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Adafruit 4279 Ultimate GPS with USB - 66 Channel w/10 Hz Updates

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About this item

  • High-quality GNSS module that can track up to 33 satellites on 99 channels, has an excellent high-sensitivity receiver with a built on standard ceramic patch antenna. (Optionally use of any 3V active GPS antenna is possible via the uFL connector.)
  • Built in USB-to-Serial converter, plug-n-play the Ultimate GPS into your computer, laptop, embedded Linux computer, and more.
  • Power and transport data over any micro USB cable.
  • Handy on-board indicator LEDs that let you know satellite fix status and whether data is being received & transmitted.
  • Comes with one fully assembled and tested module and a CR1220 coin cell holder. A CR1220 coin cell is not included, but you will need one if you'd like to use the GPS's RTC


Description The Ultimate GPS module you know and love has a glow-up to let it be easily used with any computer, not just microcontrollers! With the built-in USB-to-Serial converter, you can now plug-n-play the Ultimate GPS into your computer, laptop, embedded Linux computer, and more. Power and transport data over any micro USB cable, with handy onboard indicator LEDs that let you know fix status and whether data is being received & transmitted. We believe this is the Ultimate USB GPS module, so we named it that. It's got everything you want and more: -165 dBm sensitivity, 10 Hz updates, 99 search channels GPS + GLONASS support Plug and Play USB with CP2104 USB-to-Serial converter built-in. PPS output on RI (Ring Indicator) serial control pin USB Micro B connector + two mounting holes Only 30mA current draw RTC battery-compatible Built-in datalogging Internal patch antenna + u.FL connector for external active antenna Fix status LED + UART activity LEDs


Kris Kasprzak
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2023
If you are trying to use this unit with an MCU like a Teensy or Arduino. Forget it. It is not compatible with MCU's. The Adafruit site is completely misleading and confusing. They show this product but have github links to source code and instructions for a different product that is MCU friendly.This device (the 4279) is supposed to be connected to a PC with a USB-C so you can have GPS on you PC.When powered up, my unit will flash the FIX led for several minutes and stop. The Rx Tx LED never flashes, I would expect something.Q/A listed above claims it will not work with an MCU, but according to Adafruit site. It's MCU friendly.I have many other GPS units that work just fine with and MCU, not this one.Sending it back. I'm tired of getting junk.
David
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2021
Does not work with raspberry pi using the USB. I can't contest to its accuracy as I never was able to get it to work
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2020
As with most Adafruit products, this one is a winner and has a good set of software examples.I have used it with Arduinos and RPi boards.Works like a champ.