A2100 A B GPS receiver Active GPS antenna USB cable to connect to your PC CD with complete documentation and Maestro s GPS Cockpit software Please check your package for completeness and connect the components properly V1 0 Jan 12 User s Manual Page 5 of 24 maestro GPS receiver i E EI I E Figure 1 Evaluation board EVA2100 A B Figure 2 Active GPS antenna with SMA connectors Figure 4 CD V1 0 Jan 12 User s Manual Page 6 of 24 maestro 4 GPS receiver 1 3 General Information 1 3 1 Ordering The order number is built as follows EVA2100 A EVA2100 B The board will always be
17. ongly recommended to press the ON button before removing power from the evaluation board The shutdown is completed after maximum 1s Therefore the module should be at least supplied with voltage for that time after the shutdown sequence was initiated In case the voltage supply will be available then continuously it is necessary to wake up the GPS module again by toggling the ON OFF pin V1 0 Jan 12 User s Manual Page 18 of 24 maestro GPS receiver 10 Board Schematics The following shows the schematics of the 2100 For best readability the picture was enlarged to cover the complete page Please note that the design is done in a way that it reflects the Minimum Configura tion as outlined in the GPS Receiver Manual A2100 These are especially The 2100 needs an external pull up resistor to be configured for UART operation Although first firmware releases will work with the UART interface by default future releases will not Please consider the pull up resistor in your design or pull the GPIO up right after reset by other means The ON OFF input of the A2100 A B needs to be connected to a push pull output of a microprocessor For a wake up including the initial one after power on a LOW HIGH transmission is mandatory he nRST pin of the A2100 A B needs be connected to an open collector open drain output of a microprocessor This is necessary to work with SiR Faware Pulling nRST low and
18. shipped with latest firmware Information on sales channels can be found on Maestro s web page 1 3 2 Firmware Tools and Documents New firmware will be made available on Maestro s web page as soon as released together with according release notes Tools for programming the board and for evaluating GPS features can be downloaded as well as latest documentation 1 4 Handling Precautions The EVA2100 A B contains components that are sensitive to electrostatic discharge ESD Please handle with appropriate care V1 0 Jan 12 User s Manual Page of 24 maestro GPS receiver 2 Quick Start 1 Connect the EVA2100 A B with your PC using the included USB cable 2 When the PC asks for drivers select the folder Tools Drivers on the included CD ROM Note Two drivers need to be installed the EVA2100 A B FTDI driver and the USB serial driver Note During the driver installation process your Windows system will probably notify you that the driver did not pass Windows logo testing with a warning Hardware Installation AN The software you are installing for this hardware USB High Speed Serial Converter has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this install
19. ters 1 7 Ports COM amp LPT 1 8 Processors Sound video and game controllers System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers Figure 8 Disabling of Microsoft Serial BallPoint Afterwards you will be able to continue in a normal way Don t forget to push the ON button again to receive NMEA data 3 2 Missing Graphics In case you can see only textual information within GPS Cockpit and no graphics you need to change the Color quality within the Display Properties under tab Set tings EA GPS Information Latitude 0 000000 Longitude 0 000000 Altitude 0 00 m Fix mode Fix not PC Time 09 31 UTC time 00 00 00 EA GPS Information Latitude 0 000000 Longitude 0 000000 Altitude 0 00 m GPS Fix not Fix mode Fix not PC Time 09 37 UTC time 00 00 00 Figure 9 GPS Information window without and with clock V1 0 Jan 12 User s Manual Page 11 of 24 maestro GPS receiver So please make sure that the Color quality within the Display Properties is set to Highest 32 bit Display Properties can be invoked by a right click on your desktop and selecting Properties Display Properties Themes Desktop Screen Saver Appearance Settings Drag the monitor icons to match the physical arrangement of your mo Display 1 Multiple Monitors NVIDIA Quadro 5 135M Screen resolution Color quality Less
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