Product Description
A high-performance standalone satellite positioning breakout board featuring an external high-gain passive ceramic patch antenna, ideal for location tracking and navigation mapping in Arduino, ESP32, and RC flight telemetry projects. Powered by the advanced u-blox NEO-6M core engine, this module connects rapidly with up to 50 global positioning satellites simultaneously, delivering highly precise latitude, longitude, altitude, and atomic time coordinate strings. It is equipped with an integrated battery backup system to preserve system ephemeris data, enabling an ultra-fast hot-start satellite reacquisition time under one second. Utilizing a simple hardware UART serial connection and featuring an onboard status LED that flashes upon securing a valid satellite fix, this module is an essential asset for autonomous drones, vehicle fleet trackers, and mobile IoT telemetry grids.
Pinout / Layout Connections
The breakout board routes its serial telemetry data and power requirements via a 4-pin interface bank:
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VCC Pin: Power supply input. Pin design handles DC +3.0V to +5.0V safely (equipped with an onboard low-dropout voltage regulator).
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RX Pin: Serial data input pin. Receives configuration commands or firmware updates from the host microcontroller’s TX line.
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TX Pin: Serial data output pin. Continually transmits standardized NMEA-0183 coordinate telemetry strings directly to the host microcontroller’s RX line.
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GND Pin: Connects to the common system ground (0V) reference.
Applications
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Vehicle Fleet Tracking: Perfect for constructing custom cellular-linked asset trackers, anti-theft logistics monitors, and real-time speed monitoring dashboards.
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RC Drone & Flight Controllers: Excellent for supplying precise location data and altitude coordinates to autonomous drone flight hardware.
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Precision Time Synchronization: Ideal for extracting highly accurate atomic clock timestamp strings to sync isolated data-logging equipment or remote weather arrays.
Compatibility
The NEO-6M module utilizes universal UART asynchronous serial communication streams, ensuring plug-and-play compatibility across platforms:
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Arduino Board Series (Uno, Nano, Mega) using standard SoftwareSerial loops and data parsing libraries like TinyGPS++.
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ESP32 and ESP8266 development boards (Fully compatible with 3.3V logic levels on the RX/TX pins).
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Raspberry Pi and Raspberry Pi Pico boards (Ideal for Python-driven mapping platforms).
Technical Specifications
| Parameter |
Value / Specification |
| Core Receiver Engine |
u-blox NEO-6M GPS Module |
| Operating Voltage Range |
DC 3.0 V to 5.0 V (Onboard 3.3V LDO Regulator) |
| Communication Protocol |
Standard UART Serial (Default Baud Rate: 9600 bps) |
| Output Data Format |
Standardized NMEA-0183 Sentences ($GGA, $GLL,$GSA, $GSV,$RMC, $VTG$) |
| Horizontal Position Accuracy |
2.5 meters ($8.2\text{ ft}$) CEP |
| Time-To-First-Fix (TTFF) |
Cold Start: ~27s, Warm Start: ~27s, Hot Start: $\le 1\text{s}$ |
| Max Navigation Update Rate |
5 Hz (5 coordinate packet streams per second) |
| Antenna Interface |
Onboard U.FL (IPEX) micro-coaxial connector pre-linked to passive patch antenna |
What’s in the Box
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1 x NEO-6M GPS Breakout Board Module.
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1 x High-Gain Ceramic Patch Antenna with IPEX Connecting Cable.
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1 x 4-Pin Straight Male Breakaway Header.
LED
LCD
