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                        MEB-1000 User Manual 
 
 
 
 
 
MEB-1000 User Manual 
 
Version 1.0 
2007/05/25 
 
 
This document contains information highly confidential to RoyalTek Company LTD 
(RoyalTek). It is provided for the sole purpose of the business discussions between 
customer and RoyalTek and is covered under the terms of the applicable 
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Prepared by RoyalTek Company LTD. 
 
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                        MEB-1000 User Manual    Index    1 Introduction.......................................................................................................... 1  1.1 Product Features...................................................................................1  1.2 Product Applications..............................................................................1  1.3 Product Pictures....................................................................................2  1.4 The interface Board P
                    
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                        MEB-1000 User Manual    Table Index    Table 1-1 J2 Connector .......................................................................................2  Table 1-2 Switch U4 ............................................................................................3  Table 1-3 Connector: ...........................................................................................4  Table 1-4 Pin Definition......................................................................................11  Tabl
                    
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                        MEB-1000 User Manual    Figure Index    Figure 1 MEB-1000 Picture .................................................................................2  Figure 2 MEB-1000 Interface Board....................................................................2  Figure 3 Block Diagram.......................................................................................5  Figure 4 Application Circuit..................................................................................7  Figure 5 Recommended 
                    
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                        MEB-1000 User Manual    1 Introduction  RoyalTek MEB-1000 small form factor board is the newest generation of RoyalTek GPS  module. The module is powered by MediaTek MT3301 and MT3179. RoyalTek proprietary  navigation technology that provides you with stable and accurate navigation data. The  smallest form factor and miniature design is the best choice to be embedded in a device such  as portable navigation device, personal locator, speed camera detector and vehicle locator.    1.1 Product Featu
                    
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                        MEB-1000 User Manual    1.3 Product Pictures  (1) MEB-1000  pin1    Figure 1 MEB-1000 Picture    (2) MEB-1000 Interface board    SMARF connector (J1) J2 CONNECTOR  Pin 2 U4  Pin 1 Pin 1  Pin 2  Pin 3  Pin 4   Pin 5  Pin 19  Pin 20    Figure 2 MEB-1000 Interface Board  1.4 The interface Board Pin Definition   Table 1-1 J2 Connector  Pin # Signal Name I/O Description Characteristics  3.3V ±5%  ANTPWR I DC Supply Voltage Output  1  NC    2   VBAT I RTC Backup Battery DC +1.6 ~ +3.6V   3  Supply  2 
                    
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                        MEB-1000 User Manual    3.3V ±5%  4 VCC I DC Supply Voltage Output  Reset I External Reset Signal   5  6 NC     NC     7  8 NC     NC     9  10 NC     TX0 O Serial Port 0   11  12 RX0 I Serial Port 0   NC     13  14 TX1 O Serial Port 1   RX1 I Serial Port 1   15  16 NC     NC     17  18 GND G Reference Ground   Time Mark O One pulse per second   19  20 GND G Reference Ground     Table 1-2 Switch U4  Pin # Signal Name 0/1 Description Characteristics  GPIO-0  GPIO input/output Switch:  1  0:Low  1
                    
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                        MEB-1000 User Manual    antenna.    Table 1-3 Connector:  Pin # Description Characteristics  GPS RF Connector 1575.42MHz  J1    1.5 RoyalTek Evaluation Kit MEV-1000 for MEB-1000  (Please refer to RoyalTek Evaluation Kit MEV-1000 for MEB-1000 Operational Manual for  more information) 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                    
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                        MEB-1000 User Manual    1.6 MEB-1000 System Block Diagram      System block diagram description:  (1) External antenna.  (2) 4 Mega bits flash memory  (3) 31 pin I/O pin    Antenna    Figure 3 Block Diagram      1.7 MEB-1000 Technical Specification  Impedance :50 Ω  No Function Specification  GPS receiver  MediaTek MT3179 (RF )& MT3301 (Digital)   Chipset  1  2 Frequency L1 1575.42MHz.  3 Code C.A. Code.  4 Channels 32  Sensitivity (Acquisition)  5 -130dBm.  6 Cold start 36 sec  (open sky)  Warm
                    
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                        MEB-1000 User Manual    Reacquisition < 1sec  9  10 Position accuracy 3 meters 2D RMS(w/o aid)  Maximum altitude 18000 m  11  12 Maximum velocity 515 m/s  13 Trickle power mode  N/A  14 Update rate 1Hz  Testability N/A  15  It can store the protocol setup in the SRAM and Flash memory. 16 Protocol setup  DGPS 1.WAAS, EGNOS  17  2.RTCM protocol  Interface  18 LNA No LNA  19 I/O Pin 31pin  Mechanical requirements  ≦3.5g  20 Weight  Power consumption  21 Vcc DC 3.3 ±5%  22 Current GPS :   < 65mA@3.3
                    
