your position is our focus
Power Consumption
0
10
0
25
50
75
100
[%]
100
1'000
10'000
FixNow
TM
Mode
Continuos Mode
3: Po
P
Off Time [s]
Figure 5
wer Consumption with FixNOW Mode
Requirements
Recommended Operation Mode
Maximum
Accuracy
Continuous Tracking Mode
(CTM);
Default
configuration
Periodic
position
fixes
(<
10s)
Power
consumption
is
of
minor
concern
Continuous Tracking Mode
(CTM)
It’s
possible
to
adjust
the
measurement
period
and
the
message
rate
of
the
serial
output
messages.
Periodic
position
fixes
(<
10s)
Reduced
Power
consumption
required
Continuous Tracking Mode
(CTM)
It’s
possible
to
optimize
power
consumption
by
disabling
not
required
features
(refer
to
Section 4.2.6.1
)
Periodic
position
fixes
(>10s)
Minimal
power
consumption
FixNOW™ Mode
(FXN)
Set
the
on-
and
off-time
of
the
receiver
as
desired.
Position
fix
required
on
demand
FixNOW™ Mode
(FXN)
‘Time
to
first
fix’
as
short
as
possible
Set
the
on-time
to
35s
and
off-time
of
to
<1800s.
Position
fix
required
on
demand
FixNOW™ Mode
(FXN)
Minim
ower
consumption
al
p
Set
the
on-time
to
0s
and
off-time
as
required
by
the
application.
Position
fix
required
on
demand
onds.
FixNOW™ Mode
(FXN)
Set
the
on-
and
off-time
of
the
receiver
as
desired.
‘Time
to
first
fix’
may
exceed
25
sec
Minimal
power
consumption
Table 10: Choosing an operation strategy
4.2.6 Continuous
Tracking
Mode
The
Continuous
Tracking
Mode
continuously
tracks
GPS
signals
and
computes
position
fixes.
With
the
integrated
Autonomous
Power
Management,
the
receiver
optimizes
the
power
consumption
continuously.
Note
Continuous
Tracking
Mode
is
the
default
operation
mode.
Table
11
lists
various
options
to
further
reduce
the
power
consumption
of
ANTARIS
®
4
GPS
receivers
in
Continuous
Tracking
Mode.
4.2.6.1
Reducing the Current Consumption in Continuous Tracking Mode
GPS
Modules
-
System
Integration
Manual
(SIM)
(incl.
Reference
Design)
Receiver
Description
GPS.G4-MS4-05007-A1
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