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RTK Facet L-Band Main Board v14 Replacement
· MPN: SPX-24675
This replacement main PCB assembly is used in the RTK L-Band Facet and is intended for repairing an existing device.It is supplied as the main board only, fo...
This replacement main PCB assembly is used in the RTK L-Band Facet and is intended for repairing an existing device.
It is supplied as the main board only, for users who are comfortable following the disassembly and repair process. The open source hardware design helps make it possible to understand and repair the unit rather than replacing the whole device.
This board does not include any additional PointPerfect subscription time. After installation, you will need to contact customer service to migrate your old device ID to the new board, and the remainder of your existing PointPerfect L-Band subscription will be used.
This part is not intended as a general-purpose GNSS board. If you are building a new high-precision GNSS project, a ZED-F9P breakout or other RTK solution is the more appropriate choice.
Jargon buster
Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- breakout
- A breakout is a small circuit board that makes a tiny or hard-to-solder component easier to connect to with standard pins. It matters because this OLED module can be wired into a microcontroller project without needing to solder directly to the display’s fine contacts.
- GNSS
- GNSS stands for Global Navigation Satellite System, covering positioning systems such as GPS and similar satellite networks. It matters here because high-precision GNSS modules can output lots of serial position data that this product can send wirelessly to a computer or phone.
- PCB
- A printed circuit board is a rigid board with copper tracks that connect electronic parts without loose wires. For this kit, the PCBs also form the airplane shape, so they are both the circuit base and part of the finished model.
- RTK
- Real-Time Kinematic positioning is a GNSS technique that uses correction data from a base station to greatly improve location accuracy. It matters if you need centimetre-level positioning for robotics, mapping, surveying, or tracking rather than ordinary metre-level GPS accuracy.
- ZED-F9P
- A u-blox GNSS receiver module designed for high-precision positioning, including RTK rover and base-station use. The exact module matters because it determines the supported satellite bands, update rates, correction formats and achievable accuracy.
RTK Facet L-Band Main Board Schematic
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u-blox ZED-F9P Datasheet
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u-blox NEO-D9S Datasheet
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