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Detailed Description:

The NEO-6M GPS module is a cost-effective and highly reliable component, making it an ideal choice for a wide range of navigation and positioning projects. Built around the powerful u-blox 6 engine, this GPS receiver offers a perfect balance of performance and affordability for hobbyists and professionals alike. A key technical advantage is its built-in EEPROM, which allows for the storage of configuration settings, ensuring your custom baud rates or protocols are saved even after the module is powered down. This feature, combined with its backup battery, provides a near-instantaneous hot start time of under 1 second, dramatically reducing the time it takes to acquire a satellite lock.

The inclusion of an external antenna is a critical feature, providing superior signal reception compared to modules with only a ceramic patch antenna. This allows for greater flexibility in mounting, ensuring the antenna has a clear view of the sky for optimal satellite tracking. The NEO-6M is capable of a 5Hz position update rate and boasts a tracking sensitivity of -161 dBm, delivering a typical horizontal position accuracy of 2.5 meters. Communicating via a standard UART serial interface with a default baud rate of 9600 bps, it is effortlessly integrated with popular microcontrollers such as Arduino and Raspberry Pi, using simple NMEA protocol messages. Its robust design and reliable performance make the NEO-6M a top choice for GPS tracking systems, drone navigation, and other location-based projects.

The NEO-6M GPS Module is based on the u-blox NEO-6M GPS receiver chip, offering accurate GPS positioning data with a sensitivity of -161 dBm. It comes with a ceramic patch antenna and an onboard 3.3V voltage regulator, enabling easy integration with 3.3V or 5V systems like Arduino or ESP32.

The module outputs standard NMEA sentences via UART (TX/RX), and is compatible with many GPS libraries and software like TinyGPS++, u-center, and Google Earth path tracking. It also includes a backup battery and EEPROM to store configuration settings across power cycles.

Key Features:

• High-sensitivity u-blox NEO-6M GPS chipset

• Cold start: ~27s | Hot start: ~1s

• Supports NMEA and UBX protocols

• Comes with detachable active GPS antenna

• UART output at default 9600 baud rate

• Compatible with Arduino, Raspberry Pi, ESP32, STM32, etc.

• Onboard EEPROM for configuration storage

• Backup battery to retain satellite data (faster acquisition)

Technical Specifications:

How to Use:

1. Connect VCC to 3.3V or 5V, GND to Ground

2. Connect TX (module) to RX (Arduino/ESP32) and RX to TX

3. Use TinyGPS++ or u-center software to read data

4. Wait for GPS fix (LED starts blinking) for accurate coordinates

5. Use parsed data for location tracking, maps, or geofencing

Sample Arduino Code (TinyGPS++):

Applications:

• Vehicle GPS tracking systems

• Drones and RC aircraft navigation

• IoT-based geolocation projects

• Personal tracking devices

• Outdoor navigation systems

• Fleet management & asset tracking

• Geo-fencing automation

• Weather balloons and satellites

Package Includes:

• 1 x NEO-6M GPS Module (with EEPROM & battery)

• 1 x External Active GPS Antenna (ceramic patch)