u-blox EVA-M8Q miniature GNSS receiver

u-blox has announced the EVA-M8Q GNSS receiver, completing its line-up of receivers in the miniature and EVA 7 x 7 mm form-factor package. The product is TCXO based and is optimised to provide high acquisition and tracking sensitivity, making it suitable for use with small antennas either in covert applications, such as asset tracking and stolen vehicle recovery, or in portable devices.

The product’s high sensitivity, along with the accuracy provided by concurrent reception of three GNSS constellations, enables an end-system with antennas that can be easily hidden within a vehicle or other high-value assets that need to be tracked. The ease of manufacturing offered by the QFN-like package suits requirements for medium- to high-volume production, while the highly integrated module of the series allows OEMs to achieve a faster time to market.

EVA-M8 series are said to be the smallest GNSS modules featuring GPS, BeiDou, Galileo and GLONASS reception. Three out of the four GNSS constellations can be received concurrently, which leads to high positioning accuracy. The series also features anti-spoofing and anti-jamming technology to provide good security and integrity protection.