Motorola Unveils Accurate GPS Timing Module to Offer Precision Timing
Motorola's M12+ Timing Oncore Surpasses GPS Timing Industry Six Sigma Averages, Featuring Low Noise Performance of 2 NanoSeconds (2nS)
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Motorola, Inc. , the inventor of the low-cost, high performance Global Positioning System (GPS) timing module announced today the availability of the M12+ Timing Oncore. The new GPS timing module surpasses industry Six Sigma averages in accuracy by utilizing the latest timing algorithms developed by Motorola. An independent report from the United States Naval Observatory documents the results of extensive tests performed on the M12+ Timing Oncore and is available at www.motorola.com/gps .
Banks, cellular network operators and airports are a few examples of the businesses that rely on accurate GPS timing for a variety of applications. Accurate GPS timing provides a fundamental building block needed to coordinate data and information flow securely through various systems, on a daily basis. By tagging data packets with a time and date stamp, it's transmission time and hence integrity can be monitored.
Motorola's M12+ Timing Oncore enables industries that rely on GPS disciplined timing to have increased confidence in the accuracy and stability of their application. The product can be used in a system to monitor the accuracy of a clock over a certain length of time to become familiar with its patterns. By doing so, the customers' application can then readjust, reset and compensate for any potential timing errors that may occur within the clock. This is known as "disciplining" and Motorola's M12+ Oncore's low noise performance enables fast and accurate disciplining to occur.
The low noise performance of 2 NanoSeconds (2nS) One Sigma holds tangible benefits in a clock disciplining application. The time taken to reach accuracy is substantially reduced, and 'held over' time extended, which allows the clock to 'free run' without support or maintenance which can provide better system performance while reducing costs.
"The M12+ Timing Oncore represents a significant step in the Motorola GPS strategy," said Tim McCarthy, Director of the Motorola GPS Product Group. "Motorola continues to evolve its GPS expertise to provide a variety of its customers with technologically advanced products. The Motorola M12+ Timing Oncore is the latest product in our portfolio and sets a new competitive benchmark in accuracy, stability and advanced features for the GPS timing market."
Motorola's M12+ Timing Oncore can be easily integrated into a variety of applications to improve performance. For example, within Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM), the M12+ Timing Oncore enables higher accuracy position measurements from the LMU (Location Measurement Unit) overlay. Within any cellular system, real time synchronization establishes faster handovers for speech and data services.
Features and Benefits of Motorola's M12+ Timing Oncore
Exceptional stability: The low noise performance of 2 NanoSeconds (2nS) represents advancement in GPS technology, offering our customers the ability to reduce timing jitter to less than two thousandths of a millionth of a second. Specifically, the product offers 1 Pulse per Second (PPS) performance of 2nS One Sigma noise average and 12nS Six Sigma while in position hold mode. The product is ideal for quickly disciplining quartz, rubidium and caesium clocks in a variety of applications.
Fault Detection: Motorola's Timing Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (T-RAIM) software can detect and isolate faulty satellites providing base stations with an enhanced level of timing solution confidence.
Low Power Consumption: Consuming only 185mW at 3v while simultaneously tracking up to 12 satellites, the M12+ Timing Oncore also features software controlled 1 or 100 PPS output.
Reduced Installation Costs: The low noise performance, made possible by an Advanced Clock Granularity message, enables the M12+ Timing Oncore to significantly reduce the time required for clock disciplining. The automatic site survey feature also eliminates the need for expensive and time-consuming land surveying.
Availability
Available for production now, the M12+ Timing Oncore is fully supported with Windows TM driver software, hardware evaluation kits and antennas.
The Motorola's M12+ Oncore measures 40mm x 60mm x 10mm and is capable of supporting 3v and 5v antennas. Overall system level performance is maximized when used with the Motorola Timing 2000 antenna.
About Motorola
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) is a global leader in providing integrated communications and embedded electronic solutions. Sales in 2002 were $26.7 billion. Motorola is a global corporate citizen dedicated to ethical business practices and pioneering important technologies that make things smarter and life better for people, honoured traditions that began when the company was founded 75 years ago this year. For more information, please visit: www.motorola.com .
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CONTACT: Sue Frederick of Motorola, Inc., +1-248-994-7281,
sue.frederick@motorola.com , or Keena Toth of Eisbrenner Public Relations,
+1-248-641-1446, ktoth@eisbrenner.com , or Mat Sears of Firefly,
+44-0-20-7386-1490, Mat.Sears@fireflycomms.com
Web site: http://www.motorola.com/
http://www.motorola.com/gps
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