SPAN

OEM-IMU-STIM300

COMMERCIAL MEMS IMU

INTE

GRATES WITH SPAN TECHNOLOGY

DELIVER 3D POSITION, VELOCITY

AND ATTITUDE

ABOUT SPAN: TIGHTLY-COUPLED GNSS+INS TECHNOLOGY

Synchronous Position, Attitude and Navigation (SPAN) technology brings together

two dierent but complementary technologies: Global Navigation Satellite System

(GNSS) positioning and Inertial Navigation Systems (INS). The absolute accuracy of

GNSS positioning and the stability of Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) measurements

combine to provide an exceptional 3D navigation and attitude solution that is stable

and continuously available, even through periods when satellite signals are blocked.

LOW NOISE COMMERCIAL MEMS

The STIM300 is a Micro Electromechanical System (MEMS) IMU from Sensonor. It

features low noise gyros and accelerometers in a small, lightweight, environmentally

sealed enclosure. The STIM300 enables precision measurements for applications that

require low cost, high performance and rugged durability in a very small form factor.

When integrated with NovAtel’s SPAN technology, this IMU is ideal for airborne and

ground applications that require accurate 3D position, velocity and attitude (roll, pitch

and azimuth) data.

COMBINING SPAN AND MEMS TECHNOLOGY

A proprietary NovAtel MEMS Interface Card (MIC) couples the STIM300 with

SPAN receiver cards, oering a unique, powerful GNSS+INS system for weight and

size constrained applications. Designed as a board stack conﬁguration for ease of

integration, the MIC interfaces directly with NovAtel’s small form factor OEM615™

SPAN receiver.

REQUIRE HIGHER ACCURACY?

Take advantage of NovAtel CORRECT™ to receive your choice of accuracy and

performance, from decimetre to RTK-level positioning. For more demanding

applications, Inertial Explorer® post-processing soware from our Waypoint®

Products Group oers the highest level of accuracy.

Tactical grade IMU performance

Commercially exportable IMU

Ideal for size constrained

applications

Easy to integrate with SPAN GNSS

receivers

Ideal for airborne, ground and

marine applications

FEATURES

Low noise commercial grade gyros

and accelerometers

Small size and lightweight

10-30 VDC power input

125 Hz data rate

Long MTBF

SPAN INS functionality

If you require more information about our

SPAN products, visit www.gnss.ca

BENEFITS

1. Voltage range for the MIC not the IMU.

MIC SPECS:

PHYSICAL AND ELECTRICAL

Dimensions

75.1 × 45.7 × 19.5 mm

Weight 31 g

Power

Input voltage 10 VDC – 30 VDC

Power consumption 3.6 W

COMMUNICATION PORTS

1 LV-TTL COM port to interface

to NovAtel GNSS receiver

IMU port with RS-422 interface

1 pass through USB port

CONNECTORS

20-pin OEM615 mating

connector

3-pin locking power connector

30-pin locking communication

connector

20-pin locking IMU connector

10-pin locking IMU connector

ENVIRONMENTAL

Temperature

Operating -40°C to +75°C

Storage -50°C to +90°C

Vibration

Random MIL-STD 810G

(Cat 24, 7.7 g RMS)

Sine IEC 60068-2-6

Bump IEC 68-2-29 (25 g)

Shock MIL-STD-810G (40 g)

OEM-IMU-STIM300 PERFORMANCE

Gyroscope Performance

Input range 400 deg/sec

In-run bias stability 0.5 deg/hr

Angular random walk

0.15 deg/√hr

Accelerometer Performance

Range 10 g

In-run bias stability

0.05 mg

Velocity random walk

0.06 m/s/√hr

PHYSICAL AND ELECTRICAL

IMU dimensions

39 × 45 × 22 mm

IMU weight 55 g

For the most recent details of

this product: www.gnss.ca

products/span-gnss-inertial-

systems/span-imus/span-

mems-imus/oem-stim300/

gnss.ca

sales@gnss.ca

1-855-OEM-GNSS (U.S. and

Canada) or 778-430-5999

China 0086-21-68882300

Europe 1-855-636-4677

SE Asia and Australia

1-855-636-46771

Version 6 Speciﬁcations subject to change

without notice.

NovAtel, Inertial Explorer, Waypoint and SPAN are

registered trademarks of NovAtel Inc.

OEM615 and NovAtel CORRECT are trademarks

of NovAtel Inc.

D18499 May 2016

Printed in Canada.

1. Stacked conﬁguration shown with OEM615 receiver. OEM615 sold separately.

2. With OEM615 supplied 10 V.

3. OEM615 USB port in stack conﬁguration.

4. Supplied by IMU manufacturer.

5. Outage statistics were calculated by taking the RMS of the maximum errors

over a minimum of 30 complete GNSS outages. Each outage was followed by

200 seconds of full GNSS availability before the next outage was applied. High

accuracy GPS updates (ﬁxed ambiguities) were available immediately before

and aer each outage. The survey data used to generate these statistics is

ground vehicle data collected with frequent changes in azimuth (i.e. as normally

observed in ground vehicle environments).

6. Outage performance information is applicable to ﬁrmware version

OEM060240RN0000 and up.

7. 1 ppm should be added to all position values to account for additional error due

to baseline length.

8. Post-processing accuracy using Inertial Explorer processing soware. The

survey data used to generate these statistics is ground vehicle data collected

with frequent changes in azimuth (i.e., as normally observed in ground vehicle

environments).

OEM-IMU-STIM300

Outage

Duration

Positioning

Mode

POSITION ACCURACY

(M) RMS

VELOCITY ACCURACY

(M/S) RMS

ATTITUDE ACCURACY

(DEGREES) RMS

Horizontal Vertical Horizontal Vertical Roll Pitch Heading

0 s

RTK

0.02 0.03 0.020 0.010 0.015 0.015 0.080

SP 1.00 0.60 0.020 0.010 0.015 0.015 0.080

0.01 0.02 0.020 0.010 0.006 0.006 0.019

10 s

RTK

0.27 0.14 0.051 0.017 0.025 0.025 0.095

SP 1.20 0.71 0.051 0.017 0.025 0.025 0.095

0.02 0.02 0.020 0.010 0.007 0.007 0.021

60 s

RTK

6.61 1.46 0.280 0.051 0.044 0.044 0.130

SP 7.56 2.03 0.280 0.051 0.044 0.044 0.130

0.22 0.10 0.024 0.011 0.008 0.008 0.024

PERFORMANCE DURING GNSS OUTAGES

5, 6