Telit expands multi-constellation satellite GPS

Telit Wireless Solutions, a leading global provider of high-quality machine-to-machine (M2M) modules, services and solutions, today announced the introduction of the Jupiter SE868-V2 compact multi-constellation receiver module for positioning and navigation applications in the automotive, commercial, industrial, and consumer segments including wearable and handheld devices.

The small11x11mm CSR SiRFstarV 5e-based, QFN packaged receiver module supports American Global Positioning System (GPS), Russian Glonass and Japanese Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS). The company plans to ship market samples of the product's second version which is ready to receive satellite signals from European Galileo, and Chinese BeiDou Compass (BDS) sat-navigation systems later this year as standards for these constellations are completed.

The SE868-V2 receiver module was created to shorten time-to-market, make the chipset-versus-module decision easy to make for new designs and to provide a pin-compatible path for devices based on the Jupiter JF2 GPS module to upgrade to the latest and most robust multi-constellation support available in the market.

Telit's Jupiter SE868-V2 excels in all positioning tasks and foremost in applications requiring high reliability navigation. Because of its ability to track GPS and Glonassconstellations simultaneously it remains in navigation for a much higher percentage of time with no interruptions in the stream of position fixes.

It also requires no external management for switching among the different satellite systems. The product features ultra-high sensitivity, up to -165dBm in tracking and -148dBm in acquisition. The SE868-V2 also reduces bill-of-material (BOM) costs of the customer device with an internal low-noise amplifier (LNA) which eliminates the need for costly active antennas.

The SE868-V2 also features very low power consumption as well as advanced power saving modes. It operates on a 1.8V supply at 3.2 mA current when in push-to-fix (PTF)mode and up to 45 mA typical current when engaged in simultaneous GPS and Glonass tracking. For devices upgrading from the JF2 GPS-only receiver, the new receiver is capable of delivering all its enhanced functionality while consuming power levels equivalent to the JF2.

Helping deliver high-value features and robustness, the device's RF front-end includes and advanced jamming detection and in-DSP removal system allowing it to reject continuous-wave (CW) jamming interference. It can interface with the host device via standard UART SPI or I2C, hot start in less than one second or cold start in less than 35 seconds.

"The Jupiter SE868-V2is one the industry's first applications of CSR's latest generation and state-of-the-art, multi-GNSS platform, theCSR SiRFstarV 5e. Announcing this product here at CTIA 2013 reaffirms Telit's leading R&D power in the industry when we can launch a product like the V2 before most competitors sharing similar long-standing presence in the positioning space." said Dominikus Hierl, CMO, Telit Wireless Solutions.

Other distinguishing features of the SE868-V2 include reliability enhancing multipath mitigation, cross-correlation mitigation and 8-10dB of 

Telit Wireless Solutions, a leading global provider of high-quality machine-to-machine (M2M) modules, services and solutions, today announced the introduction of the Jupiter SE868-V2 compact multi-constellation receiver module for positioning and navigation applications in the automotive, commercial, industrial, and consumer segments including wearable and handheld devices.

The small11x11mm CSR SiRFstarV 5e-based, QFN packaged receiver module supports American Global Positioning System (GPS), Russian Glonass and Japanese Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS). The company plans to ship market samples of the product's second version which is ready to receive satellite signals from European Galileo, and Chinese BeiDou Compass (BDS) sat-navigation systems later this year as standards for these constellations are completed.

The SE868-V2 receiver module was created to shorten time-to-market, make the chipset-versus-module decision easy to make for new designs and to provide a pin-compatible path for devices based on the Jupiter JF2 GPS module to upgrade to the latest and most robust multi-constellation support available in the market.

Telit's Jupiter SE868-V2 excels in all positioning tasks and foremost in applications requiring high reliability navigation. Because of its ability to track GPS and Glonassconstellations simultaneously it remains in navigation for a much higher percentage of time with no interruptions in the stream of position fixes.

It also requires no external management for switching among the different satellite systems. The product features ultra-high sensitivity, up to -165dBm in tracking and -148dBm in acquisition. The SE868-V2 also reduces bill-of-material (BOM) costs of the customer device with an internal low-noise amplifier (LNA) which eliminates the need for costly active antennas.

The SE868-V2 also features very low power consumption as well as advanced power saving modes. It operates on a 1.8V supply at 3.2 mA current when in push-to-fix (PTF)mode and up to 45 mA typical current when engaged in simultaneous GPS and Glonass tracking. For devices upgrading from the JF2 GPS-only receiver, the new receiver is capable of delivering all its enhanced functionality while consuming power levels equivalent to the JF2.

Helping deliver high-value features and robustness, the device's RF front-end includes and advanced jamming detection and in-DSP removal system allowing it to reject continuous-wave (CW) jamming interference. It can interface with the host device via standard UART SPI or I2C, hot start in less than one second or cold start in less than 35 seconds.

"The Jupiter SE868-V2is one the industry's first applications of CSR's latest generation and state-of-the-art, multi-GNSS platform, theCSR SiRFstarV 5e. Announcing this product here at CTIA 2013 reaffirms Telit's leading R&D power in the industry when we can launch a product like the V2 before most competitors sharing similar long-standing presence in the positioning space." said Dominikus Hierl, CMO, Telit Wireless Solutions.

Other distinguishing features of the SE868-V2 include reliability enhancing multipath mitigation, cross-correlation mitigation and 8-10dB of 3GPP pass margins. Besides support to BeiDou Compass (BDS) and Galileo,the product roadmap also includes leading edge features like MEMS context detection and navigation aiding Wi-Fi hybrid-positioning;and Cell-ID tracking,data-logging Adaptive Continuous Track (ACT).

pass margins. Besides support to BeiDou Compass (BDS) and Galileo,the product roadmap also includes leading edge features like MEMS context detection and navigation aiding Wi-Fi hybrid-positioning;and Cell-ID tracking,data-logging Adaptive Continuous Track (ACT).