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 User’s Manual 

12. Specifications 

 

GPS Features 

Datum 

Chipset 

SiRF Star III 

WGS-84 

Frequency L1, 

1575.42MHz 

Dynamic Conditions 

C/A Code 

1.023MHz chip rate 

Altitude 

<18,000 m (60,000feet) 

Channels 

Supports 20 channels 

Velocity 

<515 m/s (1000 knots) 

Antenna (Internal)  Built-in low noise patch antenna  Acceleration 

<4G 

 External MMCX antenna port 

Motional Jerk 

20m/sec

max. 

Sensitivity 

Interface 

To – 159dBm Tracking, Superior Urban Canyon 
Performance 

Communication Protocol: Communicate with host 
platform via Bluetooth (class 2) serial port profile 

Time to First Fix (TTFF) 

Bluetooth communication distance 10meters (Typical) 

Cold Start 

42 sec, average 

GPS Protocol: Default: NMEA-0183 - RMC 

Warm Start 

38 sec, average 

Data bit: 8, stop bit: 1 (Default) 

Hot Start 

1 sec, average 

 

Reacquisition 0.1 

sec 

Device Size and Weight 

Update Rate 

1 Hz (max.) 

77.4 (L) X 46.3 (W) X 23.2 (H) mm 

Accuracy 

3.05 (L) X 1.82 (W) X 0.90 (H) inch 

Position 

5 – 25m CEP without SA 

56.5g (battery included) 

Velocity 

0.1m/sec, without SA 

Accessories 

Time 1

μ

s synchronized to GPS time 

Car charger (12V in, 5V output) 

Power 

AC adaptor (5.3V output, 500mA) 

Built-in rechargeable 1100mAh Li-ion battery and 5V 
DC input 

Data Logger 

Operation Current  65mA (Typical) 

Log 249,856 records in flash memory (4M bytes) 

Operation Time 

17hrs, fully charged, in 
continuous mode 

Log data: NMEA format (Longitude, Latitude, Speed, 
UTC, Tag) 

Sleeping Mode 

Sustain more than 2000 hours 

Output data format: WGS84 2-degree transverse 
mercator 

Charging Time 

3.0hrs. (Typical) 

Mapping software: a. Google Earth b. TrackMaker c. 
*.csv (logdata.csv) 

Environmental Characteristics 

Log interval: by time (1sec~30mins) or distance 
(2~65535meters) 

Operating Temperature  - 20

°

C to + 60

°

C Vibration 

setting: 

disable/high/middle/low sensitivity 

Storage Temperature 

- 20

°

C to + 85

°

Goes to sleep mode if vehicle stays still for 15 minutes 

 

 

Auto power on in 3 sec. when detecting vibration 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for Star III

Page 1: ...SiRF Star III GPS Bluetooth Receiver with Data Logger Functionality User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...ction P 3 3 Box Contents P 3 4 Hardware Description P 5 5 LED Indicator P 6 6 Connecting to your Bluetooth PDA P 7 7 Operation Modes P 11 8 Software Utility P 12 9 Output Formats P 16 10 USB Driver P 20 11 DLL sample code P 21 12 Specifications P 22 ...

Page 3: ...stry leading Bluetooth GPS receiver that offers simultaneous use of real time GPS reception and data logging It features extended battery life up to 17 hours with rechargeable battery and increased memory size 4MB It can interface with any Bluetooth enable mobile device to provide GPS data to applications The SiRF Star III BT GPS receiver is capable of keeping up to 250 000 records or positions in...

Page 4: ...User s Manual Anti Slip Rubber Pad CD Documentation Li ion rechargeable Battery Car Charger BT GPS Receiver AC Adaptor 4 ...

Page 5: ...on 2 Stop logging 1 Volume down Power button 2 Start logging 1 Volume up LED 1 GPS Fixed Status Bluetooth Status LED 3 Power Status LED 2 Speaker External antenna connector 1 Charge socket 2 USB G mouse socket LED alarm Slip resistant 5 ...

Page 6: ...ow battery Notified by voice battery low when low battery notified by beep sound and go to sleep mode if battery is too low to support operation Charging LED2 GREEN blinking 2 times second Battery is fully charged 1 LED2 GREEN turns off if charged by AC adaptor 2 LED2 GREEN blinking for every 1 second if charged by car charger BT GPS Receiver will automatically turns on if powered by AC adaptor Ch...

Page 7: ...oth function of your PDA smart phone Prior to activating the Bluetooth function of your PDA smart phone please make sure the device is equipped with Bluetooth function and the driver software has been installed 3 Activate Bluetooth Manager Established New Connections Illustrations by using HP 2100 PDA shown as follows I First find the device with which you wish to establish connection II Open Blue...

Page 8: ...User s Manual Click here Click here to select installation BTGPS BTGPS Enter Pass Key 0000 then Press Enter Enter key 8 ...

Page 9: ...User s Manual Click here Click here BTGPS BTGPS BTGPS SPP slave Connection established The connection between BT GPS Receiver and PDA has been successfully established 9 ...

Page 10: ...4 Turn off the BT GPS Receiver Press power button for 1 seconds LED goes off We strongly recommend that close the E map before turning off the BT GPS Receiver in order to avoid any possible PDA Smart phone freeze 10 ...

Page 11: ...e Up Button volume up by short pressing the button Volume Down Button volume down by short pressing the button Volume Up Button tag maker start by long pressing the button Volume Down Button tag maker end by long pressing the button c G mouse Mode GPS is get fixed Volume Up Button volume up by short pressing the button Volume Down Button volume down by short pressing the button Volume Up Button ta...

Page 12: ...y time b By Distance log interval by distance 5 Select Vibration Mode a Disable Vibration disable b Enable Vibration enable 6 Select Tag Function a Disable Tag function disable b Enable Tag function enable 7 Select Log Min Speed Limit If the speed NMEA output is beyond the predefine limit to be set by users the device will stop logging data 8 Select Update Setting Value for saving your settings 9 ...

Page 13: ...User s Manual Data Log Setting Utility 13 ...

Page 14: ...de a All log data output all log data b Search log data by date output log data under the certain range c Search log data by Tag output log data under the certain tag 7 Select Build Output File CSV for Excel will be created by selecting this output mode 8 Select Output for Google Earth KML for Google Earth will be created by selecting this output mode 9 Select Output for Trackmaker TXT for Trackma...

Page 15: ...User s Manual Dump Log Data Utility 15 ...

Page 16: ...User s Manual 9 Output Formats a CSV for Excel 16 ...

Page 17: ...User s Manual b KML for Google Earth 17 ...

Page 18: ...User s Manual c TXT for Trackmaker 18 ...

Page 19: ...User s Manual d dat for NMEA output 19 ...

Page 20: ...User s Manual 10 USB Driver The USB driver is also included in this CD Please choose this folder and execute the setup exe for installation 20 ...

Page 21: ...al 11 DLL sample code The DLL sample code is also included in this CD There are two different examples a DLL VB The code can be generate by using Visual Basic b DLL VC The code can be generate by using Visual C 21 ...

Page 22: ... X 46 3 W X 23 2 H mm Accuracy 3 05 L X 1 82 W X 0 90 H inch Position 5 25m CEP without SA 56 5g battery included Velocity 0 1m sec without SA Accessories Time 1μs synchronized to GPS time Car charger 12V in 5V output Power AC adaptor 5 3V output 500mA Built in rechargeable 1100mAh Li ion battery and 5V DC input Data Logger Operation Current 65mA Typical Log 249 856 records in flash memory 4M byte...

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