DATASHEET

Trimble BD990
TRIPLE FREQUENCY ON ALL GNSS CONSTELLATIONS WITH
INTEGRATED MSS BAND DEMODULATOR

TRIMBLE MAXWELL™ 7 DESIGNED FOR GROWTH

TECHNOLOGY The Trimble BD990 is part of a family of
Key Features
receivers that support advanced functionality. In
The Trimble® BD990 supports triple frequency
the same mechanical footprint and pin-out the ► Trimble Maxwell 7™ Technology
for the GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou and Galileo
Trimble BD992 supports dual antenna GNSS
constellations. As the number of satellites in ► Trimble MAXPro positioning engine
heading while the Trimble BD992-INS supports
the constellations grows the BD990 is ready to (Optional)
position and orientation at high update rates.
take advantage of the additional signals. This
Industry professionals trust Trimble embedded ► 336 Channels for multi-constellation
delivers the quickest and most reliable RTK
positioning technologies as the core of their GNSS support
initializations for centimeter positioning. With
precision applications. Moving the industry ► Trimble RTX and OmniSTAR Support
the latest Trimble Maxwell™ 7 Technology, the
forward, the Trimble BD990 redefines high-
BD990 provides: ► Compact design for
performance positioning.
mobile applications
► 336 Tracking Channels
► Trimble Everest Plus™ multipath mitigation FLEXIBLE INTERFACING ► Flexible RS232, USB and
Ethernet interfacing
► Advanced RF Spectrum Monitoring and
The Trimble BD990 was designed for easy
Analysis ► Centimeter-level position accuracy
integration and rugged dependability.
► Proven low-elevation tracking technology ► Advanced RF Spectrum Monitoring
Customers benefit from the Ethernet
With the option of utilizing OmniSTAR or RTX connectivity available on the board, allowing
services, the BD990 delivers varying levels of high speed data transfer and configuration via
performance down to centimeter-level without standard web browsers. USB, CAN and RS-232
the use of a base station. are also supported. Just like other Trimble
embedded technologies, easy to use software

TRIMBLE MAXPRO ENGINE commands simplify integration and reduce

development times.
The Trimble BD990 is now available with the
Different configurations of the module are
MAXPro Engine. For optimal performance in
available. These include everything from a DGPS
GNSS degraded conditions the MAXPro Engine
L1 unit all the way to a four constellation triple
delivers premium accuracy, availability and
frequency RTK unit. All features are password-
integrity for your application.
upgradeable, allowing functionality to be
upgraded as your requirements change.

