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Pharos Drive GPS 140 Review

Date: 2007-06-11  Reviewed by: Shane McGlaun  Manufacturer: Pharos

5.0/10
I4U Rating

System

CPU

Samsung S3C2440 400MHz

Operation System

Windows CE 5.0

Display

  • 480(H) x 272(V) resolution, 16.7M color
  • 4.0” Transflective color TFT
  • Touch Screen
  • Memory

    256MB ROM, 64MB RAM

    I/O Interface

  • Bluetooth v2.0
  • CapSense buttons
  • Stereo headphone out
  • USB Client (mini USB)
  • Card Slot

    SD/MMC

    MP3

    mp3, wav, wma

    Video

    asf, avi, mid, wma

    Photo

    Jpg, Bmp

    Battery

    3.7V 1900mAh Li-Ion battery

    Operation time

     ~4 hours

    GPS Receiver

    Chipset

    SiRF StarIII

    Antenna

  • Integrated patch antenna
  • Connector for external antenna
  • Frequency

    L1, 1575.42 MHz

    Tracking sensitivity

    -159 dBm

    Channels

    12 Channel all-in-view tracking

    Acquisition time

  • Cold Start: 42 sec (opensky) (typical)
  • Warm Start: 35 sec (opensky) (typical)
  • Hot Start: 1 sec (opensky) (typical)
  • Reacquisition

    0.1 sec (typical)

    Position Accuracy

  • Autonomous: 10m 95%
  • SBAS: 5m 95%
  • DGPS: 5m at DGPS corrected
  • Protocol

    NMEA-0183

    Data rate

    38400 bps

    NMEA message

    GGA, GSA, GSV, and RMC

    WAAS/EGNOS

    Enabled

    Physical

    Dimension

  • 147 mm x 89 mm x 27 mm (including antenna)
  • 147 mm x 84 mm x 22 mm (excluding antenna)
  • Weight

    270 grams

    Environmental

    Operation temperature

    0°C to 45°C (32°F to 113°F)

    Dynamics

  • Altitude < 18 km
  • Velocity < 515 meter / second maximum




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