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`Trimble unveils GPS for small mobile devices
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`Published Jun 22, 2000 | dpreview staff
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`This could turn into interesting news for digital camera owners, Trimble
`Navigation today announced FirstGPS, a chipset solution to enable small
`portable devices to "know where they are". Featured in Epson's Japanese
`"Locatio" product which is a PDA, phone, navigator, digital camera with
`built-in Internet access. FirstGPS has the lowest power consumption of any GPS receiver,
`requiring only 30-50 milliwatts at 3.3 volts. It's likely we'll see digital cameras of the future
`with built in GPS locators.
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`Trimble press release:
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`Trimble Unveils Innovative GPS Architecture for Mobile Devices
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`SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- With the goal of
`providing the smallest and lowest power Global Positioning
`System (GPS) receiver for mobile devices, Trimble (Nasdaq:
`TRMB - news) unveiled today its new FirstGPS(TM) architecture.
`Trimble's FirstGPS architecture is specifically developed for
`power-sensitive mobile information devices such as laptops,
`PDAs, digital cameras, smart phones, pagers and automobile
`navigation systems. The architecture allows high-volume
`manufacturers of consumer products to add GPS location with
`minimal impact on the device's size or battery life.
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`Trimble's FirstGPS architecture is a proven technology already in
`use in Japan. Partnering with Seiko Epson, Trimble's pre-
`production architecture was first implemented in the Locatio.
`Seiko Epson's Locatio is the world's first combination PDA,
`wireless phone, personal navigator and digital camera capable
`of accessing the Internet. Additional information in Japanese can
`be found at http://www.i-love-epson.co.jp/locatio/.
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`Epson Locatio:
`PDA, phone, GPS nav, digital
`camera and Internet access all
`in one.
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```Trimble's new architecture enables a broader range of high-volume mobile information
`platforms to add GPS functionality where size, power, flexibility and cost are key factors,''
`said Dennis Workman, Trimble's vice president of Component Technologies. ``We have a
`mission to make location technology a part of everyday life. These technology advances
`will make a greater number of consumer applications possible.''
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`Ultra-low Power Consumption
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`Trimble's FirstGPS architecture offers the lowest power consumption of any GPS receiver
`on the market today. Requiring only 1/3 the power of most receivers (30-50 milliwatts at
`3.3 volts when updating positions every second), FirstGPS is ideal for power-sensitive
`applications. For devices that only need location-on-demand, several sleep and low-power
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`modes allow for further power savings and longer battery life.
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`Host-based Architecture
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`Trimble's FirstGPS is the only host-based architecture on the market today that allows
`flexible integration of GPS with other real-time software tasks. Without burdening the
`other applications running on the mobile device, FirstGPS leverages the host
`microprocessor (CPU) and memory to calculate the GPS position, velocity and time
`solutions. This innovative architecture, which is microprocessor and real-time operating
`system (RTOS) independent, eliminates redundant CPUs and memory thereby reducing
`overall component count and product cost.
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`The FirstGPS architecture continues Trimble's tradition of superior and reliable
`performance in urban canyons and other weak-signal environments. While FirstGPS is
`designed for autonomous operation, this flexible architecture can also take advantage of
`server-based techniques for faster signal acquisition, higher position accuracy and
`enhanced sensitivity.
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`Compact Form Factor
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`FirstGPS architecture is extremely compact. Its high level of integration and low
`component count enables a footprint as small as one square inch (25mm x 25mm). This
`small footprint facilitates the integration of GPS functionality into a variety of mobile
`devices without adversely affecting product form factor and size.
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`Trimble will offer 8 and 12 channel versions of the FirstGPS chipset. Samples for OEM
`evaluation will be available in the third quarter of 2000.
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