Precise positioning Click board delivers cm-level accuracy
A compact add-on board by MikroElektronika (Mikroe), the GNSS RTK 2, can be used to enhance the precision of position data derived from satellite-based positioning systems.
Mikroe invented a modular prototyping add-on board standard. Its Click boards enable design engineers to change peripherals easily, cutting months off development time, said the company. The GNSS RTK 2 Click board is the 1300th Click board to be released by Mikroe.
The mikroBUS uniform connection interface allows designers to connect any Click board instantly to a main development board. Many leading microcontroller companies including Microchip, NXP, Infineon, Dialog, STMicroelectronics, Analog Devices, Renesas and Toshiba now include the mikroBUS socket on their development boards.
GNSS RTK 2 Click features the ZED-F9R, a multi-band professional-grade GNSS module with integrated multi-band Real Time Kinematics (RTK) technology from u-blox that delivers centimetre level accuracy. The module concurrently uses GNSS signals from all four GNSS constellations (GPS / QZSS, GLONASS, Galileo, and BeiDou) and the multi-band RTK turnkey solution provides up to 30Hz real time position update rate and full GNSS carrier raw data.
Nebojsa Matic, CEO of Mikroe, said that the GNSS RTK 2 Click board is suitable for high-precision positioning for demanding industrial applications such as machine control, ground robotic vehicles, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).
MikroElektronika (Mikroe) is committed to changing the embedded electronics industry through the use of industry standard hardware and software solutions. In 2011, the company invented the mikroBUS development socket standard and the compact Click boards that use the standard to dramatically cut development time.
With 1300 Click boards, Mikroe said it offers 10 times more boards than competitors.
SiBRAIN is an open standard developed by Mikroe for MCU development add-on boards and sockets.
DISCON is Mikroe’s latest standard, facilitating simple installation and replacement of any type of display on a development board that carries the DISCON socket.
MikroElektronika also claims to make the world’s widest range of compilers and additionally provides development environments, development boards, smart displays and programmers and debuggers.
