On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 3:46 PM, alan smith <micro_eng2@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Have a client who is interested in putting a GPS module on his product. =
=A0I haven't really kept up with them, so I am looking for anyone with expe=
riance using them and can provide me with some info or pointers.
>
> What I need is something that is readily available for 100 pc purchases, =
even if its 3 weeks out thats fine. =A0I also need it very price competitiv=
e as well. =A0So easy to get and cheap, not asking for too much am I?
>
> On the interface. I am thinking that they are all pretty similar in the s=
erial link and there is some sort of standards (NMEA?) for both query and g=
etting data back. Is this correct?
>
>


I'm not sure what is considered a "cheap" GPS module, but check out
uBlox (www.u-blox.com).

I've been using these at work, and they're pretty easy to interface
with. They have UART, USB, and SPI interfaces. They talk NMEA as well
as a proprietary format - UBX.

-Scott

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