Certus Evo

Name: Certus Evo
Brand: Advanced Navigation
Price: $$$ USD
Rating: 5 (5 reviews)

Certus Evo is an ultra-high accuracy MEMS GNSS/INS that combines low SWaP-C (Size, Weight, Power, and Cost) and FOG-like performance.

Roll & Pitch

0.03 °

Heading (GNSS)

0.05 °

Bias Instability

0.2 °/hr

Position Accuracy

10 mm

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Certus Evo is a MEMS GNSS-aided INS that provides extremely accurate position, velocity, acceleration, and orientation under the most demanding conditions. It offers FOG-like performance combined with the reliability and affordability of MEMS sensors. It features low SWaP-C (Size, Weight, Power, and Cost), internal data logging, and multiple communication interfaces for easy integration. Certus Evo is available in both OEM and rugged packages. The X20P variant adds an all-band GNSS receiver. The MX5 variant adds a multi-band GNSS receiver, which is an electronic protection variant that adds resilience against GNSS jamming and spoofing.

Features

Ultra-High Accuracy MEMS

Certus Evo features some of the highest accuracy MEMS accelerometers and gyroscopes currently available. Certus Evo’s inertial performance exceeds some FOG IMUs and is up to 100x smaller and 10x cheaper. Certus Evo is put through Advanced Navigation’s intensive calibration process to provide consistently accurate data over an extended temperature range of -40°C to 85°C.

AI-Based Algorithm

Certus Evo features Advanced Navigation’s revolutionary AI neural network sensor fusion algorithm. It was designed for control applications and has a high level of health monitoring and instability prevention to ensure stable and reliable data.

Dual Antenna RTK GNSS

Certus Evo contains a dual-frequency RTK GNSS receiver that provides up to 1 cm accuracy positioning and supports all of the current and future satellite navigation systems, including GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou, and QZSS. Dual antenna heading provides high-accuracy heading that is not impacted by magnetic interference and has no motion requirements.

Time Synchronization

Certus Evo contains a GNSS disciplined oscillator that can act as the primary time source within a distributed time system, enabling access to ultra-accurate system time using PTP or NTP network time sync. Certus also has a high-accuracy 1PPS and frequency output.

Multi Protocol Support

Certus Evo features multiple interfaces, including Ethernet, CAN, RS232, RS422 and GPIOs. Certus supports all the industry standard protocols, including NMEA 0183, NMEA 2000, TSS, PASHR, Simrad, as well as a wide variety of proprietary protocols. It features a rich web UI and 256GB of internal logging.

Applications

Marine Surveying

Land Surveying

UGVs

Helicopters

Antenna Targeting

Motorsport

Robotics

Specifications

Navigation

Horizontal Position Accuracy

1.2 m

Vertical Position Accuracy

2.0 m

Horizontal Position Accuracy (with SBAS)

0.5 m

Vertical Position Accuracy (with SBAS)

0.8 m

Horizontal Position Accuracy (with RTK or Kinematica PPK)

0.01 m

Vertical Position Accuracy (with RTK or Kinematica PPK)

0.015 m

Velocity Accuracy

0.05 m/s

Roll & Pitch Accuracy

0.03 °

Heading Accuracy (1m Antenna Separation)

0.05 °

Roll & Pitch Accuracy (Kinematica Post Processing)

0.01 °

Heading Accuracy (Kinematica Post Processing)

0.01 °

Slip Accuracy

0.1 °

Heave Accuracy

5 % or 0.05 m

Range

Unlimited

Hot Start Time

500 ms

Internal Filter Rate

1000 Hz

Output Data Rate

Up to 1000 Hz

Sensors

Accelerometers

Range

±10 g

Bias Instability

8 ug

Initial Bias

< 0.45 mg

Initial Scaling Error

< 0.03 %

Scale Factor Stability

< 0.04 %

Non-linearity

< 0.05 %

Cross-axis Alignment Error

< 0.05 °

Noise Density

2 ug/√Hz

Bandwidth

250 Hz

Gyroscopes

Range

±475 °/s

Bias Instability

0.2 °/hr

Initial Bias

< 3 °/hr

Initial Scaling Error

< 0.02 %

Scale Factor Stability

< 0.03 %

Non-linearity

< 0.03 %

Cross-axis Alignment Error

< 0.05 °

Noise Density

6 °/hr/√Hz

Bandwidth

200 Hz

Magnetometers

Range

±8 G

Initial Scaling Error

< 0.07 %

Scale Factor Stability

< 0.09 %

Non-linearity

< 0.08 %

Cross-axis Alignment Error

< 0.05 °

Noise Density

Interface

Ethernet • RS232/RS422 • CAN

Speed

100 Mbit • 4800 to 4M baud serial

Protocol

AN Packet Protocol • NMEA0183

Peripheral Interface

2x GPIO • 1x Auxiliary RS232

GPIO Level

5 V or RS232

GPIO Functions

1PPS Input/output • Odometer • Stationary • Air Data Input • NMEA input/output • Novatel GNSS input • Trimble GNSS input • AN Packet Protocol • CAN/CANopen • Event Trigger

Hardware

Operating Voltage

9 to 36 V

Input Protection

-40 to 100 V

Power Consumption (Typical)

2.9 W

Hot Start Battery Capacity

> 48 hrs

Hot Start Battery Charge Time

30 mins

Hot Start Battery Endurance

> 10 years

Operating Temperature

-40 °C to 85 °C

International Protection Marking

IP67

Environmental Protection

MIL-STD-810G

MTBF

140,000 hrs

Shock Limit (IEC 60068-2-27)

150 g, 6 ms

Shock Limit (MIL-STD-810H 516.8)

40 g, 11 ms

Version 1.0

Nov 2023

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Version 7.3

28 Aug 2024

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The Certus SDK provides example source code for interfacing with Certus through the AN Packet Protocol. The languages provided are C/C++, Java, and .Net C#.

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Certus Evo

Features

Ultra-High Accuracy MEMS

AI-Based Algorithm

Dual Antenna RTK GNSS

Time Synchronization

Multi Protocol Support

Applications

Marine Surveying

Land Surveying

UGVs

Helicopters

Antenna Targeting

Motorsport

Robotics

Specifications

Accelerometers

Gyroscopes

Magnetometers

Supported Navigation Systems

Supported SBAS Systems

Max Update Rate

Signal Re-aquisition First Fix

Cold Start First Fix

Horizontal Position Accuracy

Horizontal Position Accuracy (with SBAS)

Horizontal Position Accuracy (with RTK)

Velocity Accuracy

Timing Accuracy

Acceleration Limit

Reference Inputs

Downloads

Datasheet

Rugged Reference Manual

3D Model

OEM Reference Manual

OEM 3D Model

Certus Evo Gyroscope Allan Variance Report

Certus Evo Aided vs Unaided Car Dead Reckoning Performance Report

INS Manager – Desktop

Certus Firmware

Certus SDK

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