GPS Tower
Building the GPS Tower
Requirements
Parts
GPS tower/top cover of box
M9N GPS module
6-PIN JST cable
4 x screws (2.2 mm x 6.5 mm)
"styropor" block
copper tape
plastic foil
electrical tape
Tools
cross-head screw driver
scissor
Assembly of the tower
Screw in the GPS m9n Module. Direction doesn't matter. Case is symmetrical.
Fit GPS cable through the hole in the cover and plug it in the designated port on the pixracer.
Electromagnetic shielding
Prepare a styropor cube of the size: 50x40x30mm and cover the bottom side with Alu or Copper foil.
To prevent short circuits wrap it with some plastic foil.
Here are some leftovers from the vacuum packages from the battery bag used.
Put the cube in the GPS tower.
GPS Test
Before glueing of the Tower check if the GPS gets an appropriate amount of Sattelite locks (>15 is good).
Check if the external compass works.
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