LEA-6 / NEO-6 / MAX-6 - Hardware Integration Manual
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1.7.6
TX ready signal (FW 7.0x)
The TX ready signal indicates that the receiver has data to transmit. A listener can wait on the TX ready signal
instead of polling the DDC or SPI interfaces. The UBX-CFG-PRT message lets you configure the polarity and the
number of bytes in the buffer before the TX ready signal goes active. The TX ready signal can be mapped to
GPIO 05 (TXD1). The TX ready pin is disabled by default.
The TX-ready functionality can be enabled and configured by proper AT commands sent to the involved
u-blox wireless module supporting the feature. For more information see
GPS Implementation Application
Note, Docu No GSM.G1-CS-09007 [14]
1.7.7
ANTOFF (NEO-6)
The ANTOFF signal can be mapped to GPIO22 (Pin 17). The ANTOFF signal is disabled by default.
To configure the ANTOFF function refer to the u-blox 6 Receiver Description including Protocol
Specification [3].
Use caution when implementing ANTOFF configuration since forward compatibility is not
guaranteed
1.7.8
Antenna supervision signals for LEA-6T-0
With LEA-6T-0, the antenna supervisor GPIOs are numbered differently than the other LEA-6 modules and are
wired to specific PIOs:
ANTOFF is internally mapped to GPIO13
ANTSHORT is internally mapped to GPIO17
AADET_N (Active Antenna Detect) is mapped to GPIO8 (Pin 20)
If the unit is reverted to the default configuration, there is no antenna supply.
The CFG-ANT command sets the PIOs and enables Power Control, Short Circuit Detection, Power Down on Short
and Short Circuit Recovery.
To store the settings permanently send the UBX-CFG-CFG command with the option 'save current parameters'
to BBR AND SPI Flash (!)
Also see the schematic of open circuit detection, Figure 46.
To configure this function refer to the
u-blox 6 Receiver Description including Protocol Specification
[3].