GPS 10x TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ® Garmin International, Inc. 1200 E. 151st Street Olathe, KS 66062 USA 190-00769-00, Revision A December 2006 © Copyright 2006 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, U.S.A. Tel. 913/397.8200 or 800/800.1020 Fax 913/397.8282 Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Unit 5, The Quadrangle, Abbey Park Industrial Estate, Romsey, SO51 9DL, U.K. Tel. 44/0870.8501241 (outside the UK) 0808 2380000 (inside the UK) Fax 44/0870.8501251 Garmin Corporation No. 68, Jangshu 2nd Road, Shijr, Taipei County, Taiwan Tel. 886/2.2642.9199 Fax 886/2.2642.9099 All rights reserved. Except as expressly provided herein, no part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, transmitted, disseminated, downloaded, or stored in any storage medium, for any purpose without the express prior written consent of Garmin. 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A Page ii TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction..................................................................................................................1 1.1 Cautions ............................................................................................................................................1 1.2 Limited Warranty..............................................................................................................................2 1.3 Overview...........................................................................................................................................3 1.4 Features .............................................................................................................................................3 1.4.1 GPS 10x Wireless Receiver.................................................................................................................... 4 1.5 Technical Specifications ...................................................................................................................4 1.5.1 Physical Characteristics.......................................................................................................................... 4 1.5.1.1 Size............................................................................................................................................... 4 1.5.1.2 Weight .......................................................................................................................................... 4 1.5.1.3 Color............................................................................................................................................. 4 1.5.2 Electrical Characteristics ........................................................................................................................ 5 1.5.2.1 Input Voltage................................................................................................................................ 5 1.5.2.2 Input Current ................................................................................................................................ 5 1.5.2.3 Battery .......................................................................................................................................... 5 1.5.2.4 Battery Charger ............................................................................................................................ 5 1.5.3 Environmental Characteristics................................................................................................................ 5 1.5.3.1 Operating Temperature Range...................................................................................................... 5 1.5.3.2 Battery Charging Temperature Range .......................................................................................... 5 1.5.3.3 Storage Temperature..................................................................................................................... 5 1.5.4 GPS Performance ................................................................................................................................... 5 1.5.4.1 Receiver........................................................................................................................................ 5 1.5.4.2 Acquisition Times ........................................................................................................................ 5 1.5.4.3 Update Rate .................................................................................................................................. 5 1.5.4.4 Accuracy....................................................................................................................................... 5 1.5.5 Interfaces ................................................................................................................................................ 6 1.5.5.1 GPS 10x Electrical Characteristics............................................................................................... 6 1.5.5.2 Garmin Interface........................................................................................................................... 6 1.5.5.3 GPS 10x Protocol ......................................................................................................................... 6 2 Mechanical Characteristics & Mounting...................................................................7 3 GPS 10 Software Interface..........................................................................................8 3.1 Received NMEA 0183 Sentences .....................................................................................................8 3.1.1 Additional Sensor Configuration Information (PGRMC1)..................................................................... 8 3.1.2 Output Sentence Enable/Disable (PGRMO)........................................................................................... 9 3.2 Transmitted NMEA 0183 Sentences.................................................................................................9 3.2.1 Sentence Transmission Rate................................................................................................................... 9 3.2.2 Transmitted Time ..................................................................................................................................10 3.2.3 Global Positioning System Fix Data (GGA)..........................................................................................10 3.2.4 Recommended Minium Specific GPS/TRANSIT Data (RMC).............................................................11 3.2.5 Track Made Good and Ground Speed (VTG)........................................................................................11 3.2.6 Geographic Position (GLL) ...................................................................................................................11 3.2.7 GPS DOP and Active Satellites (GSA) .................................................................................................11 3.2.8 GPS Satellites in View (GSV)...............................................................................................................12 3.2.9 Sensor Status Information (PGRMT) ....................................................................................................12 190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specifications Rev. A Page iii Appendix A: Binary Phase Output Format ..................................................................13 Appendix B: GPS 10x and Windows Serial Mouse Issue.............................................17 Appendix C: Sensor Configuration Software ...............................................................19 Downloading the Sensor Configuration Software............................................................................................19 Selecting a Model.............................................................................................................................................19 Connecting to the Sensor .................................................................................................................................19