LEA-6 / NEO-6 / MAX-6 - Hardware Integration Manual
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2.3
NEO-6 design
2.3.1
Passive antenna design (NEO-6)
This is a minimal setup for a PVT GPS receiver with a NEO-6 module.
Vcc
Micro
Processor
(serial)
Passive Antenna
Backup
Battery
+
NEO-6
Top View
2
3
4
5
6
8
10
12
24
22
21
20
19
17
15
13
23
GND
Reserved
SS_N
TIMEPULSE
EXTINT0
USB_DM
USB_DP
VDDUSB
Reserved
VCC_RF
GND
GND
RF_IN
GND
VCC
V_BCKP
RxD1
TxD1
SCL2
SDA2
Reserved
CFG_GPS0/SCK
MISO/CFG_COM1
MOSI/CFG_COM0
14
16
11
9
7
1
18
USB port (Optional)
Micro
Processor
(USB)
LDO
Figure 24: NEO-6 passive antenna design (with USB)
The above design is for the USB in self-powered mode. For bus-powered mode pin 14 (CFG_COM0) must
be left open and VCC must be connected to VDDUSB. NMEA baud rate is 38400 when in self-powered
mode.
For best performance with passive antenna designs use an external LNA to increase the sensitivity up to 2
dB. See Figure 25 and Figure 26