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DATASHEET
Trimble BD990 Module
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS1 PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS
• Trimble Maxwell™ 7 Technology Time to First Fix (TTFF)7
• Trimble MAXPro positioning engine (optional) Cold Start8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <45 seconds
Warm Start9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <30 seconds
• 336 Tracking Channels: Signal Re-acquisition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <2 seconds
– GPS: L1 C/A, L2E, L2C, L5 Velocity Accuracy3,4
– BeiDou: B1, B2, B313 Horizontal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.007 m/sec
– GLONASS: L1 C/A, L2 C/A, L3 CDMA14 Vertical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.020 m/sec
– Galileo2: E1, E5A, E5B, E5AltBOC, E614 Maximum Operating Limits10
– IRNSS: L5 Velocity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515 m/sec
– QZSS: L1 C/A, L1 SAIF, L2C, L5 Altitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,000 m
Maximum acceleration GNSS tracking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ± 11g
– SBAS: L1 C/A, L5 RTK initialization time3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . typically <8 seconds
– MSS L-Band: OmniSTAR, Trimble RTX RTK initialization reliability3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >99.9%
• High precision multiple correlator for GNSS pseudorange measurements Position Latency5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <20ms
• Trimble Everest PlusTM multipath mitigation Maximum Position/Attitude Update Rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Hz
• Supports Trimble CenterPoint RTX, Trimble FieldPoint RTX (only with ProPoint Engine)
and Trimble RangePoint RTX (only with ProPoint Engine)15 PHYSICAL AND ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Size.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 mm x 60 mm x 11.6 mm
• Advanced RF Spectrum Monitoring and Analysis
Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3 VDC +5%/-3%
• Unfiltered, unsmoothed pseudorange measurements data for low noise, low multipath Typical 1.7 W (L1/L2 GPS + L1/L2 GLONASS)
error, low time domain correlation and high dynamic response Weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 grams
• Very low noise GNSS carrier phase measurements with <1 mm precision in a 1 Hz Connectors
bandwidth I/O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-pin header
• Proven Trimble low elevation tracking technology GNSS Antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 x MMCX receptacle
• Reference outputs/inputs Antenna LNA Power Input
Input voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3 VDC to 5 VDC
– CMR, CMR+, sCMRx, RTCM 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.0, 3.112, 3.2
Maximum current. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 mA
• Navigation Outputs Minimum required LNA Gain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.0 dB
– ASCII: NMEA-0183 GSV, AVR, RMC, HDT, VGK, VHD, ROT, GGK, GGA, GSA, ZDA, VTG,
GST, PJT,PJK, BPQ, GLL, GRS, GBS and Binary: Trimble GSOF, NMEA2000 ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS11
• 1 Pulse Per Second Output Temperature
• Event Marker Input Support Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –40 °C to +75 °C
• Supports Fault Detection & Exclusion (FDE), Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –55 °C to +85 °C
Vibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MIL810F, tailored
(RAIM) Random 6.2 gRMS operating
Random 8 gRMS survival
COMMUNICATION Mechanical shock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MIL810D
• 1 USB 2.0 Device port ±40 g 10ms operating
• 1 LAN Ethernet port: ±75 g 6ms survival
– Supports links to 10BaseT/100BaseT auto-negotiate networks Operating Humidity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5% to 95% R.H. non-condensing, at +60 °C
– All functions are performed through a single IP address simultaneously—including
web GUI access and raw data streaming ORDERING INFORMATION
– Network Protocols supported Module Part Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X00990-XX
Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trimble BD990 GNSS available in a variety of
> HTTP (web GUI) configurations from L1 SBAS upwards
> NTP Server Evaluation Kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Includes interface board, power supply
> NMEA, GSOF, CMR over TCP/IP or UDP
> NTripCaster, NTripServer, NTripClient 1 Trimble BD990 is available in a variety of software configurations. Specifications shown reflect full capability.
> mDNS/uPnP Service discovery 2 Developed under a License of the European Union and the European Space Agency.
> Dynamic DNS 3 May be affected by atmospheric conditions, signal multipath, and satellite geometry. Initialization reliability is
continuously monitored to ensure highest quality.
> eMail alerts 4 1 sigma level, when using Trimble Zephyr 2/3 antennas, Add 1 ppm for RTK position accuracies.
> Network link to Google Earth 5 At maximum output rate.
> Support for external modems via PPP 6 GPS only and depends on SBAS System performance. FAA WAAS accuracy specifications are <5 m 3DRMS.
7 Typical observed values.
> RDNIS Support 8 No previous satellite (ephemerides / almanac) or position (approximate position or time) information.
• 3 x RS232 ports: 9 Ephemerides and last used position known
– Baud rates up to 460,800 10 As required by the U.S. Department of Commerce to comply with export licensing restrictions.
11 Dependent on appropriate mounting/enclosure design.
• 1 CAN Port 12 Input only network correction
• Control Software: HTML web browser, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Opera, Google 13 The hardware of this product is designed for Beidou B3 compatibility (trial version) and its firmware will
Chrome be enhanced to fully support such new signals as soon as the officially published signal interface control
documentation (ICD) becomes available.
14 There is no public GLONASS L3 CDMA or Galileo E6 ICD. The current capability in the receivers is based on publicly
available information. As such, Trimble cannot guarantee that these receivers will be fully compatible.
15 Detailed specifications are available at oemgnss.trimble.com
16 Also available in configurations with RTK accuracies limited to 10 and 30 centimeters.

Specifications subject to change without notice.

POSITIONING SPECIFICATIONS3, 4, 16
Autonomous SBAS DGNSS RTK

No GNSS Outages

Position (m) 1.00 (H) 1.50 (V) 0.50 (H) 0.85 (V) 0.25 (H) 0.50 (V) 0.008 (H) 0.015 (V)
Roll/Pitch (deg) N/A N/A N/A N/A
Heading (deg) N/A N/A N/A N/A

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