Texas Instruments SimpleLink GPS CC4000 adds GPS functionality to microcontroller applications

Texas Instruments (TI) today announced the launch of the SimpleLink GPS CC4000 solution, TI's first widely available GPS solution, further expanding the product line of easy-to-use SimpleLinkTM connectivity solutions. This stand-alone module minimizes complexity while adding GPS functionality to the product. For example, one-button positioning can be controlled by a single general purpose input/output (GPIO) hardware, and the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) data string containing location, time, and speed information can be received simply by turning on the GPIO. The SimpleLink GPS CC4000 solution not only works with any microcontroller (MCU) or microprocessor (MPU), but also supports very small sizes of less than 100 square millimeters. As a result, a wide range of users can achieve extreme flexibility when designing asset-tracking, industrial M2M, sports and fitness, and precision-based GPS-based applications.

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Eran Sandhaus, TI's general manager of embedded connectivity solutions, said: "Tig GPS technology has been used in countless smartphones and portable navigation devices for the past 10 years. As an important part of the SimpleLink family's growth strategy, we are excited to be embedded micro The controller application offers the SimpleLink GPS CC4000 solution, an easy-to-add, stand-alone GPS solution that combines low cost and small size with virtually no RF-related expertise."

The SimpleLink GPS CC4000 supports error accuracy of up to 2.5 meters and pulse output per second, providing accurate positioning and timing data. Its "monitor eye" feature optimizes the use of solution memory to automatically reuse previously decoded satellite information for extremely fast first time to locate (TTFF) and overall system power optimization. Rich features, including these features, drive navigation and location services to non-traditional GPS-enabled devices to take advantage of location, time, and speed data. In addition, the SimpleLink GPS CC4000 can be extended to a wide range of popular applications such as asset tracking, material exploration, sports and fitness monitoring, and new markets that are closely related to the precise timing of GPS functions.

In addition, the SimpleLink GPS CC4000 solution offers the ultimate in low-power MCU applications in addition to the ultra-precise timing features that create an excellent end experience. For example, highly accurate scheduling can assist with marketing campaigns that can display active messages on multiple electronic displays simultaneously at specific times. For applications that require time-stamped records such as banking systems or recording industrial system failures, the precise time recording error can be much less than 1 microsecond. The potential of various applications is endless.

Key features and benefits of the SimpleLink GPS CC4000

Availability

SimpleLink GPS CC4000 is now in production

The SimpleLink GPS module (part number: TC6000GN) from GNS is available now and can be ordered through Arrow Electronics World Wide. The SimpleLink GPS CC4000 Evaluation Kit (CC4000GPSEM) is available now through TI eStore and will be available through authorized distributors in the future;

In addition, to add the SimpleLink GPS CC4000 functionality to the ultra-low-power MSP430 MCU, TI also provides documentation and sample software for the MSP430F5529 Experimenter Board (MSP-EXP430F5529), which is available now. Based on the MSP430F5529, the SimpleLink GPS CC4000 has extremely low memory requirements and can be used with any MSP430 MCU, including the MSP430 16-bit ultra-low power MCU Value Line.