EXTERNAL GPS ANTENNA With a rugged construction, the waterproof, 5Hz, 20-channel receiver, Zipwake external GPS antenna can be pole or surface mounted on any vessel. It provides accurate and rapid vessel position and speed updates, and vessel speed is a necessary input for the Zipwake’s automatic motion controller. The external GPS is optional and intended to be used when no other strong GPS signal is available for the Zipwake system, e.g. when the vessel has just one helm station with a shielding roof and does not have other accessible GPS sources. In this case, the external GPS antenna is a great solution. The Zipwake extension cables can be used to extend the 5 m cable to 15 m. It easily connects to the connector marked EXT GPS on the back of the control panel. The external GPS can be connected to the control panel installed in the system. SPECIFICATIONS Model GPSConnectors M12 5-pin circularCable Material White PVCCable Length 5 m (16 ft) extendable to max 15 m (49 ft)Supply Voltage 5 V DC 5%Power Consumption 0.28 W, 55 mA (average)Protocol NMEA 0183 / RS232NMEA Sentences RMC, VTG, GGA, GSA, GSV, GLLBaud Rate 38400Update Rate 5 HzNumber of Channels 20Average Time to First Fix Hot start 6 s, Warm start 38 s, Cold start 42 sOperating Temperature -30 to +85C (-22 to +185F)Storage Temperature -40 to +95C (-40 to +203F)Waterproof Rating IP67Compliance CE, FCCWeight 0.065 kg (0.14 lbs) without cable and connectorMounting Flush or pole