GPS distribution agreement

Richardson will continue to make available former Vincotech embedded GPS receiver modules and evaluations boards now part of the Maestro Wireless Solutions product family, including the newly launched SiRFstarIV A2100 GPS receiver module.

Richardson has signed a global distribution agreement with Maestro Wireless to offer its range of industrial modems and integration services for the machine-to-machine markets, including the GPS receiver assets of Vincotech which Maestro Wireless acquired in October 2010.

Current users of these RF receiver modules will continue to have support for these for GPS devices, said the company says. The anti-jamming features of the A-2100, in particular, are generating a lot of interest.

The A-2100 GPS modules enable fast acquisition and tracking with the latest SiRFstarIV technology and support either 3.3 or 1.8 V supply. Enhanced low power consumption with SiRFaware makes the device suitable for all telematics and power-sensitive mobile consumer applications.

The removal of jammers not only facilitates operation in multiwireless device applications, such as GPS+Cellular trackers, but assures operation even in hostile environments.