GPS functionality is finding it's way into many applications, the most visible being in-car satellite navigation and personal hand-held GPS units. As the price and size of these devices comes down so the performance goes up. This allows GPS features to be integrated into smaller more compact devices. Tyco electronics have a range of GPS modules to enable almost any project.

Product Family	A1029	A1080	A1035	A1082	A1074
Notes	Not for new designs	Miniature size	Includes Patch Antenna	BGA Best for Battery powered	GPS/GPRS Platform
Sensitivity	-156dBm	-159dBm	-159dBm	-157dBm	-159dBm
Chip Set	ST	SirFIII	SirFIII	SirF GSC	SirFIII
Size	22x28	19x16	35x35	11x14	135x88
Power	Medium	Low	Low	Very Low
Cost	Medium	Low	Medium	Low

New Vincotech A1074 GPS / GPRS Platform
The A1074 family of telematics products offers fastest time-to-market along with an excellent price-performance ratio in combination with state-of-the-art technology. It addresses all mobile applications that rely on latest GPS technology for accurate positioning and require communication that is based on cost-effective, convenient and secure standard internet protocols. The heart of the A1074 family members is the industry standard ARM7TDMI 32-bit RISC CPU that is optimized for embedded applications requiring lowest power consumption. Further features of the family include robust I/O, a wide power input range, a CANbus interface and and battery option, making the A1074 family ideal for automotive applications. As qualified and certified products with standard interfaces for I/O and antenna connections, the A1074 family members provide advantages in terms of low system, installation and market entrance cost. More Information Here

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New Vincotech A1080 Miniaturised GPS Module

Developed for indoor use and based on the SiRF Star III low power chip, the A1080 GPS Receiver will benchmark not only sensitivity and power consumption. It's small form factor will guarantee smallest footprint and easy implementation even in handheld devices and other size optimized battery powered applications.

• Bench marking sensitivity - -159 dBm tracking
• < 35 s under cold start condition (typical)
• Very small footprint - 19 x 16 mm
• Ultra-low power consumption W Max. 50 mA during acquisition
• A-GPS support - For fastest start up behaviour
• SBAS support - For most accurate position calculation

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Vincotech A1029C GPS Receiver Module

A new generation of Tyco GPS Receiver Modules combining high-end GPS functionality with small size, low-cost and low power consumption.

• Small form factor 22 x 28 mm
• Cost-effective antenna input
• Single-sided SMD component, for reflow soldering
• Tape and reel packaging
• Dead Reckoning

The Tyco A1029C is compact GPS device, ultra-small and ideal where size and low power consumption, low-cost are important especially in volume applications including vehicle tracking, personal tracking devices and lone worker products.

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Vincotech A1035D Smart GPS Antenna

Tyco Electronics’ smart GPS antenna A1035-D is the combination of a highly inte-grated GPS receiver module and a ceramic GPS patch antenna. The antenna is connected to the module via an LNA. The module is capable of receiving signals from up to 20 GPS satellites and transferring them into position and timing informa-tion that can be read over a serial port. Small size and high-end GPS functionality are combined at low power consumption:

• Operable at 3.3V / 41mA (typ.) @ 1fix per second
• UART interface at CMOS level
• Small form factor of 35.6 x 35.6 mm (1.4” x 1.4”)
• Standard power and I/O connector
• Mountable without solder process
• Field replaceable

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Vincotech A1082A GPS Receiver Module

Tyco Electronics’ GPS module A1082-A is a highly integrated SMT component. It is capable to receive signals from up to 12 GPS satellites and transferring them into position and timing information that can be read over a serial port. This new genera-tion of GPS modules combines small size and high-end GPS functionality at lowest power consumption:
• Operable at 1.8V / 65mW (typ.) @ trickle power mode
• Small form factor of 13.97 x 11.43 mm (0.55” x 0.45”)
• Cost-effective antenna input
• Single-sided SMD-BGA component, for reflow soldering
• Tape & reel packaging
The A1082-A GPS receivers are available as off-the-shelf component, 100% tested and shipped in standard tape-and-reel package.

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