SAM-M10Q - Integration manual
1 System description
This section gives an overview of the SAM-M10Q receiver, and outlines the basics of operation
with the receiver.
1.1 Overview
The SAM-M10Q patch-antenna module features the u-blox M10 standard precision GNSS platform
and provides exceptional sensitivity and acquisition time for all L1 GNSS signals.
SAM-M10Q supports concurrent reception of four GNSS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and BeiDou). The
high number of visible satellites enables the receiver to select the best signals. This maximizes the
position availability, in particular under challenging conditions such as in deep urban canyons. u-blox
Super-S (Super-Signal) technology offers great RF sensitivity and can improve the dynamic position
accuracy in non-line-of-sight scenarios.
The extremely low power consumption of 37 mW in continuous tracking mode with four concurrent
GNSS allows great power autonomy for all battery-operated devices, such as asset trackers, without
compromising on GNSS performance.
A front-end SAW filter and an LNA is integrated in the SAM-M10Q module. This setup ensures
excellent out-band jamming immunity, for example when a cellular modem is nearby. SAM-M10Q
also detects jamming and spoofing attempts and reports them to the host, so that the system can
react to such events.
The high-gain 15 x 15 mm
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patch antenna provides the best balance between performance and
small size. The omnidirectional antenna radiation pattern increases flexibility for device installation.
Incorporating the SAM-M10Q module into customer designs is easy and straightforward, thanks to
the integrated antenna, robust design, and simple interface. SAM-M10Q is a surface-mount device,
enabling simple and automated manufacturing.
SAM-M10Q offers backwards pin-to-pin compatibility with SAM-M8Q module, which saves the
designer's effort and reduces costs when upgrading designs to the advanced low-power u-blox M10
GNSS technology.
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