u-blox NEO-8Q Series User Manual

NEO-8Q / NEO-M8 - Hardware Integration Manual
UBX-15029985 - R04 Production Information Migration to u-blox 8 / M8 modules
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Pin
NEO-6
NEO-8Q and NEO-M8 series
Remarks for Migration
Pin Name
Typical
Assignment
Pin Name
Typical
Assignment
15
MISO/
CFG_COM1
SPI MISO /
Configuration
Pin. Leave open
if not used.
RESERVED
Leave open.
16
CFG_GPS0/
SCK
Power Mode
Configuration
Pin / SPI Clock.
Leave open if
not used.
RESERVED
Leave open.
17
RESERVED
Leave open.
RESERVED
Leave open.
No difference
18
SDA
DDC Data
SDA
DDC Data / SPI
CS_N
No difference for DDC. If pin 2 low = SPI chip
select
19
SCL
DDC Clock
SCL
DDC Clock / SPI
SCK
No difference for DDC. If pin 2 low = SPI clock
20
TxD
Serial Port
TXD
UART_TX / SPI
MISO
No difference for UART. If pin 2 low = SPI MISO
21
RxD
Serial Port
RXD
UART_RX / SPI
MOSI
No difference for UART. If pin 2 low = SPI MOSI
22
V_BCKP
Backup Supply
Voltage
V_BCKP
Backup Supply
Voltage
Check current in Data Sheet
If on u-blox 6 module this was connected to GND,
no problem to do the same in u-blox M8/8.
23
VCC
Supply voltage
NEO-
6Q/M/P/V/T:
2.7 – 3.6 V
VCC
Supply voltage
NEO-8Q / NEO-
M8:
2.7 – 3.6 V
No difference
24
GND
GND
GND
GND
No difference
Table 4: Pin-out comparison NEO-6 vs. NEO-8Q and NEO-M8 series
Make sure that the RF path (antenna and filtering) matches that of the GNSS constellations used.
3.3 Software migration
For an overall description of the module software operation, see the u-blox 8 / u-blox M8 Receiver
Description including Protocol Specification [4]
For migration, see the u-blox M8 FW SPG3.01 Migration Guide [9].

u-blox NEO-8Q Series Specifications

General

Brand	u-blox
Model	NEO-8Q Series
Category	Control Unit
Language	English