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New comers in GPS technologies
By froa0112
Created 23/05/2008 - 23:24
BLOG Gps
For those of you lucky enough to have attended CeBIT2008 [1] this past March in Hanover,
you might have seen another series of GPS devices debut: the next two additions to the GPS
lineup for Navigon [2] Max series: 2100 and 2120.
They come complete with maps of the USA and Canada (for only the 2120). For those of you
like me that get lost in our hometown, a device like this is a blessing. And at the certainly
most accessible price of just CAD $ 329, they are a bit more affordable than the devices
coming out from 800 pound GPS-gorilla, Garmin.
Garmin devices
[3]
They are still shy of the features that Garmin-powered auto and track GPS units like the nuvi
series or the Edge series the Edge 607 or 705 can deliver in terms of features, storage,
interactability, etc.
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[4] .
Anyway, the engine behind the GPS units from Navigon is a chip from Nemerix, codenamed
the NX3. http://www.nemerix.com/ [5]
From their site
\"NemeriX' new A-GPS chipset is a hosted design optimized for integration into mobile
phones, personal navigation devices (PNDs) and PDAs etc. The navigation software runs on
the processor already built into these devices, making the best re-use of available resources
with no incremental system costs. This design reduces both power consumption and total
system cost and size.
The NX3 represents the next generation of NemeriX single-package GPS receivers that
incorporate RF and base-band. It combines unmatched power, performance and accuracy,
with the industry's smallest size and form factor, to deliver autonomous or assisted GPS
capabilities to mobile devices across an array of wireless networks.
NemeriX' new NX3 exceeds the 3GPP 25.171 and TIA-916 performance requirements. This
allows mobile phone emergency applications (E911, E112) and provides the performance
and flexibility required to develop emerging Location Based Services (LBS) with indoor
requirements. The host-based NX3 requires only 5-10 MIPs on the host processor, and
delivers a power savings of more than 50-percent of competing products, all in a small
36mm2 (6mm x 6mm) form factor.\" Quoted from Nemerix site [6]
Like the description shows, this design allows to package the two essential functions needed
int he GPS units, RF and baseband chipsets, in one single unit with savings in footprint and
height.
Obviously this design is very competitive and provides access to unmatched features with
significant savings which should allow for fast adoption and more predominance in providers
outside of Garmin, whose GPS units might want to embed this technology.
Trademarks
Source URL: http://dev.emcelettronica.com/new-comers-gps-technologies
Links:
[1] http://www.cebit.de/homepage_e
[2] http://www.navigon.com
[3] https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=134
[4] https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=160&pID=10885
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[5] http://www.nemerix.com/
[6] http://www.nemerix.com/products/NX3.php
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