Combined Receivers/Antenna

These receivers come in modular and housed formats. The modular units are ideal for adding GPS functionality to devices without the designer having to worry about the design of RF circuitry.

The housed units are ruggedized GPS receiver and antenna combinations housed in small weather resistant enclosures. They have a USB or RS232 DB9 output for connecting directly into a computer or other intelligent device. Software is available to then interface to map applications such as Google Maps. Ideally suited to adding GPS positioning data to existing systems.

The Trimble Zelia

Integrating a GPS receiver and antenna in a tough electrical environment is a complex RF design problem. Tight space constraints often place the GPS antenna near strong transmitters, noisy power supplies and fast microprocessors.Zelia includes a linearly polarised printed monopole antenna element. It is an omni-directional antenna ideal for portable device applications.

The Trimble Silvana & Anapala

Compatible with Trimble's Copernicus II and Condor families of GPS modules, Silvan allows you to chose the best solution for your application. In addition to its onboard antenna, Silvana sports a connector for an external antenna. Like Silvana, Anapala supports multiple GPS solutions but does not have a connector for external connector.

The PCTel 5012 Family

The 5012D GPS Receiver + Antenna, incorporates a highly sensitive 16-channel, very quick time to fix GPS Receiver, and a high performance active/filtered GPS antenna. It features the STMicroelectronics STA8058 Teseo™ high performance GPS Engine with embedded flash memory, a Low Noise Amplifier, a SAW filter, as well as a perfectly tuned ceramic patch element for maximum GPS signal reception. The WS5012 High Sensitivity GPS Receiver + Antenna is housed in a compact, rugged weatherproof magnet or screw mount enclosure, and is available with USB, CMOS and RS232 interfaces.

The SANAV Family

San Jose Technology offer 4 different antenna companion modules covering general and marine applications. The main difference between the modules is the feature set of the GPS receivers used within.