SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492024-03-28T17:14:42-06:00SparkFun ElectronicsCustomer #880309 on GPS-16481 - SparkFun GPS-RTK-SMA Breakout - ZED-F9P (Qwiic)Customer #880309urn:uuid:156ffc60-33f7-33af-9e90-b79548d491bc2022-05-15T15:05:21-06:00<p>Great product suitable for almost any RTK/GPS application.
Works perfectly using the 'P' (black) U-Center app. 10 cm fix immediately after
configuration - follow the outstanding Sparkfun tutorials.</p>
Customer #1713280 on GPS-16481 - SparkFun GPS-RTK-SMA Breakout - ZED-F9P (Qwiic)Customer #1713280urn:uuid:e00f53bb-a6fe-2b63-f865-2a891b43ad972022-02-24T14:33:14-07:00<p>Hello, I am the happy owner of the GPS-RTK2 Board-ZED-F9P and SparkFun Thing Plus - ESP32 WROOM modules. I combined them with a simple and great Qwiic Connect System. I made one of the simplest base stations that is described in the base station manual. Such miracles can of course be done thanks to your Arduino library for u-blox modules. Everything works beautifully, the corrections reach the caster and then the rover, and everything is measured to the centimeter, I checked around the house and 10 km from it :). The Arduino library, thanks to a great programmer Paul, (explained on Github), was able to be modified so that the modules work outside the computer on a powerbank or battery. This solution allows you to use the base station, among others at coordinate points, on the geodesic matrix, somewhere outside the house in the field. This technology of achieving GNSS accuracy is amazing.</p>
Customer #1257384 on GPS-16481 - SparkFun GPS-RTK-SMA Breakout - ZED-F9P (Qwiic)Customer #1257384urn:uuid:5d4bd8ed-3b9f-8a49-2cb0-fb2c3d99772c2020-10-22T03:29:51-06:00<p>Hello, i have a question. Am i wrong or the only difference between this module and the "GPS-RTK2 Board - ZED-F9P (Qwiic)" module is the type of connection? The one being U.FL and the other SMA? Also, if i use more than one of them as a base station is the accuracy going to be better?</p>
bboyho on GPS-16481 - SparkFun GPS-RTK-SMA Breakout - ZED-F9P (Qwiic)bboyhourn:uuid:b7ad9dfc-f061-35f0-2f3a-8656540bb9d52020-04-28T10:53:54-06:00<p>Nice catch. I think it's an artifact from the first RTK's product page that was released. Both have been updated to reflect the datasheet. =)</p>
rmeyer on GPS-16481 - SparkFun GPS-RTK-SMA Breakout - ZED-F9P (Qwiic)rmeyerurn:uuid:3e52d242-2bb2-ccf5-f885-81f4c0711cf62020-04-25T17:44:47-06:00<p>Wow- Another exciting RTK product. Ever since I relocated to eastern Washington I lost the use of the (at the time of purchase) expensive DGPS receiver I was running on my robots.<p>These RTK-capable boards are great, but for me there is one rub- how to get the base station DGPS correction data out into the field at least 1000 feet or so for roving robots? I am sure beyond a doubt that SF carries the necessary components in-stock; either by way of radio, Xbee or such, but I fear I would get lost in the integration of these components. I once made a successful XBee-toXbee connection between two GPS boards , but I could not go beyond the default settings the units came with and was unable to configure multiple receivers (due to my own ineptitude surely).</p><p>If SF offered a four-component kitted RTK package specifically for roving applications that included: Two of these RTK boards, and two QWIIC-capable radios which would not degrade the GPS signal, along with the associated connectors and hardware, (and Arduino libraries), I know I would have immediate need for at least two of them- I suspect others might as well.</p><p>A better and perhaps more cost-effective product might be to integrate the radio onto an RTK GPS board which could then be configured for base or rover operation. The whole point behind RTK is assuming one would have a base station at some known fixed location and a roving unit moving about in the field- so why shouldn't the units have a radio integrated into them?</p></p>
adam.g on GPS-16481 - SparkFun GPS-RTK-SMA Breakout - ZED-F9P (Qwiic)adam.gurn:uuid:3fdf4088-b1f6-7a1d-5623-ab886ef0c6202020-04-25T09:42:44-06:00<p>Great to see this board with an SMA connector! I've been constantly worrying about damaging the u.Fl connector on the GPS-RTK2 board over the past several months.<p>It's important to note that the power consumption value of ~35 mA is not correct.</p><p>The actual power consumption, as listed in the ZED-F9P datasheet, ranges between 68-130 mA. Both the GPS-RTK2 and GPS-RTK-SMA product pages should be updated to reflect this.</p></p>