Swift ??Navigation ??Enhances ??its ??Centimeter-Accurate ??GNSS Technology ??with ??Piksi ??Multi ??Firmware ??1.2 ??Release

SAN ??FRANCISCO, ??CA--(Marketwired - October 30, 2017) - ?Swift ??Navigation?, ??a ??San ??Francisco-based ??tech ??startup ??building centimeter-accurate ??GPS ??technology ??to ??power ??a ??world ??of ??autonomous ??vehicles, ??today ??announced ??the second ??major ??firmware ??upgrade ??to ??its ??flagship ??product ???Piksi Multi ??GNSS ??Module???. ??The ??upgrade ??is available ??at ??no ??cost ??to ??Piksi ??Multi ??users ??and ??provides ??initial ??support ??for ??a ??new ??constellation ??(GLONASS), as ??well ??as ??increased ??functionality ??and ??improved ??performance.

Firmware ??Version ??1.2 ??Updates ??Include

• GLONASS ??Support ???- The ??new ??firmware ??provides ??dual ??frequency ??(L1/L2) ??GLONASS ??raw measurements ??for ??use ??cases ??such ??as ??post-processed ??kinematic ??(PPK) ??and ??custom ??navigation engines. ??Additionally, ??initial ??GLONASS ??navigation ??outputs ??expand ??receiver ??capability ??for ??Single Point ??Positioning ??(SPP). ??Further ??GLONASS ??navigation ??performance ??improvements ??are ??planned for ??future ??firmware ??releases.

• Fundamentally ??Improved ??RTK ??Float ??Solution ???- Piksi ??Multi's ??float ??RTK ??output ??has ??been ??tuned ??to optimize ??the ??solution ??for ??autonomous ??machines ??and ??precision ??navigation. ??There ??is ??a ??step-change improvement ??of ??positioning ??performance ??in ??float ??mode. ??In ??fact, ??new ??and ??improved ??float ??solution performance ??can ??often ??fulfill ??precision ??navigation ??requirements.

• RTK ??Robustness ???- ??Swift ??has ??added ??a ??Measurement ??Integrity ??Assurance ??(MIA) ??feature ??that ensures ??only ??top ??quality ??pseudorange ??and ??carrier ??phase ??range ??measurements ??are ??used ??for navigation. ??This ??will ??improve ??navigation ??performance ??in ??the ??face ??of ??poor ??measurement conditions ??from ??multipath, ??pitch ??and ??roll ??of ??the ??antenna ??on ??dynamic ??vehicles, ??and ??temporary obstructions.

• Fundamentally ??Improved ??SPP ??Solution ???- Improving ??on ??its ??original ??"single ??epoch" ??SPP, ??version 1.2 ??firmware ??has ??an ??advanced ??SPP ??solution ??that ??brings ??Swift's ??estimation ??and ??filtering ??expertise to ??bear ??on ??the ??Single ??Point ??Position ??output ??when ??there ??are ??no ??RTK ??corrections. ??Version ??1.2 ??also harmonizes ??the ??SPP ??output ??with ??Swift's ??Differential ??Positioning ??output.

• Improved ??I/O ??Capabilities ??- ??This ??release ??continues ??to ??improve ??upon ??input/output ??(I/O) capabilities ??in ??the ??Piksi ??Multi ??receiver. ??Two ??fully ??configurable ??TCP/IP ??clients ??have ??been ??added, which, ??when ??coupled ??with ??the ??TCP/IP ??server ??features ??from ??prior ??releases, ??allow ??users ??to ??send and ??receive ??Swift ??Binary ??Protocol ??(SBP) ??information ??including ??RTK ??corrections ??across ??any ??LAN through ??settings ??changes ??only. ??The ??release ??also ??allows ??modification ??of ??the ??numerical ??TCP/IP server ??ports ??for ??compatibility ??with ??legacy ??systems. ??Version ??1.2 ??also ??has ??improved ??stability ??of ??the micro-USB ??serial ??interface ??through ??a ??key ??bug ??fix ??to ??this ??interface. ??The ??addition ??of ??a ??Linux ??serial console ??and ??network ??adapter ??over ??the ??micro-USB ??interface ??allows ??advanced ??receiver ??command and ??control ??for ??developers.

"The ??1.2 ??firmware ??release ??marks ??a ??new ??era ??of ??performance ??for ??the ??Piksi ??Multi/Durotm ??product ??lines. ??We have ??added ??GLONASS ??support ??for ??positioning ??and ??GLONASS ??raw ??observation ??output ??for ??PPK ??use ??cases, which ??makes ??the ??Piksi ??Multi/Duro ??product ??lines ??feature ??complete ??for ??a ??wide ??variety ??of ??applications," ??said Anthony ??Cole ??Ph.D., ??Lead ??Estimation ??Engineer ??at ??Swift ??Navigation.

"The ??addition ??of ??GLONASS ??support ??for ??positioning ??provides ??huge ??performance ??benefits ??in ??challenging environments, ??including ??urban ??environments ??and ??under ??foliage." ???Added ??Dr. ??Cole, ??"This ??release highlights ??Swift ??Navigation's ??ability ??to ??develop ??new ??features ??for ??the ??Piksi ??Multi/Duro ??product ??lines ??with unparalleled ??speed; ??due ??to ??our ??unique ??hardware ??architecture ??and ??innovative ??approach ??to ??testing, ??we have ??shipped ??GLONASS ??support ??a ??mere ??5 ??months ??after ??the ??previous ??firmware ??release, ??with ??no ??changes to ??the ??Piksi ??Multi ??hardware ??required."

For ??more ??detailed ??information ??about ??these ??upgrades, ??please ??refer ??to ??the ???Piksi Multi ??Firmware ??1.2 Release?. ??For ??detailed ??instructions ??on ??how ??to ??upgrade ??your ??Piksi ??Multi ??device, ??refer ??to ??Section ??7 ??of ??the Getting ??Started ??Guide-entitled ???Piksi ??Multi ??- ??Upgrading ??Firmware???. ??For ??firmware ??release ??binaries ??and product ??support ??documentation ??visit ???support.swiftnav.com?.

ABOUT ??SWIFT ??NAVIGATION

Swift Navigation?, ??Inc. ??was ??founded ??in ??2012 ??to ??make ??GPS ??positioning ??technology ??more ??accurate ??and affordable. ??Today ??Swift ??Navigation ??has ??gained ??a ??reputation ??for ??defining ??a ??new ??category ??of ??GNSS ??systems as ??the ??industry's ??first ??low-cost, ??high ??accuracy ??real-time ??kinematics ??(RTK) ??receiver. ??Its ??GPS ??and ??GNSS positioning ??products ??are ??available ??at ??a ??fraction ??of ??the ??price ??of ??the ??competition ??and ??deliver ??100 ??times better ??accuracy ??than ??the ??GPS ??in ??a ??cell ??phone. ??Swift ??Navigation's ??technology ??benefits ??a ??multitude ??of industries ??and ??applications-including ??autonomous ??vehicles, ??unmanned ??aerial ??vehicles ??(UAVs), ??precision agriculture, ??robotics, ??surveying ??and ??space. ??With ??its ??innovation ??and ??technology ??honored ??by ???Inc.'s 2016 and ???Forbes 2017 ??30 ??Under ??30 ??lists, ??Swift ??Navigation ??is ??enabling ??a ??world ??where ??fields ??farm ??themselves, drones ??fly ??safely ??and ??autonomous ??transportation ??can ??take ??you ??home. ??Learn ??more ??online ??at swiftnav.com, ??follow ??Swift ??on ??Twitter ???@Swiftnav

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