your position is our focus
I Preface
The
ANTARIS
®
4
System
Integration
Manual
provides
the
necessary
information
to
successfully
design
in
and
configure
these
ANTARIS
®
based
GPS
receivers.
The
chapter
below
helps
you
to
navigate
this
manual
and
to
find
the
information
you
are
looking
for
as
quickly
as
possible.
I.1 How to use this Manual
This
manual
has
a
modular
structure.
It
is
not
necessary
to
read
from
the
beginning
to
the
end.
Focus
on
sections
remarked
with
for
ANTARIS
®
4
if
you
are
familiar
with
ANTARIS
®
technology.
Skip
Section 1
if
you
are
already
familiar
with
GPS
but
in
any
case
read
the
in
Section 4
carefully.
It
not
only
provides
an
overview
about
the
features
and
benefits
of
ANTARIS
®
4
GPS
technology
but
also
contains
the
necessary
information
required
to
fully
exploit
the
benefits
of
this
powerful
GPS
technology.
In
order
to
help
you
in
finding
the
information
you
need,
we
provide
a
brief
section
overview.
You
will
find
the
table
of
contents
at
the
beginning
and
the
index
(
page 178
list
of
figures
(
page 180
and
the
list
of
tables
(
page
at
the
end
of
this
document.
1.
This
chapter
provides
an
overview
over
the
GPS
system
and
functionality.
There
is
very
useful
information
about
the
different
antenna
types
available
on
the
market
and
how
to
reduce
interference
in
your
design
containing
a
GPS
receiver.
2.
This
chapter
helps
to
decide
which
receiver
is
fitting
the
best.
It
explains
the
difference
about
Low
Cost
-,
Programmable,
SuperSense
®
GPS
and
DR
enabled
receivers
and
the
two
available
form
factors
TIM
and
LEA.
3.
This
chapter
provides
all
Design-In
information
for
a
successful
design
and
offers
guidelines
for
migration
to
ANTARIS
®
4
designs.
4.
This
chapter
describes
the
function
of
ANTARIS
®
4
GPS
Technology
for
navigation
and
positioning.
It
also
provides
information
on
how
to
connect
and
implement
an
ANTARIS
®
4
GPS
receiver
in
a
user
application.
It
includes
a
minimal
configuration
schematic
as
well
as
one
incorporating
optional
functions.
5.
This
chapter
defines
packaging,
handling,
shipment,
storage
and
soldering.
6.
This
chapter
provides
information
about
testing
of
OEM
receivers
in
production.
7.
This
chapter
describes
our
very
useful
PC
support
tools
(e.g.
u-center)
and
how
to
install
and
use
them.
8.
This
chapter
gives
useful
hints,
when
your
system
is
not
running
as
expected.
GPS
Modules
-
System
Integration
Manual
(SIM)
(incl.
Reference
Design)
Preface
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