MAX-M10S - Integration manual
1 System description
This section gives an overview of the MAX-M10S receiver, and outlines the basics of operation
with the receiver.
1.1 Overview
The MAX-M10S module features the u-blox M10 standard precision GNSS platform and provides
exceptional sensitivity and acquisition time for all L1 GNSS signals.
MAX-M10S 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 25 mW in continuous tracking mode allows great power
autonomy for all battery-operated devices, such as asset trackers, without compromising on GNSS
performance.
For maximum sensitivity in passive antenna designs, MAX-M10S integrates an LNA followed by a
SAW filter in the RF path.
MAX-M10S offers backwards pin-to-pin compatibility with products from the previous u-blox
generations, which saves the designer's effort and reduces costs when upgrading designs to the
advanced low-power u-blox M10 GNSS technology.
1.2 Architecture
The MAX-M10S receiver provides all the necessary RF and baseband processing to enable multi-
constellation operation. The block diagram below shows the key functionality.
1.2.1 Block diagram
Figure 1: MAX-M10S block diagram
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