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VersaPNT Assured Positioning, Navigation & Timing Unit vs Septentrio PolaRx5TR GNSS Time and Frequency Transfer Receiver
Spec comparison for two products on Aviation Souk. Both compete in Air Traffic Control & Navigation Aids.
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
Air Traffic Control & Navigation Aids
Septentrio PolaRx5TR GNSS Time and Frequency Transfer Receiver
by septentrio
CGGTTS V2E-compliant GNSS timing reference receiver with calibrated PPS input, 5 ns 1PPS accuracy and AIM+ interference monitoring
| Cost of ownership | VersaPNT Assured Positioning, Navigation & Timing Unit | Septentrio PolaRx5TR GNSS Time and Frequency Transfer Receiver |
|---|---|---|
| Price tier | — | — |
| Lead time (weeks) | ?–? | ?–? |
| Delivery | — | — |
| Install | — | — |
| GCC airports deployed | 0 | 0 |
| Certifications | 5 | 6 |
Specs
Technical specifications.
| Spec | VersaPNT Assured Positioning, Navigation & Timing Unit | Septentrio PolaRx5TR GNSS Time and Frequency Transfer Receiver |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | 10 MHz REF IN (50 Ω) and REF OUT (1.1 Vpp sine), monitored 1 PPS IN, 5 V PPS OUT up to 100 Hz |
| 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 | — |
| Power | 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 | — |
| 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. | — |
| Hardware channels | — | 544 (GReCo4 tracking processor) |
| Constellations tracked | — | GPS (P-code L1/L2, L2C), GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, NavIC — all visible signals |
| Timing compliance | — | CGGTTS V2E on board and on PC; compliant with CCTF recommendations 4 and 5 (2015) |
| Code-carrier bias | — | 0 by design |
| Inter-frequency code bias | — | < 10 ns |
| Code measurement precision | — | < 0.5 ns |
| Phase measurement precision | — | < 5 ps |
| PPS-in delay calibration precision | — | 20 ps |
| 1 PPS out accuracy / rise time | — | 5 ns / < 2 ns |
| Interference monitoring | — | AIM+ monitors, flags and mitigates narrow/wideband interference, jamming and spoofing; spectrum analyser; operation near chirp jammers |
| Anti-spoofing | — | Galileo OSNMA support |
| Max raw data rate | — | 100 Hz |
| Data formats | — | CGGTTS V2E, SBF, RINEX v2.x/3.05/4.00, BINEX, NMEA v2.30/v4.10, RTCM MSM (optional) |
| Interfaces | — | 4 hi-speed serial, 100 Mbps Ethernet (PoE), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, USB device + USB host, HTTP/HTTPS, FTP/SFTP, NTRIP |
| Onboard logging | — | 16 GB, up to 48 logging jobs |
| Power consumption | — | 3–5 W |
| Input voltage | — | 9–30 VDC |
| Dimensions | — | 235 × 140 × 37 mm |
| Weight | — | 940 g |
| Operating temperature | — | −40 to +65 °C |
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