Sirius F9P

Delivers centimeter level accuracy within seconds based on U-blox ZED-F9P L1/L2 GNSS module.
Onboard RM3100 and BMP581 sensors.

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Description

In production

The Siderion Sirius F9P is an affordable compact and high precision L1/L2 GNSS RTK (Real Time Kinematic) device with an onboard GNSS active antenna.

Based on the last generation of GNSS U-blox ZED-F9P modules, the Sirius F9P offers reliable and fast convergence time to provide centimeter accuracy within seconds.

The device allows concurrent reception of GPS / GLONASS / BeiDou & Galileo signals to improve signal availability.

The Sirius F9P embeds an active L1/L2 GNSS antenna and a professional grade RM3100 magnetometer.

The JST-GH connectors make them perfect to be connected to a Pixhawk3Pro or any other autopilot.

The Sirius F9P GNSS RTK is guaranteed to operate over a temperature range of -40°C to +70°C.

Features

  • 5V - 150mA power supply
  • LEDs status: PPS/Power/RTK
  • Timepulse & External Interrupt
  • USB-C/I²C/UART digital interfaces
  • Onboard PNI RM3100 compass
  • Onboard L1/L2 active antenna
  • 3.3V Active antenna input

Applications

  • Drones
  • RTK Base
  • 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
RTK Status GREEN OFF 3D fix mode / No RTK fix
RTK Status GREEN BLINKING RTK fix but no FIXED RTK fix
RTK Status GREEN ON FIXED RTK fix
PPS GREEN BLINKING Blinking LED at defined PPS rate

PIN DESCRIPTION TOP

GPS Port

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

UART2 Port

Pin Name Type Function
B1 5V IN P 5V Input
B2 UART2 TXD O UART2 Transmit
B3 UART2 RXD I UART2 Receive
B4 EXTINT I External Interrupt
B5 TIMEPULSE O Timepulse Output
B6 GND P Ground Reference
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 Current w/o active antenna 50 mA
Current w/ active antenna 100 120 130 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 +70 °C
GNSS specifications
System Signal
GPS L1C/A - L2C - L5
Galileo E1B/C - E5a
BeiDou B1l - B1C - B2a
QZSS L1C/A - L1C/B - L2C - L5
NavIC L1-SPS Data - 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
Acquisition Cold Start 25s
Hot Start 2s
Update Rate RTK/PVT/RAW up to 25Hz
Convergence Time RTK <7s
Horizontal pos. Accuracy PVT 1.2m CEP
RTK 0.006m + 1ppm CEP
Vertical pos. Accuracy RTK 0.01m + 1ppm CEP
Sensitivity Tracking & Nav. -167dBm
Hot Start -158dBm
Cold Start -148dBm
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)

Mechanical
External Ressources

U-blox ZED-F9P datasheet: ZED-F9P-05B Data sheet

U-blox ZED-F9P integration manual: ZED-F9P Integration manual

U-blox ZED-F9P interface description: u-blox F9 HPG 1.51 Interface description