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Date 2006-06-13
Provider: Globalsat
Author: Niko Lupala
Editor: Amber Lupala
Globalsat Bt 328 Bluetooth GPS receiver
The GPS has for a long time been a gadget that you use when you are planning on traveling a long way and only a few people have been able to afford it.
The prices have gone down and now you start finding it in every car and home. The GPS has become a valuable tool for people and maps are getting ancient. Globalsat has specialized in GPS products and today we have their latest BT328 Bluetooth GPS. You can connect this little device to your handheld computer or a laptop and that way be able to get a fully fcuntioning GPS system. We will explain the basics and see how well this product actually works compared to an older GPS system so stay tuned.
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About Globalsat:
Globalsat Technology was founded in May, 2000 with its head office and main factory located at the Far East Century Park at Taipei County in Taiwan.
Globalsat Technology was established by a group of professional and experienced managers and engineers. The company vision is to bring the advanced wireless technology from UK Cambridge Park and US Silicon Valley to the global application industry through Taiwan's unique innovation technology.
To achieve this vision, Globalsat Technology set up the "Globalsat College" within the company as the foundation building of hi-tech research and management for the innovation technology. The Globalsat College has successfully led the company to a learning organization, which was initiated and highly recommended by Professor Peter Senge from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Specifications:
Electrical Characteristics (Receiver)
Chipset SiRF GSC2
Frequency L1, 1575.42 MHz
C/A Code 1.023 MHz chip rate
Channels 12
Tracking Sensitivity -155 dBm
Accuracy
Position Horizontal 10m 2D RMS
Time 1 micro-second synchronized to GPS time
Velocity 0.1m/sec 95%
Datum
Datum WGS-84
Acquisition Rate
Hot start 8 sec., average (with ephemeris and almanac valid)
Warm start 38 sec., average (with almanac but not ephemeris)
Cold start 42 sec., average (neither almanac nor ephemeris)
Reacquisition 0.1 sec. average (interruption recovery time)
Protocol
GPS Output Data NMEA 0183 protocol, and supports command: GGA, GSA, GSV, RMC, VTG, GLL (VTG and GLL are optional)
GPS transfer rate 38400,N,8,1
Dynamic Condition
Acceleration Limit Less than 4g
Altitude Limit 18,000 meters (60,000 feet) max.
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Velocity Limit 515 meters/sec. (1,000 knots) max.
Jerk Limit 20 m/sec**3
Power
Voltage Built-in rechargeable battery (1300 mAh) and 5V DC input charging circuit
Operation Time 16 hr. After fully recharged, in continuous mode
Physical Characteristics
Dimension 67.5mm x 45mm x 17mm
Weight 65g
Temperature
Operating -20¢X~ 60¢XC
Humidity Up to 95% non-condensing
Bluetooth Specification
¡´ Bluetooth: V2.0 Compliant
¡´ Supply Voltage: 2.8V ~ 3.3V
¡´ Frequency Range: 2.402 ~ 2.480 GHz
¡´ Receiver Sensitivity: -80 dBm
¡´ Transmit Power: Class 2
¡´ Transmitting Range: 10 m
¡´ Power Consumption: 45 mA (Typical)
The product:
 
Please click on thumbnails to get bigger pictures
The product came packed in a nice box that has a picture of the GPS unit. On the back of the box you can read about it in several different languages.
Closer look >>>>> Page 2
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