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Elias The Sparkiest Introduction
The SparkFun GPS ZED-F9K takes advantage of dead reckoning for navigation. The u-blox ZED-F9K is a powerful GPS-RTK unit that uses a fusion of IMU, wheel ticks, a vehicle dynamics model, correction data, and GNSS measurements to provide highly accurate and continuous position for navigation in the difficult conditions. We will quickly get you set up using the Qwiic ecosystem through Arduino. so that you can start reading the output!
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GPS-18719
The SparkFun ZED-F9K GNSS Breakout is a high precision geospatial board that takes advantage of u-blox's Automotive Dead Reck…
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Required Materials
To follow along with this tutorial, you will need the following materials at a minimum. You may not need everything though depending on what you have. Depending on your application, you may need additional parts for a correction source or connecting to you a vehicle to obtain wheel tick/direction information. Add it to your cart, read through the guide, and adjust the cart as necessary.
Microcontroller
If you are using the breakout board and programming in Arduino, we recommend the SparkFun Thing Plus - ESP32 WROOM with the associated USB cable to start.
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WRL-15663
The SparkFun ESP32 Thing Plus is the next step to get started with Espressif IoT ideations while still enjoying all the ameni…
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PRT-14427
This is a 100mm long 4-conductor cable with 1mm JST termination. It’s designed to connect Qwiic enabled components together…
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CAB-15427
These 2m cables have minor, yet genius modifications that allow both ends (the A & Micro-B) to be plugged into their ports re…
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Antenna
We recommend using the magnetic mount antenna for the full RF reception and mounting it on top of a vehicle. The antenna uses an SMA connector so you can direclty connect it to the breakout board. Link for that is below in the antenna accessories. The length of the antenna cable was also useful in mounting it.
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GPS-15192
The ANN-MB-00 GNSS multi-band antenna is extremely unique from other GNSS/GPS antennas in that it is designed to receive both…
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GPS-17751
The TOP106 from TOPGNSS is a certified GNSS/GPS surveying antenna capable of receiving the L1/L2 bands for GPS, GLONASS, Gali…
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GPS-17383
The BT-560 antenna is a small, very light weight GNSS/GPS L1/L2 multiband antenna for GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and BeiDou const…
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GPS-17108
The AA.200 antenna is an active multiband GNSS magnetic mount antenna that exhibits excellent gain and good radiation pattern…
Note: If you want to try different chip antennas, you can try the The following antennas. However, these antennas will not provide the full RF reception for the ZED-F9K.
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GPS-14986
This exceptional GPS/GNSS antenna is designed for both GPS and GLONASS reception.
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GPS-14987
This tri-band GNSS antenna is ideal for GPS L1, GLONASS L1, and Beidou B2 reception.
GPS Antenna Accessories
Depending on your antenna, you will need an adapter to connect to the GPS-RTK's u.FL connector. If you need more than the metal from the top of a vehicle or are mounting it on a robot that does not have the necessary ground plane, you can use the GPS antenna ground plate to improve your GPS antenna's performance. If you are using the GNSS Multi-Band L1/L2 Surveying Antenna (TNC) - TOP106, you'll need to grab the interface cable.
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GPS-17519
Using this simple steel plate effectively improves simple patch antenna performance to near professional level antenna setups…
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CAB-17833
This is a 300mm long Male TNC to Male SMA cable. This is an excellent cable for connecting one of our RTK development boards …
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Other Qwiic Cable Accessories
There are different Qwiic cable lengths available. Depending on your application, you can adjust it to your project's specifications.
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KIT-15081
To make it even easier to get started, we've assembled this Qwiic Cable Kit with a variety of Qwiic cables from 50mm to 500mm…
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PRT-14426
This is a 50mm long 4-conductor cable with 1mm JST termination. It’s designed to connect Qwiic enabled components together …
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PRT-14427
This is a 100mm long 4-conductor cable with 1mm JST termination. It’s designed to connect Qwiic enabled components together…
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PRT-14428
This is a 200mm long 4-conductor cable with 1mm JST termination. It’s designed to connect Qwiic enabled components together…
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Heads up! If you are using the
RedBoard without a Qwiic connector, we recommend getting the Qwiic Shield for Arduino.
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DEV-14352
The SparkFun Qwiic Shield is an easy-to-assemble board that provides a simple way to incorporate the Qwiic Connect System wit…
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Suggested Reading
If you aren't familiar with the Qwiic system, we recommend reading here for an overview.
We would also recommend taking a look at the following tutorials if you aren't familiar with them.
GPS Basics
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is an engineering marvel that we all have access to for a relatively low cost and no subscription fee. With the correct hardware and minimal effort, you can determine your position and time almost anywhere on the globe.
I2C
An introduction to I2C, one of the main embedded communications protocols in use today.
How to Work with Jumper Pads and PCB Traces
Handling PCB jumper pads and traces is an essential skill. Learn how to cut a PCB trace, add a solder jumper between pads to reroute connections, and repair a trace with the green wire method if a trace is damaged.
