GEPRC GEP-M1025

Listen, we know why you’re here. Your current GPS module takes so long to get a lock that your flight battery has self-discharged by the time you see three satellites. Enter the GEPRC GEP-M1025 series—the M10 powered savior of your long-range FPV dreams. It’s bigger, faster, and smarter than your average drone navigator, featuring a chunky 25x25mm antenna that actually knows where the sky is.

Why You Want It

Do you enjoy standing in a field in the British drizzle for ten minutes waiting for 'GPS Home' to activate? No? Good. The u-blox M10050 chip inside this thing is basically the overachiever of the satellite world, pulling in data from up to 32 satellites across every constellation worth mentioning. We’ve even included a Farad capacitor, so when you swap batteries, it remembers where it is. It’s like it has a memory, unlike you after two pints at the pub.

Specs

• Chipset: u-blox M10050 (The brains of the operation)
• Input Voltage: 5V (Don't try 12V unless you like the smell of magic smoke)
• Constellations: GPS, BDS, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS (Basically every satellite staring at you right now)
• Antenna Size: 25 x 25mm Ceramic (Large and in charge)
• Satellites: Up to 32 (More connections than a LinkedIn power-user)
• Magnetometer: Optional QMC5883L or IST8310 (For when you need to know which way is North, literally)
• Barometer: Optional DPS310/368 or MS5611 (Altitude data for the vertically curious)
• Baud Rate: 115200bps (Fast enough for your flight controller to keep up)

In the Box

• 1x GEP-M1025 GPS Module
• 1x Terminal Wire (The bits that connect the things)
• 1x Instruction Manual (The thing you'll read after you break it)
• 1x GEPRC Sticker (Instant +5 HP)
• 1x Heat Shrink Tubing

Compatibility

Works with any modern Flight Controller running Betaflight, INAV, or Ardupilot. If you're still running Cleanflight, we need to have a serious talk about your life choices.

Highlights

• Signal Reception: The 25x25mm antenna provides better gain than those tiny 'nano' modules that lose signal if a bird flies overhead.
• Hot Start Ready: Built-in Flash and Farad capacitor mean your re-locks are faster than your quad's 0-60.
• Versatility: Choose the version with a compass and baro if you’re doing the whole 'Autonomous Mission' thing.

Notes

Regarding the Magnetometer: In INAV, set QMC5883 to CW 0° flip and IST8310 to CW 90° flip. Also, due to the global silicon shortage being a persistent nightmare, the DPS310 barometer might be swapped for a DPS368. They perform identically. Don't @ us.

Disclaimer

We are not responsible for you flying behind a mountain and losing signal. GPS is magic, but it isn't 'break the laws of physics' magic.

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