Heading in a New Direction with the LG580P
The LG580P joins the SparkFun catalog in the form of a breakout, pHAT, and GNSS Flex Module!
Hello everyone and welcome back to another Friday Product Post here at SparkFun Electronics! This week, we have three new ways to use the new LG580P Quadband GNSS chip from Quectel: a GNSS Flex Module and pHAT, and a dedicated breakout board! These new boards make accessing Quadband GNSS easier than ever and you have options on how to best utilize it! Following that we have a new LTE hinged antenna for cellular applications, a compact Raspberry Pi M.2 HAT+, and some 10-way terminal blocks! Let's take a closer look, shall we?
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The SparkFun Quadband GNSS RTK with Heading Breakout is a powerful positioning and orientation solution built around the Quectel LG580P module. This board delivers centimeter-level RTK accuracy and introduces the game-changing ability to determine instantaneous heading. Designed with a similar footprint to our popular ZED-F9P breakouts, this board serves as a powerful upgrade, featuring dual antenna inputs and robust quad-band reception.
Traditional navigation systems need to move to figure out which way they're pointing, which is why your phone's navigation arrow often spins when you're standing still. The LG580P eliminates this problem. By using two GNSS antennas (not included), it calculates your heading the moment it's powered on, without relying on previous movements. This immediate orientation is critical for autonomous driving, precision agriculture, and robotics, where knowing your exact direction from a standstill is essential for accurate operation.
Determine your project's precise position and orientation with the LG580P GNSS Flex pHAT and Module. These advanced GNSS products have been engineered for high-performance navigation, delivering both centimeter-level RTK accuracy and real-time heading data in a single package. It's the ideal engine for robotics, precision agriculture, and autonomous vehicle applications.
The GNSS Flex pHAT acts as the bridge between your Raspberry Pi and the modular SparkPNT ecosystem. It mounts securely via an extended 40-pin header and connects to the included GNSS module using standardized 2x10-pin headers, making it simple to swap modules for future upgrades. This kit includes all the necessary standoffs, screws, and an extended header for a clean, stable setup.
The GNSS Flex Module is designed to be easily swappable for repairs or future upgrades. It connects to your carrier board via standardized 2x10-pin headers, breaking out its triple UARTs, I²C interface, and key timing and status signals.
This versatile antenna from Quectel is designed for wide cellular compatibility, covering a frequency range of 600 MHz to 2700 MHz. It's a great choice for a variety of uses, including 4G/LTE cellular projects, as well as backward compatibility with 3G and 2G systems, and Low-Power Wide-Area (LPWA) networks like NB-IoT and Cat-M1.
The Raspberry Pi M.2 HAT+ Compact is a streamlined mechanical adapter for Raspberry Pi 5 that connects its single-lane PCIe 2.0 interface to M.2 M-key devices in compact form (e.g., 2230). Designed to fit more cleanly within Raspberry Pi enclosures, this variant allows a 30mm M.2 PCIe card to be placed between the Pi’s USB ports and the active cooler or case lid. It supports a peak throughput of ~500 MB/s and can provide up to 3A of power to the M.2 peripheral.
These are 10-position, right-angle terminal block headers and 10-position rising clamp screw sockets for creating secure, pluggable wire-to-board connections. Each of these products have been designed to work with each other!
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