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Rev. 1.3 Page 2 of 8 4/25/2008
http://www.delorme.com/gpsmodules
Table of Contents
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Topic
2 Introduction
3 Kit Contents
3 Getting Started – Quick Guide
4 Description of Contents
4 Minimum System Requirements
5 Evaluation Kit Component Diagram
5 Features/Functional Descriptions
7 Procedure for Establishing an RS-232 Connection
8 FAQ
Introduction
The GPS2058EVK evaluation kit provides a complete hardware and software platform to test and evaluate the
DeLorme GPS2058 GPS receiver module for integration into custom applications. This kit contains all the
components of a complete GPS receiver system and may also be used as a reference design. All of the necessary
components to evaluate the GPS2058 module, including development board, antenna, and cables are included. A
copy of DeLorme Street Atlas® USA 2008 is also provided to demonstrate how seamlessly the evaluation kit can
interface with software mapping products for use as a GPS navigation system.
This user guide describes the hardware items supplied with the evaluation kit and provides guidelines on the set-up
and operation of the kit. We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the features before applying power and
operating the unit.
Technical information and performance characteristics relating to the GPS2058 module can be found in the
GPS2058 technical specification on our website: http://www.delorme.com/gpsmodules
This guide is intended to provide you with detailed information on how to use this kit with the DeLorme GPS2058
module, however, this kit has also been designed to support future generations of DeLorme modules. Throughout
this document the convention used to identify features that are not used with the GPS2058 module will be identified
as “future” features to simplify the documentation. When new modules are released, additional documentation will
be made available to describe these features.