Can be configured to give 10HZ location updates
Ideal for Quadcoptors, Planes, Raspberry Pi, Laptop Navigation / Datalogging Projects
Standard NMEA and/or U-blox UBX outputs
USB Device ID is 1546:01a7
Information transmitted by device upon first connection:
$GPTXT,01,01,02,u-blox ag - www.u-blox.com*50
$GPTXT,01,01,02,HW UBX-G70xx 00070000 FF7FFFFFo*69
$GPTXT,01,01,02,ROM CORE 1.00 (59842) Jun 27 2012 17:43:52*59
$GPTXT,01,01,02,PROTVER 14.00*1E
$GPTXT,01,01,02,ANTSUPERV=AC SD PDoS SR*20
$GPTXT,01,01,02,ANTSTATUS=OK*3B
$GPTXT,01,01,02,LLC FFFFFFFF-FFFFFFFF-FFFFFFFF-FFFFFFFF-FFFFFFFD*2C
Suitable for use with PilotAware, or Stratux Project
See first Posting on this forum here
forum.pilotaware.com/index.php?topic=52.0
Model VK-162
C/A code, 1.023MHz code stream
receiving frequency band: [1575.42MHz] L1
tracking channel: 56
support DGPS[WAAS, EGNOS, SBAS and MSAS]
timing accuracy: 1US
reference frame: WGS-84
maximum altitude: 18000 M
maximum speed: 500m/s
acceleration: < 4G
Electrical properties:
tracking sensitivity: -162dBm
capture sensitivity: -160dBm
cold start time: 29s[average]
warm start time: 28s[average]
capture time: 1s[average]
Later Versions of Windows will automatically install Drivers.
If You have an older version of Windows, download and install
U-Center software, which then installs Drivers for this item...
www.u-blox.com/en/product/u-center-windows
Suitable for use with OPENCPN - Windows 11 10 8 7 / Linux / MAC
https://opencpn.org/wiki/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=opencpn:opencpn_user_manual:getting_started:gps_setup
The VK-162 is GPS satellite USB dongle receiver with a built-in satellite receiver antenna for u-blox 7.
Incorporates a magnetic base for uses such as car navigation, car alarm, tracking, security systems, personal positioning, surveying agricultural uses and so on.
Compatible with Microsoft Maps, Google Earth.
Please note, this module does not include flash memory to save any changes to settings.
Resources:
Google 'u-center for Windows'
Drivers:
Google 'u-blox GNSS Sensor Device Driver for Windows, v2.40'
Google 'u-blox GNSS VCP Device Driver for Windows, v3.10' - required for support by u-center
package includes: