Competition for Reach: SkyTraq's S2525F8-BD-RTK OEM RTK Module

Reach Module / M+ / M2 Hardware integration
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I just spotted that SkyTraq has just announced their new S2525F8-BD-RTK OEM RTK Module which seems to a competitor to Reach.

Announcement:
SkyTraq Launches Miniature Low-Power RTK Receiver for UAS and Mobile Platform

Some preliminary technical info is here:
Technical PDF

The module should draw 300mA and I guess it will be smaller than Reach. It is simpler than Reach since it only can output precise coordinates in NMEA-0183 while Reach will thanks to its x86 CPU most likely allow some “user programming”.

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However, the skytraq module says it will only have 2.5m accuracy in autonomous mode.
Why is this?
Will reach work with cm accuracy in autonomous mode? Or is it a limitation of APM?

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The autonomous mode means it is not using RTK but acts as a normal stand-alone GPS receiver (without the RTK correction data feed from other raw gps sensor). So those 2.5 meters is quite a normal value for this mode of operation.

4

Ok, that makes more sense.