EL.1A

## **DATASHEET EL.1A - EDGE Locate[™]** High Precision GNSS Solution 

## Key Features 

- High-end RTK receiver 

- Integrated and validated multi-band antenna 

- Integrated u-blox ZedF9P multi-band GNSS Receiver 

- Concurrent reception of GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and BeiDou 

- Advanced anti-spoofing and anti-jamming 

- PMOD compatible and easy to integrate into third-party hardware 

The Taoglas® **EDGE Locate™** solution is an ultra low-power IoT hardware platform providing high precision GNSS for high volume navigation and autonomous applications in an off-theshelf, compact form factor. 

- Pre-certified and validated electronics 

- Easy integration with EDGE Connect for full cellular connectivity 

- REACH & RoHS Compliant 

## Key Benefits 

- Ultra low power platform in an off the shelf compact form factor 

- Future-proof your IoT deployments and optimize location based performance with high precision GNSS and RTK 

The EDGE Locate[TM] GNSS L1/L2/E5 hardware platform combines the antenna, RF electronics and receiver technology delivering reliable high accuracy positioning. 

- Quickly and effectively build IoT devices without having to invest in costly and lengthy RF design, integration and testing processes 

## Typical Applications 

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## **DATASHEET EL.1A - EDGE Locate[™]** High Precision GNSS Solution 

Supported Bands and Signals 

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Supported signals in lower L-Band Supported signals in upper L-Band<br>B21 E1<br>L2C L1C/A<br>E5b<br>BeiDou GPS L2OF B1I L1OF<br>Galileo GLONASS 1207.140 MHz 1242 MHz 1561.098 MHz 1598 MHz<br>1227.60 MHz 1249 MHz 1575.42 MHz 1605 MHz<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


High precision GNSS Receiver – EDGE Locate[TM] Static Open Sky Testing Results 

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|||||**Without RTK**<br>~~ee~~|||**With RTK**<br>~~ee~~|||||||
|**ZED-F9P GNSS**<br>**Constellation**<br>**Bands**<br>~~EERE~~|**ZED-F9P**<br>**Frequency**<br>**Bands (MHz)**<br>~~EERE~~|**Recommended**<br>**Minimum C/No**<br>**for Standard**<br>**Precision**<br>**Acquisition/**<br>**Tracking (dB-Hz)**<br>~~EERE~~|**Recommended**<br>**Minimum C/No**<br>**for RTK (dB-Hz)**<br>~~EERE~~|**Tracking C/No**<br>**without RTK**<br>**(dB-Hz)**<br>~~EERE~~|**2*DRMS**<br>**Positioning**<br>**accuracy (cm) -**<br>**without RTK**<br>~~EERE~~|**TTFF (s)**<br>**without RTK**<br>~~EERE~~|**Tracking C/**<br>**No with RTK**<br>**(dB-Hz)**<br>~~EERE~~|**2*DRMS**<br>**Positioning**<br>**accuracy (cm) -**<br>**with RTK”**<br>~~EERE~~|**TTFF (s) with**<br>**RTK**<br>~~EERE~~|**Group Delay @**<br>**Zenith Variation**<br>**Across Single**<br>**Constellation**<br>**(ns)**<br>~~EERE~~|**Zenith Variation**<br>**Phase Center**<br>**Offset PCO (cm)**<br>~~EERE~~|**Phase Center**<br>**Variation PCV**<br>**(mm) including**<br>**Active Circuitry**<br>~~EERE~~|**Axial Ratio**<br>**(AR/dB) with**<br>**Active Circuitry**<br>**included**<br>~~EERE~~|
|GPS L1<br>~~EERE~~|1563-1587<br>~~EERE~~|26-30/ 12-15<br>~~EERE~~|40<br>~~EERE~~|40<br>~~EERE~~|82<br>~~EERE~~|33.7<br>~~EERE~~|43.37<br>~~EERE~~|1.4<br>~~EERE~~|31<br>~~EERE~~|25<br>~~EERE~~|6.3<br>~~EERE~~|1<br>~~EERE~~|3<br>~~EERE~~|
|GPS L2|1215-1239.6|26-30/ 12-15|40|33|82|33.7|36.16|1.4|31|80|7.9|70|5|
|Galileo E1|1559-1591|26-30/ 12-15|40|39|82|33.7|39|1.4|31|25|6.3|1|3|
|Galileo E5b|1189-1214|26-30/ 12-15|40|33|82|33.7|31.5|1.4|31|80|43|70|18|
|Glonass G1|1598-1605|26-30/ 12-15|40|33|82|33.7|28.6|1.4|31|30|6.3|1|11|
|Glonass G2|1242-1249|26-30/ 12-15|40|28|82|33.7|28.8|1.4|31|25|43|70|18|
|Beidou B1I|1559-1563|26-30/ 12-15|40|40|82|33.7|36.42|1.4|31|30|6.3|1|3|
|Beidou B2I|1200-1214|26-30/ 12-15|40|33|82|33.7|28.8|1.4|31|25|43|70|18|



* All outdoor measurements performed on the rooftop of the Taoglas R&D Labs facility in Dublin, Ireland. 

## Power Consumption 

|**Symbol**|**Parameter**|**Conditions**|**GPS+GLO+GAL+BDS**|**GPS**|**Unit**|
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|IPEAK|Peak current|Acquisition|130|120|mA|
|IVCC<br>10|VCC curent|Acquisition|90|75|mA|
|IVCC<br>10|VCC curent|Tracking|85|68|mA|



Low Power Mode: 1.4 mA to achieve a warm start. VCC/VIN Range - 3.3-5.5V. For more information please refer to the U-blox ZED-F9P datasheets. 

## System Interface 

## Mechanical Specifications 

## **PMOD Connector Pinout** 

- **1 EN** Power enable (active high) **2 INT** External interrupt for ZF9 module, unused **3 TXR** TX ready, interrupt for data ready when using SPI **4 GEO** Geofence status from ZF9 

- **5 CS** Chip select when using SPI 

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**Width:** 47 mm **Length:** 48 mm **Height:** 19 mm **Weight:** 40g 

- **6 MOSI** ZF9 SPI input when using SPI and ZF9 UART_TXD when using UART 

- **7 MISO** ZF9 SPI output when using SPI and ZF9 UART_RXD when using UART **8 SCK** SPI clock when using SPI 

## **Notes:** 

UART and SPI switchable by resistor population UART up to 921600 bps (default 38400) SPI up to 5.5 MHz clock and 125kb/s throughput 

For further information on the antenna used, the AGPSF.36, please refer to the  Datasheet 

**Data Format:** 

For further details go to **www.taoglas.com/product/edge-locate** 

See U-blox ZED-F9P datasheet 

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