
Wi125 Data Sheet #:
SG170
Page 4 of 20
Rev:
04
Date:
11/29/11
Copyright 2011 The Connor-Winfield Corp. All Rights Reserved
Specifications subject to change without notice
1 INTRODUCTION
The125SeriesWi125isasmallOEMsurfacemountGPSmodulespecificallydesignedfor
useinsynchronizationandtiminginWiMaxapplications.Thiscompactmodulehasanon-
boardprogrammableNCOoscillatorthatoutputsasynthesizedfrequencyupto30MHzthat
issteeredbyaGPSreceiver.Theself-surveymodeofoperationallowsthereceivertoenter
apositionholdmodeallowingaccuratetimingtobecontinuedwithonlyonesatellitebeing
tracked.
Additionally,the125SeriesWi125hasphasealignmentof1PPS/10MHzwithaverystable
holdover.The1PPS/10MHzoutputsmaintainphasealignmentwithholdoverbeingbaseonly
onthelocaloscillator,dismissingspuriousGPSmeasurementsduringreacquisition.Whenthe
receiverregainsGPSlockafteraperiodofholdover,the1PPSand10MHzoutputsmaintain
phasealignmentandareoffsetinfrequencyatthemaximumrateof100ppbuntilthe1PPS
alignswiththatoftheGPSsolution.Thisslowrecoveryfromholdoverallowsforuninterrupted
operationoftheWiMaxbasestation.
TheWi125hasahighlyaccurateoutputfrequency,whichcanachievefullPRCMTIE
performance.AdditionallyitcantracksatellitesandprovideGPSsynchronizationinweak
signalareasincludingindoorapplications,reducingtheneedforhighantennaplacement.
TheWi125isRoHScompliantandanexceptionallysmallsurfacemountpackagewitha
highlyintegratedarchitecturethatrequiresaminimumofexternalcomponentsallowingeasy
integrationintohostsystems.
Key information includes:
SystemBlockDiagram
MaximumRatings
PhysicalCharacteristics
Wi125Dimensions,castellationinformation
SolderPadandplacementinformation
SignalDescriptions
SpecialFeatures
ApplicationInformation
Powersupplymodes
RFconnections
Grounding
BatteryBack-up
OverVoltageandReversePolarity
LED’s
ThespecificationsinthefollowingsectionsrefertothestandardsoftwarebuildsoftheWi125.Theperformance
andspecificationoftheWi125canbemodifiedwiththeuseofcustomizedsoftwarebuilds.
Features
1PPS/10MHzPhasealignment
StableHoldover
HoldoverRecovery
1PPS&NCOFrequencyOutput
GPS/UTCtime/scalesynchronization
to25nsRMS
Stableprovendesignwithlongterm
availabilityandmulti-yearsupport
12channelhardwarecorrelator
processordesign
OEMSMfootprint25x27mm
Automaticentryintoholdover
Loss-of-lockandentry-into-holdover
indication
RoHSCompliant