11 Oct 2011

Antenova Offers Complete GPS Receiver Module for Under $3

Integrated antenna and RF solutions company, Antenova provides a special sub-$3 price offering of its GPS RADIONOVA SS3 Receiver Module. This is a complete GPS receiver including SiRFstarIII GPS IC and all front end RF components in a very small low profile single package module.

The module has been released as a separate item as a result of significant customer demand for the module on its own as well as the complete system, particularly from Asia.

The SS3 GPS Receiver Module is an ideal solution for device manufacturers looking for a very low cost, complete drop in solution for a wide range of embedded applications including “GPS mouse” (USB dongles), personal trackers, automatic vehicle locators (AVLs), vehicle black boxes, data loggers, media tablets and portable media players (PMPs).

SS3 not only has the GPS processor chip but the TCXO, LNA, SAW filter plus all the other RF front end components, so the SS3 delivers optimal performance. And, the built in filters allow co-existence with GSM, CDMA, UMTS, WLAN and BT.

Antenova GPS Radionova SS3 Module open showing the electronics circuitry

“Antenova has been highly successful with its range of CSR SiRF based GPS RADIONOVA receiver modules,” stated Greg McCray, CEO of Antenova. “Due to cost reductions realized from volume manufacturing, we are able to pass on those savings and offer the SS3 GPS Receiver Module at very competitive pricing. At Antenova, we remain committed to providing customers the broadest range of high performing, lowest cost complete GPS receiver modules for embedded applications.”

GPS RADIONOVA SS3 is a very small 18.4x9x2.3mm3 single package GPS receiver module suitable for SMT mounting. It operates on a single 3.6V positive bias supply with low power consumption and available low power modes for further power savings. SS3 is supported by SiRF’s GPS software suite and uses a UART/SPI host processor interface.

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