Add GPS capability to your Bluetooth phone or Laptop!
New, and in it's original packaging.
- Supports both EGNOS and WAAS
- Battery lasts ten hours!!!
- SiRFStarIII
- Hardware Power Button
- Size: 63 × 41 × 16.05mm Weight: 55 grams.
- Can be charged using the USB port of your PC.
- Works with the FREE GPS software Nav4All http://www.nav4all.com
- Includes a car charger
G-Space® GS-R238 GPS Bluetooth Module (includes one car charger and one USB port charger. *Note: A South African wall plug charger is NOT available in the package. You will need to purchase a plug adapter to run off mains.). For use with compatible cell phones (bluetooth enabled and map software required), laptops, PCs, and Pocket PC(tm) Smart phones and PDAs, Palm OS 4.0+. Size: 63 × 41 × 16.05mm Weight: 55 grams.
I have the identical unit, and have used it successfully with my Nokia S60 phone.
For a full review, and more pictures, check out : http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/gs-r238.php
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me.
Specifications as taken from another review site:
Use latest SiRF Star-III GPS chipset
- 20 Channel GPS Receiver for fast acquisition & reacquisition. (Tracks up to 20 satellites!)
- 200,000+ effective correlators for fast TTFF & Extremely fast TTFF's at low signal!
- Build-in WAAS / EGNOS Demodulator.
- Compatible with Bluetooth Serial Port Profile (SPP).
- Build-in rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery without external power supply
- Build-in rechargeable battery for memory for RTC backup and fast Time To First Fix (TTFF).
- Support NMEA0183 v.2.2 data protocol or SiRF binary code.
- FLASH based program memory, new revisions upgradeable through serial interface.
- Provide expand terminal and can contact to other system without Bluetooth device.
- External antenna can be added (optional).
Package contents
- Bluetooth GPS Receiver
- Quick Installation Guide (English, German, Spanish, Italian, French & Chinese)
- Worldwide rapid charger (universal adaptor included)
- Travel / Car charger
- User Manual (in CD)
- Driver and Utility CD
Supported PDA:
- PDA with Bluetooth feature.
- OS : Microsoft. Pocket PC 2000, Pocket PC 2002, Pocket PC 2003/ 2003SE.
- Palm OS 4.0 or higher
- Storage Memory: 1.2 MB in your Pocket PC for GPS testing utility.
Desktop PC
- Windows 98, 98 SE, ME, NT, 2000, and XP, Linux, Mac OS X.
- ActiveSync 3.5 or above to install the driver / software from PC to PocketPC.
Detailed specifications:
Interface and protocol
- Compatible with Bluetooth devices with Serial Port Profile (SPP)
- Bluetooth™ version 1.1 compliant
- Bluetooth™ Class 2 operation (up to 10 meter range)
- Frequency : 2.400 to 2.480 GHz
- Modulation: FHSS / GFSK
- RF channels: 79
- Input Sensitivity: -80dBm
- Output Level: 4dBm
- Output terminal: Mini-USB (TTL Level)
- NMEA Protocol Output : V 2.2
- Baud Rate : 38400 bps
- Data Bit : 8
- Parity : N
- Stop Bit : 1
- Output Format :
Standard : GGA, GSA, GSV, RMC,VTG
Optional : GLL, SiRF Binary
Supported OS: PocketPC, Linux, Palm
Position:
- Non DGPS (Differential GPS)：
- Position : 5 - 25 m CEP without SA
- Velocity : 0.1m / sec
- Time : 1 μsec sync GPS time
- EGNOS/WAAS /Beacon：
- Position :
- < 2.2 m, horizontal 95 % of time
- < 5 m, vertical 95 % of time
Dynamic conditions:
- Altitude: 18,000m (60,000 feet) max
- Velocity: 515m/sec (700 knots) max
- Acceleration: ±4G max
- Jerk: 20m/sec. max
Acquisition time:
- Reacquisition 0.1 Sec. average
- Hot Start 1 sec. average
- Warm Start 38 sec. average
- Cold Start 42 sec. average
Operating channel Tracks up to 20 channels
Store Temperature -20°C ~ +85°C
Operation Temperature -10°C ~ +60°C
Operation Humidity 5% to 95% No condensing
Dimension 63 × 41 × 16.05mm
Weight 55g
Works with the FREE GPS software Nav4All
http://www.nav4all.com
