PC/104 Board Provides Integrated GPS System

Supporting NMEA 0183 and TAIP ASCII protocols plus binary TSIP GPS data formats, the OrbiTrak 8R integrated GPS PC/104 board targets applications in mobile and vehicular embedded systems. The board integrates an eight-channel Trimble Lassen LP GPS module, two TTL serial ports, 16 digital I/O lines, external battery backup, odometer input, and a clock input. It can be deployed with any of the company's SpacePC series CPU boards and interfaces with the host through a 16C550-compatible UART, yielding a direct connection to most commercial navigation or map software. Features include a horizontal accuracy of