SparkFun
SparkPNT FPX-T GNSS Receiver with Tilt Compensation
· MPN: GPS-30879
The FPX-T is a high-precision GNSS receiver in SparkFun’s SparkPNT FP family, built around the modular Flex System. It arrives fully assembled with the u-blo...
The FPX-T is a high-precision GNSS receiver in SparkFun’s SparkPNT FP family, built around the modular Flex System. It arrives fully assembled with the u-blox ZED-X20P module installed, giving you a ready-to-use positioning engine with sensor fusion support.
This model adds an integrated IMU for tilt compensation, making it suited to field positioning work where keeping the receiver perfectly level is not always practical. The enclosure is designed for real-world use, with an IP67 rated cast-aluminium housing and reinforced dome.
The FP platform is designed to be repairable and user-upgradeable. The receiver can be opened and the module switched out with a Phillips head screwdriver, and it uses open-source firmware to support long-term maintainability.
Documentation is available for the ZED-X20P datasheet, RTK Everywhere product manual, PointPerfect subscription registration, and GitHub firmware repository.
Features:
- High-precision GNSS device built around the modular Flex System of receivers.
- Designed to be entirely repairable and future-proof.
- Features the ZED-X20P from u-blox.
- Integrated IMU for tilt compensation capabilities.
- Arrives fully assembled with the module inside.
- Reliable positioning engine with a strong ecosystem and sensor fusion support.
- Repairable, user-upgradeable, and uses open-source firmware.
- The FP can be opened up and the module can be fully switched out with five minutes and a Phillips head screwdriver.
- Capable of L1/L2/L5/E6 reception with Galileo HAS support.
- MFi certified, ensuring compatibility with iOS devices.
- Enclosed high-powered 1W LoRa radio.
- IP67 rated cast-aluminium housing with a reinforced dome.
- Affordable and competitive price point when compared to similar devices.
- The ZED-X20P is capable of 6mm horizontal accuracy when receiving RTK corrections.
Specifications:
- GNSS module: ZED-X20P from u-blox
- Tilt compensation: Integrated IMU
- GNSS reception: L1/L2/L5/E6
- Galileo support: Galileo HAS support
- iOS compatibility: MFi certified
- LoRa radio: Enclosed high-powered 1W LoRa radio
- Housing rating: IP67 rated cast-aluminium housing with a reinforced dome
- Horizontal accuracy: 6mm horizontal accuracy when receiving RTK corrections
A strong option for survey, mapping, robotics, agriculture and other precision positioning projects that need repairable GNSS hardware with modern correction support.
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Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- Galileo
- Europe’s satellite navigation system. Galileo support can improve satellite availability and accuracy, especially when combined with GPS and other constellations.
- 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.
- IMU
- An Inertial Measurement Unit combines motion sensors to measure movement and orientation. It matters for asset tracking because it can detect movement, tilt, vibration, or changes in direction.
- IP67
- An ingress protection rating meaning the enclosure is dust-tight and can survive temporary immersion in water under specified test conditions. This matters when choosing a sensor for outdoor, wet, or wash-down environments.
- L5
- A modern GNSS signal band used by several satellite systems for more accurate and robust positioning. Dual-band receivers that include L5 can often perform better than single-band receivers, especially for RTK and areas with reflected signals.
- LoRa
- LoRa is a long-range, low-power radio technology often used for telemetry and remote sensors. It matters here because the connector and pinout are compatible with some LoRa telemetry products, even though this module uses Bluetooth instead.
- 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.
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