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NovAtel OEM729 GNSS Receiver Board vs VersaPNT Assured Positioning, Navigation & Timing Unit
Spec comparison for two products on Aviation Souk. Both compete in Air Traffic Control & Navigation Aids.
Air Traffic Control & Navigation Aids
NovAtel OEM729 GNSS Receiver Board
by Hexagon AB — Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial
Multi-frequency, all-constellation OEM7 receiver board with GRIT interference and spoofing detection and external oscillator input
Air Traffic Control & Navigation Aids
VersaPNT Assured Positioning, Navigation & Timing Unit
by safran-trusted-4d
Compact rugged GNSS + inertial sensor-fusion unit — navigation system, master clock and NTP/PTP time server in one 1 kg IP65 box
| Cost of ownership | NovAtel OEM729 GNSS Receiver Board | VersaPNT Assured Positioning, Navigation & Timing Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Price tier | — | — |
| Lead time (weeks) | ?–? | ?–? |
| Delivery | — | — |
| Install | — | — |
| GCC airports deployed | 0 | 0 |
| Certifications | 5 | 5 |
Specs
Technical specifications.
| Spec | NovAtel OEM729 GNSS Receiver Board | VersaPNT Assured Positioning, Navigation & Timing Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Signal tracking | GPS L1 C/A, L1C, L2C, L2P, L5; GLONASS L1 C/A, L2 C/A, L2P, L3, L5; Galileo E1, E5 AltBOC, E5a, E5b, E6; BeiDou B1I, B1C, B2I, B2a, B2b, B3I; QZSS L1 C/A, L1C, L1S, L2C, L5, L6; NavIC L5; SBAS L1/L5; up to 5 L-Band channels | — |
| GNSS resilience | spoofing detection, interference detection and mitigation provided by GRIT; Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (RAIM) | — |
| Horizontal position accuracy (RMS) | 1.5 m single point L1; 1.2 m single point L1/L2; 40 cm DGPS; RTK 1 cm + 1 ppm; TerraStar-C PRO / TerraStar-X 2 cm (subscription) | — |
| Time accuracy | <5 ns RMS; velocity accuracy <0.03 m/s RMS; data rate up to 100 Hz (measurements and position) | — |
| Time to first fix | cold start <34 s (typ), hot start <20 s (typ); signal reacquisition L1 <0.5 s, L2 <1.0 s (typ) | — |
| External oscillator input | MMCX input for disciplined timing applications | — |
| Interfaces | 1x RS-232/RS-422 + 2x LVCMOS serial up to 460,800 bps, 2x CAN 1 Mbps, USB 2.0, 10/100 Ethernet with web GUI, 2 event inputs, 1 event output, PPS output | — |
| Differential corrections | RTCM 2.1/2.3/3.0/3.1/3.2/3.3, CMR, CMR+, RTCA, NOVATELX; NMEA 0183 and NovAtel ASCII/binary logs | — |
| Power | 3.3 VDC +/-5%; 0.9 W (GPS L1 typ) to 1.8 W (all constellations/frequencies with L-Band, typ); antenna port 5 VDC, 200 mA max | 10-32 VDC, <25 W typical (OCXO), 0.4 W standby; size 147.3 x 127.5 x 63.0 mm VITA 75; weight 1.0 kg |
| Physical | 60 x 100 x 9 mm, 48 g; form-factor and pin-compatible with previous-generation OEM628; MMCX antenna input | — |
| Environmental | -40 C to +85 C operating, -55 C to +95 C storage; MIL-STD-810G vibration (Cat 24, 20 g RMS), operating shock 40 g, acceleration 16 g; IEC 60068-2-6, ISO 9022-31-06 bump | — |
| Field-upgradeable OEM7 firmware options | GRIT, RTK, ALIGN heading, GLIDE, STEADYLINE, SPAN GNSS+INS | — |
| Sensor fusion | — | FlexFusion engine combining GNSS + internal tactical-grade MEMS IMU + precision oscillator; external IMU and alternative-navigation inputs supported |
| GNSS | — | 72-channel L1 receiver, multi-constellation capability; SMA input with +5 VDC antenna feed; AJAS anti-jam antenna compatible |
| Oscillator options | — | OCXO, high-performance OCXO, mRO-50 miniature rubidium |
| 1PPS accuracy to UTC (locked) | — | +/-50 ns; frequency accuracy 5x10^-12 (OCXO) to 1x10^-12 (mRO-50) averaged over 24h |
| Holdover 1PPS drift (mRO-50) | — | 0.2 us @ 4 h, 1.5 us @ 24 h, 20 us @ 7 days; (OCXO): 3 us @ 4 h, 40 us @ 24 h |
| Position accuracy | — | 2.5 m RMS horizontal, 5.0 m RMS vertical (GPS L1, typical); velocity +/-0.05 m/s; heading <0.2 deg RMS with GPS; 400 Hz nav output rate |
| Operational readiness (hot start) | — | 1 ms UTC accuracy in 60 s, 1 us in 200 s |
| Timing I/O | — | 1PPS, configurable pulses to 10 MHz, IRIG DCLS (A/B/E/G, NASA-36), HaveQuick, NMEA 0183 over RS-232/RS-485, 10 MHz sine (SMA) |
| Network | — | NTP v2/v3/v4 server, PTP IEEE 1588 v1/v2 master, dual 10/100/1000bT; SNMP v2/v3, JSON RPC, HTTPS web management |
| GNSS jamming/spoofing detection | — | optional embedded |
| Environment | — | -40 to +71 C operating (OCXO; -10 to +45 C mRO-50), IP65, MIL-STD-810G shock/vibration, MIL-STD-461F EMI/EMC, 45,000 ft altitude |
| Ordering / variants | — | Oscillator: OCXO / high-performance OCXO / mRO-50 mini-rubidium (rugged low-phase-noise OCXO option for high-vibration platforms); optional internal option board for additional RS-232/RS-485/DCLS interfaces; optional embedded jamming/spoofing detection; optional VICTORY interface; external IMU input. SAASM and M-Code receiver variants are export-controlled (authorised government users only) and excluded from this listing. |
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