GNSS Compass

The GNSS Compass is a plug-and-play GNSS/INS navigation and heading solution.

Roll & Pitch

0.4 °


Position Accuracy (RTK)

0.01 m


Heading

0.2 °


Update Rate

200 Hz

GNSS Compass is an all-in-one GNSS/INS navigation and heading solution. It provides accurate dual-antenna GPS-based heading that is not subject to magnetic interference and can maintain accurate heading during GNSS outages of up to 20 minutes. It features high accuracy 1cm RTK positioning and is plug and play with NMEA 0183, NMEA 2000, and Ethernet interfaces.

Horizontal Position Accuracy
1.5 m
Vertical Position Accuracy
2.0 m
Horizontal Position Accuracy (with RTK)
0.01 m
Vertical Position Accuracy (with RTK)
0.015 m
Velocity Accuracy
0.05 m/s
Roll & Pitch Accuracy
0.4 °
Heading Accuracy
0.2 °
Heave Accuracy
5 % or 0.05 m (whichever is greater)
Range
Unlimited
Hot Start Time
500 ms
Output Data Rate
Up to 200 Hz

Supported Navigation Systems
GPS L1, L2 • GLONASS L1, L2 • GALILEO E1, E5b • BeiDou B1, B2
Supported SBAS Systems
WAAS • EGNOS • MSAS • GAGAN • QZSS
Acceleration Limit
4 g
Hot Start First Fix
6 s
Cold Start First Fix
30 s
Heading Fix (after valid position)
10 s

Interface
Ethernet
Speed
10/100
Protocol
NMEA0183 • AN Packet Protocol • TSS1 • Simrad • RTCM
Ports
Up to 4 TCP or UDP ports
Timing
PTP Server • NTP Server
Timing Accuracy (PTP)
50 ns
Timing Accuracy (NTP)
1 ms
Interface
RS422 or RS232 • CAN bus
Speed
2400 to 1 M baud
Protocol
NMEA0183 • NMEA2000 • AN Packet Protocol • TSS1 • Simrad • RTCM
Timing
1PPS Output
Timing Accuracy
20 ns

Power Input
Power over Ethernet (PoE) 802.3af or 802.3at
Power Consumption
1.3 W
Operating Temperature
-40 °C to 85 °C
Environmental Protection
IP67
Shock Limit
75 g 11 ms
Dimensions
672 x 190 x 73.9 mm
Weight
1450 grams
Operating Voltage
9 to 36 V
Power Consumption
1.4 W
Operating Temperature
-40 °C to 85 °C
Environmental Protection
IP67
Shock Limit
75 g 11 ms
Dimensions
672 x 190 x 73.9 mm
Weight
1450 grams

Downloads

Datasheet

Version 3.3

Sep 2024

Reference Manual

Online Version

Version 2.6

7 May 2024

Ethernet 3D Model

Version 1.0

23 Jan 2018

Serial 3D Model

Version 1.0

23 Jan 2018

GNSS Compass Manager

Version 7.3

9 Apr 2024

GNSS Compass Manager is used for testing, configuration, firmware management and logging with GNSS Compass. Java 11 is required to run GNSS Compass Manager v7.0 and laterAdoptium JRE 11 is the recommended Java installer. Please see the reference manual for more information.

GNSS Compass Firmware

Version 2.47

5 Apr 2024

The firmware for all GNSS Compass hardware versions. This can be loaded onto GNSS Compass using the web interface or the GNSS Compass Manager software. The change log can be found in the GNSS Compass reference manual.

GNSS Compass SDK

Version 7.3

28 Aug 2024

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