New Low Cost GPS Simulator Packs a Powerful Punch
BUCKINGHAM, Apr. 14 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -
As in-car navigation and GPS mobile phones become more
widespread, Racelogic's new GPS simulator, LabSat, released this week, is set
to transform the way manufacturers test and develop navigation devices.
With its ability to record and replay real-world data, the new
product answers the demand for efficient and accurate testing of the
increasing numbers of professional and consumer GPS featured products in the
market.
One of the problems with conventional GPS simulation until now
has been the inability to reproduce real world conditions accurately. The
need to understand the effects of phenomena such as multipath reflections,
atmospheric effects, and dropouts on devices has therefore meant that
products must be taken out into the field and laboriously tested. Because
conditions are always changing, there is little consistency between tests.
The capacity of LabSat to record and replay real-world data
means that common conditions can be repeatedly reproduced on the bench,
cutting development times as manufacturers no longer need to undertake
multiple, often unreliable physical tests in the field. Using a computer with
a USB 2.0 connection, it records raw signals from a GPS antenna directly to
hard disk, with no limitations on the number of satellites being tracked or
the length of the recording. When the data is replayed, the GPS engine under
test will re-create all the movement and satellite reception encountered,
including all original multipath, satellite obstructions and atmospheric
effects.
Alternatively, for data without artefacts, it can simulate
dynamic scenarios anywhere in the world using the optional Signal Architect
software. External modules allow additional signals to be recorded, such as
inertial, serial or CAN data, and replayed at the same time, perfectly
synchronised with GPS.
Incorporating all these features into a product the size of a
paperback book, LabSat is highly portable. For use out of the box, it comes
bundled with a 250 GB USB drive with pre-loaded recordings included. And with
prices starting from GBP5,950, LabSat is a worthy competitor to larger, more
Racelogic design and manufacture innovative electronic systems for the
automotive and GPS industries. Based in the UK, they have developed GPS
data-loggers, Video-overlay systems, and GPS Simulators since 1992.
Racelogic
10, Osier Way,
Buckingham,
MK18 1TB. England
Julian Thomas (Managing Director)
Harry Nicholas (Marketing Assistant)
+44(0)1280-823803
labsat@racelogic.co.uk
Source: Racelogic Ltd
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