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How to use a wireless charger in your M2M application?

Wireless chargers for everybody

This new ICs are real amazing. With such a charging electronic it is easy to develop a waterproofed device like:

Wireless chargers for GSM/GPS Tracking of Alzheimer patients
Wireless chargers for GSM/GPS Tracking of motor bikes
Wireless chargers GSM/GPS Tracking  for yachtsmen or skiers
or just to pass ATEX approvals

The list of all members you [...]

GPS module versus hybrid Glonass/GPS module

Test trip of GPS versus hybrid Glonass/GPS in Dallas
Dallas is a city with very high buildings. There are a lot skyscrapers shadowing the GNSS signals. The pictures shows trips in Dallas.
The yellow pins shows the trip with a high performed GPS module. It was able to catch 4 to 6 signals all the time.
The [...]

Bye, bye GPS – Welcome Glonass

This week I was visiting customers to present the latest GNSS modules. These hybrid GNSS modules are able to receive GPS and Glonass satellites in parallel. We received 17 channels. Just have a look at the video (37 sec).

Dark blue bars = GPS satellites with fix
Light blue bars = Glonass satellites with fix
1 orange bar [...]

What will be the power consumption of the GSM GPS Glonass tracker?

The power consumption is from nearly 1 uA to 480 mA in average. The 1 uA we get if we create an asset tracker behind oil on canvas. The asset tracker will wait for an event all the time. The 480 mA we get by GPRS class 10 in GSM power level with TX output [...]

GNSS module supports GPS (US), Glonass (Russia), Galileo (EU), Compass (China), QZSS (Japan)

GNSS module features

GNSS systems: GPS (US), Glonass (Russia), Galileo (EU)*, Compass (China)*, QZSS (Japan) *
Dead Reckoning: Odometer pulse, Gyro, CAN bus DWP*
* by firmware update
Differential GPS: RTCM104, SBAS (WAAS, Egnos)
Assisted GPS support: ST Self-Trained Assisted GPS (ST-AGPS) 5 days, GPStreamTM 7 days
Channels: 32
Ultra High Sensitivity -162 dBm(Tracking)
Cold start sensitivity -146dBm
Power consumption: 80 – 150mW (depending [...]

The smallest GPS module with embedded GPS antenna?

Is that really the smallest GPS module with embedded GPS antenna?
GPS module Unique Features

Extremely tiny form factor 9.6 x 14.0 x 1.95 mm -> I found no smaller GPS module
Low power consumption: 68 mW@ 1.8 V -> I found no other GPS module with lower power consumption
Only 125uA in average consumption -> I found no [...]

Android smartphone with ANT+ radio for automatic lock of GSM/GPS tracker

State of the art Android smartphones of Sony Ericsson supports the radio link called ANT+. Sony Ericsson launched five different mobile phones with ANT+ radio inside on the 6th of January 2011 at CES in Las Vegas. The APIs you can download free of charge at http://www.thisisant.com/pages/developer-zone/android-api
Below is a list of the existing mobile phones [...]

Arduino Mega GSM GPRS GPS Shield

… the extension module for GSM / GPRS and GPS

Arduino Mega GSM GPRS GPS kit including:

GSM/GPRS/GPS-Shield
Arduino board “Mega 2560″
GSM antenna
GPS antenna as patch on shield
Accessories for rework
Power supply

Software pack (available for download) including:

A library to use the GSM/GPRS/GPS-Shield
Example program for usage of the GSM and GPS module
Design and schematic of the Arduino board and [...]

Glonass module supports GPS, Galileo, Compass and QZSS

This GNSS module supports GPS and Glonass!
The support of Galileo, Compass and QZSS is on top. All mayor GNSS systems will be supported. But this is not all.  DR is supported by Odometer/Gyro or CAN DWP. With an accuracy of 1.8 meter at CEP95 the accuracy is amazing high also. By selecting of best GPS [...]

How to reduce the costs of a M2M device by 20%?

If you are in GPS tracking business and have customers or plans to deliver to Russia, then it makes sense to have a look on a combined GPS/Glonass module.