Lightweight 3.5g VIFLY GPS-Mate Power Supply Built-in VIFLY Finder 2

Why do we design GPS-mate?

Most drone pilots have a problem when using the GPS on their drones. GPS modules are slow, and get interference. To get a fix, a pilot must wait many minutes for a GPS fix. To do this, everything must be powered, which drains the battery and causes extra interference. It also has potential risk to cause overheating issues to your quad components. In addition, when you finish a flight cycle and change the quad battery, the GPS needs to get a hot-start fix as the quad battery disconnected. We want to fix the pain, so we design and produce GPS-mate, the external power module just for GPS.

What can GPS-mate do?

VIFLY GPS-mate is an external power module just for GPS, there is a switch to turn on and off the unit. With this device, once the pilot wants to fly, he flips the switch and only the GPS gets powered. When the GPS fix finished, the pilot connects the drone LiPo. The drone LiPo powers the drone, and recharges the GPS battery. The GPS never loses power until the switch is turned off, so the pilot never needs to get another fix for the whole session.

We also embed VIFLY Finder 2 function into this device, it can work as a standard buzzer that controlled via your radio when the quad battery is connected, it also can work as a standalone buzzer that help you find the lost drone when the main battery has been ejected.

1. SH1.0-5P Socket (Connect to FC)

2. Output Voltage Switch

3. Power Button

4. Charge Indicator (Red LED)

5. SH1.0-4P Socket (Connect to GPS)

6. Working Status Indicator (Green LED)

Wiring Diagram

Note: For GPS with SH1.0-4P socket, please insert 4PIN cable into the included white plug and connect it to the GPS socket directly. For non SH1.0-4P socket, please solder the cable to the GPS.

Operation

Turn on GPS-mate with two methods:

• Hold the power button for more than 1s. If no quad battery connected, GPS-mate will shut down automatically after 30 mins.

• Automatically turn on when connecting the quad battery. Quad battery powers the GPS and recharges the GPS-mate battery.

The buzzer will make two short beeps when powering on.

Turn off GPS-mate with two methods:

• Hold the power button for more than 1s. We recommend disconnecting the quad battery firstly and then turning off GPS-mate.

• Disconnect main battery, then connect main battery for 1 to 5 seconds and disconnect it again.

The buzzer will make two short beeps and one long beep when powering off.

When the quad battery is connected, GPS-mate buzzer can work as a standard beeper that can be controlled by radio.

Side switch is used to switch the input voltage of GPS, switch down for 5V input, switch up for 3.3V input.

When the quad battery is disconnected, GPS-mate will power GPS for 15 minutes. GPS-mate buzzer will work as a tracking beeper after 1 minute, it will beep twice every 10S until it is turned off.

GPS-mate will be turned off automatically when the built-in battery voltage is too low, please charge it in time.

Weight

3.5g

Size

26 X 20 X 8 mm

LiPo Voltage

3.7V

LiPo Size

50mAh

Buzzer Working Time

Up to 4 hours

Input Voltage

4.5-5.5V

Charging Time

1.5 Hours

Output Current

Up to 80mA

Buzzer Volume

Up to 90dB

Packing List

GPS-mate 1pc + 4pin Cable 1pc + 5pin Cable 1pc + Cable Tie 1pc + Manual