3. GNSS SOLUTION
Standalone GNSS
Standalone (or autonomous) GNSS mode is a feature that allows the GNSS receiver
installed on the cellular module to perform First Fixing without the use of network data.
The GNSS receiver estimates position directly from satellites (GPS, GLONASS, and so on)
in line of sight.
To set up the GNSS receiver in standalone mode, follow the steps outlined below.
Although modern cellular modules integrate a GNSS receiver rather than a GPS receiver,
the AT commands still refer to GPS for legacy reasons.
1. To start from a known GNSS setting, switch on/off the module and restore the
default GNSS parameters.
AT$GPSRST
OK
2. Delete the GPS information stored in NVM. It is the history buffer interfacing the
GPS receiver to the module.
AT$GPSNVRAM=15,0
OK
3. Verify that no GNSS information is available after history buffer cleaning.
AT$GPSACP
$GPSACP
OK
4. Start the GNSS receiver in standalone mode.
AT$GPSP=1
OK
5. To enable unsolicited messages of GNSS data in NMEA format, refer to [2]. In this
example, only RMC sentence is enabled:
AT$GPSNMUN=3,0,0,0,0,1,0