Today, Nathan takes us through the new GNSS Flex products that were released a few weeks ago.
A few weeks ago, we released the GNSS Flex pHATs and Modules that allow you to not only incorporate top-of-the-line GNSS technology into your Raspberry Pi 5, 4, and 3 boards or NVIDIA Jetson Orin™ Nano Super Developer Kit, but also provide you with the capability to swap those modules out depending on your requirements and budget! To better explain this new PNT product line, Nathan is back to tell us everything we need to know to get better acquainted with these new boards.
The SparkFun mosaic-X5 GNSS Flex pHAT gets you the GNSS Flex pHAT with the mosaic-X5 Flex module so you can hit the ground running with your next PNT project. Meanwhile, the SparkFun LG290P GNSS Flex pHAT comes with the SparkPNT LG290P GNSS Flex Module. The pHATs are designed to interface with a Raspberry Pi or comparable single-board computers via a 40-pin header and act as carrier boards for the GNSS Flex Modules. The GNSS Flex system employs a modular design based on two 2x10-pin, 2mm pitch headers, ensuring pin compatibility across boards for simplified upgrades and repairs.
We also offer the parts individually, so you can pick up a single pHAT Kit and them a differing Flex Module to save you a little bit of time and money! Just keep in mind that if you choose to use a Raspberry Pi 3, you may not have the ideal compute power to open a browser and run Pi GPS Client while remotely connected so we do recommend the Pi 4, Pi 5, or NVIDIA Jetson instead.