GPS Receivers

OnCourse Bluetooth GPS Receiver Edition 2

• Posted by admin on April 2nd, 2007 filed in Blue Tooth GPS Receiver

Features:

• The OnCourse Bluetooth GPS receiver Edition 2 is powered by industry leader GPS chipset, SiRFStarIII™ chipset, with 20-channel satellites, faster time to first fix (TTFF).
• It has WAAS and EGNOS enabled out of the box for improve GPS position accuracy.
• Compatible with most NMEA compliant software.
• A sliding battery lid makes it more user-friendly.
• Auto power off in 10 minutes if you turn off your PDA. This feature helps conserve battery life of the GPS receiver.
• Static Navigation turned OFF to improve and offer better real time accuracy and usability for Geocaching and navigation in walking mode.
• The receiver will remain power ON when installed permanently in a car with a always on power source. You will need to install the OnCourse Bluetooth GPS receiver Edition 2 with a USB (included in the box) power connection. Note: Most cars switch the power off to the cigarette lighter socket when the ignition is off.
• SiRFstarIII™ chipset delivers high sensitivity for greater availability in far more environments, and   -provides superior location performance, both indoors and out.
• It communicates with Host platform (PDA, Laptop, and etc.) via Bluetooth Serial Port Profile.
• A replaceable battery with larger capacity (1100mAh) enables the OnCourse Bluetooth GPS to run for up to 11 hours.
• 3 LEDs showing the status of rechargeable Li-ion battery, GPS status and Bluetooth status.
• Bluetooth operation range: 10 Meters.

Specification

General:
Chipset - SiRFStarIII
Frequency - L1, 1575.42 MHz
Antenna Type - Built-in Ceramic patch antenna
Channels - 20 channel all-in-view tracking
Bluetooth - Standard Bluetooth Version 2.0 (backword compatible with 1.1)
Bluetooth - Range 10 meters (33 feet)
Bluetooth - Default PIN 0000
Operation time - Up to 11 hrs
Charge time 4 to 5 hrs. Automatically enters Turn-Off When there is no active Bluetooth connection 10 minutes
Charge Connector - Mini USB
Power button
- OFF to ON: Press the ON-OFF button for approximately 1s causes the unit to turn ON
- ON to OFF: Press the ON-OFF button for approximately 1s causes the unit to turn OFF
- Perform reset Press the: ON-OFF button for approximately 5s causes the unit to Perform reset
LED indicators
  -GPS status Blinking: GPS position is fixed
  -GPS status Steady light: GPS position is not fixed
  -Power status Solid Red: Battery Low
  -Power status Solid Amber: Battery is charging
  -Bluetooth status Blinking(Slowly): Not connected to any Bluetooth device

Acquisition Time: 
-Reacquisition  0.1 sec., average
- Hot start  8 sec., average 
- Warm start  38 sec., average 
- Cold start  42 sec., average
 
Accuracy:
- Position  10 meters, 2D RMS 1-5 meters 2D RMS, WAAS corrected
- Velocity  0.1 m/s
- Time  1 us synchronized to GPS time
- Default  WGS-84 Acquisition Time (Open sky, stationary)

Dynamic Conditions:
- Altitude  18,000 meters (60,000 feet) max.
- Velocity  515 meters/second (1000 knots) max. 
- Acceleration  Less than 4g
- Jerk  20 m/sec3
 
Interface:
- Connection  Communication with host platform via Bluetooth Serial Port Profile
Protocol messages  NMEA-0183 output protocol 
- Output format  GGA(1sec), GSA(5sec), GSV(5sec), RMC(1sec),VTG(1sec)

Physical characteristic:
- Voltage  Rechargeable and removable battery with 5V DC input charging circuit

Environment:
- Operating temperature  -20 ° to 60 ° C
- Humidity  5% to 95% Non-condensing
- Dimension  82.0 mm x 41.0 mm x 13.4 mm

In the Box: 

- OnCourse Bluetooth GPS Receiver Edition 2 and Rechargable Battery.
- USB-A to Mini-USB charging cable with 12V Car Charger (Can be plugged into laptop`s USB port for charging)
- International Travel/House Charger/AC (110V to 240V) Charger with U.S plug style. (No Euro or UK adapter included)
- Neck Strap for outdoor activities
- Utilities CD

Price: $159.95