Solar GPS

Solar

28/04/09

Solar Powered GPS

This unit has up to 30 hours of battery life and it is a sensitive GPS Receiver. The GPS signal is strong and accurate, within 1 to 5 meter of your location.
The Solar GPS is easy to connect using a Bluetooth wireless connection. The user manual explains to connect this receiver to a Bluetooth enabled Laptop, Pocket PC and Smart Phones.

The Solar GPS is compatible with ALL leading Mapping software like Tom Tom, IGuidance, INav, Microsoft Streets. Ozi, etc ...

Protocol	NMEA0183 GGA, GSA, GSV, RMC
Baud Rate	9600,N,8,1
Max. Update Rate	1 Hz
Datum	WGS84
Channel	8 channel all-in-view tracking
Frequency	L1, 1575.42MHz
Hot Start	8-12 sec. Average
Warm Start	<42 sec. Average
Cold Start	120 sec. Average
Reacquisition Time	100 ms
Position Accuracy	< 5M CEP (50%), 7M CEP (95%) W/O SA
Power Supply	DC 5V
Power consumption	45mA continuous mode (30mA with Solar Power)
Battery Life	20HRs with Li-Ion Battery, 30HRs when working with Solar Battery
Antenna Type	Built in active antenna
External Antenna Interface	MMCX
Bluetooth	Class 2, distance up to 10 meters
Dimension	55(W) x 103(L) x 22(H) mm
LED Indicator	GPS is fixed or not fix. Power ON
Operating Temperature	-10°C to + 70°C
Storage Temperature	-40°C to + 85°C
Operation Humidity	95%, Non-Condensing

My 2 cents

I confess that this one was bought just as an impulse. I choose it by the seller history and not mainly by it’s quality. I have a idea about what I need, but despite some two or three hundred Dollars Garmin models or some other devices full of specs but from untruthfully (to me of course) sellers. This was the chosen! I have a couple full of small problem because I just haven’t read the manual. In fact a RTFM misuse.

The solar power capturing panel just complements the internal batteries. It doesn’t power the device, or fill it’s battery. In fact it does not charge it, if it was powered down. The device must be on, to be charged by the solar panel. The main reason it’s to protect the device from any power problem, but I do think it’s a design flaw. Kind a MS normal behavior… It is precise, fast and secured BT connected.

Apart some hardware upgrade ideas I’m very pleased with it, considering the price, some 38€, the effectiveness and, in general, performance.

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