GPS, GPS 18 LVC, OEM SYSTEM, WAAS,12

by Garmin

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• ASIN: B0009X2YUM
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Garmin GPS 18 LVC GPS Sensor for OEM System is for OEM clients for use in automotive, fleet vehicle, and electronics applications where a small, highly accurate GPS receiver is needed. This 12-parallel-channel, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver is available in in three different cable configurations: A-style USB, DB-9 pin serial with 12-volt cigarette lighter adapter (PC), or bare wire (LVC). (This product is the LVC version.) The puck-like receiver comes with a magnetic base, is 2.4 inches in diameter, and weighs just ounces, making it an ideal solution in applications where space is at a premium.

By default, the PC and LVC versions output data in the industry standard NMEA 0183 data format, but may also be user programmed to output data in the Garmin proprietary format. The USB version produces data only in the Garmin proprietary format. All three versions of the GPS 18 come complete with non-volatile memory for storage of configuration information, a real-time clock, and raw measurement output data for sophisticated customer applications. The USB 2.0 full-speed version of the GPS18 is also compatible with USB 1.1 full-speed hosts. The LVC version additionally provides a pulse-per-second logic level output whose rising edge is aligned to the UTC second within 1 microsecond.

Product Description

The GPS 18 LVC Receiver is a GPS sensor targeted to OEM clients for use in automotive, fleet vehicle, and electronics applications where a small, highly accurate GPS receiver is needed. It is WAAS-enabled and comes with an integrated magnetic base. GPS 18 LVC Receiver comes complete with non-volatile memory for storage of configuration information, a real-time clock, and raw measurement output data for sophisticated customer applications. It provides a pulse-per-second logic level output whose rising edge is aligned to the UTC second within 1 microsecond.

Main Features

Manufacturer: Garmin, Ltd

Manufacturer Part Number: 010-00321-56

Manufacturer Website Address: www.garmin.com

Product Type: Add-on GPS Receiver

Connectivity Technology: Cable

Number of Channels: 12

Acquisition Time: Warm Start 15 Second(s) Approximate , Cold Start 45 Second(s) Approximate

Interfaces: 1 x Serial

Form Factor: External

Dimensions: 0.77" Height x 2.4" Diameter

Weight: 4.08 oz

Compatibility:

PC

PDA

Standard Warranty: 1 Year(s) Limited

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great GPS if it's what you are looking for, November 21, 2005

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Ask Bjørn Hansen (Los Angeles, CA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GPS, GPS 18 LVC, OEM SYSTEM, WAAS,12 (Electronics)

This GPS comes with 5 bare wires that you have to hook up to power and a serial port plug yourself. It has a PPS (Pulse Per Second) output on one of the wires for time synchronization applications (the serial interface and USB versions are missing that).

If this is what you need then it's a great GPS at a good price. If you want something to easily hook up to your computer you should look for the USB or the Serial interface versions.

The cable on the GPS is about 3 meter long (9 feet).

Garmin also makes a version with a 5 meter (15 feet) cable.

Amazon used to sell this version but calling it (confusingly) "Garmin GPS 18 GPS Sensor with PC Cable" making it sound like it comes with a "PC compatible cable" (whatever that is). I imagine they got a lot of returns because people didn't get what they expected.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great OEM GPS, July 6, 2009

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R. Cole (Grapevine, Tx USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GPS, GPS 18 LVC, OEM SYSTEM, WAAS,12 (Electronics)

I bought this receiver for my APRS setup in the car. I have its older brother GPS on my pickup and its been running for years.

The compact design and magnetic base made it a breeze to install.
I simply cut off the little connector that came on the cable and installed a DB9 to match my Opertracker+, set the Opentracker+ to provide +5vdc power and the GPS came right up. First lock out of the box was very fast. This GPS will go from Off to locked in 30 to 45 seconds so I get my first position fix not long after I start my car, recovery from poor signal locations like parking garages is great. The default output sentences should work fine for most users, it did for me. I did however take the time modify the output sentence
configuration since my device only understands 3 sentences. It was easy with information available on the internet.