PEAK System offers inertial measurement unit
PEAK System has introduced the PCAN-GPS Pro FD, a configurable sensor module for measuring the position, attitude and acceleration of objects. It has a robust aluminum housing suited for measurement in harsh environments.
The device is equipped with a powerful microcontroller (M7/M4 dual-core), a magnetic field sensor, a three-axis gyroscope, a three-axis accelerometer, and the u-blox NEO-M9N satellite receiver for GPS, Galileo, BeiDou, GLONASS, SBAS and QZSS. It delivers satellite navigation measurement data with update rates of up to 25 Hz.
The module transmits the sensor data via two parallel LEMO circular connectors via CAN 2.0 A/B (40 kbit/s to 1 Mbps) or CAN FD (40 kbit/s to 10 Mbps). The PCAN-GPS Pro FD is configured via USB-C using Windows software (included in delivery), after which the module operates as a standalone CAN node. The aluminum profile housing (IP50/IP54 with sealing connectors) ensures high protection and easy integration.
About the Author: Tracy Cozzens
Senior Editor Tracy Cozzens joined GPS World magazine in 2006. She also is editor of GPS World’s newsletters and the sister website Geospatial Solutions. She has worked in government, for non-profits, and in corporate communications, editing a variety of publications for audiences ranging from federal government contractors to teachers.
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