
Page 4 GPS 15 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
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1.5 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
1.5.1 Physical Characteristics
1.5.1.1 Size
0.940” (23.88 mm) wide, 1.690” (42.93 mm) long, 0.309” (7.84 mm) high
1.5.1.2 Weight
0.35 oz. (10 g)
1.5.1.3 Available Connector Options
• GPS 15-F:
GPS 15-F: 6-pin LIF connector, 1 millimeter pitch
• GPS 15-W:
GPS 15-W: 6-pin JST connector, 1 millimeter pitch; mating wire harness included
(NOTE: available in Asia, or by special order)
1.5.2 Electrical Characteristics
1.5.2.1 Input Voltage
3.3 Vdc regulated, ±50 mV ripple
1.5.2.2 Input Current
85 mA peak, 80 mA nominal
1.5.2.3 GPS Receiver Sensitivity
-165 dBW minimum
1.5.3 GPS Performance
1.5.3.1 Receiver
• 12 parallel channel GPS receiver continuously tracks and uses up to 12 satellites to compute and update
your position.
1.5.3.2 Acquisition Times
• Reacquisition: Less than 2 seconds
• Warm: Approximately 15 seconds (all data known)
• Cold: Approximately 45 seconds (initial position, time and almanac known, ephemeris
unknown)
• AutoLocate
TM
: 5 minutes (almanac known, initial position and time unknown)
• SkySearch: 5 minutes (no data known)
1.5.3.3 Update Rate
• 1 second
1.5.3.4 Accuracy
• GPS Standard Positioning Service (SPS)
Position: < 15 meters, 95% typical (100 meters with Selective Availability on)
Velocity: 0.1 knot RMS steady state
• Dynamics: 999 knots velocity (only limited at altitude greater than 60,000 feet), 6g dynamics