ublox UBX-M8030 GNSS Receiver User Manual

ublox UBX-M8030 GNSS Receiver User Manual

Overview

The GNSS Receiver provides a USB version 2.0 FS (Full Speed, 12 Mb/s) Interface with Microsoft® certified USB drivers for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10 operating systems.

Supports Protocol NMEA ASCII 0183, 4.0 (V2.3 or V4.1 configurable). This is the newest concurrent GNSS USB Receiver that can track multiple GNSS systems (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, SBAS and QZSS signals). Up to 3 GNSS can be received and processed concurrently. The receiver is setup by default to concurrently track and process GPS L1 C/A and GLONASS L1OF.

QZSS and SBAS share the same frequency band as GPS and can always be
processed in conjunction with GPS. The exceptional performance of the uBlox 8 GNSS engine delivers high sensitivity and minimal acquisition times.

Enjoy the GPS life!

Getting Started

You can easily get started by testing your new GPS/GLONASS receiver using the uBlox U-Center GNSS Software which can be downloaded for free at the links provided below. The U-Center software automatically installs the drivers for your device. Also check out the U-Center User Guide to help get your receiver setup and running.

U-Center for Windows:
https://www.u-blox.com/en/product/u-center-windows
If you choose not to use the uBlox U-Center GNSS Software, the drivers are available on the cdrom included with your receiver. You can also download the contents of the cdrom at the following Google Drive link:

http://bit.ly/QGPgns

Applications

• Automotive and Marine Navigation
• Fleet Management
• AVL and Location-based
• Notebook navigation
• Distance measurement
• Sports and Recreation

Packing list

• USB GNSS Receiver
• CD-ROM Drivers

Main Features

1. Built in U-blox M8030 concurrent GNSS chipset.
2. 72 channel GPS L1C/A, SBAS L1C/A, QZSS L1C/A, QZSS L1 SAIF, GLONASS L1OF, BeiDou B1I, Galileo E1B/C.
3. Superior sensitivity up to -167dBm.
4. Built-in GAGAN/WAAS/EGNOS/MSAS Demodulator without any additional hardware.
5. Low power consumption
6. Support NMEA0183 4.0 (V2.3 or V4.1 configurable)
7. Waterproof design for industry standard IPX6
8. Support OS: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10

Specifications

Electrical Characteristics (Receiver)

• GPS Chipset: 72-channel U-blox 8 Engine

• Frequency: GPS/QZSS L1 C/A L1
  GLONASS L1 FDMA
  Beidou B1l
  Galileo E1B/C

• SBAS: GAGAN, WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS L1C/A

• Channels: 72

• Sensitivity (Tracking): -167dBm @ GPS& GLONASS

• GPS Chipset: 72-channel U-blox 8 Engine

• Frequency: GPS/QZSS L1 C/A L1
  GLONASS L1 FDMA
  Beidou B1I
  Galileo E1B/C

Accuracy

• Position Horizontal: Autonomous 2.5m, 2m SBAS Velocity 0.1m/s
• TIMEPULSE: 1 pulse per second, synchronized at rising edge, pulse length 100ms
• Accuracy of time pulse: RMS 30 ns
• Frequency of time pulse signal: 0.25 Hz… 10 MHz (configurable)

Acquisition Rate

• Hot start: 1 sec., average (with ephemeris and almanac valid)
• Warm start: 2 sec., average (with almanac but not ephemeris)
• Cold start: 26 sec., average (neither almanac nor ephemeris)

Protocol and Interface

• GNSS Protocol: NMEA 0183 4.0
• GNSS Output: Data Software command setting Default is GPS & GLONSASS: GGA, GSA, GSV, RMC, VTG, GLL
• GNSS transfer rate: Auto Baud Rate N,8,1 for NMEA
• Navigation update rate: Max to 10HZ, Default 1HZ
• Output terminal: USB

Dynamic Condition

• Acceleration Limit: Less than 4g
• Altitude Limit: 50,000 m
• Velocity Limit: 500 m/s
• Jerk Limit: 20 m/ second³
• Heading accuracy: 0.5 degrees

Temperature

• Operating:-40°~ 80°C
• Storage: -40°~ 85°C
• Humidity: Up to 95% non-condensing

Power

• Voltage: 5V ±5%
• Current: 25mA typical

Physical Characteristics

• Dimension: 38mm x 49mm x 16mm
• USB Cable: Length 200 cm

Low Noise Amp

• Amplifier Gain: 27 dB Typical
• Filtering: -25dB (+100 MHz)
• Output VSWR: 2.0 Max.
• Voltage: DC 3 ~ 5.0V
• Current: 15mA max @ 5VDC

Due to continuous product improvements, all specifications are subject to change

Supported GNSS Constellations

This concurrent GNSS receiver can receive and track multiple GNSS systems: GPS, Galileo, GLONASS and BeiDou. By default, receivers are configured for concurrent GPS and GLONASS, including SBAS and QZSS reception. Galileo is not enabled as the default configuration.

The module can be configured to receive any single GNSS constellation or within the set of permissible combinations shown below. The augmentation systems: SBAS and QZSS can be enabled only if GPS operation is configured.

Permissible GNSS combinations ( = enabled = disabled)

Using OpenCPN on MAC OS

1. Start by opening the Terminal.app. The icon looks like this:

2. Plug in your GPS receiver to you MAC computer.

3. In the Terminal.app you need to type “ls /dev/ttyusbmodem”
   

4. In our case, the only /dev/tty.usbmodem on the system is /dev/tty.usbmodem14201 and yours may be slightly different.

5. Within OpenCPN, add a new connection, choose Serial, then add your device into the DataPort field and set Baudrate to 9600.

6. Press OK or Apply to complete the setup.
   

Raspberry Pi

1. You can connect to your Raspberry Pi via the console connection or remotely through SSH using Putty. https://www.putty.org/

2. Before starting, be sure your Raspberry Pi libraries are updated with the following commands: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade

3. Before plugging the GPS receiver, list out the existing TTY devices on your Raspberry Pi ls /dev/tty*

4. Proceed with plugging in the GPS receiver and then list out TTY devices again ls /dev/tty*

5. You should see a change in the TTY devices. Find the TTY device that was added to your list and this will be your GPS Receiver. In our case, we have a new device named ttyACM0. Try displaying the streaming data from the device with this command: sudo cat /dev/ttyACM0

6. If you have a stream of data scrolling, then your GPS receiver is working and streaming data to the serial port. The data stream can be halted using Control-C.

7. Now let’s install GPSD and GPSD-Clients sudo apt -y install gpsd sudo apt -y install gpsd-clients

8. Edit the GPSD configuration file using the Nano editor. Add your device to “DEVICES=” and the change the “GPSD_OPTIONS=” as shown in the image below sudo nano /etc/default/gpsd
   

9. Save the configuration file using Control-X and “Y’ to save the file.

10. Reboot your Raspberry Pi to give the GPSD service a clean start sudo reboot

11. The GPSD service should now be active. We can check with the following command. systemctl is-active gpsd

12. The results of the command should show “active”

13. Check your GPS position using CGPS command as follows. cgps -s

References

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