SAM-M10Q - Integration manual
2 Receiver functionality
This section provides a description of the receiver's functionality and introduces the configuration
mechanism for operational control of the various receiver features.
2.1 Receiver configuration
The configuration determines all aspects of the GNSS receiver operation and therefore this section
is essential reading for the successful integration of the SAM-M10Q.
The SAM-M10Q is configured using UBX configuration interface keys. The configuration database
in the receiver's RAM holds the current configuration, which is used by the receiver at runtime. It is
constructed on startup of the receiver from several sources of configuration. For more information
on receiver configuration, see the interface description [
A configuration setting stored in the RAM remains effective until power-down or reset. The RAM
content is cleared by a RESET_N signal, a UBX-CFG-RST message excluding GNSS stop (resetMode
0x08) and GNSS start (resetMode 0x09), entering software standby mode, using external control
in power save mode (PSM) to enter the inactive state, and entering the off state of the PSM on/off
operation (PSMOO). It is therefore recommended to apply runtime configuration on both RAM and
battery-backed RAM (BBR) layers.
The configuration stored in BBR is also cleared by a RESET_N signal or a UBX-CFG-RST message
with reset mode set to a hardware reset (resetMode 0x00 and 0x04), but otherwise will be used as
long as the backup battery supply remains.
CAUTION
The configuration interface has changed from earlier u-blox positioning receivers.
Users must adopt the configuration interface described in this document.
The configuration interface settings are stored in a database consisting of separate configuration
items. An item is made up of a pair consisting of a key ID and a value. Related items are grouped
together and identified under a common group name: CFG-GROUP-*; a convention used in u-center
2 and within this document. Within u-center 2, a configuration group is identified as "Group name"
and the configuration item is identified as the "item name" in the "Device configuration" window.
The UBX messages available to change or poll the configurations are the UBX-CFG-VALSET, UBX-
CFG-VALGET, and UBX-CFG-VALDEL messages. For more information about these messages and
the configuration keys see the configuration interface section in the interface description [
].
2.1.1 Basic receiver configuration
This section summarizes the basic receiver configuration most commonly used.
2.1.1.1 Basic hardware configuration
The SAM-M10Q receiver is configured with the default setting during the module production. The
receiver starts up and is fully operational as soon as power supplies and a communication interface
are connected.
2.1.1.2 GNSS signal configuration
SAM-M10Q supports concurrent reception of four major GNSS constellations using the GPS L1C/
A, Galileo E1, BeiDou B1C, and GLONASS L1OF signals. The default configuration is concurrent
reception of GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, and BeiDou B1C with QZSS and SBAS enabled.
GNSS constellations and signals can be configured using the CFG-SIGNAL-* configuration group.
Each GNSS constellation can be enabled or disabled independently except for QZSS and SBAS,
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