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Garmin Edge 500 and 520 GNSS chip

Hello,

I've tried to get information about the details of the Edge 500 and 520 GNSS (GPS+GLONASS) chip, but I couldn't find it. Which chip uses as GPS receiver the Edge 500 and GPS+GLONASS the Edge 520? Are them capables to use SBAS signal?

Thanks

0 dpawlyk over 9 years ago

Are them capables to use SBAS signal?

SBAS (WAAS, in the US) is a useful feature.

Garmin would, almost certainly, have listed it if the devices had it.

Put another way, almost certainly, they don't.

0 jgpallero over 9 years ago

SBAS (WAAS, in the US) is a useful feature.

Garmin would, almost certainly, have listed it if the devices had it.

Put another way, almost certainly, they don't.

Garmin is at this point a bit opaque. They don't indicate (at least I couldn't find it) the GPS sensor model they use

0 dpawlyk over 9 years ago

Garmin is at this point a bit opaque. They don't indicate (at least I couldn't find it) the GPS sensor model they use

Model?

You mean the particular chip? They might not mention that because the might source different ones. Or, they use their own.

WAAS is a bug enough feature that it's very likely they would mention it.

Some handheld units have it. There is an option to enable/disable it. Maybe, the presence of the option is the indicator.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.faculty.sfasu.edu/zhangy2/download/WAAS_GLonass_GPS_area.pdf&ved=0ahUKEwiJh9bQ5-XLAhXCpR4KHSEhAIA4ChAWCBkwAA&usg=AFQjCNECe1CkKxFSnzgOBZUVTbEnJ0CLMg&sig2=aAhIrzSDZkFpitUh_JI0Ig