Kit eases GPS integration

Evaluation kit provides designers and developers a complete GPS system in a box for the development of GPS enabled devices.

New GPS evaluation kits allow users to experiment with Antenova's M10214-A1 RF antenna module, the world's smallest RF antenna module incorporating a SiRFstarIII GPS chipset.

The Radionova M10214-K1 evaluation kit provides designers and developers a complete GPS system in a box for the development of GPS enabled devices.

"Location is rapidly becoming a pervasive application in mobile devices, even outside of the traditional personal navigation devices", says Greg McCray, CEO of Antenova.

"The small size and high performance of Antenova's GPS RF antenna modules in varying orientations make it an ideal solution for embedding GPS functionality into a variety of mobile applications, including mobile phones, PDAs, portable media players (PMPs), trackers, personal safety devices and a multitude of other location aware devices".

"The M10214-K1 evaluation kit is an attractive product as it enables customers to actually develop a complete working GPS solution and allows them to become more experienced with the benefits of the RF antenna modules earlier in the design cycle".

"Because the M10214-A1 RF antenna module is the smallest single package GPS system solution to combine SiRF's GSC3LTf GPS receiver IC and requires no customisation, we're experiencing tremendous demand for the modules, particularly from companies looking to shorten design cycles and/or with little or no RF resource".

The GPS Radionova M10214-K1 evaluation kit is a complete GPS solution in a box and consists of two M10214-A1 RF antenna modules, one test board, a USB cable, a user guide and a CD-ROM with further documentation.

The kit provides users with the hardware and proper procedures to evaluate the M10214-A1 GPS RF antenna module performance.

And when used with the free downloadable SiRFDemo software from the SiRF website, it enables users to run the GPS receiver in real time to collect data for further analysis.

McCray adds: "There has been overwhelming demand for the evaluation kits from our sales channel".

"The increasing interest and support of Antenova's products continue to demonstrate our leadership in providing customers the broadest range of high performing antennas and RF solutions for mobile and consumer electronic devices".

The GPS Radionova M10214-K1 evaluation kits are available worldwide.

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