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                        MEB-1000 User Manual    1.8 Application Circuit      Figure 4 Application Circuit       Note:  (1) Serial Interface:  ( Ⅰ)The TXA & RXA pin is recommended to connect to serial resistance(220 Ω) and pull up (10K Ω). It can increase the stability of serial data.  ( Ⅱ)The TXB & RXB pin is recommended to connect to serial resistance(220 Ω) and pull up (10K Ω), if use the DGPS output.   If no use DGPS output, it don’t connect anything.  (2) Backup Battery:  It’s recommended to connect a backup batter
                    
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                        MEB-1000 User Manual    capacitor(10uF and 1uF).It can reduce the Noise from power supply and  increase power stability.   (5) Active antenna bias voltage:  The Vcc_RF_OUT pin(pin 20) is provide voltage 2.85V. If you use active  antenna, you can connect this pin to V_ANT_IN pin (pin 19) to provide bias  voltage of active antenna. The bias voltage will be through GPS_RF_IN pin  to provide active antenna bias voltage from Vcc_RF_OUT pin.  If your bias voltage of active antenna isn’t 2.85V, you can
                    
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                        MEB-1000 User Manual    1.9 Recommended Layout PAD      TOP View  Figure 5 Recommended Layout Pad  9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                    
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                        MEB-1000 User Manual    1.10  Mechanical Layout  P1 7 P1 6 P3 1 P1   Unit :mm  Figure 6 Mechanical Layout  1.11  Hardware Interface  Interface Pin Number:   10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                    
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                        MEB-1000 User Manual      Figure 7 Interface Pin Number    Table 1-4 Pin Definition  Pin # Signal Name I/O Description Characteristics  1 V_GPS_3V3 I DC Supply DC +3.3V ±5%  Voltage input  2 GND G Ground Reference Ground  3 N.C     4 RXA I Serial port A 3.6V ≥V ≥ 2V         - 0.3V ≤V ≤ 0.8V IH IL 3.15V ≥V ≥ 2.4V  - 0.3V ≤V ≤ 0.4V 5 TXA O Serial port A  OH OL 3.15V ≥V ≥ 2.4V  - 0.3V ≤V ≤ 0.4V 6 TXB O Serial port B  OH OL 3.6V ≥V ≥ 2V         - 0.3V ≤V ≤ 0.8V 7 RXB I Serial port B  IH IL 8 N.C    
                    
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                        MEB-1000 User Manual    14 N.C      15 GND G Ground Reference Ground  16 GND G Ground Reference Ground  17 GPS_RF_IN I GPS Signal input50 Ω @1.57542GHz  18 GND G Ground Reference Ground  19 V_ANT_IN I Active Antenna Receiving DC power supply for active  Bias voltage antenna bias.  20 VCC_RF_OUT O Supply Antenna V = 2.85V ± 5%   O Bias voltage Current<35mA  21 V_RTC_3V3 I Backup voltage DC +1.6 ~ +3.6V    supply Current ≤ 10uA 22 Reset I Reset (Active 3.6V ≥V ≥ 2V         - 0.3V ≤V ≤ 0.8V IH IL l
                    
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                        MEB-1000 User Manual    software.  RXB  This is the auxiliary receiving channel and is used to input differential  corrections to the board to enable DGPS navigation.(Option)  TXA  This is the main transmitting channel and is used to output navigation and  measurement data to PowerGPS or user written software.  TXB  For user’s application (not currently used).  RF_ON  This pin indicates state of RF voltage.  GPS_RF_IN  This pin receives GPS analog signal. The line on the PCB between the  antenna
                    
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                        MEB-1000 User Manual    Several I/Os are connected to the digital interface connector for custom  applications.  14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                    
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                        MEB-1000 User Manual    2  Software Interface  2.1 NMEA V3.1 Protocol  Its output signal level is TTL: 4800 bps (default), 8 bit data, 1 stop bit and no parity. It supports  the following NMEA-0183   Messages: GGA, GSA, GSV, RMC .  NMEA Output Messages: the Engine board outputs the following messages as shown in  Below:  Table 2-1 NMEA-0183 Output Messages  NMEA Record Description  GGA Global positioning system fixed data  GSA GNSS DOP and active satellites  GSV GNSS satellites in view  RMC Reco
                    
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                        MEB-1000 User Manual    Units M meters  Null fields when DGPS is not  Age of Diff. Corr.  second used  Diff. Ref. Station ID 0000    Checksum *18    <CR ><LF >    End of message termination    Table 2-3 Position Fix Indicators  Value Description  0 Fix not available or invalid  1 GPS SPS Mode, fix valid  2 Differential GPS, SPS Mode, fix valid  3-5 Not Supported GPS PPS Mode, fix valid  6 Dead Reckoning Mode, fix valid    GSA-GNSS DOP and Active Satellites   Below table contains the values of th