Features

• Description
• Our RedBoards are great. But don't they sometimes seem a little
• BIG
• ?!
• Enter
• smol
• , a new range of boards which are both small in size and small on current draw. It's a smol world!
• The smol ZOE-M8Q is a high accuracy, miniaturized, GNSS board that is perfect for applications that don't possess a lot of space. The on-board ZOE-M8Q is a 72-channel GNSS receiver, meaning it can receive signals from the GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou and Galileo constellations. This increases precision and decreases lock time.
• To minimize the current draw as much as possible, the smol ZOE-M8Q can be powered down completely when you're not using it. The smol ZOE-M8Q GPS is also equipped with an on-board rechargeable battery that provides power to the RTC on the ZOE-M8Q. This reduces the time-to-first fix from a cold start(~30s)to a hot start(~1s). The battery will maintain RTC and GNSS orbit data without being connected to power for up to five hours. The battery is recharged whenever the smol 3.3V rail is active.
• Since the ZOE-M8Q is a tiny GNSS receiver and to minimize its footprint, we've added a u.FL connector to allow the *** of both large standard ceramic antennas as well as very small chip scale antennas. 3.3V is provided on the u.FL, so you can *** an active antenna if you want to.
• Why not pair the smol ZOE-M8Q with a smol ESP32 Processor Board to create a very small USB GNSS system? Or, pair it with a smol Header, pull GPIO0 low, and you've got a truly miniature Qwiic GNSS!
• smol
• is an ecosystem of miniature processor boards, peripheral boards, power boards and accessories. Designed to be both physically small and to have the smallest possible current draw, smol is the perfect choice for applications like wildlife tracking or discrete long-term monitoring. smol boards are designed to stack one on top of the other, using 16-way 0.5mm-pitch Flexible Printed Circuits(FPCs)to provide the interconnect from one board to the next. Looking for a really compact solution for your next project? This is it!
• We will be adding new smol boards over the coming months. Don't see the board you need for your application? Reach out to us via the SparkX Forum and tell us which board(s)we should add next!
• Get started with the smol Hookup Guide
• Dig into the specifics with the smol ZOE-M8Q Hookup Guide
• Experimental Product:SparkX products are rapidly produced to bring you the most cutting edge technology as it becomes available. These products are tested but come with no guarantees. Live technical support is not available for SparkX products. Head on over to our forum for support or to ask a question.
• Features
• u-blox ZOE-M8Q:72-Channel GNSS Receiver
• 2.5m Horizontal Accuracy
• 18Hz Max Update Rate
• Time-To-First-Fix:Cold:26s
• Hot:1s
• Max Altitude:50,000m
• Max G:≦4
• Max Velocity:500m/s
• Velocity Accuracy:0.05m/s
• Heading Accuracy:0.3 degrees
• Current Consumption:~29mA Tracking GPS+GLONASS
• Software Configurable
• Geofencing
• Odometer
• Spoofing Detection
• Low Power Mode
• Many others!
• Supports NMEA, UBX and RTCM protocols over the smol I2C interface
• smol Specifics:Interface:I2C
• Default Address:0x42
• GPIO:Uses GPIO0 for power control(via waterfalling)
• Leave GPIO0 floating or pull high to disable power to the ZOE-M8Q(default state)
• Pull GPIO0 low to enable power for the ZOE-M8Q
• Properties:Length:1.60"(40.6mm)
• Width:0.42"(10.7mm)
• Height:0.18"(4.5mm)max. including u.FL connection
• Weight:1.4g(0.05oz)
• PCB thickness:0.8mm