Polaris F10N

Compact dual-band L1/L5 multipath mitigation GNSS device based on U-blox DAN-F10N.
Onboard RM3100 magnetometer and BMP581 barometric sensor

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Description

In production

The Siderion Polaris F10N is an affordable, compact standard precision dual-band patch antenna module based on the u-blox F10 L1/L5 GNSS device. It provides robust meter-level positioning accuracy in challenging environments.

Using u-blox DAN-F10N proprietary dual-band multipath mitigation technology, the Polaris F10N utilises the best signals from the L1/L5 bands to achieve better accuracy in urban environments.

The onboard BMP581 absolute barometric pressure sensor and the professional-grade RM3100 compass enhance the overall performance of the Polaris F10N. 

The JST-GH connectors make them perfect to be connected to a Pixhawk or any autopilots.

The Polaris F10N operates across a temperature range from -40°C to +70°C.

Features

  • 5V - 60mA power supply
  • LEDs status: Power/Timepulse
  • Timepulse output
  • I²C/UART digital interfaces
  • Onboard Bosch BMP581 barometer
  • Onboard PNI RM3100 compass

Applications

  • Drones
  • Ground vehicles
  • Precise navigation
Block diagram & Pin description

BLOCK DIAGRAM

LED SEQUENCE

LED Name LED Color Light State Comments
POWER BLUE ON Solid blue LED when powered ON
PPS GREEN OFF No PPS/Timepulse
RTK Status GREEN BLINKING Timepulse at the desired pace

PIN DESCRIPTION TOP

GPS Port

Pin Name Type Function
A1 5V IN P 5V Input
A2 UART1 RX I UART1 Receive
A3 UART1 TX O UART1 Transmit
A4 I2C SCL I I2C Clock
A5 I2C SDA I/O I2C Data
A6 GND P Ground Reference

DBG Port

Pin Name Type Function
B1 Timepulse O Timepulse output
B2 nRESET I Reset input
B3 EXTINT I External Interrupt input
B4 nSAFEBOOT I Safeboot input
Electrical specifications
Symbol Parameter Min. Typ. Max. Units
Vusb USB voltage 4.5 5.0 5.5 V
Vdd Internal voltage 3.3 V
Vdd_IO IO voltage 3.3 V
Idd 50 mA
Vil I/O low level input volt 0 0.8 V
Vih I/O high level input volt 2.0 Vdd+0.3 V
Vol I/O low level output volt 0.4 V
Voh I/O high level output volt Vdd-0.4 V
Top Operating Temperature -40 +85 °C
GNSS specifications
System Signal
GPS L1C/A - L5
Galileo E1B/C - E5a
BeiDou B1C - B2a
QZSS L1C/A - L1C/B - L5
NavIC L5-SPS
Parameter Specification Value
Receiver Type Multi-band GNSS high precision
Accuracy of PPS RMS 30ns
99% 60ns
Frequency of PPS 0.25Hz to 10MHz
Operational limits Dynamic <4g
Altitude 80,000m
Velocity 500m/s
Velocity Accuracy 0.03m/s
GNSS Parameter GPS+GAL+BDS GPS
Acquisition Cold Start 25s 27
Hot Start 2s 2
Update Rate 10Hz 20Hz
Convergence Time PVT 1.2m CEP 1.5m CEP
Sensitivity Tracking & Nav. -164dBm -164dBm
Hot Start -156dBm -156dBm
Cold Start -145dBm -145dBm
RM3100 specifications
Parameter 50 CC 100 CC 200 CC Units
Field Meas. Range -800 to 800 -800 to 800 -800 to 800 µT
Gain 20 38 75 LSB/µT
Sensitivity 50 26 13 nT
Noise 30 20 15 nT
Noise Density 1.2 1.2 1.2 nT/√Hz
Repeatability over ±200µT 15 8 8 nT
Hysteresis over ±200µT 15 15 15 nT
Linearity over ±200µT 0.5 0.5 0.5 %
Max Sampling Rate 1600 850 440 Hz

RM3100 7bit I2C address: 0b0100000 (0x20)

BMP581 specifications
Symbol Parameter Min. Typ. Max. Units
Pres Pressure range 30 125 kPa
Abac Absolute Accuracy ±30 Pa
Reac Rel. Acc. 700 to 1100 hPa ±6 Pa
Reac Rel. Acc. 900 to 1100 hPa ±0.4 Pa
Noise 0.08 Pa
Temp_off Temperature Coeff. Offset ±0.5 Pa
Ltd Long-term drift (12 months) ±0.1 Pa
ODR Continuous Mode 480 Hz
Normal Mode 240 Hz

BMP581 7bit I2C address: 0b1000110 (0x46)

Mechanical
External Ressources

U-blox DAN-F10N datasheet: DAN-F10N Data sheet

U-blox DAN-F10N integration manual: DAN-F10N Integration manual