Timing performance of various GPS receivers

Author

Mannermaa, J. ; Kalliomaki, K. ; Mansten, T. ; Turunen, S.

Author_Institution

Nokia Mobile Phones, Tampere, Finland

Volume

1

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

287

Abstract

11 inexpensive, commercially available GPS-recivers have been bought and the timing performance of them has been studied since autumn 1998. The one PPS (pulse per second) output of each receiver has been compared to Cs-clock of National T&F Laboratory (VTT Automation) every 10 minutes over several months. As a rule, GPS receivers were in 3D-mode. After short settling time 10 receivers out of 11 the PPSs of the receivers were within +- 200 ns of the national time. Short term noise of PPSs varied from 30 ns to 150 ns (SD). The results show that timing performances of the receivers were as a rule in specifications

Keywords

Global Positioning System; radio receivers; telecommunication equipment testing; time measurement; timing; white noise; 10 min; 30 to 150 ns; 3D-mode; Cs-clock; GPS receivers; National T&F Laboratory; Short term noise; VTT Automation; pulse per second output; specifications; timing performance; Automation; Clocks; Global Positioning System; Laboratories; Manufacturing; Mobile handsets; Navigation; Sampling methods; Stability; Timing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frequency and Time Forum, 1999 and the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium, 1999., Proceedings of the 1999 Joint Meeting of the European

Conference_Location

Besancon

ISSN

1075-6787

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5400-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FREQ.1999.840763

Filename

840763