u-blox M8 ADR 4.31 firmware for ADR products
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u-blox M8 ADR 4.31 firmware for ADR products
Release note
2. Handling of modules or IMU sensors mounted with certain roll angle while using manual alignment (ID1336) 3. Positioning performance during vehicle acceleration. (ID1349) 4. Switching between DR and no-fix mode (ID136…
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Release note Topic Author Date u-blox M8 ADR 4.31 firmware for ADR products UBX- 20009341 C1-Public Martin Wallebohr 29 June 2020 Copying, reproduction, modification or disclosure to third parties of this document or any part thereof is only permitted with the express written permission of u-blox. The information contained herein is provided "as is" and u-blox assumes no liability for its use. No warranty, either express or implied, is given, including but not limited, with respect to the accuracy, correctness, reliability and fitness for a particular purpose of the information. This document may be revised by u-blox at any time. For most recent documents, visit www.u-blox.com. Copyright� u-blox AG. Contents 1 General information 2 Scope 2 Released firmware image 2 Chipset firmware 2 Module firmware 2 Related documentation 2 u-center 2 Firmware update tool 2 USB drivers 3 USB identification u-blox M8 3 Built-in driver support for directly connected sensors 3 2 ADR 4.31 3 Introduction 3 UDR fallback 3 3 Specialties and known limitations 4 Special vehicle types 4 4 Improvements 4 UBX- 2000934120009341 u-blox M8 ADR 4.31 firmware for ADR products 1/4 C1-Public 1 General information This firmware operates with UBX-M8030-KT-DR and UBX-M8030-KA-DR chips and NEO-M8L professional and automotive grade modules. Scope This release note covers the changes to the ADR 4.31 firmware compared to the ADR 4.21 firmware version. For a comprehensive list of changes with respect to earlier versions, this release note should be read in conjunction with the ADR 4.21 release note. Released firmware image Chipset firmware Image file for software-interfaced sensor data: UBX_M8_301_ADR431_CHIPSET__SWIF.e66975d72c367ecc97b51e273c6af655.bin Image file pre-configured for directly-connected sensor (hardware sensor interface): UBX_M8_301_ADR431_CHIPSET__HWIF.30ff7922e6e270c495d519a7f9ee708f.bin FW ID string: Supports ROM base: EXT CORE 3.01 (e3981c) FWVER=ADR 4.31 PROTVER=19.20 2.01, 3.01 Module firmware Image file pre-configured for the NEO-M8L module: UBX_M8_301_ADR431_NEO_M8L_HWIF.e34da735178dd8d111ee8831fccc6b59.bin FW ID string: Supports ROM base: EXT CORE 3.01 (e3981c) FWVER=ADR 4.31 PROTVER=19.20 2.01, 3.01 Related documentation [1] u-blox M8 Receiver Description including Protocol Specification, UBX-13002887 � Confidential [2] GNSS firmware 3.01 release notes, UBX-16000319 [3] ADR 4.21 firmware release notes, UBX-18050701 - NDA required u-center u-center for Windows v20.01 or later should be used together with this firmware. Firmware update tool The firmware update utility tool v. 2.01 supports this product. Earlier versions of the firmware update tool will not operate with this release. UBX- 2000934120009341 u-blox M8 ADR 4.31 firmware for ADR products 2/4 C1-Public USB drivers u-blox GNSS Standard Driver for Windows v. 1.2.0.8 u-blox GNSS Sensor Device Driver for Windows v. 2.40 and later u-blox GNSS VCP Device Driver for Windows v. 3.10 The latest drivers are available in the Product resources section of the u-blox website http://www.u-blox.com USB identification u-blox M8 Vendor ID: Product ID: Driver string: 0x1546 0x01A8 u-blox GNSS receiver Built-in driver support for directly connected sensors This release includes built-in support for the following sensors connected via a two-wire interface (hardware sensor interface). Additional sensors may be supported on request in the future firmware releases. Sensor type Bosch BMI160 Bosch BMI055 Bosch SMI130 Bosch SMG130 Bosch SMI230 Invensense MPU6515 Invensense MPU6500 ST LSM6DSL ST LSM6DS3 ST LSM6DS0 Address 0x68 0x18 and 0x68 0x18 and 0x68 0x18 and 0x68 0x18 and 0x68 0x68 0x68 0x6A 0x6A 0x6A Configuration SD0 connected to GND SDO1 and SDO2 connected to GND SDO1 and SDO2 connected to GND SDO1 and SDO2 connected to GND SDO1 and SDO2 connected to GND ADO/SDO to GND ADO/SDO to GND SDO/SA0 to GND SDO/SA0 to GND SDO/SA0 to GND Notes Connect CSB to VDDIO PS connected to VDDIO PS connected to VDDIO PS connected to VDDIO PS connected to VDDIO PS connected to VDDIO PS connected to VDDIO PS connected to VDDIO PS connected to VDDIO PS connected to VDDIO 2 ADR 4.31 Introduction This chapter describes the new ADR features and improvements in this release compared to flash firmware ADR 4.21. UDR fallback Note that ADR 4.31 firmware supports UDR fallback. In case of missing wheel tick data, the firmware will automatically switch to UDR mode. UBX- 2000934120009341 u-blox M8 ADR 4.31 firmware for ADR products 3/4 C1-Public 3 Specialties and known limitations Special vehicle types This release has been optimized and tested for light road vehicles including motorbikes. Performance and behavior has not been characterized for trains, trams or trolleybuses. 4 Improvements The following improvements in terms of positioning accuracy and reliability have been made in this firmware release: 1. Handling of vertically mounted modules or IMU sensors (Gimbal Lock) (ID1335) 2. Handling of modules or IMU sensors mounted with certain roll angle while using manual alignment (ID1336) 3. Positioning performance during vehicle acceleration. (ID1349) 4. Switching between DR and no-fix mode (ID1361) 5. Directional output while reversing (ID1343) 6. Map aiding functionality (ID1362) 7. Data transfer via USB interface (ID1366) 8. RTC reset mechanism (ID1379) 9. Hot start behavior under difficult GNSS conditions (ID1360) 10. 3D position accuracy estimation after power cycle (ID1371) 11. Thresholds for turn table mode to enable faster recovery for heading (�7.2.17) 12. Reduced the effect of vibration on INS offset while the vehicle is stationary (�7.2.18) 13. GNSS: Starting bit detection strictly after bit synchronization (�7.2.19) 14. ADR bike platform: INS reset after power cycle (ID1374) 15. Inertial sensor data handling (�7.2.16) ) UBX- 2000934120009341 u-blox M8 ADR 4.31 firmware for ADR products 4/4 C1-Public