Certus Evo

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 Rugged
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Certus Evo is an AI-based 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 and comes standard with license-free 1 cm RTK position accuracy. Certus Evo is compatible with our post-processing kinematic (PPK) software Kinematica.

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Features

Applications

Specifications

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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

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

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
210 uG/√Hz
Bandwidth
110 Hz

Model
Advanced Navigation Aries
Supported Navigation Systems
GPS L1, L2 / GLONASS L1, L2 / GALILEO E1, E5b / BeiDou B1, B2
Supported SBAS Systems
WAAS / EGNOS / MSAS / GAGAN / QZSS
Update Rate
Up to 20 Hz
Hot Start First Fix
3 s
Cold Start First Fix
30 s
Horizontal Position Accuracy
1.2 m
Horizontal Position Accuracy (with SBAS)
0.5 m
Horizontal Position Accuracy (with RTK)
0.01 m
Velocity Accuracy
0.05 m/s
Timing Accuracy
20 ns
Acceleration Limit
4 g

Interface
Ethernet • RS232/RS422 • CAN
Speed
100 Mbit • 4800 to 4M baud serial
Protocol
AN Packet Protocol • NMEA0183 • NMEA2000
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

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
Dimensions (Enclosed)
78 x 115 x 44 mm
Weight (Enclosed)
300 grams

Downloads

Datasheet

Version 4.4

21 Mar 2025

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Rugged Reference Manual

Online Version

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Version 2.4.3

14 Apr 2025

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3D Model

Version 1.0

19 Mar 2020

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OEM Reference Manual

Online Version

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Version 2.4.3

14 Apr 2025

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OEM 3D Model

Version 1.1

28 Jan 2021

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Certus Evo Gyroscope Allan Variance Report

Version 1.0

Nov 2023

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Certus Evo Aided vs Unaided Car Dead Reckoning Performance Report

Version 1.0

Dec 2023

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Certus Manager

Version 7.3

11 Apr 2024

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

Certus Firmware

Version 1.90

14 Nov 2024

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

Certus SDK

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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